SOLIHULL voters have bucked the national trend once agin as the Conservatives held onto their seats in the Local Elections.
At Solihull Council, 17 seats were up for grabs this year – a third of the council’s 51 seats.
The Conservatives continue to be the controlling party, having held nine seats, gained one and lost one.
The Greens held three seats, gained one and lost two.
The Lib Dems gained two seats and Labour gained one.
Independent party councillors have had the worst afternoon, losing two of their seats and gaining one.
It means that Solihull Council is now made up of 30 Conservatives, 10 Greens, eight Liberal Democrats and two Independents and one Labour.
15.50 Results from Dorridge and Hockley Heath – CON HOLD
David Jon Brittin – Labour Party – 596
David Robert Godfrey – Liberal Democrats – 214
Jane Allison Holt – Green Party – 619
Sally Tomlinson – Conservative Party – 2,518 – ELECTED
15.46 Results from Meriden – CON HOLD
Cathy Connan – Labour Party – 690
Ton Dicicco – Conservative Party – 2,301 – ELECTED
Peter Charles Lee – Liberal Democrats – 362
Antony Lowe – Green Party – 384
15.45 Results from Olton – LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GAIN FROM INDEPENDENT
Stephen Robert Holt – Green Party – 242
James Callum Johnson – Conservative Party – 1,641
Sarah Jane Phipps – Liberal Democrats – 1,858 – ELECTED
Jack Andrew Simpson – Labour and Cooperative Party – 461
15.45 Results from Shirley South – GREEN HOLD
Frank Dawson – Liberal Democrats – 131
Max McLoughlin – Green Party – 1,914
Jessica Amy Louise Thompson – Conservative Party – 1,277 – ELECTED
Shirley Rose Young – Labour Party – 485
15.43 Results from Elmdon – LIB DEM GAIN FROM CON
Yvonne Beverley Clements – Conservative Party – 1,176
Paul Edwards – Independent – 107
Lisa Marie Holcroft – Labour Party – 473
Kate Jones – Liberal Democrats – 1,231 – ELECTED
Margaret Evelyn Ryan – Green Party – 140
15.43 Results from Lyndon – CON HOLD
Sheila Mary Brookes – Labour and Cooperative Party – 565
Lynsey Fraser-Smith – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 46
Roger Neil Halford – Green Party – 189
Paul McCabe – Liberal Democrats – 1,201
Josh O’Nyons – Conservative Party – 1,342 ELECTED
15.35 Results for Shirley West – CON GAIN FROM GREEN
Shelley Irene Haughney – Green Party – 1,069
Gayle Elizabeth Monk – Liberal Democrats – 166
Kevin Peter Raven – Labour Party – 615
Prish Sharma – Conservative Party – 1,449 – ELECTED
Mark Antony Windridge – Independent – 161
15.32 Results for Chelmsley Wood – GREEN HOLD
Kenneth Harrop – Labour Party – 348
Georgina Phoenix Hartland – Conservative Party – 253
Matt Purssell – Liberal Democrats – 47
Shesh Sheabhatter – Green Party – 901 – ELECTED
15.24 Results for St Alphege – CON GAIN FROM INDEPENDENT
Joy Aldworth – Green Party – 336
Ian Clifford English – Labour Party – 645
Mark Alexander Geary – Liberal Democrats – 819
Bob Grinsell – Conservative Party – 2,807 – ELECTED
15. 22 Results for Silhill – CON HOLD
Trevor John Barker – Green Party – 384
Peter Hogarth – Conservative Party – 2,183 – ELECTED
Nick Stephens – Labour and Cooperative Party – 779
Terry Whitehead – Liberal Democrats – 575
15.17 Results for Shirley East – CON HOLD
Gerard Bernard Michael John Dufficy – Labour Party – 947
Karen Grinsell – Conservative Party -2,027 – ELECTED
Jamshid Moori – Liberal Democrats – 234
Alan Phillip Wigley – Green Party – 390
15.09 Results for Blythe – CON HOLD
Noel Anthony Grace – Labour Party – 915
Keith Frank Green – Conservative Party – 2,459 – ELECTED
Carol Joy Linfield – Green Party – 409
John Christopher Wyatt – Liberal Democrat – 302
15.04 Results for Knowle – CON HOLD
Mark Leslie Amphlett – Green Party – 374
Simon Martin Johnson – Labour Party – 579
Lionel Arthur King – Liberal Democrats – 259
David Arthur Pinwell – Conservative Party – 2,483 – ELECTED
15.02 Results for Castle Bromwich – CON HOLD
Emma Louise Chidler – Labour Party – 658
Richard Evans – Liberal Democrats – 102
Akin Kog – Green Party – 372
Martin Henry Thomas McCarthy – Conservative Party – 1,742 – ELECTED
15.00 Results for Kingshurst and Fordbridge LAB GAIN FROM GREENS
Stephen Alexander Caudwell – Green Party – 271
Hazel Jasmine Ellenor Dawkins – Labour and Cooperative Party – 667 – ELECTED
Martin Roy Phipps – Liberal Democrats – 51
Brent Angus Roberston – Conservative Party – 652
14.58 Results for Smith’s Wood – GREEN HOLD
Mark Alan Caddick – Labour Party – 400
Kamren Jay Grant – Conservative Party – 230
Jean Hamilton – Green Party – 939 – ELECTED
Christopher Leslie Daniel Johnson – Liberal Democrats – 28
14. 55 Results Bickenhill ward – CON HOLD
Mark Joseph Pearson – Greens – 301
Adam Richard Pilarski – Liberal Democrats – 149
Alison Rolf – Conservative Party – 1,720 – ELECTED
Lydia Ruth Margaret Turner – Labour Party – 1,720
13.44 – voter turnout in Solihull is 34.85 per cent, and up from 30.1 per cent from last year.
Verification is now complete, voter turnout in Solihull is 34.85% (up from 30.1% last year)
Counting will begin at 2pm 🗳️#mysolihullmyvote— Solihull Council (@SolihullCouncil) May 3, 2024
