# 2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands alongside other local elections on the same day. 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, with some periods of no overall control. Labour came the closest to overtaking them in 1996, when they won 16 seats to the Conservatives' 17. In the 2023 election, the Conservatives gained two seats on a vote share of 38.4% (-7.5), the Green Party lost 1 seat with 29.8% of the vote (+4.2), the Liberal Democrats gained 1 seat on 16.1% (+2.6), and Labour lost their sole remaining seat on 14.9% (+2.9).
The seats up for election in 2024 were last elected in 2021 (the election was delayed by 1 year due to COVID-19, meaning these councillors served a 3-year term). In that election, the Conservatives gained 3 seats with 53.8% of the vote, the Green Party gained 1 with 20.5%, the Liberal Democrats lost 3 with 12.2%, and Labour lost 1 with 12.9%.

## Previous council composition

| After 2023 election | After 2023 election | After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 29 | | Conservative | 29 | | Conservative | 30 |
| | Green | 13 | | Green | 12 | | Green | 10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | | Liberal Democrats | 6 | | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| | Independent | 2 | | Independent | 4 | | Independent | 2 |
| | Labour | 0 | | Labour | 0 | | Labour | 1 |
Changes 2023–2024:
* Stephen Rymer leaves Green Party to sit as an independent

## Councillors standing down

| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Party | Date announced |
| Jim Ryan | Bickenhill Ward | 1984 | | Conservative | 26 March 2024 |

## Summary

The council remained under Conservative majority control.

### Election result

2024 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 | 11 | 1 | 64.7 | 19 | 30 | 58.8 | 28,241 | 50.5 | +12.1 |
| | Green | 3 | 2 | 17.6 | 7 | 10 | 19.6 | 9,014 | 16.1 | –13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 11.8 | 6 | 8 | 15.7 | 7,949 | 14.2 | –1.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.9 | 161 | 0.3 | –0.3 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 10,477 | 18.7 | +3.8 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Results by ward
### Bickenhill

Bickenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Rolf | 1,720 | 60.9 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret Turner | 654 | 23.2 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Mark Pearson | 301 | 10.7 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Pilarski | 149 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 37.7 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,824 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Blythe

Blythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Green | 2,459 | 60.2 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | Noel Grace | 915 | 22.4 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Carol Linfield | 409 | 10.0 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wyatt | 302 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,544 | 37.8 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,085 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin McCarthy | 1,742 | 60.6 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Emma Chidler | 658 | 22.9 | 8.8 |
| | Green | Akin Kog | 372 | 12.9 | 22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Evans | 102 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 37.7 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,874 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Shesh Sheshabhatter | 901 | 58.2 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Harrop | 348 | 22.5 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Hartland | 253 | 16.3 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Purssell | 47 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 35.7 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,549 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Tomlinson | 2,518 | 63.8 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Jane Holt | 619 | 15.7 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | David Brittin | 596 | 15.1 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Godfrey | 214 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,899 | 48.1 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,947 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Elmdon

Elmdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Jones | 1,231 | 39.4 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Clements | 1,176 | 37.6 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | Lisa Holcroft | 473 | 15.1 | 2.1 |
| | Green | Margaret Ryan | 140 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Paul Edwards | 107 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,127 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hazel Dawkins | 667 | 40.6 | 18.0 |
| | Conservative | Brent Robertson | 652 | 39.7 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Stephen Caudwell | 271 | 16.5 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Phipps | 51 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,641 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | 21.9 | |

### Knowle

Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Pinwell | 2,483 | 67.2 | 6.3 |
| | Labour | Simon Johnson | 579 | 15.7 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Mark Amphlett | 374 | 10.1 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lionel King | 259 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,904 | 51.5 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Lyndon

Lyndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josh O'Nyons | 1,342 | 39.8 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McCabe | 1,201 | 36.1 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Sheila Brookes | 565 | 17.0 | 1.9 |
| | Green | Roger Halford | 189 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Lynsey Fraser-Smith | 46 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,324 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Dicicco | 2,301 | 61.6 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Cathy Connan | 690 | 18.5 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Antony Lowe | 384 | 10.3 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lee | 362 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,611 | 43.1 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,737 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Olton

Olton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Phipps | 1,858 | 44.2 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | James Johnson | 1641 | 39.1 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Jack Simpson | 461 | 11.0 | 1.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Holt | 242 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Shirley East

Shirley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Grinsell | 2,027 | 56.3 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Gerard Dufficy | 947 | 26.3 | 18.0 |
| | Green | Alan Wigley | 390 | 10.8 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamshid Moori | 234 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,080 | 30.0 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,598 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Shirley South

Shirley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Max McLoughlin | 1,914 | 50.3 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Jessica Thompson | 1,277 | 33.5 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Shirley Young | 485 | 12.7 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Dawson | 131 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 16.7 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,807 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Shirley West

Shirley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Prish Sharma | 1,449 | 41.9 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Shelley Haughney | 1,069 | 30.9 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Raven | 615 | 17.8 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gayle Monk | 166 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mark Windridge | 161 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,460 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | 13.6 | |

### Silhill

Silhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hogarth | 2,183 | 55.7 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Stephens | 779 | 19.9 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Whitehead | 575 | 14.7 | 0.5 |
| | Green | Trevor Barker | 384 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,404 | 35.8 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,921 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jean Hamilton | 939 | 58.7 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Caddick | 400 | 25.0 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Kamren Grant | 230 | 14.4 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Johnson | 28 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 33.7 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,599 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### St. Alphege

St. Alphege :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Grinsell | 2,807 | 60.9 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Geary | 819 | 17.8 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Ian English | 645 | 14.0 | 3.8 |
| | Green | Joy Aldworth | 336 | 7.3 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,988 | 43.2 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,607 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.6 | |