# 2015 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections and on the same day as the General Election.
The Conservative Party won every seat with 3 exceptions (The Green Party held Chelmsley Wood and Smith's Wood, and UKIP gained Kingshurst and Fordbridge from Labour).

## Ward Results
### Bickenhill

Bickenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Sleigh | 3,185 | 54.4 | 6.0 |
| | UKIP | Gerald Blake | 1214 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | Mike Longfield | 1061 | 18.1 | 3.2 |
| | Green | Gary Macnaughton | 397 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1971 | 33.7 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5880 | 62.3 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.4 | |

### Blythe

Blythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Hawkins | 5,302 | 74.1 | 18.9 |
| | Green | Jo Hodgson | 1014 | 14.2 | 11.8 |
| | Labour | Sardul Marwa | 839 | 11.7 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4288 | 59.9 | 24.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7211 | 69.7 | 28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gail Sleigh | 3,286 | 53.1 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Alan Jacques | 1407 | 22.7 | 1.2 |
| | UKIP | Glen Lawrence | 1233 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| | Green | Eleanor Perfect | 264 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1879 | 30.4 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6212 | 65.1 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Karl Macnaughton | 2,904 | 68.2 | 16.9 |
| | Labour | Emma Chidler | 806 | 18.9 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Sally Bell | 548 | 12.9 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2098 | 49.3 | 29.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4296 | 50.3 | 21.3 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 14.6 | |

### Dorridge & Hockley Heath

Dorridge & Hockley Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Mackiewicz | 4,862 | 71.9 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Fairburn | 830 | 12.3 | 0.2 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Thacker | 572 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Iona McIntyre | 495 | 7.3 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4032 | 59.7 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6212 | 76.5 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Elmdon

Elmdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin McCarthy | 2,035 | 31.4 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Jean Hamilton | 1494 | 23.0 | 21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wharrad | 1191 | 18.4 | 22.9 |
| | UKIP | John Bramham | 1107 | 17.1 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Marcus Brain | 655 | 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6500 | 67.7 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst & Fordbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Robert Hall | 1,548 | 35.6 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Nash | 1332 | 30.6 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Thomas | 1176 | 27.0 | 9.5 |
| | Green | David Davies | 293 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4362 | 48.0 | 21.7 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 27.9 | |

### Knowle

Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Rebeiro | 4,696 | 73.6 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Michael Bleby | 926 | 14.5 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Johnson | 758 | 11.9 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3770 | 59.1 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6436 | 76.2 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Lyndon

Lyndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Hulland | 2,553 | 38.7 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adekunle Adeyemo | 2207 | 33.4 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Tolman | 1302 | 19.7 | 0.4 |
| | Green | Elaine Williams | 539 | 8.2 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6665 | 65.6 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Meriden

Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bell | 4,591 | 63.9 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | Leslie Kaye | 1046 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | Catherine Connan | 1019 | 14.2 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Mark Pearson | 528 | 7.3 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3545 | 49.3 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7205 | 73.6 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Olton

Olton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Grinsell | 3,325 | 47.3 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Priya Chauhan | 2314 | 32.9 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Tolman | 830 | 11.8 | 1.3 |
| | Green | Elaine Williams | 563 | 8.0 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1011 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7092 | 71.5 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Shirley East

Shirley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Parker | 3,323 | 53.1 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lee | 1439 | 23.0 | 4.8 |
| | Labour | Kevin Raven | 889 | 14.2 | 1.9 |
| | Green | Eleanor Aldworth | 604 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1884 | 30.1 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6307 | 70.1 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Shirley South

Shirley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Sandison | 2,850 | 41.1 | 2.3 |
| | Green | Michelle Edinburgh | 1459 | 21.1 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 1086 | 15.7 | 18.7 |
| | UKIP | Rosemary Worsley | 902 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Shirley Young | 634 | 9.1 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1391 | 20.1 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6953 | 69.1 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Shirley West

Shirley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Holmes | 2,133 | 33.4 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Margaret Allen | 1634 | 25.6 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eimear Fossey | 960 | 15.0 | 16.0 |
| | UKIP | Rosemary Worsley | 933 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | Raymond Brookes | 720 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6391 | 67.2 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2 | |

### Silhill

Silhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Hulland | 3,893 | 58.0 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Mason | 1613 | 24.0 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | Janet Marsh | 798 | 11.9 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Trevor Barker | 407 | 6.1 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2280 | 34.0 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6754 | 70.6 | 22.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Mark Wilson | 2,576 | 61.2 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | David Cole | 1018 | 24.2 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Juniper | 613 | 14.6 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1558 | 37.0 | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4327 | 51.5 | 25.4 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 12.2 | |

### St Alphege

St Alphege :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joe Tildesley | 5,531 | 68.8 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Jameson | 1351 | 16.8 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Tuxworth | 654 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
| | Green | Margaret Ryan | 501 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4180 | 52.0 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8086 | 75.5 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |