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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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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 the metropolitan borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]

Council elections

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Borough result maps

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By-election results

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Borough of Solihull", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/2508, retrieved 11 September 2022
  2. ^ "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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