2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election. The shock result[citation needed] of the election came in Blythe where the Independent Ratepayers ousted a Tory Incumbent.[1][2] Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Shirley West had joined the Greens, having previously sat as an Independent Liberal Democrat.[3] Following the election another Shirley West Liberal Democrat councillor, Andy Hodgson, joined the Greens, taking their total up to 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats down to 10.[4]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 52.9 | 42.0 | 19,562 | -6.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 9,095 | -0.0% | |
Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 11.9 | 5,547 | +4.4% | |
Labour | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 17.3 | 8,075 | +0.7% | |
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 2,997 | +0.8% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,115 | +1.3% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 150 | -0.2% |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections :[2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservatives | 29 | 28 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 11 | |||
Labour | 6 | 6 | |||
Green | 4 | 5 | |||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||
Working majority | 7 | 5 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Ryan | 1,349 | 57.62 | −2.7 | |
Labour | Margaret Elizabeth Brittin | 573 | 24.48 | +3.2 | |
Green | Alex Hawkeswood | 312 | 13.33 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Charles Lee | 107 | 4.57 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 776 | 33.15 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,341 | 25.6 | −10.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Ratepayer & Residents | Linda Brown | 1,181 | 42.91 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | Martin McCarthy | 1,020 | 37.06 | −18.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Hodgson | 285 | 10.36 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Raj Singh | 266 | 9.67 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 161 | 5.85 | −29.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,752 | 27.1 | −14.3 | ||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents gain from Conservatives | Swing | +20.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ted Richards | 1,565 | 64.43 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Ben Semens | 632 | 26.02 | +2.1 | |
Green | Joy Aldworth | 167 | 6.88 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Lloyd | 65 | 2.76 | New | |
Majority | 933 | 38.41 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,429 | 26.8 | −12.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Chris Williams | 1,336 | 62.8 | +11.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Angela Reid | 644 | 30.3 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Catherine Price | 147 | 6.9 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 692 | 32.5 | +12.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,127 | 23.6 | −5.0 | ||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Meeson | 1,948 | 70.7 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Hugh Hendry | 244 | 8.9 | +1.1 | |
Green | Sara Irene Stevens | 210 | 7.6 | +2.9 | |
English Democrat | Andrew Martin Taylor | 187 | 6.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jan Mason | 165 | 6.0 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 1,704 | 61.9 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,754 | 32.0 | −19.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Glenis Ann Slater | 1,321 | 47.3 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Paul Thomas | 657 | 23.5 | −9.1 | |
Labour | Andrew James Mullinex | 451 | 16.1 | +1.6 | |
English Democrat | Robert Graham Lassen | 239 | 8.5 | +5.6 | |
Green | Elaine Teresa Williams | 127 | 4.5 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 664 | 23.8 | +15.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,795 | 30.3 | −12.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Flo Nash | 1,111 | 58.8 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Debbie Evans | 578 | 30.6 | −5.9 | |
Green | Gary Macnaughton | 146 | 7.7 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Robert Godfrey | 53 | 2.8 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 533 | 28.2 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,888 | 21.2 | −5.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeff Potts | 1,941 | 66.2 | −2.7 | |
Labour | Simon Martin Johnson | 323 | 11.0 | +0.8 | |
Green | Jane Allison Holt | 291 | 9.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lionel Arthur King | 220 | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
English Democrat | Frank (Shannon) O'Brien | 157 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,618 | 55.2 | −3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,932 | 35.6 | −15.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Irene Beatrice Chamberlain | 1,265 | 46.9 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Ian Clifford English | 583 | 21.6 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | David Skelding | 442 | 16.4 | −10.0 | |
English Democrat | David Francis Reynolds | 268 | 9.9 | +3.4 | |
Green | Frances Grice | 138 | 5.1 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 682 | 25.3 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,696 | 27.7 | −11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Diciccio | 1318 | 45.7 | −19.6 | |
Independent Ratepayer | Ken Meeson | 858 | 29.8 | +23.3 | |
Labour | Cathy Connan | 412 | 14.3 | −1.9 | |
Green | Roger Philip King | 173 | 6.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Ludlow | 122 | 4.2 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 460 | 16.0 | −33.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,883 | 30.5 | −17.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -21.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Claire Louise O'Kane | 1,899 | 50.5 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | David Price | 1,326 | 35.3 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Alan Edward Jacques | 316 | 8.4 | −2.1 | |
Green | Carol Joy Linfield | 216 | 5.7 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 573 | 15.2 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,757 | 38.8 | −7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Karen Grinsell | 1,045 | 37.3 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Rose | 850 | 30.3 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Kevin Peter Raven | 390 | 13.9 | +1.6 | |
English Democrat | Lisa Jane White | 264 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Independent Ratepayer | Neil Watts | 252 | 9.0 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 195 | 7.0 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,801 | 32.6 | −13.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Allport | 1,379 | 38.5 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Hodgson | 1,343 | 37.5 | +3.1 | |
Independent Ratepayer | Trevor Eames | 463 | 12.9 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Shirley Rose Young | 400 | 11.2 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 36 | 1.0 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,585 | 36.5 | −7.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Howard John Allen | 1,001 | 39.1 | +34.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Holt | 729 | 28.4 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Ray Brookes | 426 | 16.6 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eimear Fossey | 406 | 15.8 | −15.2 | |
Majority | 272 | 10.6 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,562 | 28.4 | −12.3 | ||
Green hold | Swing | +20.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hogarth | 1,811 | 59.4 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Keith Stone | 579 | 19.0 | −7.5 | |
Labour | Janet Mary Marsh | 445 | 14.6 | +2.9 | |
Green | Trevor John Barker | 212 | 7.0 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 1,232 | 40.4 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,047 | 33.3 | −14.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Mike Sheridan | 1,030 | 57.7 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Mohammed Rashid | 473 | 26.5 | −6.7 | |
BNP | Simone Neale | 150 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Sarah Evans | 132 | 7.4 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 557 | 31.2 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,785 | 20.1 | −6.0 | ||
Green hold | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Wild | 2,175 | 63.8 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 415 | 12.2 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Paul Cook Tuxworth | 386 | 11.3 | +1.1 | |
Independent Ratepayer & Residents | John Rogers | 243 | 7.1 | +4.2 | |
Green | Stephen Robert Holt | 188 | 5.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,760 | 51.7 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,407 | 33.0 | −17.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Elections results". Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Hulse, Cathrina (16 May 2011). "Solihull Lib Dems hit by new crisis as councillor defects to Greens". Solihull News. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Solihull councillor defects from Lib Dems to Greens". BBC. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.