SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

'Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council' is the local council for the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The council's offices are based in the town of Solihull. The council is conservative controlled, with 26 of its 51 councillors representing the Conservative Party (as of 5th May 2006). The council has been conservative controlled for much of its existence, except between 1991 and 2000 when there was no overall control. The next major party in the council is the Liberal Democrats with 15 councillors. A further 7 councillors represent the Labour Party, 1 councillor represents the British National Party and 2 independents also sit on the council.
In the local elections held on 4th May 2006 the Conservative Party lost one seat to the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party lost one seat in Chelmsley Wood to the British National Party, giving Solihull its first BNP councillor.

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Wards

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Wards

For election purposes the council is divided up into the following wards based on civil parishes. Each ward is represented by three councillors:

★ Bickenhill

★ Blythe

★ Castle Bromwich

★ Chelmsley Wood

★ Dorridge and Hockley Heath

★ Elmdon

★ Kingshurst and Fordbridge

★ Knowle

★ Lyndon

★ Meriden

★ Olton

★ Shirley East

★ Shirley South

★ Shirley West

★ Silhill

★ Smith's Wood

★ St Alphege

External links

★ Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council