My name is Ade Adeyemo. I am a Liberal Democrat Councillor and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
I am also a Parliamentary Candidate and I stood for the Liberal Democrats in the following elections:
2024 General Election - Solihull West and Shirley constituency
2019 General Election - Solihull constituency
2019 European Elections (No. 2 on WM list)
2017 General Election - Solihull constituency
2015 General Election - Meriden constituency
My family and I have lived in Solihull for over 27 years and I am very passionate about our local area. My children all grew up here and I feel that we must work very hard to keep it a place we are all proud to call 'home'.
I first became involved with the Liberal Democrats as a volunteer, helping to deliver leaflets for Lorely Burt when she was the MP for Solihull. Impressed with the fact that the then newly-elected MP was out delivering leaflets in the rain, I decided that if my local MP was determined to work that hard, she was definitely worth supporting! That was several years ago and I am pleased to count on Baroness Burt as "my mentor and number one supporter".
I am a Chartered Civil Engineer, an Auditor of Management Systems and a Risk and Resilience Specialist. During my professional career, I have been fortunate enough to have been involved in construction and management of major building and civil engineering projects throughout the UK and abroad.
I love my rugby - I used to play at centre for local team Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Club (now the Bees). After I stopped playing due to injury, I took up refereeing with the Warwickshire Society of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), moving on to become a Referee Adviser and Coach with the Warwickshire Society. I am now 'retired' but you will still find me occasionally on the sidelines, being kind to the referee, of course!
I also dabble in amateur photography and I try and get out out occasionally with my camera. I used to be a presenter on community radio and I am still involved with a number of local Voluntary and Community Associations. I feel quite strongly that the people of the UK deserve positive change. They are tired of the status quo where the two large parties and their MPs are not proactive enough in standing up for local people.
I will always make it my duty to put our area back on the map, by speaking up on behalf of local people, particularly young people and the less fortunate members of our community - a 'Local Champion' demanding better for local people.