SILHILLIANS are set to go to the polls next month to vote for the next round of local elections.
A third of seats on Solihull Council will be up for election on Thursday, May 2, and the results are due to be declared at North Solihull Sports Centre the following day.
Conservatives and Labour are fielding a full slate of candidates in all 17 wards.
The Greens are contesting 14 seats, the Liberal Democrats 10 and UKIP are not listed as fielding any candidates.
Former Conservative Alan Rebeiro is standing as an Independent in Knowle, while Adrian Duffen, in Smith’s Wood, has not stated a party.
The full list of candidates for each ward in Solihull are as follows:
Bickenhill
Trevor Barker – Green
Reece Colley – Liberal Democrat
Bob Sleigh – Conservative
Nick Stephens – Labour and Co-operative
Blythe
Ken Hawkins – Conservative
Carol Linfield – Green
Sam Mather – Labour
Castle Bromwich
Matt Bond – Labour
Steve Caudwell – Green
Gail Sleigh – Conservative
Chelmsley Wood
Hazel Dawkins – Labour
Karl McNaughton – Green
David Skelding – Conservative
Dorridge and Hockley Heath
David Britten – Labour
Paul Fairburn – Liberal Democrat
Andy MacKiewicz – Conservative
Iona McIntyre – Green
Elmdon
Margaret Britten – Labour
Peter Davies – Liberal Democrat
Martin McCarthy – Conservative
Kingshurst and Fordbridge
Eleanor Aldworth – Green
Marcus Brain – Labour
Alan Feeney – Conservative
Knolwe
Simon Johnson – Labour
Dave Pinwell – Conservative
Alan Raberio – Independent
Antony Rogers – Liberal Democrat
Alison Wilson – Green
Lyndon
Josh O’Nyons – Conservative
Lee Skinner – Labour
Kathryn Tomas – Liberal Democrat
Meriden
Teresa Beddis – Labour
Michael Carthew – Liberal Democrat
Diane Howell – Conservative
Mark Pearson – Green
Olton
Bob Grinsell – Conservative
Colin Palmer – Labour
Brad Tucker – Liberal Democrat
Shirley East
Deon Bailey – Labour
Antony Lowe – Green
Gayle Monk – Liberal Democrat
Mark Parker – Conservative
Shirley South
Shahin Ashraf – Green
Susan Bliss – Labour
Angela Sandison – Conservative
Shirley West
Brian Holmes – Conservative
Kevin Round – Labour
Rosemary Sexton – Green
Silhill
James Edwardson – Liberal Democrat
Janet Marsh – Labour and Co-operative
Wazma Qais – Conservative
Elaine Williams – Green
Smith’s Wood
Adrian Duffen
Bill Lloyd – Labour
Mark Wilson – Green
Angus Young – Conservative
St Alphege
Ian English – Labour
Joëlle Hill – Green
Bruce Stone – Liberal Democrat
Joe Tildesley – Conservative
