Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Birmingham City Council
Royal Sutton Coldfield is run by Birmingham City Council, with Sutton Coldfield parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Birmingham City Council. Its MP is Sir Andrew Mitchell (Conservative), member for Sutton Coldfield.
£2,423
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Royal Sutton Coldfield’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Birmingham City Council
Reform UK, the largest group, holds 23 of its 101 seats as elected, 28 short of the 51 needed (it held 0 before the May 2026 election). The Greens hold 19, Labour 17, the Conservatives 16, independents 13, the Liberal Democrats 12 and Workers Party of Britain 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Royal Sutton Coldfield’s wards, the Conservatives took 41.8%, Reform UK took 28.4% and Labour took 13.7% of votes in May 2026. In 2022, the Conservatives had 51.8%. How Royal Sutton Coldfield has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Royal Sutton Coldfield is £2,423 for 2026–27; Birmingham City Council keeps 84% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 71% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 51 of Birmingham’s 101 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK23+23
- Green19+17
- Labour17−47
- Conservative16−6
- Independent13+13
- Liberal Democrat12−1
- Workers Party of Britain1+1
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Royal Sutton Coldfield
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
99% of Royal Sutton Coldfield’s residents · Band D precept £70
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Richard Parker (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Royal Sutton Coldfield, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierSutton Coldfield parish council
- 2Birmingham City Council8 wards · 10 councillorsConservative 10 · all 10
- 3Mayor of West Midlands Combined AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority · elected May 2024Richard Parker
- 4Police and crime commissionerWest Midlands Police · elected May 2024Simon John Foster
- 5House of CommonsSutton Coldfield
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
10 councillors for 8 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- John CooperConservative · May 2026
- Anja PawsonConservative · May 2026
- John PerksConservative · May 2026
- Ken WoodConservative · May 2026
- Harry ParmarConservative · May 2026
- Richard Frederick Jex ParkinConservative · May 2026
- Meirion JenkinsConservative · May 2026
- David Christopher PearsConservative · May 2026
- Raaj ShamjiConservative · May 2026
- Alex YipConservative · May 2026
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Veseyall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 20,116 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | John CooperAnja Pawson | May 2026 |
| Sutton Walmley & Minworthmostly in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 13,018 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | John PerksKen Wood | May 2026 |
| Sutton Roughleyall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 11,804 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Harry Parmar | May 2026 |
| Sutton Reddicapall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 10,043 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Richard Frederick Jex Parkin | May 2026 |
| Sutton Mere Greenall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 9,670 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Meirion Jenkins | May 2026 |
| Sutton Trinityall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 9,483 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | David Christopher Pears | May 2026 |
| Sutton Four Oaksall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 9,326 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Raaj Shamji | May 2026 |
| Sutton Wylde Greenall in Royal Sutton Coldfield · 9,300 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Alex Yip | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Birmingham City Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives have led every council vote since 2022
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Royal Sutton Coldfield’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 4.2% | 11.5% |
| Labour | 35.7% | 13.7% |
| Liberal Democrat | 8.3% | 4.7% |
| Conservative | 51.8% | 41.8% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 28.4% |
In 2026, the Conservatives won 10 of the 10 seats up in Royal Sutton Coldfield’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Birmingham council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Royal Sutton Coldfield, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
8 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Royal Sutton Coldfield’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗14,684 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
11,356 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,104 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (5 more)
3,062 votes for candidates
3,931 votes for candidates
3,712 votes for candidates
3,771 votes for candidates
3,782 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Royal Sutton Coldfield is in Sutton Coldfield constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
48,333 votes for candidates · majority 2,543
Conservative, MP since 7 June 2001.
turnout in July 2024: 48,333 votes from 74,080 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 2,543 of 48,333 votes (5.3%): the 101st-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Royal Sutton Coldfield’s Band D council tax is £2,423 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Birmingham City Council keeps £2,023.48 of a Band D bill (84%); the rest goes to the Sutton Coldfield parish council, the West Midlands police and crime commissioner and the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Birmingham’s Band D bill has risen 71% in ten years, from £1,380.05 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £657.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Sutton Coldfield, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
West Midlands’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with West Midlands
| Birmingham | Royal Sutton Coldfield’s councils | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £487 | £502 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £348 | £351 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £137 | £92 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £72 | £59 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £111 | £111 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £47 | £46 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £-3 | £16 | £26 |
| Public health | £119 | £106 | £78 |
| Running the council | £26 | £41 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £25 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,345 | £1,349 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. West Midlands and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Royal Sutton Coldfield is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
birmingham.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
birmingham.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Royal Sutton Coldfield is run
Which council runs Royal Sutton Coldfield?
Royal Sutton Coldfield is run by Birmingham City Council.
Does Royal Sutton Coldfield have a town council?
Yes: Royal Sutton Coldfield has its own parish-tier council (Sutton Coldfield parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £70 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Royal Sutton Coldfield?
Sir Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) is the MP for Sutton Coldfield, which covers Royal Sutton Coldfield.
How many councillors does Royal Sutton Coldfield have?
10 ward councillors represent Royal Sutton Coldfield’s 8 wards.
When are the next elections in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Royal Sutton Coldfield’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
Band D council tax in Royal Sutton Coldfield is £2,423 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Birmingham City Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Reform UK 23 · Green 19 · Labour 17 · Conservative 16 · Independent 13 · Liberal Democrat 12 · Workers Party of Britain 1 of 101 seats; a majority needs 51. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
In Royal Sutton Coldfield’s wards on 7 May 2026, Conservative 10 of the 10 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 41.8%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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