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Solihull 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 24,717 | 49.1% | 10 | 58.8% | 9 | 52.9% | +1 |
| Green Party | 10,769 | 21.4% | 5 | 29.4% | 3 | 17.6% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 8,219 | 16.3% | 1 | 5.9% | 3 | 17.6% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,297 | 12.5% | 1 | 5.9% | 2 | 11.8% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 375 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 50,377 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Lyndon · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
- Olton · 1 seat · won at 42.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
- Elmdon · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · −3.0 pts below quota
- Shirley West · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
- Shirley East · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
- Smith's Wood · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
- Shirley South · 1 seat · won at 60.3% · above quota
- Bickenhill · 1 seat · won at 61.4% · above quota
- Silhill · 1 seat · won at 63.6% · above quota
- Castle Bromwich · 1 seat · won at 64.1% · above quota
- Blythe · 1 seat · won at 67.7% · above quota
- Dorridge and Hockley Heath · 1 seat · won at 68.9% · above quota
- St Alphege · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota
- Meriden · 1 seat · won at 72.6% · above quota
- Knowle · 1 seat · won at 72.6% · above quota
- Chelmsley Wood · 1 seat · won at 77.9% · above quota
Race results
Lyndon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,930
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas | Conservative Party | 1,181 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Edwardson | Liberal Democrats | 915 | 31.2% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Brain | Labour Party | 834 | 28.5% | — |
Olton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,721
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katy Blunt | Conservative Party | 1,577 | 42.4% | −7.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Windmill | Liberal Democrats | 1,551 | 41.7% | — | |
| 3 | Colin Palmer | Labour Party | 593 | 15.9% | — |
Elmdon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,943
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 1,282 | 43.6% | −6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Catherine Price | Conservative Party | 1,221 | 41.5% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Gulati | Labour Party | 440 | 15.0% | — |
Kingshurst and Fordbridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,668
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cole | Labour Party | 784 | 47.0% | −3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Diane Howell | Conservative Party | 575 | 34.5% | — | |
| 3 | Debbie Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 225 | 13.5% | — | |
| 4 | Carol Linfield | Green Party | 84 | 5.0% | — |
Shirley West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,116
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Hodgson | Green Party | 1,636 | 52.5% | +2.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jamil Ahmed | Conservative Party | 869 | 27.9% | — | |
| 3 | Nicholas Stephens | Labour Party | 611 | 19.6% | — |
Shirley East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,890
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annette Mackenzie | Conservative Party | 1,696 | 58.7% | +8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gayle Monk | Liberal Democrats | 498 | 17.2% | — | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Thacker | Labour Party | 443 | 15.3% | — | |
| 4 | Eleanor Aldworth | Green Party | 253 | 8.8% | — |
Smith's Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,654
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Groom | Green Party | 986 | 59.6% | +9.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lee Skinner | Labour Party | 344 | 20.8% | — | |
| 3 | Angus Young | Conservative Party | 174 | 10.5% | — | |
| 4 | Adrian Duffen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 150 | 9.1% | — |
Shirley South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,676
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Hodgson | Green Party | 2,215 | 60.3% | +10.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wazma Qais | Conservative Party | 1,084 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Susan Bliss | Labour Party | 377 | 10.3% | — |
Bickenhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,560
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Rolf | Conservative Party | 1,571 | 61.4% | +11.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joe Wood | Labour Party | 702 | 27.4% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Caudwell | Green Party | 172 | 6.7% | — | |
| 4 | Reece Colley | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 4.5% | — |
Silhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,296
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Gough | Conservative Party | 2,097 | 63.6% | +13.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Janet Marsh | Labour Party | 526 | 16.0% | — | |
| 3 | Bruce Stone | Liberal Democrats | 473 | 14.4% | — | |
| 4 | Trevor Barker | Green Party | 200 | 6.1% | — |
Castle Bromwich · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,514
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheryl Buxton-Sait | Green Party | 2,254 | 64.1% | +14.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Robinson | Conservative Party | 941 | 26.8% | — | |
| 3 | Emma Chidler | Labour Party | 319 | 9.1% | — |
Blythe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,942
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Holt | Conservative Party | 1,993 | 67.7% | +17.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sardul Singh Marwa | Labour Party | 405 | 13.8% | — | |
| 3 | Charles Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 274 | 9.3% | — | |
| 4 | Jo Hodgson | Green Party | 270 | 9.2% | — |
Dorridge and Hockley Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,324
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Courts | Conservative Party | 2,291 | 68.9% | +18.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Fairburn | Liberal Democrats | 415 | 12.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Brittin | Labour Party | 330 | 9.9% | — | |
| 4 | Iona McIntyre | Green Party | 288 | 8.7% | — |
St Alphege · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,937
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Davis | Conservative Party | 2,748 | 69.8% | +19.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kathryn Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 520 | 13.2% | — | |
| 3 | Ian English | Labour Party | 406 | 10.3% | — | |
| 4 | Maggie Ryan | Green Party | 263 | 6.7% | — |
Meriden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,071
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Allsopp | Conservative Party | 2,231 | 72.6% | +22.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Teresa Beddis | Labour Party | 446 | 14.5% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Pearson | Green Party | 394 | 12.8% | — |
Knowle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,188
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Holl-Allen | Conservative Party | 2,316 | 72.6% | +22.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Simon Johnson | Labour Party | 381 | 12.0% | — | |
| 3 | Antony Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 254 | 8.0% | — | |
| 4 | Alison Wilson | Green Party | 237 | 7.4% | — |
Chelmsley Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 77.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,947
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Burn | Green Party | 1,517 | 77.9% | +27.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hazel Dawkins | Labour Party | 278 | 14.3% | — | |
| 3 | David Skelding | Conservative Party | 152 | 7.8% | — |