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 Before 2022 election After 2022 election Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats 30 30 28 15 12 14 3 3 5 2 0 0 1 5 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 summary
Results by ward An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Bickenhill
Blythe
Castle Bromwich
Chelmsley Wood
Dorridge and Hockley Heath
Elmdon
Kingshurst and Fordbridge
Knowle
Lyndon
Meriden
Olton
Compared to 2018 election results*
Shirley East
Shirley South
Andy Hodgson's changes are relative to when he stood in the 2018 Elections under the Green Party.
Shirley West
Silhill
Smith's Wood
St. Alphege
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