Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency in the West Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative) since July 2024.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Solihull West and Shirley, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population95,881
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1721.7% · 20,811 people
18 to 246.2% · 5,974 people
25 to 3411.2% · 10,726 people
35 to 4919.7% · 18,929 people
50 to 6419.7% · 18,899 people
65 and over21.4% · 20,542 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
38,043 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners78.1% · 29,714 households
Private renters13.2% · 5,038 households
Social renters7.7% · 2,929 households
Other tenure1.0% · 362 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
38,041 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.5% · 10,826 households
Families with dependent children29.7% · 11,312 households
Other single-family households39.0% · 14,855 households
Other household types2.8% · 1,048 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
92,362 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.2% · 5,755 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.2% · 8,505 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6% · 78,102 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
Signatures in this constituency466
Signatures nationally206,593
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded31
Total awarded£456,214
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026
Active Carers
Arden Active CIC
£14,568
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver a 12 month multisport programme for young carers and children in foster care aged 7-18 in Solihull. Weekly sessions (2 hours) will run across four community venues, offering activities including tennis, basketball, boccia, and team sports. Sessions will take place on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Funding will go towards coaches fees, facility hire, equipment and publicity.
National Lottery grantAwarded 27 April 2026
Football for All
Silhill Football Club
£10,550
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will install an accessible toilet, accessible shower and modernise changing facilities to meet standards for dignity, safety and safeguarding, benefitting 100 people. These changes will enable weekly disabled football sessions to take place at the club's home in Solihull, alongside supporting more women and girls and older adults to use their facilities for sport and wider community events.
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 April 2026
Hike2Heal Recovery CIC
Hike2Heal Recovery CIC
£19,609
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Hike2Heal Recovery CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 March 2026
Sport and well-being for the Ukrainian Community
Brama Trust
£14,660
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver three tennis sessions every other Saturday through 3 groups. They will support children aged 4-10, teenagers, and adults who are from Ukraine. They will also deliver tennis camps during half terms. Funding will specifically support coaching costs, facility hire, volunteer costs, staff costs, promotion, equipment and transport.
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 March 2026
Re:Verse
Grant to individual
£7,516
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Re:Verse - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
26 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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