Solihull Council Election 2026: Conservatives Lose Overall Control
Solihull Council 2026: No Party Wins Overall Control

Every Solihull councillor has been elected in the 2026 local elections, with the Conservatives losing overall control of the council. Following the vote on May 7, the council is now in no overall control, with the Conservatives holding 24 seats, Reform UK 17, Liberal Democrats 6, and the Green Party 4.

The elections were the first since boundary changes, and the overall turnout was 44.84 per cent. Here is every councillor elected by ward:

Balsall & Berkswell

Terry Jack Baker (Conservative) – 1,797 votes
Heather Delaney (Conservative) – 2,164 votes
Tony Dicicco (Conservative) – 1,945 votes

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Blythe

Simon Gregory Coles (Conservative) – 1,489 votes
Keith Green (Conservative) – 1,614 votes
Richard James Holt (Conservative) – 1,576 votes

Castle Bromwich

Jamie John Campbell (Reform UK) – 2,181 votes
Alan James Feeney (Reform UK) – 2,376 votes
Chris Whelan (Reform UK) – 2,089 votes

Chelmsley Wood

Ian Brown (Reform UK) – 1,346 votes
Michael James (Reform UK) – 1,279 votes
Phil Tierney (Reform UK) – 1,264 votes

Dorridge & Hockley Heath

Andy Mackiewicz (Conservative) – 2,842 votes
Sally Tomlinson (Conservative) – 2,940 votes
Paul Raymond Whitehouse (Conservative) – 2,503 votes

Elmdon

Eleonora Gough (Reform UK) – 1,498 votes
Robert Edward Johnson (Reform UK) – 1,475 votes
Laura McCarthy (Liberal Democrats) – 1,585 votes

Fordbridge

Samantha Jayne Gethen (Reform UK) – 1,449 votes
Paul Goldingay (Reform UK) – 1,452 votes
Den O'Neil (Reform UK) – 1,326 votes

Kingshurst & Smith's Wood

Collette Brown (Reform UK) – 1,590 votes
Adrian Stefanovici (Reform UK) – 1,534 votes
Lisa Rosemarie Taylor (Reform UK) – 1,570 votes

Knowle

Yvonne Beverley Clements (Conservative) – 2,667 votes
Edward Fitter (Conservative) – 2,508 votes
Dave Pinwell (Conservative) – 2,678 votes

Lyndon

Ade Adeyemo (Liberal Democrats) – 1,803 votes
Paul McCabe (Liberal Democrats) – 1,421 votes
Kathryn Thomas (Liberal Democrats) – 1,548 votes

Meriden & Arden

David Paul Hoey (Reform UK) – 1,432 votes
Jane Lamden (Conservative) – 1,418 votes
Catherine Price (Conservative) – 1,425 votes

Olton

James Bradley (Liberal Democrats) – 1,814 votes
Michael Alan Carthew (Liberal Democrats) – 1,714 votes
James Callum Johnson (Conservative) – 1,669 votes

Shirley East & Sharmans Cross

Karen Anne Grinsell (Conservative) – 2,748 votes
Annette Mearson MacKenzie (Conservative) – 2,639 votes
Mark Duncan Parker (Conservative) – 2,485 votes

Shirley South

Shahin Ulfat Ashraf (Green Party) – 1,806 votes
Max McLoughlin (Green Party) – 1,895 votes
Alan Phillip Wigley (Green Party) – 1,689 votes

Shirley West

Sharon Teresa O'Connor (Reform UK) – 1,725 votes
Prish Sharma (Reform UK) – 1,829 votes
Alison Natasha Wilson (Green) – 1,691 votes

Silhill

Hitesh Bikumalla (Conservative) – 2,209 votes
Josh O'Nyons (Conservative) – 2,226 votes
Wazma Qais (Conservative) – 1,963 votes

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield

Bob Grinsell (Conservative) – 2,565 votes
Ken Hawkins (Conservative) – 2,929 votes
Sardul Singh Marwa (Conservative) – 2,392 votes

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