Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for themetropolitan borough ofSolihull in theWest Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51councillors have been elected from 17wards.[1]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | UKIP | Independents & Others | Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (51 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 28 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 9 | Conservative | |
| 1975 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | Conservative | |
| 1978 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 1979 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | Conservative | |
| 1980 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | Conservative | |
| 1982 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | No overall control | |
| 1983 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | Conservative | |
| 1984 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | Conservative | |
| 1986 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | Conservative | |
| 1987 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | Conservative | |
| 1988 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | Conservative | |
| 1990 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | Conservative | |
| 1991 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | No overall control | |
| 1992 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | No overall control | |
| 1994 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | – | 6 | No overall control | |
| 1995 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | No overall control | |
| 1996 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | No overall control | |
| 1998 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | No overall control | |
| 1999 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | No overall control | |
| 2000 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2002 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2003 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| New ward boundaries (51 seats) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
| 2006 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | Conservative | |
| 2007 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | No overall control | |
| 2008 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | Conservative | |
| 2010 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | No overall control | |
| 2011 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
| 2012 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
| 2014 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2015 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Conservative | |
| 2016 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2018 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2019 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | Conservative | |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | |
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2026 | ||||||||
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of the by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley East by-election | 2 February 1989 | Conservative | SLD | ||
| Smith's Wood by-election | 2 March 1989 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Packwood by-election | April 1989 | Independent Resident | SLD | ||
| Shirley West by-election | 13 December 1990 | Conservative | Independent Ratepayer | ||
| Castle Bromwich by-election | 18 July 1996 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Fordbridge by-election | 24 October 1996 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Kingshurst by-election | 16 October 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Silhill by-election | Conservative | Conservative | |||
| Shirley South by-election | 16 July 1998 | Independent Ratepayer | Conservative | ||
| Shirley East by-election | 28 September 2000 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Shirley West by-election | 13 March 2003 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| St Alphege by-election | 3 March 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Knowle by-election | 15 September 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Olton by-election | 20 January 2011 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Blythe by-election | 1 March 2018 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
 Council elections in theWest Midlands | |
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| Birmingham | |
| Coventry | |
| Dudley | |
| Sandwell | |
| Solihull | |
| Walsall | |
| Wolverhampton | |
| West Midlands County Council | |
| Mayor | |
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