# 2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 17 of the 51 seats were up for election.

## Background

Since its creation in 1974, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has always had the Conservatives as the largest party. Labour came the closest to overtaking them in 1996, when they won 16 seats to the Conservatives' 17. In the 2021 election, the Conservatives gained three seats on a vote share of 53.8% (+7.9), the Green Party gained 1 seat with 20.5% of the vote (-5.1), the Liberal Democrats lost 3 seats on 12.2% (-1.3), and Labour lost 1 seat on 12.9% (+0.9).
The seats up for election in 2022 were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives won 49.1% of votes and gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats, the Greens gained 1 seat from the Conservatives and won 25.1% of the votes, Labour gained 1 seat from UKIP and won 15.5%, and the Liberal Democrats lost 1 seat and achieved 11.9%.

## Previous council composition

| After 2021 election | After 2021 election | After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | After 2022 election | After 2022 election | After 2022 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 30 | | Conservative | 30 | | Conservative | 28 |
| | Green | 15 | | Green | 12 | | Green | 14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| | Labour | 2 | | Labour | 0 | | Labour | 0 |
| | Independent | 1 | | Independent | 5 | | Independent | 4 |
Changes:
* September 2021: Angela Sandison suspended from the Conservatives
* October 2021: David Cole joins Conservatives from Labour, and Marcus Brain joins Greens from Labour
* November 2021: Cheryl Buxton-Sait (Green) resigns from council; seat left vacant until 2022 election
* February 2022: Andy Hodgson, Tim Hodgson, and Rosemary Sexton leave Greens

## Results

2022 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | 1 | 52.9 | 19 | 28 | 54.9 | 24,826 | 46.3 | –0.5 |
| | Green | 4 | 1 | 23.5 | 10 | 14 | 27.5 | 8,792 | 16.4 | –8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 17.6 | 2 | 5 | 9.8 | 9,173 | 17.1 | +5.2 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | 7.8 | 1957 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,863 | 16.5 | +1.0 |

## Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

### Bickenhill

Bickenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gail Sleigh | 1,544 | 58.5 | 2.9 |
| | Labour | Margaret Brittin | 589 | 22.3 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Mark Pearson | 296 | 11.2 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McCabe | 211 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 955 | 36.2 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2640 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Blythe

Blythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Holt* | 1,936 | 55.2 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Sowsbery-Moore | 667 | 19.0 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Carol Linfield | 472 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wyatt | 434 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1269 | 36.2 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3509 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Feeney | 1,556 | 57.7 | 30.7 |
| | Green | Antony Lowe | 606 | 22.5 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Emma Childer | 535 | 19.8 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 950 | 35.4 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2697 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Stephen Rymer | 1,094 | 67.1 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | Hazel Dawkins | 335 | 20.5 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Temperton | 202 | 12.4 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 46.5 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1631 | | 5.2 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Courts* | 2,183 | 61.2 | 7.7 |
| | Labour | David Brittin | 524 | 14.7 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Jane Holt | 505 | 14.2 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Godfrey | 354 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1659 | 46.5 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3566 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Elmdon

Elmdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura McCarthy* | 1,870 | 56.8 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Kaye | 1043 | 31.7 | 9.8 |
| | Labour | Sarah Alan | 381 | 11.6 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 827 | 25.1 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3294 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Bernadette Donnelly | 652 | 37.7 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | David Cole* | 620 | 35.8 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Sam Mather | 459 | 26.5 | 20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.8 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1731 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 39.2 | |

### Knowle

Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Holl-Allen* | 2,040 | 60.4 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Simon Johnson | 484 | 14.3 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Jones | 463 | 13.7 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Mark Amphlett | 390 | 11.5 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1556 | 46.1 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3377 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Lyndon

Lyndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ade Adeyemo | 1,797 | 48.2 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Sardul Marwa | 1443 | 38.7 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Sheila Brookes | 489 | 13.1 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 9.5 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3729 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.6 | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Burrow | 2,103 | 54.2 | 18.4 |
| | Green | Sheila Cooper | 1353 | 34.8 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Cathy Connan | 427 | 11.0 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 19.3 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3883 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.3 | |

### Olton

Olton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Carthew | 2,154 | 52.8 | 11.1 * |
| | Conservative | Keith Green | 1379 | 33.8 | 8.6 * |
| | Labour | Antony Oseland | 543 | 13.3 | 1.2 * |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 19.0 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4076 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.8 | |
* Compared to 2018 election results*

### Shirley East

Shirley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Annette Mackenzie* | 1,839 | 55.9 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Gerard Dufficy | 612 | 18.6 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Akin Kog | 470 | 14.3 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gayle Monk | 366 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1227 | 37.3 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3287 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Shirley South

Shirley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andy Hodgson* | 1,809 | 49.4 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Howard Nichols | 1199 | 32.7 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Shirley Young | 506 | 13.8 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Rosemary Worsley | 148 | 4.0 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | 16.7 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3662 | | |
| | Independent gain from Green | Independent gain from Green | Swing | 2.4 | |
*Andy Hodgson's changes are relative to when he stood in the 2018 Elections under the Green Party.

### Shirley West

Shirley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Alison Wilson | 1,549 | 48.5 | 11.8 |
| | Conservative | Lachhman Bhambra | 1041 | 32.6 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Round | 607 | 19.0 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3197 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Silhill

Silhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Gough* | 1,960 | 55.8 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Nick Stephens | 802 | 22.8 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Edwardson | 753 | 21.4 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1158 | 32.9 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3515 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ben Groom* | 993 | 63.4 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Keith Duggan | 333 | 21.3 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Lavanya Madras Purushothaman | 240 | 15.3 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 42.1 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1566 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### St. Alphege

St. Alphege :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samantha Gethen | 2,498 | 58.8 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Dawson | 771 | 18.1 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Ian English | 570 | 13.4 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Trevor Barker | 412 | 9.7 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1727 | 40.6 | ? |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4251 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |