2026 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2026 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in West Midlands, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections.[2]
In 2024, Conservatives retained control of the council.[3][4] During the term, four Conservative councillors left the party to formed an Independent group, of which three defected to Reform UK later on, In February, another Conservative councillor from the Shirley West ward defected to Reform UK.[5]
In 2026, all 51 seats in the council across seventeen wards will be up for election due to ward boundary changes.[6] Several senior Conservative councillors, including former Leader of the Council Ian Court, no longer stood for re-election in 2026. None of the three independent councillors prior to the election stood for re-election.
