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Solihull — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Solihull was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 21,273 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Solihull from 1945 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1945–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Martin Alexander Lindsay (Conservative) 26,696 55.2% Roy Harris Jenkins (Labour) 5,049 (10.4 pts) 71.9%
1950 Martin Alexander Lindsay (Conservative) 25,758 63.3% William Newton Alexander Camp (Labour) 14,017 (34.4 pts) 86.9%
1951 Martin Alexander Lindsay (Conservative) 27,871 70.3% John Johnson (Labour) 16,124 (40.7 pts) 83.2%
1955 Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay (Conservative) 29,323 72.2% Marion Large (Labour) 18,023 (44.4 pts) 78.3%
1959 Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay (Conservative) 35,862 73.9% Eric J Bowen (Labour) 23,180 (47.8 pts) 80.6%
1964 William Percival Grieve (Conservative) 32,355 59.5% Thomas William Keillor Scott (Labour) 20,386 (37.5 pts) 80.5%
1966 Percy Grieve (Conservative) 34,008 65.7% Derek Forwood (Labour) 16,248 (31.4 pts) 74.8%
1970 Percy Grieve (Conservative) 37,756 64.3% Douglas Gray (Labour) 24,575 (41.8 pts) 73.2%
Feb 1974 Percy Grieve (Conservative) 35,049 54.5% John Anthony Windmill (Liberal) 17,363 (27.0 pts) 81.3%
Oct 1974 Percy Grieve (Conservative) 31,707 52.7% John Anthony Windmill (Liberal) 15,859 (26.4 pts) 75.3%
1979 Percy Grieve (Conservative) 43,027 66.2% David Hallam (Labour) 32,207 (49.5 pts) 77.2%
1983 John Taylor (Conservative) 31,947 60.8% Ian Kenneth Gillett (Liberal) 17,394 (33.1 pts) 71.4%
1987 John Taylor (Conservative) 35,844 61.1% Geoff Gadie (Liberal) 21,786 (37.1 pts) 75.1%
1992 John Taylor (Conservative) 38,385 60.8% Michael Southcombe (Liberal Democrat) 25,146 (39.9 pts) 81.6%
1997 John Taylor (Conservative) 26,299 44.6% Michael Southcombe (Liberal Democrat) 11,397 (19.4 pts) 74.7%
2001 John Taylor (Conservative) 21,935 45.4% Jo Byron (Liberal Democrat) 9,407 (19.5 pts) 62.6%
2005 Lorely Burt (Liberal Democrat) 20,896 39.9% John Taylor (Conservative) 279 (0.5 pts) 67.1%
2010 Lorely Burt (Liberal Democrat) 23,635 42.9% Maggie Throup (Conservative) 175 (0.3 pts) 72.4%
2015 Julian Knight (Conservative) 26,956 49.2% Lorely Burt (Liberal Democrat) 12,902 (23.5 pts) 70.4%
2017 Julian Knight (Conservative) 32,985 58.1% Nigel Knowles (Labour) 20,571 (36.2 pts) 73.1%
2019 Julian Knight (Conservative) 32,309 58.4% Nick Stephens (Labour) 21,273 (38.4 pts) 70.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Alexander Lindsay Conservative 26,69655.2% Yes
Roy Harris Jenkins Labour 21,64744.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Alexander Lindsay Conservative 25,75863.3% Yes
William Newton Alexander Camp Labour 11,74128.8% No
Ada Hayes Liberal 3,2067.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Alexander Lindsay Conservative 27,87170.3% Yes
John Johnson Labour 11,74729.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay Conservative 29,32372.2% Yes
Marion Large Labour 11,30027.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay Conservative 35,86273.9% Yes
Eric J Bowen Labour 12,68226.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Percival Grieve Conservative 32,35559.5% Yes
Thomas William Keillor Scott Labour 11,96922.0% No
Lionel Farell Liberal 10,09718.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Grieve Conservative 34,00865.7% Yes
Derek Forwood Labour 17,76034.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Grieve Conservative 37,75664.3% Yes
Douglas Gray Labour 13,18122.4% No
Richard Antony Davis Liberal 7,79513.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Grieve Conservative 35,04954.5% Yes
John Anthony Windmill Liberal 17,68627.5% No
David Attlee Norman Labour 11,60818.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Grieve Conservative 31,70752.7% Yes
John Anthony Windmill Liberal 15,84826.3% No
Denis MacShane Labour 12,64021.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Grieve Conservative 43,02766.2% Yes
David Hallam Labour 10,82016.6% No
Ian Kenneth Gillett Liberal 10,21415.7% No
David Edward Stevenson National Front 9781.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Taylor Conservative 31,94760.8% Yes
Ian Kenneth Gillett Liberal 14,55327.7% No
Ian James Jamieson Labour 6,07511.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Taylor Conservative 35,84461.1% Yes
Geoff Gadie Liberal 14,05824.0% No
Sue Knowles Labour 8,79115.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Taylor Conservative 38,38560.8% Yes
Michael Southcombe Liberal Democrat 13,23921.0% No
Nicola Kutapan Labour 10,54416.7% No
Clifford Hards Green 9251.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Taylor Conservative 26,29944.6% Yes
Michael Southcombe Liberal Democrat 14,90225.3% No
Rachel Harris Labour 14,33424.3% No
Mike Nattrass Referendum Party 2,7484.7% No
Jim Caffery ProLife Alliance 6231.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Taylor Conservative 21,93545.4% Yes
Jo Byron Liberal Democrat 12,52826.0% No
Brendan O'Brien Labour 12,37325.6% No
Andy Moore UKIP 1,0612.2% No
Mary Pyne ProLife Alliance 3740.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lorely Burt Liberal Democrat 20,89639.9% Yes
John Taylor Conservative 20,61739.4% No
Rory Vaughan Labour 8,05815.4% No
Diane Carr BNP 1,7523.3% No
Andrew Moore UKIP 9901.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lorely Burt Liberal Democrat 23,63542.9% Yes
Maggie Throup Conservative 23,46042.6% No
Sarah Merrill Labour 4,8918.9% No
Andrew Terry BNP 1,6242.9% No
John Ison UKIP 1,2002.2% No
Neill Watts Solihull and Meriden Residents Association 3190.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Knight Conservative 26,95649.2% Yes
Lorely Burt Liberal Democrat 14,05425.7% No
Philip Henrick UKIP 6,36111.6% No
Nigel Knowles Labour 5,69310.4% No
Howard Allen Green 1,6323.0% No
Mike Natrass Independence from Europe 500.1% No
Matthew Ward The Democratic Party 330.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Knight Conservative 32,98558.1% Yes
Nigel Knowles Labour 12,41421.9% No
Ade Adeyemo Liberal Democrat 8,90115.7% No
Andrew Garcarz UKIP 1,2912.3% No
Max McLoughlin Green 1,1572.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Knight Conservative 32,30958.4% Yes
Nick Stephens Labour 11,03619.9% No
Ade Adeyemo Liberal Democrat 9,97718.0% No
Rosemary Sexton Green 2,0223.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1945: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 34.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 40.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 44.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 47.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 37.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 31.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 41.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 27.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 26.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 49.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 33.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 37.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 39.9 pts 1997: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 2001: Conservative margin 19.5 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 0.5 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 0.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 23.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 38.4 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Solihull has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Solihull in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Solihull in 2019 with 32,309 votes (58.4%), a majority of 21,273 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Solihull since 1945?

Since 1945, Solihull has been won by: Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

What was the closest result in Solihull?

The closest result on record for Solihull was 2010, when Liberal Democrat beat Conservative by just 175 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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