1988 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1988 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1988 map.png
Map of the results for the 1988 Solihull council election.

The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988, with one third of the council to be elected. Prior to the election, Packwood councillor, Kenneth Meeson, had defected from Independent to the Conservatives. The Conservatives retained control of the council. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1988
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1012-158.851.929,904+0.9%
  Labour 511020.426.315,165+8.4%
  SLD 110+15.915.68,987-7.2%
Independent Ratepayers & Residents10005.96.13,539-2.0%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives3029
Labour1414
Independent Ratepayers & Residents44
Social and Liberal Democrats34
Total5151
Working majority 9  7 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Juniper2,24654.2-0.8
Labour Sheila Brookes1,51936.7+8.3
SLD David Moore3769.1-7.5
Majority72717.6-9.1
Turnout 4,141
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.5
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Richards2,83167.7+3.2
Labour Jeffrey Potts1,07825.8+8.7
SLD Paul Rivers2716.5-12.0
Majority1,75341.9-4.1
Turnout 4,180
Conservative hold Swing -2.7
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Hill1,68368.5+17.1
Conservative Robin Draycott58123.7-4.1
SLD Petula Holmes1917.8-10.8
Majority1,10244.9+21.2
Turnout 2,455
Labour hold Swing +10.6
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rona Miller1,72945.9+14.1
Conservative Norman Page1,69044.8-4.0
SLD Richard Blight3499.3-10.1
Majority391.0-16.1
Turnout 3,768
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.0
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Corser1,40373.1+20.5
Conservative Neil Archer51526.8-2.6
Majority88846.3+23.1
Turnout 1,918
Labour hold Swing +11.5
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Allen1,50368.0+15.4
Conservative Dorothy Wallace70832.0-0.5
Majority79536.0+16.0
Turnout 2,211
Labour hold Swing +7.9
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Scannell2,34172.4+5.8
SLD Bernadette Pruden57017.6-11.3
Labour Christine Horton32210.0+5.5
Majority1,77154.8+17.1
Turnout 3,233
Conservative hold Swing +8.5
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Richard Balmer1,55043.2-0.3
Conservative Peter Duddy1,41739.5-2.3
Labour Walter Kinder62217.3+2.6
Majority1333.7+2.0
Turnout 3,589
SLD gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Vincent1,81359.5+2.7
Alliance (SDP)John Johnson96931.8-7.2
Labour Robert Overton2638.6+4.5
Majority84427.7+9.9
Turnout 3,045
Conservative hold Swing +4.9
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Holl-Allen2,18655.5+1.2
SLD Timothy Farzmand1,41936.0-3.6
Labour Hugh Hendry3338.5+2.4
Majority76719.5+4.9
Turnout 3,938
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Meeson2,38962.6+14.8
SLD Arthur Crossley1,19331.3+31.3
Labour Maurice Jones2346.1+1.6
Majority1,19631.3+31.1
Turnout 3,816
Conservative hold Swing -8.2
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Morris1,73851.9+2.4
Independent RatepayersRichard Jackson1,12433.6+13.2
Labour Derek Jones48614.5+5.8
Majority61418.3-9.7
Turnout 3,348
Conservative hold Swing -5.4
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersUrsula Eames2,41553.6+5.7
Conservative Theresa Samuels1,69637.6-6.4
Labour Georgina Parisi3978.8+0.7
Majority71915.9+12.0
Turnout 4,508
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +6.0
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Miriam Harris1,67153.2-1.0
SLD John Reeve78625.0-9.1
Labour Margaret Brittin68521.8+10.1
Majority88528.2+8.1
Turnout 3,142
Conservative hold Swing -4.0
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hogarth2,57268.3+7.9
SLD Jennifer Wright69718.5-12.6
Labour Graham Craig49613.2+4.7
Majority1,87549.8+20.5
Turnout 3,765
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derrick Harrison2,15575.3+23.8
Conservative Mark Saunders70724.7-2.8
Majority1,44850.6+26.7
Turnout 2,862
Labour hold Swing +13.3
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Taylor2,80376.2+4.1
SLD Bernard Winchombe61616.8-7.8
Labour Thomas Hayes2577.0+3.7
Majority2,18759.5+11.9
Turnout 3,676
Conservative hold Swing +6.0

By-elections between 1988 and 1990

Shirley East by-election 2 February 1989 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD John Reeve1,12751.4+51.4
Conservative Theresa Samuels79936.4-15.5
Labour Philip Knowles22810.4-4.1
National Front Norman Tomkinson381.7+1.7
Majority32815.0-3.3
Turnout 2,192
SLD gain from Conservative Swing -5.4
Smith's Wood by-election 2 March 1989 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Craig95774.7-0.6
Conservative Peter Llewellyn27621.5-3.2
Green Paul Adams483.7+3.7
Majority68153.2+2.6
Turnout 1,281
Labour hold Swing +1.3
Packwood by-election April 1989 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Judy Morris1,89754.1+22.8
Conservative Stephen Bishop1,45541.5-21.1
Labour Jeffrey Potts1554.4-1.7
Majority1,19631.3+31.1
Turnout 3,507
Social and Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Residents Swing +21.9

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 5 May 1988", Solihull M.B.C.(1988).
  2. ↑ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Solihull M. B. C. By-election Results Sheet", Solihull M.B.C.(1989).
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