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Solihull 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

17 ward races
17 seats
4 elected below the proportional quota
23.5% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party22,07845.2%1058.8%847.1%+2
Liberal Democrats9,25918.9%317.6%317.6%0
Green Party8,56917.5%423.5%317.6%+1
Labour Party8,55317.5%00.0%317.6%-3
Independent3670.8%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition480.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total48,874100.0%17100.0%17100.0%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.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Kingshurst & Fordbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,597

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cole, D.Conservative and Unionist Party58436.6%Elected
2Sultana, P.Green Party54233.9%
3Moore, J.Labour Party38724.2%
4Cole, J.Independent845.3%

Electorate 9,059 · Ballots cast 1,597 · Back to ward index

Shirley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,934

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Farr, O.Green Party1,28343.7%Elected
2Bhambra, L.Conservative and Unionist Party83728.5%
3Alan, S.Labour Party60920.8%
4Johnson, C.Liberal Democrats2057.0%

Electorate 9,878 · Ballots cast 2,934 · Back to ward index

Olton · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,797

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bradley, J.Liberal Democrats1,77146.6%Elected
2Grinsell, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,54840.8%
3Oseland, A.Labour Party39510.4%
4Nicholas, N.Independent832.2%

Electorate 9,947 · Ballots cast 3,797 · Back to ward index

Silhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,388

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Qais, W.Conservative and Unionist Party1,66049.0%Elected
2McCabe, P.Liberal Democrats79023.3%
3Stephens, N.Labour Party66119.5%
4Barker, T.Green Party2778.2%

Electorate 9,548 · Ballots cast 3,388 · Back to ward index

Shirley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 3,163

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Parker, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,61251.0%Elected
2Dufficy, G.Labour Party83526.4%
3Monk, G.Liberal Democrats47014.9%
4Kog, A.Green Party2467.8%

Electorate 8,916 · Ballots cast 3,163 · Back to ward index

Shirley South · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.4 pts Valid ballots 3,218

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ashraf, S.Green Party1,68552.4%Elected
2Nichols, H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,05532.8%
3Young, S.Labour Party47814.9%

Electorate 9,727 · Ballots cast 3,218 · Back to ward index

Elmdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 2,723

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Long, R.Liberal Democrats1,44353.0%Elected
2Price, C.Conservative and Unionist Party91133.5%
3Holcroft, L.Labour Party36913.6%

Electorate 9,300 · Ballots cast 2,723 · Back to ward index

St. Alphege · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 3,985

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Marwa, S.Conservative and Unionist Party2,13853.7%Elected
2Geary, M.Liberal Democrats1,29032.4%
3English, I.Labour Party55714.0%

Electorate 10,382 · Ballots cast 3,985 · Back to ward index

Blythe · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 3,494

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hawkins, K.Conservative and Unionist Party1,94755.7%Elected
2Uruakpa, M.Labour Party67919.4%
3Linfield, C.Green Party35410.1%
4Wyatt, J.Liberal Democrats3149.0%
5Bulcock, P.Independent2005.7%

Electorate 12,154 · Ballots cast 3,494 · Back to ward index

Meriden · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.7 pts Valid ballots 3,410

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Delaney, H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,93456.7%Elected
2Lowe, A.Green Party66419.5%
3Connan, C.Labour Party52015.2%
4Dawson, F.Liberal Democrats2928.6%

Electorate 9,956 · Ballots cast 3,410 · Back to ward index

Lyndon · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 2,917

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Thomas, K.Liberal Democrats1,68457.7%Elected
2Green, K.Conservative and Unionist Party71124.4%
3Brookes, S.Labour Party47416.2%
4Fraser-Smith, L.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition481.6%

Electorate 10,077 · Ballots cast 2,917 · Back to ward index

Dorridge & Hockley Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 3,374

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mackiewicz, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,95658.0%Elected
2Holt, J.Green Party56316.7%
3Attwell, L.Labour Party47914.2%
4Godfrey, D.Liberal Democrats37611.1%

Electorate 8,777 · Ballots cast 3,374 · Back to ward index

Castle Bromwich · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,372

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kaye, L.Conservative and Unionist Party1,40059.0%Elected
2Chidler, E.Labour Party50521.3%
3Pathuri, S.Green Party46719.7%

Electorate 9,025 · Ballots cast 2,372 · Back to ward index

Bickenhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 2,494

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sleigh, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,47959.3%Elected
2Brittin, M.Labour Party55122.1%
3Pearson, M.Green Party29912.0%
4Jones, K.Liberal Democrats1656.6%

Electorate 9,684 · Ballots cast 2,494 · Back to ward index

Knowle · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 3,314

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fitter, E.Conservative and Unionist Party1,98960.0%Elected
2Johnson, S.Labour Party44413.4%
3Amphlett, M.Green Party44313.4%
4King, L.Liberal Democrats43813.2%

Electorate 8,342 · Ballots cast 3,314 · Back to ward index

Chelmsley Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 1,386

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lamden, J.Green Party89864.8%Elected
2Dawkins, H.Labour Party33023.8%
3Bell, D.Conservative and Unionist Party1379.9%
4Moori, J.Liberal Democrats211.5%

Electorate 9,043 · Ballots cast 1,386 · Back to ward index

Smith's Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 1,308

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wilson, M.Green Party84864.8%Elected
2Turner, L.Labour Party28021.4%
3Young, S.Conservative and Unionist Party18013.8%

Electorate 8,533 · Ballots cast 1,308 · Back to ward index