1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1992 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1992 map.png
Map of the results for the 1992 Solihull council election.

The 1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives three seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 37.8%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1010+158.857.033,601+10.8
  Labour 401-123.516.89,935-6.2
Independent Ratepayers & Residents200011.88.85,187+0.5
  Liberal Democrats 10005.915.59,165-3.0
  Green 00000.01.91,095-1.7

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2324
Labour1615
Independent Ratepayers & Residents66
Liberal Democrats66
Total5151
Working majority -5  -3 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Plaister2,52463.1+8.3
Labour Jeffrey Potts1,27231.8−4.6
Green Pamela Archer2045.1−3.7
Majority 1,25231.3+12.9
Turnout 4,00040.7−11.6
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Richards3,01777.8+13.7
Labour Robert Davis74219.1−9.8
Green M. Dudley1193.1−3.9
Majority 2,27558.7+23.5
Turnout 3,87839.9−7.1
Conservative hold Swing +11.7
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Hill97153.3−8.7
Conservative Beryl Kellie70338.6+14.1
Liberal Democrats Olive Hogg1478.1−5.4
Majority 26814.7−22.8
Turnout 1,82120.7−7.5
Labour hold Swing -11.4
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Jones1,83149.2+9.0
Labour Eileen Turner1,41037.9−5.1
Independent Herbert Hitchcock48112.9−3.9
Majority 42111.3+8.5
Turnout 3,72244.5−7.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.0
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Corser80056.9−3.7
Conservative Michael Wyldbore-Smith49435.1+10.2
Liberal Democrats A. Blakeley1128.0−2.0
Majority 30621.8−13.9
Turnout 1,40620.3−8.7
Labour hold Swing -6.9
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Allen95255.2−9.3
Conservative Dorothy Wallace70540.9+15.7
Green Trevor Barker683.9+0.3
Majority 24714.3−25.0
Turnout 1,72527.3−11.3
Labour hold Swing -12.5
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Kyles2,82575.0+10.5
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Pruden75019.9−8.1
Labour Vera Wood1915.1−2.3
Majority 2,07555.1+18.6
Turnout 3,76643.0−6.7
Conservative hold Swing +9.3
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Balmer1,77552.0−4.0
Conservative Gloria Cox1,33339.1+10.6
Labour Joan Holt3058.9−6.5
Majority 44212.9−14.6
Turnout 3,41341.4−8.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.3
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Vincent2,26369.1+11.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris74222.7−8.8
Labour Arthur Brill2698.2−2.3
Majority 1,52146.5+20.0
Turnout 3,27438.8−11.5
Conservative hold Swing +10.0
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Holl-Allen2,24552.5+5.1
Liberal Democrats Honor Cox1,86043.5−1.0
Labour A. Davis1734.0−4.1
Majority 3859.0+6.1
Turnout 4,27846.4−3.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Meeson2,85862.5+20.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wright1,58934.8−15.5
Labour Frederick Bradley1222.7+0.2
Majority 1,26927.8+20.0
Turnout 4,56948.3−7.0
Conservative hold Swing +17.7
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Samuels2,19254.4+11.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Southcombe1,60739.9−8.5
Labour Derek Jones2335.8−3.4
Majority 58514.5+8.6
Turnout 4,03244.2−4.3
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ursula Eames2,78753.1+1.8
Conservative Philip Cross2,15241.0+2.3
Labour Barry Beattie3055.8−4.1
Majority 63512.1−0.4
Turnout 5,24440.4−6.4
Independent hold Swing -0.2
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersJane Granger1,91955.0+7.3
Conservative Denis Eyre1,30837.5−0.2
Labour Robert Houghton2627.5−7.1
Majority 61117.5+7.5
Turnout 3,48937.2−4.7
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +3.7
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hogarth2,97773.4+12.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Winchcombe58314.4−8.2
Labour Donald Bargery49412.2−4.7
Majority 2,39459.0+21.2
Turnout 4,05440.0−6.0
Conservative hold Swing +10.6
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Craig1,17160.8−7.6
Conservative Richard Hubbard69836.2+10.7
Green Peter May583.0−3.1
Majority 47324.5−18.3
Turnout 1,92721.7−9.1
Labour hold Swing -9.1
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Eyre 3,47679.3+17.1
Green Clifford Hards64614.7−10.5
Labour J. Yeomans2636.0−6.6
Majority 2,83064.5+27.7
Turnout 4,38544.0−7.8
Conservative hold Swing +13.8

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, 7 May 1992", Solihull M.B.C.(1992).
  2. "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.