Solihull.
Independent MP Julian Knight holds the seat.
1 Jun 2026
Julian Knight is effectively absent from parliamentary activity. The data shows zero votes cast, no recorded speeches, and no committee memberships -- making him one of the most inactive MPs in the Commons by any measurable standard. He has sat as an Independent since losing the Conservative whip, but there is no recent record of him using that position to advance any cause or raise any issue on behalf of Solihull constituents.
His longer-term record offers little more. With no votes, no speeches, and no committee work captured in the available data, there is no pattern of engagement to describe -- no consistent policy positions, no local issues championed, no deviations from a party line because there is no party line to deviate from. The Commons average participation rate gives context: most MPs vote and speak regularly; Knight appears to do neither.
Local news coverage over the past 90 days runs to 74 articles, but almost none mention Knight directly -- the handful scored as relevant to him turn out, on inspection, to concern other MPs or purely local matters unconnected to Westminster. The highest-profile local political coverage features Saqib Bhatti, MP for the neighbouring Meriden and Solihull East seat, not Knight. It should be noted that Knight faced a police investigation into alleged financial misconduct, which prompted the withdrawal of the Conservative whip; that background may explain his withdrawal from public-facing parliamentary activity, though the data here cannot confirm his current legal or political status with certainty.
2019 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian KnightWON | Con | 32,309 | 58.4 |
| Nick Stephens | Lab | 11,036 | 19.9 |
| Ade Adeyemo | LD | 9,977 | 18.0 |
| Rosemary Sexton | Grn | 2,022 | 3.6 |
Turnout 55,344
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Julian Knight | Con | 58.1 |
| 2015 | Julian Knight | Con | 49.2 |
| 2010 | Burt, Lorely | LD | 42.9 |
Sources, methods & last update
2010 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo