1994 UK local government 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 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 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 ^ 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). ^ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013 .