2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. Since the last election, the Liberal [Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats] had defended a seat in a 2010 [Solihull Council election#By-elections between 2010 and 2011|by-election in Olton], but had lost all three councillors for Shirley, [West Midlands|Shirley] West, with Brynn Tudor being disqualified for non-attendance and the other two defecting: firstly with Howard Allen going Independent and then Simon Slater joining the Labour grouping. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Voter turnout naturally fell from the Solihull Council election|previous year's] high turnout, although to an above-average figure of 41.5%