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Solihull 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	24,826	46.3%	9	52.9%	8	47.1%	+1
Liberal Democrats	9,173	17.1%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	0
Labour Party	8,863	16.5%	0	0.0%	3	17.6%	-3
Green Party	8,792	16.4%	4	23.5%	3	17.6%	+1
Independent	1,957	3.7%	1	5.9%	0	0.0%	+1
Total	53,611	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.

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.

Kingshurst & Fordbridge · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · +12.3 pts below quota
Lyndon · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
Shirley West · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · +1.5 pts below quota
Shirley South · 1 seat · won at 49.4% · +0.6 pts below quota
Olton · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
Meriden · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Blythe · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
Silhill · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
Shirley East · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
Elmdon · 1 seat · won at 56.8% · above quota
Castle Bromwich · 1 seat · won at 57.7% · above quota
Bickenhill · 1 seat · won at 58.5% · above quota
St. Alphege · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
Knowle · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Dorridge & Hockley Heath · 1 seat · won at 61.2% · above quota
Smiths Wood · 1 seat · won at 63.4% · above quota
Chelmsley Wood · 1 seat · won at 67.1% · above quota

Race results

Kingshurst & Fordbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,731

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Donnelly B.	Green Party	652	37.7%	Elected
2	Cole D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	620	35.8%
3	Mather S.	Labour Party	459	26.5%

Electorate 9,087 · Ballots cast 1,731 · EC ward code E05001290 · Back to ward index

Lyndon · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,729

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adeyemo A.	Liberal Democrats	1,797	48.2%	Elected
2	Marwa S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,443	38.7%
3	Brookes S.	Labour Party	489	13.1%

Electorate 10,146 · Ballots cast 3,729 · EC ward code E05001292 · Back to ward index

Shirley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,197

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson A.	Green Party	1,549	48.5%	Elected
2	Bhambra L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,041	32.6%
3	Round K.	Labour Party	607	19.0%

Electorate 9,830 · Ballots cast 3,197 · EC ward code E05001298 · Back to ward index

Shirley South · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,662

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hodgson A.	Independent	1,809	49.4%	Elected
2	Nichols H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,199	32.7%
3	Young S.	Labour Party	506	13.8%
4	Worsley R.	Independent	148	4.0%

Electorate 9,728 · Ballots cast 3,662 · EC ward code E05001297 · Back to ward index

Olton · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 4,076

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carthew M.	Liberal Democrats	2,154	52.8%	Elected
2	Green K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,379	33.8%
3	Oseland A.	Labour Party	543	13.3%

Electorate 10,371 · Ballots cast 4,076 · EC ward code E05001294 · Back to ward index

Meriden · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 3,883

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burrow A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,103	54.2%	Elected
2	Cooper S.	Green Party	1,353	34.8%
3	Connan C.	Labour Party	427	11.0%

Electorate 9,987 · Ballots cast 3,883 · EC ward code E05001293 · Back to ward index

Blythe · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 3,509

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holt R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,936	55.2%	Elected
2	Sowsbery-Moore J.	Labour Party	667	19.0%
3	Linfield C.	Green Party	472	13.5%
4	Wyatt J.	Liberal Democrats	434	12.4%

Electorate 11,779 · Ballots cast 3,509 · EC ward code E05001285 · Back to ward index

Silhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 3,515

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gough M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,960	55.8%	Elected
2	Stephens N.	Labour Party	802	22.8%
3	Edwardson J.	Liberal Democrats	753	21.4%

Electorate 9,510 · Ballots cast 3,515 · EC ward code E05001299 · Back to ward index

Shirley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 3,287

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	MacKenzie A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,839	55.9%	Elected
2	Dufficy G.	Labour Party	612	18.6%
3	Kog A.	Green Party	470	14.3%
4	Monk G.	Liberal Democrats	366	11.1%

Electorate 8,890 · Ballots cast 3,287 · EC ward code E05001296 · Back to ward index

Elmdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.8 pts Valid ballots 3,294

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCarthy L.	Liberal Democrats	1,870	56.8%	Elected
2	Kaye L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,043	31.7%
3	Alan S.	Labour Party	381	11.6%

Electorate 9,379 · Ballots cast 3,294 · EC ward code E05001289 · Back to ward index

Castle Bromwich · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 2,697

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Feeney A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,556	57.7%	Elected
2	Lowe A.	Green Party	606	22.5%
3	Chidler E.	Labour Party	535	19.8%

Electorate 9,035 · Ballots cast 2,697 · EC ward code E05001286 · Back to ward index

Bickenhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.5 pts Valid ballots 2,640

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sleigh G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,544	58.5%	Elected
2	Brittin M.	Labour Party	589	22.3%
3	Pearson M.	Green Party	296	11.2%
4	McCabe P.	Liberal Democrats	211	8.0%

Electorate 9,698 · Ballots cast 2,640 · EC ward code E05001284 · Back to ward index

St. Alphege · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 4,251

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gethen S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,498	58.8%	Elected
2	Dawson F.	Liberal Democrats	771	18.1%
3	English I.	Labour Party	570	13.4%
4	Barker T.	Green Party	412	9.7%

Electorate 10,371 · Ballots cast 4,251 · EC ward code E05001295 · Back to ward index

Knowle · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 3,377

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holl-Allen D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,040	60.4%	Elected
2	Johnson S.	Labour Party	484	14.3%
3	Jones K.	Liberal Democrats	463	13.7%
4	Amphlett M.	Green Party	390	11.5%

Electorate 8,432 · Ballots cast 3,377 · EC ward code E05001291 · Back to ward index

Dorridge & Hockley Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.2 pts Valid ballots 3,566

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Courts I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,183	61.2%	Elected
2	Brittin D.	Labour Party	524	14.7%
3	Holt J.	Green Party	505	14.2%
4	Godfrey D.	Liberal Democrats	354	9.9%

Electorate 8,797 · Ballots cast 3,566 · EC ward code E05001288 · Back to ward index

Smiths Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.4 pts Valid ballots 1,566

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Groom B.	Green Party	993	63.4%	Elected
2	Duggan K.	Labour Party	333	21.3%
3	Madras Purushothaman L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	240	15.3%

Electorate 8,550 · Ballots cast 1,566 · EC ward code E05001300 · Back to ward index

Chelmsley Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.1 pts Valid ballots 1,631

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rymer S.	Green Party	1,094	67.1%	Elected
2	Dawkins H.	Labour Party	335	20.5%
3	Temperton S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	202	12.4%

Electorate 9,115 · Ballots cast 1,631 · EC ward code E05001287 · Back to ward index