Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: local authority assessment

Published: 18 March 2026 Page last updated: 13 April 2026

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Assessment published: 18 March 2026

About Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Demographics

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Solihull Council, is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England and provides most local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016. With a Population of around 221,242. Solihull has an Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score of 8 (1 is the most deprived; 10 is the least deprived) meaning it scores towards one of the least deprived local authorities in England. Whilst many neighbourhoods in Solihull rank among England’s least deprived, a cluster around North Solihull remain among the most deprived, for example, Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst and Fordbridge and Smith’s Wood.  

The population is predominantly people of working age with 56.49% of people aged between 18 and 64, but there is a growing ageing population, with 21.26% of the population 65+ with this percentage predicted to rise over the coming years. Solihull is predominantly white with a growing and changing population and increase in diversity with 86.16% of the population identifying as White, 11.03% Asian, Asian British, 1.08% Black, Black British, Caribbean or African, 3.5% Mixed or Multiple race and 1.5% other.

Solihull is part of the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB), which recently merged into the new cluster to work with the Black Country.

Solihull Council is led by the Conservative Party, its political make up is made up of 51 councillors across all parties with 28 Conservative, 8 Green, 8 Liberal Democrats, 3 Reform UK, 3 Independents and 1 Labour.

Financial facts

  • The Local Authority’s total spend was £416,506,280 in 2024/25, in comparison to a total spend of £389,020,000 in 2023/24. In 2024/25, 24.35% of the spend was spent on adult social care.
  • The Local Authority’s total spend on Adult Social Care was £101,400,013 in 2024/25, compared to a total spend on Adult Social Care of £91,701,919 in 2023/24. The Local Authority spent £58,949,041 (adult social care spend) per 100,000 adults in 2024/25.  
  • The Local Authority has raised the full Adult Social Care precept for 2024/25, with a value of 2%. Please note that the amount raised through the Adult Social Care precept varies from Local Authority to Local Authority.
  • Approximately 3,325 people were accessing long-term Adult Social Care support, and approximately 1,835 people were accessing short term Adult Social Care support in 2024/25. Local authorities spend money on a range of adult social care services, including supporting individuals. No two care packages are the same and vary significantly in their intensity, duration, and cost.

This data is reproduced at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. It has not been factored into our assessment and is presented for information purposes only.