1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

Map of the results for the 1994 Solihull council election.

The 1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994, with one third of the council and a double vacancy in Fordbridge to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives seven seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 43.6%.[1][2]

Election result

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Solihull Local Election Result 1994
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 0 0 0 38.9 26.2 17,764 +9.4
  Conservative 5 0 2 -2 27.8 34.7 23,559 -22.3
  Liberal Democrats 4 2 0 +2 22.2 30.5 20,698 +15.0
Independent Ratepayers & Residents 1 0 0 0 5.5 6.0 4,065 -2.8
  Independent 1 0 0 0 5.5 2.5 1,677 +2.5
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 150 +0.2

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

Party Previous council New council
Conservatives 24 22
Labour 15 15
Liberal Democrats 6 8
Independent Ratepayers & Residents 5 5
Independent 1 1
Total 51 51
Working majority  -3   -7 

Ward results

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Bickenhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Ryan 2,624 54.9 +23.1
Conservative T. Young 1,646 34.4 −28.7
Liberal Democrats A. Blakeley 513 10.7 +10.7
Majority 978 20.4 −10.8
Turnout 4,783 48.9 +8.2
Labour hold Swing +25.9
Castle Bromwich[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beryl Bennett 2,351 53.7 −24.1
Labour Derek Jones 1,310 29.9 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Olive Hogg 719 16.4 +16.4
Majority 1,041 23.8 −34.9
Turnout 4,380 45.6 +5.7
Conservative hold Swing -17.4
Chelmsley Wood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Reed 1,750 68.6 +15.2
Conservative Graham Juniper 453 17.7 −20.8
Liberal Democrats C. Barber 349 13.7 +5.6
Majority 1,297 50.8 +36.1
Turnout 2,552 29.6 +8.9
Labour hold Swing +18.0
Elmdon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Brookes 2,437 56.5 +18.6
Conservative D. Wilkes 1,317 30.5 −18.6
Liberal Democrats J. Jardine 557 12.9 +12.9
Majority 1,120 26.0 +14.7
Turnout 4,311 52.3 +7.8
Labour hold Swing +18.6
Fordbridge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Harper 1,343 66.0 +9.1
Labour Ben Magee 1,079
Conservative Keith Samuels 361 17.7 −17.4
Liberal Democrats Bernard Wright 184 9.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wright 157
Independent Ratepayers M. Hitchcock 147 7.2 +7.2
Majority 982 48.3 +26.5
Turnout 2,035 30.5 +10.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +13.2
Kingshurst[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Potts 1,478 65.6 +10.4
Conservative Don Blake 517 22.9 −17.9
Liberal Democrats A. Frost 258 11.4 +11.4
Majority 961 42.6 +28.3
Turnout 2,253 35.8 +8.5
Labour hold Swing +14.1
Knowle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wright 2,424 60.4 −14.6
Liberal Democrats Arthur Crossley 1,224 30.5 +10.6
Labour Vera Wood 365 9.1 +4.0
Majority 1,200 29.9 −25.2
Turnout 4,013 45.7 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing -12.6
Lyndon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Chapple 2,577 69.1 +17.1
Conservative Peter Duddy 646 17.3 −21.7
Labour J. Stanley 505 13.5 +4.6
Majority 1,931 51.8 +38.8
Turnout 3,728 46.3 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +19.4
Meriden[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lea 2,392 59.4 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris 1,067 26.5 +3.8
Labour Jacqueline Moore 565 14.0 +5.8
Majority 1,325 32.9 −13.5
Turnout 4,024 46.4 +7.6
Conservative hold Swing -6.7
Olton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Windmill 2,631 58.2 +14.7
Conservative Nicholas Worley 1,542 34.1 −18.4
Labour Joan Holt 346 7.7 +3.6
Majority 1,089 24.1 +15.1
Turnout 4,519 48.9 +2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +16.5
Packwood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lee 2.865 55.3 +20.5
Conservative Peter Llewellyn 2,073 40.0 −22.5
Labour Michael Steed 244 4.7 +2.0
Majority 792 15.3 −12.5
Turnout 5,182 51.7 +3.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +21.5
Shirley East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Southcombe 2,388 51.3 +11.4
Conservative Richard Lewis 1,626 34.9 −19.4
Labour Robert Houghton 416 8.9 +3.2
Independent Leslie Pitt 224 4.8 +4.8
Majority 762 16.4 +1.9
Turnout 4,654 50.2 +6.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +15.4
Shirley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ratepayers Richard Jackson 2,859 54.9 +54.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Blight 1,657 31.8 +31.8
Labour Peter Ward 692 13.3 +7.5
Majority 1,202 23.1 +11.0
Turnout 5,208 39.2 −1.2
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +11.5
Shirley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brenda Otton 1,453 38.1 −16.9
Independent Ratepayers John Rogers 1,059 27.8 +27.8
Liberal Democrats Honor Cox 684 17.9 +17.9
Labour Ann Littley 615 16.1 +8.6
Majority 394 10.3 −7.2
Turnout 3,811 41.2 +4.0
Independent hold Swing -22.3
Silhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila Pittaway 2,414 51.4 −22.0
Liberal Democrats Jill Puckering 1,376 29.3 +14.9
Labour Donald Bargery 754 16.1 +3.9
National Front Norman Tomkinson 150 3.2 +3.2
Majority 1,038 22.1 −36.9
Turnout 4,694 46.7 +6.7
Conservative hold Swing -18.4
Smith's Wood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Hendry 1,902 70.2 +9.5
Conservative Timothy Vernon 481 17.8 −18.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Merkens 325 12.0 +12.0
Majority 1,421 52.5 +27.9
Turnout 2,708 31.4 +9.7
Labour hold Swing +14.0
St. Alphege[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Wild 3,316 65.6 −13.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Gemmell 1,324 26.2 +26.2
Labour A. Hanley 418 8.3 +2.3
Majority 1,992 39.4 −25.2
Turnout 5,058 47.6 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing -19.9

References

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  1. ^ 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, 5 May 1994", Solihull M.B.C.(1994).
  2. ^ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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