2018 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 2018 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Council Results

Solihull :

| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 58.8 | 46.8 | 24,720 | 0.9 |
| | Green | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29.4 | 25.1 | 13,254 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 8,219 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.9 | 11.9 | 6,297 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 375 | 3.5 |

## Ward Results

### Bickenhill

Bickenhill :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Alison Rolf | 1,571 | 61.4 |
| Labour | Joe Wood | 702 | 27.4 |
| Green | Stephen Caudwell | 172 | 6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Reece Colley | 115 | 4.5 |

### Blythe

Blythe :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Richard Holt | 1,993 | 67.7 |
| Labour | Sardul Marwa | 405 | 13.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Robinson | 274 | 9.3 |
| Green | Jo Hodgson | 270 | 9.2 |

### Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Cheryl Buxton-Sait | 2,254 | 64.1 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | Mike Robinson | 941 | 26.8 | 15.7 |
| | Labour | Emma Chidler | 319 | 9.1 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,313 | 37.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,286 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,519 | 37.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.1 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 45.6 | |

### Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | James Burn | 1,517 | 77.9 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | Hazel Dawkins | 278 | 14.3 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | David Skelding | 152 | 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,239 | 63.6 | 1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,862 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,955 | 22.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.4 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Dorridge and Hockley Heath :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Ian Courts | 2,291 | 68.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Fairburn | 415 | 12.5 |
| Labour | David Britain | 330 | 9.9 |
| Green | Iona McIntyre | 288 | 8.7 |

### Elmdon

Elmdon :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura McCarthy | 1,282 | 43.6 |
| Conservative | Catherine Price | 1221 | 41.5 |
| Labour | Steve Gulati | 440 | 15.0 |

### Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst and Fordbridge :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Labour | David Cole | 784 | 47.0 |
| Conservative | Diane Howell | 575 | 34.5 |
| UKIP | Debbie Evans | 225 | 13.5 |
| Green | Carol Linfield | 84 | 5.0 |

### Knowle

Knowle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Diana Holl-Allen | 2,316 | 72.6 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Simon Johnson | 381 | 12.0 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Rogers | 254 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| | Green | Alison Wilson | 237 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,935 | 60.7 | 4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,291 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,194 | 38.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |

### Lyndon

Lyndon :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Paul Thomas | 1,184 | 40.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Edwardson | 915 | 31.2 |
| Labour | Marcus Brain | 834 | 28.4 |

### Meriden

Meriden :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Ken Allsopp | 2,231 | 72.6 |
| Labour | Teresa Beddis | 446 | 14.5 |
| Green | Mark Pearson | 394 | 12.8 |

### Olton

Olton :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Katy Blunt | 1,577 | 42.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Windmill | 1551 | 41.7 |
| Labour | Colin Palmer | 593 | 15.9 |

### St Alphege

St Alphege :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Stuart Davis | 2,748 | 69.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Thomas | 520 | 13.2 |
| Labour | Ian English | 406 | 10.3 |
| Green | Maggie Ryan | 263 | 6.7 |

### Shirley East

Shirley East :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Annette MacKenzie | 1,696 | 58.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gayle Monk | 498 | 17.2 |
| Labour | Elizabeth Thacker | 443 | 15.3 |
| Green | Eleanor Aldworth | 253 | 8.8 |

### Shirley South

Shirley South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andy Hodgson | 2,215 | 60.3 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | Wazma Qais | 1,084 | 29.5 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Susan Bliss | 377 | 10.3 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,131 | 30.8 | 25.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,754 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,686 | 37.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.3 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 12.9 | |

### Shirley West

Shirley West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Tim Hodgson | 1,636 | 52.5 | 4.5 |
| | Conservative | Jamil Ahmed | 869 | 27.9 | 0.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Nick Stephens | 611 | 19.6 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 24.6 | 4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,581 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,123 | 32.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Silhill

Silhill :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | Michael Gough | 2,097 | 63.6 |
| Labour | Janet Marsh | 526 | 16.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Stone | 473 | 14.4 |
| Green | Trevor Barker | 200 | 6.1 |

### Smiths Wood

Smiths Wood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Ben Groom | 986 | 59.6 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Lee Skinner | 344 | 20.8 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Angus Young | 174 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Duffen | 150 | 9.1 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 38.8 | 7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,317 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 19.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.1 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
