Who's who of councillors

Every member of Solihull Council after last week's local elections

Tom Cramp - Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 10th May 2023 4:01pm

The local election in Solihull last week was a positive one for the Conservatives as the ruling party added two extra seats to its majority. The Liberal Democrats also gained a seat, while the Green Party opposition did not get the result it hoped for, coming away with one fewer.

In what was a surprisingly successful day for the local Tories considering the party's performance elsewhere in the country, they won former Green Party and independent seats in Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst & Fordbridge, and Knowle.

The Liberal Democrats hit back in Olton, removing the former Conservative chair of the planning committee Cllr Bob Grinsell, but the blue side of the chamber still came away from proceedings with two extra councillors.

The Greens were 'disappointed' not to win the Kingshurst & Fordbridge seat in particular, but did secure one in Shirley West from former independent Cllr Rosemary Sexton. And despite fielding a candidate in every ward this year, Labour are still very much out of favour in Solihull and remain unrepresented in the chamber.

A total of 17 seats were up for grabs, nine of which were defended by the councillor already in place. Eight new members were elected and begin their new role this week as representatives of their local ward.

Here is a break-down of all the local councillors for each of Solihull's 17 wards following the 2023 local election:

Bickenhill

Cllr Gail Sleigh – Conservatives

Cllr Jim Ryan – Conservatives 

Cllr Bob Sleigh OBE – Conservatives (re-elected)

Blythe

Cllr Richard Holt – Conservatives

Cllr James Butler – Conservatives

Cllr Ken Hawkins – Conservatives (re-elected)

Castle Bromwich

Cllr Alan Feeney – Conservatives

Cllr Martin McCarthy – Castle Bromwich

Cllr Leslie Kaye – Conservatives (replaces Steve Caudwell, Greens)

Chelmsley Wood

Cllr Stephen Rymer – Green Party

Cllr Shesh Sheshabhatter – Green Party

Cllr Jane Lamden – Green Party (replaces Karl Macnaughton, Greens)

Dorrdige & Hockley Heath

Cllr Ian Courts – Conservatives

Cllr Ken Meeson – Conservatives

Cllr Andy Mackiewicz – Conservatives (re-elected)

Elmdon

Cllr Laura McCarthy – Liberal Democrats

Cllr Yvonne Clements – Conservatives

Cllr Richard Long – Liberal Democrats (re-elected)

Kingshurst & Fordbridge

Cllr Bernadette Donnelly – Green Party

Cllr Nathan Moses – Green Party

Cllr David Cole – Conservatives (replaces Marcus Brain, Greens)

Knowle

Cllr Diana Holl-Allen MBE – Conservatives

Cllr Dave Pinwell – Conservatives

Cllr Edward Fitter – Conservatives (replaces Alan Rebeiro, Independent)

Lyndon

Cllr Ade Adeyemo – Liberal Democrats

Cllr Josh O'Nyons – Conservatives

Cllr Kathryn Thomas – Liberal Democrats (re-elected)

Meriden

Cllr Andrew Burrow – Conservatives

Cllr Tony Dicicco – Conservatives

Cllr Heather Mikaila-Anne Delaney – Conservatives (replaces Diane Howell, Cons)

Olton

Cllr Michael Carthew – Liberal Democrats

Cllr Daniel Gibbin – Independent

Cllr James Bradley –  Liberal Democrats (replaces Bob Grinsell, Cons)

St Alphege

Cllr Samantha Gethen – Conservatives

Cllr Angela Sandison – Conservatives

Cllr Sardul Marwa – Conservatives (replaces Joe Tildesley, Cons)

Shirley East

Cllr Annette Mackenzie – Conservatives

Cllr Karen Grinsell – Conservatives

Cllr Mark Parker – Conservatives (re-elected)

Shirley South

Cllr Andy Hodgson – Independent 

Cllr Max McLoughlin – Green Party

Cllr Shahin Ashraf MBE – Green Party (re-elected)

Shirley West

Cllr Alison Wilson – Green Party

Cllr Maggie Allen – Green Party

Cllr Oli Farr – Green Party (replaces Rosemary Sexton, Independent)

Silhill

Cllr Micheal Gough – Conservatives

Cllr Peter Hogarth MBE – Conservatives

Cllr Wazma Qais – Conservatives (re-elected)

Smith's Wood

Cllr Ben Groom – Green Party

Cllr Jean Hamilton – Green Party

Cllr Mark Wilson – Green Party (re-elected)

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