2016_Solihull_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2016 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third (17) seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough City Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
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2016 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2016 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Quick Facts One third (17) seats to Solihull Metropolitan Borough City Council 26 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2016 local election results in Solihull

The governing Conservative Party won 9 of the 17 seats up for election, gaining one from an Independent and losing one to the Green Party. In addition to this seat, the Greens gained another from the SDP, that of a former Green Councillor who had defected in August 2015. They also held their two existing seats to solidify their position as the Official Opposition in Solihull. The Liberal Democrats held their three seats and Labour held their one, the only seat they hold in Solihull.

Result by Ward

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"Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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"Local Elections Archive Project — Blythe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	9	1	1		52.9	47.7	23,724	4,162
Green	4	2		2	23.5	20.1	9,975	4,428
Liberal Democrats	3				17.7	11.2	5,580	3,515
Labour	1				5.9	14.0	6,963	1,112
UKIP	0				0	4.2	2,080	2,080
Independent	0		1	1	0	2.8	1,387	1,387
SDP	0		1	1	0	0.0	17	17
Totals	17						49,726	3,185

32	8	6	2	1	1	1
Conservative	Green	Lib Dem	UKIP	Lab	SDP	Ind

32	10	6	2	1
Conservative	Green	Lib Dem	UKIP	Lab

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Ryan	1,493	60.67	3.04
	Labour	Mike Longfield	565	22.96	1.52
	Green	Gary Macnaughton	403	16.38	3.05
Majority			928	37.71	4.57
Turnout			2,461
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Insley	1,598	51.14	14.08
	Independent	Linda Brown	1,048	33.54	9.37
	Labour	Sardul Marwa	280	8.96	0.71
	Green	Jo Hodgson	199	6.37	N/A
Majority			550	17.60
Turnout			3,125
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2016_Solihull_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2016 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

Result

Council Composition

Result by Ward

Bickenhill

Blythe

Castle Bromwich

Chelmsley Wood

Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Elmdon

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Knowle

Lyndon

Meriden

Olton

Shirley East

Shirley South

Shirley West

Silhill

Smith's Wood

St. Alphege

By-elections between 2016 and 2018

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ted Richards	1,859	71.72
	Labour	Ian English	465	17.94
	Green	Cheryl Buxton-Sait	268	10.34
Majority			1,394	53.78
Turnout			2,592
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Chris Williams	1,652	75.16
	UKIP	Rosie Worsley	231	10.51
	Labour	Emma Chidler	224	10.19
	Conservative	Sally Bell	91	4.14
Majority			1,421	64.65
Turnout			2,198
	Green hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ken Meeson	2,215	71.13
	Green	Iona McIntyre	322	10.34
	Labour	Elizabeth Thacker	289	9.28
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Fairburn	288	9.25
Majority			1,893	60.79
Turnout			3,114
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Glenis Slater	1,175	36.60
	Conservative	Michael Gough	1,120	34.89
	UKIP	David Faulkner	491	15.30
	Labour	Marcus Brain	328	10.21
	Green	Ashleigh Knibb	96	2.99
Majority			55	1.71
Turnout			3,210
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Flo Nash	780	45.91
	UKIP	Sarah Evans	537	31.61
	Conservative	Max Barker	226	13.30
	Green	David Davies	116	6.83
Majority			243	14.30
Turnout			1,699
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jeff Potts	2,303	75.14
	Labour	Simon Johnson	387	12.63
	Green	Alison Gavin	375	12.23
Majority			1,916	62.51
Turnout			3,065
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ade Adeyemo	1,060	36.39
	Conservative	Paul Thomas	901	30.93
	Labour	Martin Tolman	693	23.79
	Green	Elaine Williams	259	8.89
Majority			159	5.46
Turnout			2,913
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tony Dicicco	1,891	59.75
	UKIP	Leslie Kaye	557	17.60
	Labour	Cathy Connan	498	15.73
	Green	Mark Pearson	219	6.92
Majority			1,334	42.15
Turnout			3,165
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Fairburn	1,554	43.13
	Conservative	Wazma Qais	1,429	39.66
	Labour	Steve Gulati	388	10.77
	Green	Carol Linfield	232	6.44
Majority			125	3.47
Turnout			3,603
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Karen Grinsell	1,556	50.87
	Green	Howard Allen	859	28.08
	Labour	Kevin Raven	370	12.10
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lee	274	8.96
Majority			697	22.78
Turnout			3,059
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Max Mcloughlin	1,587	42.51
	Conservative	Gary Allport	1,401	37.53
	Independent	Trevor Eames	339	9.08
	Labour	Shirley Young	247	6.62
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Rogers	159	4.26
Majority			186	4.98
Turnout			3,733
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Shirley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Maggie Allen	1,761	57.85
	Conservative	David Price	865	28.42
	Labour	Ray Brookes	302	9.92
	Liberal Democrats	Bradley Tucker	116	3.81
Majority			896	29.43
Turnout			3,044
	Green hold		Swing

Silhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Hogarth	2,147	65.80
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Mason	481	14.74
	Labour	Janet Marsh	406	12.44
	Green	Trevor Barker	229	7.02
Majority			1,666	51.06
Turnout			3,263
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Alphege
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kate Wild	2,533	68.93
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Smith	473	12.87
	Labour	Paul Tuxworth	377	10.26
	Green	Maggie Ryan	292	7.95
Majority			2,060	56.05
Turnout			3,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Jean Hamilton	1,306	63.80
	Labour	David Cole	364	17.78
	UKIP	Gary Smith	264	12.90
	Conservative	Graham Juniper	96	4.69
	SDP	Mike Sheridan	17	0.83
Majority			942	46.02
Turnout			2,047
	Green gain from SDP		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Butler	1,252	75.9	24.8
	Labour	Sardul Singh Marwa	224	13.6	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Robinson	174	10.5	10.5
Majority			1,028	62.3
Turnout			1,650
	Conservative hold		Swing