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The earliest known settlement in the Shirley area was at Berry Mound Camp at what is now Solihull Lodge, in the west of Shirley. This was the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, which may have been the scene of a battle between the forces of King Alfred and besieged Danes [1] (and with archaeological evidence which would indicate defense of the site during this period).
The 2024 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands alongside other local elections on the same day. 17 of the 51 seats were up for election.
Castlewood School, Castle Bromwich Daylesford Academy, Smith's Wood Forest Oak School, Smith's Wood; Hazel Oak School, Shirley The Heights Academy, Solihull Merstone School, Smith's Wood
Map of the results of the 2012 Solihull council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Greens in green, Labour in red and independent in grey.. The 2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England.
The 2007 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control .
Issues in the election included a proposed development by Asda in Shirley, the fate of the Accident and Emergency department at Solihull hospital and new housing developments. [3] [4] Labour also wanted to address a north-south divide in the council area and opposed any transfer of council housing from council control. [3] [4]
Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election . [ 2 ]
The Solihull and Meriden Residents' Association failed to win any seats, with their most high-profile candidate Trevor Eames coming third in Shirley South. [ 5 ] Following the election the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties formed a coalition to run the council, with Liberal Democrat Ian Hedley being elected leader of the council with 26 of ...