The 1986 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council to be elected. The Conservatives retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 34.6%. [1] [2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 47.0 | 40.2 | 21,676 | -8.2 | |
Labour | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 15,086 | +0.5 | |
Alliance | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.8 | 23.4 | 12,641 | +8.5 | |
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 4,503 | +0.2 | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 57 | -0.0 | |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservatives | 33 | 29 | |||
Labour | 13 | 14 | |||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 4 | 6 | |||
Alliance | 1 | 2 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||
Working majority | 15 | 7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Kellie | 1,714 | 44.3 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Peter McLoughlin | 1,458 | 37.7 | -12.8 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | David Moore | 695 | 18.0 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 256 | 6.6 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,867 | 39.5 | -7.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon Roberts | 1,847 | 49.2 | -19.6 | |
Labour | Robert Overton | 1,048 | 27.9 | -3.2 | |
Alliance (SDP) | John Walker | 856 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Majority | 799 | 21.3 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,751 | 39.4 | -0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Shaw | 1,508 | 63.4 | -12.0 | |
Conservative | Robin Draycott | 453 | 19.1 | -5.4 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Thomas Wrenn | 416 | 17.5 | +17.5 | |
Majority | 1,055 | 44.4 | -6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,377 | 25.6 | -2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Johanne Spittle | 1,610 | 43.5 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Soad Hemming | 1,290 | 34.8 | -13.3 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Timothy Parazmand | 804 | 21.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 320 | 8.6 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,704 | 41.4 | +7.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Harper | 1,513 | 81.5 | +26.0 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Plaister | 344 | 18.5 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 1,169 | 62.9 | +29.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,857 | 24.2 | -1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +14.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Magee | 1,648 | 70.2 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Daphne Clehorn | 701 | 29.8 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 947 | 40.3 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,349 | 35.3 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wright | 1,881 | 58.2 | -8.0 | |
Alliance | Jennifer Wright | 1,102 | 34.1 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Owen | 248 | 7.7 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 779 | 24.1 | -15.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,231 | 36.6 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance (Liberal) | Norman Chapple | 1,416 | 46.1 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Holdsworth | 916 | 29.8 | -14.4 | |
Labour | Walter Kinder | 740 | 24.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 500 | 16.3 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,072 | 36.6 | -3.8 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | +13.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Grahame Boakes | 1,639 | 46.7 | -9.8 | |
Alliance (SDP) | John Johnson | 1,461 | 41.7 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Robert Davis | 406 | 11.6 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 178 | 5.1 | -16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,506 | 41.7 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance (Liberal) | John Windmill | 1,636 | 46.6 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Goodwin | 1,454 | 41.4 | -10.3 | |
Labour | Sylvia McKears | 419 | 11.9 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 182 | 5.2 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,509 | 36.2 | -2.3 | ||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Residents | Amanda Jenkinson | 1,902 | 49.9 | -0.0 | |
Conservative | Miriam Harris | 1,660 | 43.5 | -1.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Ian Jamieson | 251 | 6.6 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 242 | 6.3 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,813 | 40.5 | -1.2 | ||
Independent Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Lewis | 1,242 | 39.8 | -14.2 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Ernest Garwood | 777 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Labour | Rona Miller | 449 | 14.2 | +0.4 | |
Independent Residents & Ratepayers | Judith Foster | 687 | 21.8 | -10.8 | |
Majority | 465 | 14.7 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,155 | 32.3 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -19.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Residents & Ratepayers | Anthony Ebden | 1,914 | 51.6 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Wadsworth | 1,334 | 36.0 | -4.2 | |
Labour | Thomas Hayes | 461 | 12.4 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 580 | 15.6 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,709 | 33.1 | +2.9 | ||
Independent Residents & Ratepayers gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Samuels | 1,146 | 38.9 | -10.1 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | John Reeve | 1,095 | 37.2 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Margaret Brittan | 649 | 22.0 | +2.0 | |
National Front | Norman Tomkinson | 57 | 1.9 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 51 | 1.7 | -18.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,947 | 30.2 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Hill | 1,633 | 48.4 | -11.5 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Peter Congdon | 1,251 | 37.1 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Alfred Porter | 489 | 14.5 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 382 | 11.3 | -21.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,373 | 32.4 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -10.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Austin | 2,009 | 79.4 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Wallace | 520 | 20.6 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 1,489 | 58.9 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,529 | 28.0 | -1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fraser Mitchell | 1,902 | 59.2 | -10.2 | |
Alliance | Karol Bard | 1,132 | 35.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Maurice Jones | 180 | 5.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 770 | 24.0 | -19.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,214 | 34.6 | -4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.8 | |||
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.
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