Candidates in Meriden and Solihull East — Local Elections 2026
These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.
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Chelmsley Wood
13 candidates
Andy Miller
April Samantha Halpin
Elizabeth Thacker
Glenis Slater
Ian Brown
Jim Cooper
John Henry Courtenay
Lydia Ruth Margaret Turner
Martin Richard Tomlinson
Michael James
Phil Tierney
Sally Farrell
Shesh Sheshabhatter
Dorridge and Hockley Heath
15 candidates
David Jon Brittin
Active on State
Alex Insley
Andy Mackiewicz
Cameron Hall
Christopher Leslie Daniel Johnson
David Robert Franklin Godfrey
James Matthew Tilsley
James Peter Leah
Kirsty Miranda Lucy Mackinlay
Luke Richard Edwards
Paul Raymond Whitehouse
Peter Sylvester
Sally Tomlinson
Simon Turner
Tess Caroline Green
Elmdon
15 candidates
Eleonora Gough
Georgina Phoenix Hartland
Ian Clifford English
Kate Judith Jones
Laura McCarthy
Michael Andrew Welsh
Michael Thomas Ward
Paul Anthony Maguire
Pav Matharu
Rachel Elizabeth Bradburne
Richard William Marshall
Robert Edward Johnson
Sandra Ann Green
Seren Alexandra Jones
Stephen Robert Holt
Kingshurst and Fordbridge
12 candidates
Antony Singh Sangha
David Charles Cole
Den O'Neil
Henry Bodle
Jackie Moore
Jacob Robert Davenport Beardmore
Kamren Grant
Ken Harrop
Paul Goldingay
Sam Flint
Samantha Jayne Gethen
Tony Ludlow
Knowle
14 candidates
Amy Louise Donohoe-Brown
Dave Pinwell
Edward Fitter
James Joseph McLoughlin
Janet Elizabeth Hall
John Eamon Dillon
Katy Louise Moxley
Lionel Arthur King
Matt Purssell
Roger Neil Halford
Roy Steven England
Steven Egan
Yvonne Beverley Clements
Zachary David Richard Stanier
Meriden
14 candidates
Akin Kog
Bob Ryder
Catherine Price
Ciaran William Michael O'Neill
Claire Louise Kelly
David Paul Hoey
Jacqueline Sheila Howse
Jane Lamden
Matt Powell
Nosheen Naqvi
Paul Geoffrey Day
Phil Simister
Thomas Desmond McElholm
Zachary Jones
Silhill
15 candidates
Bhavan Pemmaiah
Emma Clare Marshall
Gayle Elizabeth Monk
Hitesh Bikumalla
James Christopher Henry
Janet Mary Marsh
Josh O'Nyons
Michael Gough
Nick Stephens
Nicola Lucy Cadet de Fontenay
Patsy Stone
Paul David Thompson
Rosemary Ann Sexton
Terry Whitehead
Wazma Qais