1996 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1996 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservatives and Independent Ratepayer and Residents no longer holding enough seats to continue their coalition. Voter turnout was 35.4%.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 35.3 | 37.1 | 20,481 | +4.7 | |
Labour | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 29.4 | 26.9 | 14,821 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 23.5 | 25.7 | 14,190 | -2.3 | |
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 4,419 | +1.6 | |
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 958 | +1.7 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 276 | -1.6 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservatives | 21 | 17 | |||
Labour | 15 | 16 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 9 | 12 | |||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 5 | 5 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||
Working majority | -9 | -17 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Plaister | 1,667 | 48.3 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Brian Carter | 1,282 | 37.1 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Clifford Hards | 276 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dixon | 228 | 6.6 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 385 | 11.1 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,453 | 34.6 | −3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Richards | 2,140 | 59.6 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Vera Wood | 1,128 | 31.4 | −10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Merkens | 321 | 8.9 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,012 | 28.2 | +21.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,589 | 37.6 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Hill | 1,329 | 73.2 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Graham Juniper | 343 | 18.9 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Barber | 143 | 7.9 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 986 | 54.3 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,815 | 21.8 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Littley | 1,937 | 55.0 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Donald Jones | 1,274 | 36.2 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Blakeley | 312 | 8.9 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 663 | 18.8 | −7.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,523 | 43.5 | −0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Corser | 970 | 70.6 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | T. O'Riordan | 238 | 17.3 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 96 | 7.0 | +0.4 | |
Independent Ratepayers | John Rogers | 70 | 5.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 732 | 53.3 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,374 | 21.0 | −2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Fletcher | 1,035 | 65.3 | −5.6 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Wallace | 414 | 26.1 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | H. Edgington | 136 | 8.6 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 621 | 39.2 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,585 | 25.9 | −3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Kyles | 2,163 | 63.8 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Wright | 796 | 23.5 | −2.5 | |
Labour | William Shaw | 433 | 12.8 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 1,367 | 40.3 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,392 | 37.4 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Irene Chamberlain | 1,738 | 58.0 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Neill Watts | 672 | 22.4 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Eric Collins | 585 | 19.5 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 1,066 | 35.6 | −8.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,995 | 37.4 | −1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Vincent | 1,365 | 37.9 | −13.3 | |
Ind. Conservative | M. Emm | 958 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
Labour | Arthur Brill | 827 | 22.9 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 454 | 12.6 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 407 | 11.3 | −13.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,604 | 41.2 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -19.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Davies | 2,150 | 52.8 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Diana Holl-Allen | 1,622 | 39.9 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Frederick Nash | 297 | 7.3 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 528 | 13.0 | −11.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,069 | 43.3 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Dupont | 2,178 | 48.3 | −12.3 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Meeson | 2,099 | 46.5 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Irma Shaw | 236 | 5.2 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 79 | 1.7 | −25.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,513 | 43.9 | −1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -12.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | June Gandy | 1,942 | 49.7 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Theresa Samuels | 1,444 | 36.9 | +5.2 | |
Labour | James Burman | 523 | 13.4 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 498 | 12.7 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,909 | 41.9 | +0.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Ratepayers Anti European Union | Ursula Eames | 2,489 | 61.6 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Peter Ward | 927 | 22.9 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Wilson | 627 | 15.5 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 1,562 | 38.6 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,043 | 30.0 | −0.9 | ||
Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Ratepayers | Keith Williamson | 1,860 | 62.8 | +26.0 | |
Labour | Peter Metcalfe | 781 | 26.4 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Verduyn | 322 | 10.9 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 1,079 | 36.4 | +33.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,963 | 32.1 | −2.4 | ||
Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | +11.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hogarth | 1,985 | 47.9 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Puckering | 1,568 | 37.8 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Donald Bargery | 591 | 14.3 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 417 | 10.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,144 | 41.1 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Craig | 1,393 | 73.9 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Timothy Vernon | 328 | 17.4 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Olive Hogg | 164 | 8.7 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 56.5 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,885 | 22.6 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Worley | 2,727 | 63.6 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Chapple | 1,015 | 23.7 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Paul Tuxworth | 547 | 12.8 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 1,712 | 39.9 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,289 | 38.5 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
By-elections between 1996 and 1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,490 | 59.0 | −0.6 | ||
Labour | 794 | 31.5 | +0.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 236 | 9.4 | +0.5 | ||
Majority | 696 | 27.5 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,520 | 26.2 | −11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 525 | 72.7 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative | 104 | 14.4 | −2.9 | ||
Independent Ratepayer | 56 | 7.8 | +2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 37 | 5.1 | −1.9 | ||
Majority | 421 | 58.3 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 722 | 11.0 | −10.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 345 | 62.5 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative | 175 | 31.7 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 32 | 5.8 | −2.8 | ||
Majority | 170 | 30.8 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 552 | 16.6 | −9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,328 | 46.1 | −1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,235 | 42.9 | +5.1 | ||
Labour | 301 | 10.5 | −3.8 | ||
Other | 16 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
Majority | 93 | 3.2 | −6.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,880 | 28.1 | −13.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1996", Solihull M.B.C.(1996).
- ^ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2012.