1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1991 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1991 map.png
Map of the results for the 1991 Solihull council election.

The 1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in St. Alphege to be elected. There had been a by-election in the interim, with the Independent Ratepayers & Residents gaining a seat in Shirley West from the Conservatives. The council fell to no overall control for the first time since its creation in 1973. Voter turnout was 46.0%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1991
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 803-344.446.232,989+4.9
  Labour 510+127.823.016,415-8.9
  Liberal Democrats 310+116.718.513,225+1.8
Independent Ratepayers & Residents210+111.18.35,956+1.2
  Green 00000.03.62,542+0.7
  Independent Labour 00000.00.4256+0.4

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2623
Labour1516
Independent Ratepayers & Residents56
Liberal Democrats56
Total5151
Working majority 1  -5 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Kellie2,81954.8+10.3
Labour Jeffrey Potts1,87336.4−12.0
Green Annette Leyland4558.8+1.7
Majority94618.4+14.4
Turnout 5,14752.3−5.2
Conservative hold Swing +11.2
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Rees2,91464.1+13.3
Labour Robert Davis1,31428.9−10.2
Green Paul Adams3197.0−3.0
Majority1,60035.2+23.5
Turnout 4,54747.0−3.4
Conservative hold Swing +11.7
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Stephens1,56562.0−13.9
Conservative Michael Wyldbore-Smith61824.5+10.8
Liberal Democrats Olive Hogg33913.4+3.1
Majority94737.5−24.8
Turnout 2,52228.2−9.1
Labour hold Swing -12.4
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Knowles1,89943.0−5.7
Conservative Geoffrey Wood1,77640.2+6.5
Independent RatepayersHerbert Hitchcock74116.8−0.8
Majority1232.8−12.3
Turnout 4,41652.3−2.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.1
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Overton1,23460.6−22.5
Conservative Elizabeth Plaister50724.9+8.0
Liberal Democrats Brenda Chapple20410.0+10.0
Independent Labour Peter Paget924.5+4.5
Majority72735.7−30.5
Turnout 2,03729.0−8.2
Labour hold Swing -15.2
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Threlkeld1,59364.5−11.7
Conservative Dorothy Wallace62225.2+1.4
Independent Labour Frederick Austin1646.6+6.6
Green Michael Banes913.7+3.7
Majority97139.3−13.0
Turnout 2,47038.6−3.0
Labour hold Swing -6.5
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Archer2,76564.5+0.2
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Pruden1,20128.0+6.2
Labour Derek Jones3187.4−6.4
Majority1,56436.5−6.0
Turnout 4,28449.7−1.0
Conservative hold Swing -3.0
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Gillett2,27256.1+1.5
Conservative Gloria Cox1,15528.5+5.9
Labour Joan Holt62615.4−7.4
Majority1,11727.6−4.2
Turnout 4,05349.4−4.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.2
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Allsopp2,45858.0−3.2
Liberal Democrats Arthur Crossley1,33531.5+4.0
Labour Arthur Brill44810.6−0.9
Majority1,12326.5−7.2
Turnout 4,24150.3−4.9
Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Goodwin2,19247.4+8.5
Liberal Democrats Honor Cox2,05844.5−4.9
Labour William Tooth3768.1−3.6
Majority1342.9−7.5
Turnout 4,62649.6−4.0
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Morris2,59250.3+5.7
Conservative Timothy Vernon2,19142.5−7.1
Independent Richard Dalrymple2434.7+4.7
Labour Barry Beattie1262.4−3.3
Majority4017.8+2.8
Turnout 5,15255.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +6.4
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Reeve2,16548.4+9.2
Conservative Theresa Samuels1,90042.4−0.1
Labour Aiden Cairns4129.2−9.2
Majority2655.9+2.5
Turnout 4,47748.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.6
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersJames Eames3,09151.3+5.8
Conservative Philip Cross2,33538.8+0.4
Labour Robert Houghton5969.9−6.2
Majority75612.5+5.5
Turnout 6,02246.8−18.8
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +2.7
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersEric Pemberton1,88147.7+8.5
Conservative Terence Powell1,48837.7+4.8
Labour Eileen Turner57614.6−13.3
Majority39310.0+3.7
Turnout 3,94541.9+4.6
Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservatives Swing +1.8
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Gibbons2,83460.5+9.6
Liberal Democrats Bernard Winchcombe1,05922.6+8.7
Labour Calvin Tattersall79116.9−4.8
Majority1,77537.9+8.7
Turnout 4,68446.0−8.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Cornock1,91868.3−14.8
Conservative Richard Hubbard71625.5+8.6
Green Peter May1726.1+6.1
Majority1,20242.8−23.4
Turnout 2,80630.8−4.2
Labour hold Swing -11.7
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Herd3,69962.1−4.0
Conservative Peter Cooke3,600
Green Clifford Hards1,50525.3+12.2
Labour Vera Wood75012.6+3.4
Majority2,19436.8−16.2
Turnout 5,95451.8−4.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing -8.1

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, 2 May 1991", Solihull M.B.C.(1991).
  2. "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.