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Solihull 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 | 22,417 | 45.9% | 8 | 47.1% | 8 | 47.1% | 0 |
| Green Party | 12,512 | 25.6% | 5 | 29.4% | 5 | 29.4% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,544 | 13.4% | 2 | 11.8% | 2 | 11.8% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 5,848 | 12.0% | 1 | 5.9% | 2 | 11.8% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,518 | 3.1% | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Total | 48,839 | 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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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 37.8% · −12.2 pts below quota
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
- Knowle · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
- Olton · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · −0.9 pts below quota
- Elmdon · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · −0.7 pts below quota
- Silhill · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
- Shirley East · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
- Bickenhill · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
- Shirley West · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
- Shirley South · 1 seat · won at 61.5% · above quota
- Dorridge and Hockley Heath · 1 seat · won at 63.6% · above quota
- Meriden · 1 seat · won at 64.7% · above quota
- Castle Bromwich · 1 seat · won at 65.5% · above quota
- St Alphege · 1 seat · won at 67.7% · above quota
- Smith's Wood · 1 seat · won at 70.1% · above quota
- Blythe · 1 seat · won at 70.8% · above quota
- Chelmsley Wood · 1 seat · won at 83.6% · above quota
Race results
Lyndon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,871
| 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 | Kathryn Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 | 37.8% | −12.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joshua O'Nyons | Conservative Party | 1,077 | 37.5% | — | |
| 3 | Lee Skinner | Labour Party | 708 | 24.7% | — |
Kingshurst and Fordbridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,543
| 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 | Marcus Brain | Labour Party | 616 | 39.9% | −10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Feeney | Conservative Party | 575 | 37.3% | — | |
| 3 | Eleanor Aldworth | Green Party | 352 | 22.8% | — |
Knowle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.3% 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. 3,425
| 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 | Alan Rebeiro | Independent | 1,415 | 41.3% | −8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Pinwell | Conservative Party | 1,386 | 40.5% | — | |
| 3 | Alison Wilson | Green Party | 239 | 7.0% | — | |
| 4 | Antony Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 5.8% | — | |
| 5 | Simon Johnson | Labour Party | 187 | 5.5% | — |
Olton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,448
| 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 | Robert Grinsell | Conservative Party | 1,693 | 49.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bradley Tucker | Liberal Democrats | 1,303 | 37.8% | — | |
| 3 | Colin Palmer | Labour Party | 452 | 13.1% | — |
Elmdon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,804
| 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 | Peter Davies | Liberal Democrats | 1,383 | 49.3% | −0.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martin McCarthy | Conservative Party | 1,152 | 41.1% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Brittin | Labour Party | 269 | 9.6% | — |
Silhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,055
| 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 | Wazma Qais | Conservative Party | 1,621 | 53.1% | +3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Edwardson | Liberal Democrats | 607 | 19.9% | — | |
| 3 | Elaine Williams | Green Party | 418 | 13.7% | — | |
| 4 | Janet Marsh | Labour Party | 409 | 13.4% | — |
Shirley East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,711
| 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 | Mark Parker | Conservative Party | 1,535 | 56.6% | +6.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gayle Monk | Liberal Democrats | 443 | 16.3% | — | |
| 3 | Antony Lowe | Green Party | 437 | 16.1% | — | |
| 4 | Deon Bailey | Labour Party | 296 | 10.9% | — |
Bickenhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,598
| 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 | Robert Sleigh | Conservative Party | 1,527 | 58.8% | +8.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicholas Stephens | Labour Party | 506 | 19.5% | — | |
| 3 | Trevor Barker | Green Party | 380 | 14.6% | — | |
| 4 | Reece Colley | Liberal Democrats | 185 | 7.1% | — |
Shirley West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,075
| 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 | Rosemary Sexton | Green Party | 1,876 | 61.0% | +11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Brian Holmes | Conservative Party | 746 | 24.3% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Round | Labour Party | 453 | 14.7% | — |
Shirley South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,585
| 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 | Shahin Ashraf | Green Party | 2,206 | 61.5% | +11.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela Sandison | Conservative Party | 1,137 | 31.7% | — | |
| 3 | Susan Bliss | Labour Party | 242 | 6.8% | — |
Dorridge and Hockley Heath · 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. 3,094
| 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 | Andrzej Mackiewicz | Conservative Party | 1,968 | 63.6% | +13.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Iona McIntyre | Green Party | 518 | 16.7% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Fairburn | Liberal Democrats | 406 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | David Brittin | Labour Party | 202 | 6.5% | — |
Meriden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,220
| 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 | Diane Howell | Conservative Party | 2,084 | 64.7% | +14.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Pearson | Green Party | 473 | 14.7% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Carthew | Liberal Democrats | 348 | 10.8% | — | |
| 4 | Teresa Beddis | Labour Party | 315 | 9.8% | — |
Castle Bromwich · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,009
| 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 | Stephen Caudwell | Green Party | 1,971 | 65.5% | +15.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gail Sleigh | Conservative Party | 903 | 30.0% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Bond | Labour Party | 135 | 4.5% | — |
St Alphege · 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. 3,916
| 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 | Joseph Tildesley | Conservative Party | 2,651 | 67.7% | +17.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bruce Stone | Liberal Democrats | 585 | 14.9% | — | |
| 3 | Joëlle Hill | Green Party | 395 | 10.1% | — | |
| 4 | Ian English | Labour Party | 285 | 7.3% | — |
Smith's Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,527
| 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 | Mark Wilson | Green Party | 1,070 | 70.1% | +20.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | William Lloyd | Labour Party | 226 | 14.8% | — | |
| 3 | Angus Young | Conservative Party | 128 | 8.4% | — | |
| 4 | Adrian Duffen | Independent | 103 | 6.7% | — |
Blythe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,017
| 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 | Kenneth Hawkins | Conservative Party | 2,136 | 70.8% | +20.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carol Linfield | Green Party | 555 | 18.4% | — | |
| 3 | Samuel Mather | Labour Party | 326 | 10.8% | — |
Chelmsley Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,941
| 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 | Karl Macnaughton | Green Party | 1,622 | 83.6% | +33.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hazel Dawkins | Labour Party | 221 | 11.4% | — | |
| 3 | David Skelding | Conservative Party | 98 | 5.0% | — |