ull ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁elect ▁members ▁of ▁Sol ih ull ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁in ▁England . ▁This ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁other ▁local ▁elections . ▁ ▁The ▁gover ning ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁won ▁ 9 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁seats ▁up ▁for ▁election , ▁gain ing ▁one ▁from ▁an ▁Independent ▁and ▁losing ▁one ▁to ▁the ▁Green ▁Party . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁seat , ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁gained ▁another ▁from ▁the ▁SD P , ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Green ▁Coun c ill or ▁who ▁had ▁defect ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁They ▁also ▁held ▁their ▁two ▁existing ▁seats ▁to ▁solid ify ▁their ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁in ▁Sol ih ull . ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁held ▁their ▁three ▁seats ▁and ▁Labour ▁held ▁their ▁one , ▁the ▁only ▁seat ▁they ▁hold ▁in ▁Sol ih ull . ▁ ▁Result ▁ ▁Council ▁Com position ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁Lib ▁Dem ▁- ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁Lab ▁- ▁Labour ▁Ind ▁- ▁Independent ▁ ▁Result ▁by ▁Ward ▁ ▁B icken hill ▁ ▁B ly the ▁ ▁Castle ▁B rom wich ▁ ▁Ch el ms ley ▁Wood ▁ ▁z ▁ ▁Dor ridge ▁and ▁H ock ley ▁He ath ▁ ▁El md on ▁ ▁King sh urst ▁and ▁Ford bridge ▁ ▁Know le ▁