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Solihull

Every general election in Solihull since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Julian Knight, Conservative, majority 21,273.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Julian Knight Elected sitting MPConservative32,30958.4%
Nick StephensLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		11,03619.9%
Ade AdeyemoLiberal Democrats9,97718.0%
Rosemary SextonGreen2,0223.7%
Valid votes55,344
Majority21,27338.4%

Con hold Turnout 70.3% of 78,760 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1955: 72.2%Conservative, 1959: 73.9%Conservative, 1964: 59.5%Conservative, 1966: 65.7%Conservative, 1970: 64.3%Conservative, February 1974: 54.5%Conservative, October 1974: 52.7%Conservative, 1979: 66.2%Conservative, 1983: 60.8%Conservative, 1987: 61.1%Conservative, 1992: 60.8%Conservative, 1997: 44.7%Conservative, 2001: 45.4%Conservative, 2005: 39.4%Conservative, 2010: 42.6%Conservative, 2015: 49.2%Conservative, 2017: 58.1%Conservative, 2019: 58.4%Labour, 1955: 27.8%Labour, 1959: 26.1%Labour, 1964: 22.0%Labour, 1966: 34.3%Labour, 1970: 22.4%Labour, February 1974: 18.0%Labour, October 1974: 21.0%Labour, 1979: 16.6%Labour, 1983: 11.6%Labour, 1987: 15.0%Labour, 1992: 16.7%Labour, 1997: 24.3%Labour, 2001: 25.6%Labour, 2005: 15.4%Labour, 2010: 8.9%Labour, 2015: 10.4%Labour, 2017: 21.9%Labour, 2019: 19.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 21.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 25.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 26.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 39.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 42.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 25.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 15.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 18.0%Liberal, 1964: 18.6%Liberal, 1970: 13.3%Liberal, February 1974: 27.5%Liberal, October 1974: 26.3%Liberal, 1979: 15.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 24.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 11.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.3%
Vote share in Solihull at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Solihull (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con Julian KnightLab21,27338.470.3%Con hold
2017Con Julian KnightLab20,57136.373.0%Con hold
2015Con Julian KnightLD12,90223.670.3%Con gain from LD
2010LD Lorely BurtCon1750.372.3%LD gain from Con
2005LDCon2790.567.5%
2001ConLD9,40719.563.3%Con hold
1997ConLD11,39719.474.6%
1992ConLD25,14639.981.6%Con hold
1987ConAlliance21,78637.175.1%Con hold
1983ConAlliance17,39433.170.5%
1979ConLab32,20749.577.2%Con hold
October 1974ConLib15,85926.475.3%Con hold
February 1974ConLib17,36327.081.3%
1970ConLab24,57541.873.2%Con hold
1966ConLab16,24831.474.8%Con hold
1964ConLab20,38637.580.5%Con hold
1959ConLab23,18047.880.6%Con hold
1955ConLab18,02344.478.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Solihull?

Julian Knight (Conservative) won Solihull at the 2019 general election with a majority of 21,273.

Which parties have won Solihull?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 16, Liberal Democrats 2.

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