Solihull and Meriden
Liberal Democrats

Solihull and Meriden Liberal Democrats

Your local champions - Standing up for Solihull

Sir Ed Davey and Solihull Lib Dems

Representing you in Solihull

Solihull and Meriden Liberal Democrats represent Liberal Democrat Members, Volunteers, Campaigners, Councillors and Candidates within the Local Authority area of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

The Local Authority area straddles three separate parliamentary constituencies - the Solihull West and Shirley constituency, the Meriden and Solihull East constituency and the two Solihull wards in the Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency.

We currently hold 8 of the 51 seats on Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.  For 10 years, one of the parliamentary seats in our region, Solihull, was represented by Lorely Burt.

Find out more about our Liberal Democrat Councillors by clicking here, or by visiting the Solihull Council Web Site.

Liberal Democrats in Solihull have a long record of action for the community and we always fight hard for local residents on important issues.

Solihull Lib Dem Council Group

Solihull Lib Dem Councillors

Find out more about our Liberal Democrat Councillors on Solihull Council

Find out more about our Lib Dem Councillors
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Solihull and Meriden Liberal Democrats

Solihull Lib Dem ward teams

Find out more about our Liberal Democrat teams and the work they do in wards across Solihull borough

Find out more about our Lib Dem ward teams
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Ade Adeyemo - Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Solihull

Ade Adeyemo - Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Solihull

Councillor Ade Adeyemo is the Liberal Democrats' Parliamentary Spokesperson for Solihull

More about Ade Adeyemo, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Solihull
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Shock as Solihull Facing Years of Council Tax Hikes

Shock as Solihull Facing Years of Council Tax Hikes

Residents facing 'double whammy', with 2 years of 10% council tax rises

Shock as Solihull Facing Years of Council Tax Hikes
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Cllr Sarah Phipps & Cllr Ade Adeyemo

Lib Dems Welcome ‘Good’ Ofsted Report

Liberal Democrats have welcomed Ofsted's report into children's services in Solihull

Lib Dems Welcome ‘Good’ Ofsted Report
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Elmdon 73 Bus Petition

Elmdon 73 Bus Petition

Elmdon 73 Bus Petition

Elmdon 73 Bus Petition
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Petition: Reopen the Beechnut Crossing

Petition: Reopen the Beechnut Crossing

Sign Terry's petition to reopen the the Beechnut Crossing

Petition: Reopen the Beechnut Crossing
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Terry Rich Whitehead at the Seven Star Road Zebra Crossing

Terry's Seven Star 30mph & Zebra Crossing Success

Terry Rich Whitehead's successful campaign for 30mph speed limit and a zebra crossing on Seven Star Road

Seven Star 30mph & Zebra Crossing Success
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Petition against Elmdon Residential Airport Parking

Petition against Elmdon Residential Airport Parking

Petition against Elmdon Residential Airport Parking

Petition: Residential Airport Parking
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Cllr Ade Adeyemo & Rabbi Pink

Choosing Light and Hope over Division and Hate

Cllr Ade Adeyemo & Rabbi Yehuda Pink celebrating Chanukah in Solihull Town Centre

Choosing Light and Hope over Division and Hate
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Solihull Council Bankruptcy Risk?

Solihull Council Bankruptcy Risk?

Council’s Director of Resources warns of 'bankruptcy risk'

Solihull Council Bankruptcy Risk?
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Should 16 & 17-year olds be eligible to vote?

Votes at 16 & 17

Have your say: Should 16 & 17-year olds be eligible to vote?

Should 16 & 17-year olds be eligible to vote?
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UK Lib Dem news

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Local Government

Local Government Finance Emergency

After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.

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15 Mar 2026
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Brian and Brenda Chapple

Lorely leads tributes to former Councillor and Mayor

Lorely Burt leads tributes to former Solihull Mayor and Lyndon Councillor, Brian Chapple, who passed away on 6 March 2025

Lorely Burt leads tributes to former Mayor and Lyndon ward councillor
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Green & Black Waste Recycling Bins

Petition Launched Against Green Waste Collection Charge

Cabinet Members on Solihull Council have voted to introduce charging for green waste collections.

Petition Launched Against Green Waste Collection Charge
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Solihull Local Plan

Conservatives’ Arrogance and Complacency got Local Plan Rejected

Liberal Democrats accuse Conservatives of arrogance and complacency in their handling of the Solihull Local Plan.

Solihull Local Plan Rejected by Inspectors
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Calm heads must prevail to keep Solihull safe

'Calm heads must prevail' to keep Solihull safe

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Councillor Ade Adeyemo has called for 'calm heads' to prevail in the midst of ongoing violence and civil unrest in many UK towns and cities.

Ade Adeyemo - Calm heads must prevail to keep Solihull safe
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Ade Adeyemo at Solihull Hospital Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit

Dental Crisis as 2,433 Children Admitted for Rotting Teeth

Ade Adeyemo: "The situation with dentists in Solihull is shocking and it is nigh on impossible now for residents to register with local dentists for NHS treatment"

Dental Crisis as 2,433 Children Admitted for Rotting Teeth
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Ade Adeyemo standing in front of a WM Police car

Solihull Lib Dems demand ‘Burglary Response Guarantee’ as 75% of cases go unsolved

Lib Dems demand ‘Burglary Response Guarantee’ as 75% of cases go unsolved in the West Midlands

Solihull Lib Dems demand ‘Burglary Response Guarantee’ as 75% of cases go unsolved in the West Midlands
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Ade Adeyemo campaigning in 2019 for fairer funding for Solihull's schools

Cash-strapped schools in Solihull face £7.1 million cut to funding

Schools in Solihull are facing £178 - £224 reduction in spending per pupil over the next financial year

Cash-strapped schools in Solihull face £7.1 million cut to funding
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Kate Jones - Liberal Democrat Candidate for Elmdon Ward

Airport's ‘Duty of Care’ failure to Prevent Illegal Parking on A45 Red Route

Lib Dems in Elmdon call for Birmingham Airport and taxi companies to prevent taxis driving and parking dangerously on the A45 Coventry Road

Airport's ‘Duty of Care’ failure to Prevent Illegal Parking on A45 Red Route
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Ade Adeyemo - Lib Dem Candidate for Solihull West and Shirley

181,189 people in Birmingham & Solihull waited more than four hours in A&E last year

Lib Dems call on the government to reverse £5 billion of real terms cuts to NHS funding and invest more in local health services including A&E

181,189 people in Birmingham & Solihull waited more than four hours in A&E last year
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Emergency ban on no-fault evictions

Lib Dems call for Emergency ban on no-fault evictions

Solihull Lib Dems call for emergency ban on no-fault evictions over Christmas

Lib Dems call for ban on no-fault evictions over Christmas
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Ade Adeyemo at Solihull Hospital

Shock at £79.5M bill to fix crumbling local hospitals

Lib Dems have revealed that over £79.5 million is needed to fix crumbling hospitals used by Solihull residents.

Solihull Lib Dems shock at £79.5M bill to fix crumbling hospitals
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Every Conservative MP in Solihull has been a disappointment, says Cllr Adeyemo

Solihull Stuck with Lame Duck MP

Ade Adeyemo says Solihull residents deserve better and they should ditch ‘failing’ Conservative MPs and vote for a fresh start.

Solihull Stuck with Lame Duck MP
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Lib Dems call for 2-month cancer treatment guarantee

Lib Dems call for 2-month cancer treatment guarantee

Lib Dems have called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral

Lib Dems call for 2-month cancer treatment guarantee
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Lib Dems' response to the Baby JS Report

Response to Baby JS Report

Children’s safety must be our number one priority and I will continue to challenge Solihull Council to do better. Our Children deserve better."

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