One third of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
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Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Conservative | 1973 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 2000 |
Conservative | 2000 - 2007 |
No overall control | 2007 - 2008 |
Conservative | 2008 - 2010 |
No overall control | 2010 - 2011 |
Conservative | 2011 - present |
Solihull Council election, 1998
Solihull Council election, 1999
Solihull Council election, 2000
Solihull Council election, 2002
Solihull Council election, 2003
Solihull Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
Solihull Council election, 2006
Solihull Council election, 2007
Solihull Council election, 2008
Solihull Council election, 2010
Solihull Council election, 2011
Castle Bromwich By-Election 18 July 1996 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 1,490 | 59.0 | |||
Labour | 794 | 31.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 236 | 9.4 | |||
Majority | 696 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,520 | 26.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fordbridge By-Election 24 October 1996 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 525 | 72.7 | |||
Conservative | 104 | 14.4 | |||
Ratepayer | 56 | 7.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 37 | 5.1 | |||
Majority | 421 | 58.3 | |||
Turnout | 722 | 11.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kingshurst By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 345 | 62.5 | -2.8 | ||
Conservative | 175 | 31.7 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 32 | 5.8 | -2.8 | ||
Majority | 170 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 552 | 9.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Silhill By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 1,328 | 46.1 | -1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1,235 | 42.9 | +5.1 | ||
Labour | 301 | 10.5 | -3.8 | ||
Other | 16 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
Majority | 93 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,880 | 28.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shirley South By-Election 16 July 1998[4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Boy | 1,070 | 44.8 | +4.3 | |
Independent Ratepayer | John Rogers | 612 | 25.6 | +25.6 | |
Labour | Bernard McElholm | 437 | 18.3 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Eric Widger | 176 | 7.4 | +1.7 | |
Democratic Reform Association | Brenda Otton | 92 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 458 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,387 | 17.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Shirley East By-Election 28 September 2000[5] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Brian Burgess | 1,194 | 49.0 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | June Gandy | 1,116 | 45.8 | +2.9 | |
Labour | James Burman | 128 | 5.3 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 78 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,438 | 26.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Shirley West By-Election 13 March 2003[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Howard Allen | 1,179 | 54.9 | +40.8 | |
Conservative | Joan Allsopp | 777 | 36.2 | -26.8 | |
Labour | Arthur Harper | 192 | 8.9 | -14.0 | |
Majority | 402 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,148 | 23.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
St Alphege By-Election 3 March 2005[7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Theresa Tedd | 1,760 | 49.4 | -14.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Reeves | 1,673 | 46.9 | +20.0 | |
Labour | Janet Fletcher | 133 | 3.7 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 87 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,566 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Knowle By-Election 15 September 2005[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jefrey Potts | 1,247 | 46.6 | -15.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Berry | 1,232 | 46.0 | +21.3 | |
Green | Christopher Williams | 134 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Ian McDonald | 63 | 2.3 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,676 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Olton By-Election 20 January 2011[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Claire O'Kane | 1,188 | 39.7 | -11.0 | |
Conservative | David Price | 1,179 | 39.4 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Andrew Mullinex | 280 | 9.4 | +1.8 | |
Solihull and Meriden Residents Association | Hayley Watts | 228 | 7.6 | +6.3 | |
Green | Ian Jamieson | 115 | 3.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,990 | 30.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |