1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1990 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1990 map.png
Map of the results for the 1990 Solihull council election.

The 1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990, with one third of the council to be elected. There had been a number of by-elections the previous year, with the net result being Liberal Democrat gains from the Conservatives in Shirley East and the Independent Ratepayers & Residents in Packwood. The Conservatives narrowly retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 49.5%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1990
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 712-141.241.331,876-10.6
  Labour 610+135.331.924,615+5.6
  Liberal Democrats 201-111.816.712,849+1.1
Independent Ratepayers & Residents210+111.87.15,499+1.0
  Green 00000.02.92,214+2.9
  National Front 00000.00.162+0.1

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2827
Labour1415
Liberal Democrats65
Independent Ratepayers & Residents34
Total5151
Working majority 5  3 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Ryan2,73348.4+11.7
Conservative Peter Kellie2,51044.5−9.8
Green Simone Sharpe4027.1+7.1
Majority2233.9−13.6
Turnout 5,64557.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.7
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Bennett2,51350.8−16.9
Labour Robert Overton1,93539.1+13.3
Green Paul Adams49610.0+10.0
Majority57811.7−30.2
Turnout 4,94450.4
Conservative hold Swing -15.1
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Shaw2,57176.0+7.4
Conservative Michael Wyldbore-Smith46313.7−10.0
Liberal Democrats Honor Cox34910.3+2.5
Majority2,10862.3+17.4
Turnout 3,38337.3
Labour hold Swing -8.7
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Brookes2,34448.7+2.9
Conservative Norman Page1,62033.7−11.2
Independent RatepayersJane Granger84417.5+17.5
Majority72415.1+14.0
Turnout 4,80855.1
Labour hold Swing +7.0
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Harper2,19683.1+9.9
Conservative Elizabeth Plaister44716.9−9.9
Majority1,74966.2+19.9
Turnout 2,64337.2
Labour hold Swing +9.9
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Magee2,04776.2+8.2
Conservative Dorothy Wallace64023.8−8.2
Majority1,40752.4+16.4
Turnout 2,68741.6
Labour hold Swing +8.2
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wright2,83464.3−8.1
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Pruden96221.8+4.2
Labour Stephen Parkes61113.9+3.9
Majority1,87242.5−12.3
Turnout 4,40750.7
Conservative hold Swing -6.1
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Chapple2,44154.6+11.4
Labour Frederick Austin1,02022.8+5.5
Conservative Alan Power1,01122.6−16.9
Majority1,42131.8+28.1
Turnout 4,47254.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.9
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lea2,86661.1+1.6
Liberal Democrats Arthur Crossley1,28727.4−4.4
Labour Elizabeth O'Brien53611.4+2.8
Majority1,57933.7+5.9
Turnout 4,68955.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Windmill2,46249.4+13.3
Conservative Michael Goodwin1,94138.9−16.6
Labour Arthur Davis58311.7+3.2
Majority52110.4−9.0
Turnout 4,98653.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.0
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Llewellyn2,45949.6−13.0
Liberal Democrats Judy Morris2,21244.6+13.4
Labour Eileen Turner2865.8−0.4
Majority2475.0−26.4
Turnout 4,95753.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -13.2
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Lewis1,97342.5−9.4
Liberal Democrats Raymond Moore1,81539.1+39.1
Labour Aiden Cairns85218.4+3.8
Majority1583.4−14.9
Turnout 4,64047.5
Conservative hold Swing -24.2
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayerRichard Jackson2,79645.5−8.1
Conservative Peter Cooke2,36038.4+0.8
Labour William Tooth99216.1+7.3
Majority4367.1−8.9
Turnout 6,14865.6
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing -4.4
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersBenda Otton1,85939.2+39.2
Conservative Keith Samuels1,56132.9−20.3
Labour Jeffrey Potts1,32527.9+6.1
Majority2986.3−21.9
Turnout 4,74537.3
Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing +29.7
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hill2,62950.9−17.4
Labour Calvin Tattersall1,12121.7+8.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Blight71913.9−4.6
Green Clifford Hards63512.3+12.3
National Front Norman Tomkinson621.2+1.2
Majority1,50829.2−20.6
Turnout 5,16654.4
Conservative hold Swing -13.0
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Hendry2,98383.1+7.8
Conservative Kenneth Allsopp60616.9−7.8
Majority2,37766.2+15.6
Turnout 3,58935.0
Labour hold Swing +7.8
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fraser Mitchell3,44366.1−10.1
Green Adrian Mabe68113.1+13.1
Liberal Democrats Bernard Winchcombe60211.6−5.2
Labour Maurice Jones4809.2+2.2
Majority2,76253.0−6.4
Turnout 5,20656.4
Conservative hold Swing -11.6

By-elections between 1990 and 1991

Shirley West by-election 13 December 1990 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersJane Granger1,11556.6+17.4
Conservative Keith Samuels64332.6−0.3
Labour Eileen Turner21310.8−17.1
Majority47224.0+17.7
Turnout 1,97121.2−16.1
Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing +29.7

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, 3 May 1990", Solihull M.B.C.(1990).
  2. "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Solihull M. B. C. By-election Results Sheet, 13 December 1990", Solihull M.B.C.(1990).