1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in St. Alphege to be elected. There had been a by-election in the interim, with the Independent Ratepayers & Residents gaining a seat in Shirley West from the Conservatives. The council fell to no overall control for the first time since its creation in 1973. Voter turnout was 46.0%.

Election result
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 * Independent Ratepayers & Residents
 * align="right" | 2
 * align="right" | 1
 * align="right" | 0
 * align="right" | +1
 * align="right" | 11.1
 * align="right" | 8.3
 * align="right" | 5,956
 * align="right" | +1.2

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