The local authorityCouncil · metropolitan_borough · England · 1 of 36 councils (metropolitan_borough)

Solihull.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £219m net revenue. 17 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats51 councillors · 17 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitesolihull.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£219m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,088
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
24/51
Conservative and Unionist Party 47%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.

Solihull is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (24 of 51 seats). Net revenue is £219m for 2025-26. It covers 17 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.51 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 24Ref 17LD 6Green 4

Conservative and Unionist Party 47% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Heather DelaneyConBalsall & Berkswell2026
Terry Jack BakerConBalsall & Berkswell2026
Tony DiciccoConBalsall & Berkswell2026
Keith GreenConBlythe2026
Richard James HoltConBlythe2026
Simon Gregory ColesConBlythe2026
Alan FeeneyRefCastle Bromwich2026
Chris WhelanRefCastle Bromwich2026
Jamie John CampbellRefCastle Bromwich2026
Ian BrownRefChelmsley Wood2026
Michael JamesRefChelmsley Wood2026
Phil TierneyRefChelmsley Wood2026
Showing 12 of 51·All 51 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

64%
Council tax
£140.8m · median 44%
27%
Central grants
£60.0m · median 41%
8%
Business rates
£18.6m · median 14%

This is a high-council-tax councils (metropolitan_borough): 64% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (44%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,756
County / upper-tier£0
Police£230
Fire & rescue£80
GLA precept£0
Parish average£22
Total Band-D£2,088

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Solihull split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education38.5% of net spend · cohort median 41%
22 of 35-5% vs median
Adult Social Care27.7% of net spend · cohort median 26%
10 of 35+7% vs median
Children's Services17.5% of net spend · cohort median 15%
7 of 35+16% vs median
Waste & Recycling5.4% of net spend · cohort median 4%
9 of 35+31% vs median
Public Health3.4% of net spend · cohort median 4%
29 of 35-20% vs median
Highways & Transport2.3% of net spend · cohort median 2%
4 of 35+56% vs median
Corporate & Central2.0% of net spend · cohort median 3%
29 of 35-33% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.8% of net spend · cohort median 2%
14 of 35+8% vs median
Culture & Leisure1.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
35 of 35-52% vs median
Planning & Economic Development0.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
35 of 35-95% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.37,699 payments · £158.0m gross · 3 Dec 202530 Apr 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
SOLIHULL COMMUNITY HOUSING£14.22m9.0%90
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE AUTHORITY£7.57m4.8%11
VEOLIA ES (UK) LTD£6.77m4.3%86
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY£4.44m2.8%9
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£4.40m2.8%3,795
SOLIHULL BSF SCHOOLS LTD£4.28m2.7%62
COVENTRY & SOLIHULL WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY LTD£3.07m1.9%2
BALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LTD£3.00m1.9%423
JOHN GRAHAM HOLDINGS LTD£2.51m1.6%1,471
WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE£2.34m1.5%10

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Corporate And CentralWEST MIDLANDS POLICE AUTHORITY£3.73m
Waste And RecyclingCOVENTRY & SOLIHULL WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY LTD£2.93m
Childrens ServicesSOLIHULL BSF SCHOOLS LTD£2.57m
Highways And TransportBALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LTD£1.75m
Adult Social CareREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£1.53m
Housing And HomelessnessSOLIHULL COMMUNITY HOUSING£1.16m
Planning And EconomicBIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL£0.60m
Culture And LeisureLITTLE WOLF ENTERTAINMENT LTD£0.13m
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
37,699 payments · 3 Dec 202530 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level