2015 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

2015 local election in England, UK

The 2015 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections and on the same day as the General Election.

The Conservative Party won every seat with 3 exceptions (The Green Party held Chelmsley Wood and Smith's Wood, and UKIP gained Kingshurst and Fordbridge from Labour).

Ward Results

Bickenhill

Bickenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Sleigh	3,185	54.4	6.0
	UKIP	Gerald Blake	1214	20.7	20.7
	Labour	Mike Longfield	1061	18.1	3.2
	Green	Gary Macnaughton	397	6.8	1.7
Majority			1971	33.7	5.4
Turnout			5880	62.3	25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.4

Blythe

Blythe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Hawkins	5,302	74.1	18.9
	Green	Jo Hodgson	1014	14.2	11.8
	Labour	Sardul Marwa	839	11.7	0.3
Majority			4288	59.9	24.5
Turnout			7211	69.7	28.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Castle Bromwich

Castle Bromwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gail Sleigh	3,286	53.1	11.0
	Labour	Alan Jacques	1407	22.7	1.2
	UKIP	Glen Lawrence	1233	19.9	19.9
	Green	Eleanor Perfect	264	4.3	3.3
Majority			1879	30.4	9.8
Turnout			6212	65.1	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Chelmsley Wood

Chelmsley Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Karl Macnaughton	2,904	68.2	16.9
	Labour	Emma Chidler	806	18.9	12.2
	Conservative	Sally Bell	548	12.9	0.8
Majority			2098	49.3	29.1
Turnout			4296	50.3	21.3
	Green hold		Swing	14.6

Dorridge & Hockley Heath

Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Mackiewicz	4,862	71.9	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Fairburn	830	12.3	0.2
	Labour	Elizabeth Thacker	572	8.5	0.7
	Green	Iona McIntyre	495	7.3	2.6
Majority			4032	59.7	2.9
Turnout			6212	76.5	25.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Elmdon

Elmdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin McCarthy	2,035	31.4	1.2
	Green	Jean Hamilton	1494	23.0	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Wharrad	1191	18.4	22.9
	UKIP	John Bramham	1107	17.1	11.6
	Labour	Marcus Brain	655	10.1	4.4
Majority			541	8.3	N/A
Turnout			6500	67.7	25.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.9

Kingshurst and Fordbridge

Kingshurst & Fordbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Robert Hall	1,548	35.6	35.6
	Labour	Alan Nash	1332	30.6	20.2
	Conservative	Paul Thomas	1176	27.0	9.5
	Green	David Davies	293	6.7	1.4
Majority			216	5.0	N/A
Turnout			4362	48.0	21.7
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing	27.9

Knowle

Knowle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Rebeiro	4,696	73.6	4.7
	Green	Michael Bleby	926	14.5	7.5
	Labour	Simon Johnson	758	11.9	1.7
Majority			3770	59.1	0.4
Turnout			6436	76.2	25.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Lyndon

Lyndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Hulland	2,553	38.7	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Adekunle Adeyemo	2207	33.4	7.3
	Labour	Martin Tolman	1302	19.7	0.4
	Green	Elaine Williams	539	8.2	4.9
Majority			346	5.2	N/A
Turnout			6665	65.6	26.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	9.8

Meriden

Meriden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Bell	4,591	63.9	1.4
	UKIP	Leslie Kaye	1046	14.6	14.6
	Labour	Catherine Connan	1019	14.2	2.0
	Green	Mark Pearson	528	7.3	2.6
Majority			3545	49.3	0.2
Turnout			7205	73.6	25.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.0

Olton

Olton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Grinsell	3,325	47.3	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Priya Chauhan	2314	32.9	10.9
	Labour	Martin Tolman	830	11.8	1.3
	Green	Elaine Williams	563	8.0	4.5
Majority			1011	14.4	N/A
Turnout			7092	71.5	25.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	9.3

Shirley East

Shirley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Parker	3,323	53.1	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lee	1439	23.0	4.8
	Labour	Kevin Raven	889	14.2	1.9
	Green	Eleanor Aldworth	604	9.7	6.3
Majority			1884	30.1	13.7
Turnout			6307	70.1	25.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Shirley South

Shirley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Sandison	2,850	41.1	2.3
	Green	Michelle Edinburgh	1459	21.1	17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Smith	1086	15.7	18.7
	UKIP	Rosemary Worsley	902	13.0	13.0
	Labour	Shirley Young	634	9.1	2.9
Majority			1391	20.1	15.7
Turnout			6953	69.1	25.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Shirley West

Shirley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Holmes	2,133	33.4	1.6
	Green	Margaret Allen	1634	25.6	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Eimear Fossey	960	15.0	16.0
	UKIP	Rosemary Worsley	933	14.6	14.6
	Labour	Raymond Brookes	720	11.3	7.3
Majority			499	7.8	3.8
Turnout			6391	67.2	26.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Silhill

Silhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hulland	3,893	58.0	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gaynor Mason	1613	24.0	2.5
	Labour	Janet Marsh	798	11.9	0.2
	Green	Trevor Barker	407	6.1	3.7
Majority			2280	34.0	7.4
Turnout			6754	70.6	22.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Smith's Wood

Smith's Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Mark Wilson	2,576	61.2	15.3
	Labour	David Cole	1018	24.2	9.0
	Conservative	Graham Juniper	613	14.6	2.0
Majority			1558	37.0	24.3
Turnout			4327	51.5	25.4
	Green hold		Swing	12.2

St Alphege

St Alphege
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joe Tildesley	5,531	68.8	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Jameson	1351	16.8	0.7
	Labour	Paul Tuxworth	654	8.1	2.1
	Green	Margaret Ryan	501	6.2	2.2
Majority			4180	52.0	1.4
Turnout			8086	75.5	25.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

References

"Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Solihull Council website

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