Solihull
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Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Dates: 3 Jun 2025
Previous stages
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 4 Mar 2025
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 30 Jan 2024 - 14 Oct 2024
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 22 Aug 2023 - 30 Oct 2023
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Dates: 15 Aug 2023
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New arrangements apply to elections after this date.
Dates: 29 Sep 2003
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 13 May 2003
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
We are carrying out an electoral review of Solihull because it has been a long time since the last review.
| 15 August 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 22 August - 30 October 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 30 January - 14 October 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 4 March 2025 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBD | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2026 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
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Making our recommendation into law
A draft Solihull (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was laid in Parliament on 3 June 2025.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Previous stages
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 4 March 2025.
Consultation on proposals
Local views given during our consultation on proposals
You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals.
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council should have 51 councillors.
Submissions received on council size are below.
Effective date
The Borough of Solihull (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 was made on 29 September 2003
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 13 May 2003
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.