1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990, with one third of the council to be elected. There had been a number of by-elections the previous year, with the net result being Liberal Democrat gains from the Conservatives in Shirley East and the Independent Ratepayers & Residents in Packwood. The Conservatives narrowly retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 49.5%.

Election result
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 * Independent Ratepayers & Residents
 * align="right" | 2
 * align="right" | 1
 * align="right" | 0
 * align="right" | +1
 * align="right" | 11.8
 * align="right" | 7.1
 * align="right" | 5,499
 * align="right" | +1.0

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: