1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1994 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1994 map.png
Map of the results for the 1994 Solihull council election.

The 1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994, with one third of the council and a double vacancy in Fordbridge to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives seven seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 43.6%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1994
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 700038.926.217,764+9.4
  Conservative 502-227.834.723,559-22.3
  Liberal Democrats 420+222.230.520,698+15.0
Independent Ratepayers & Residents10005.56.04,065-2.8
  Independent 10005.52.51,677+2.5
  National Front 00000.00.2150+0.2

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2422
Labour1515
Liberal Democrats68
Independent Ratepayers & Residents55
Independent11
Total5151
Working majority -3  -7 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Ryan2,62454.9+23.1
Conservative T. Young1,64634.4−28.7
Liberal Democrats A. Blakeley51310.7+10.7
Majority97820.4−10.8
Turnout 4,78348.9+8.2
Labour hold Swing +25.9
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Bennett2,35153.7−24.1
Labour Derek Jones1,31029.9+10.8
Liberal Democrats Olive Hogg71916.4+16.4
Majority1,04123.8−34.9
Turnout 4,38045.6+5.7
Conservative hold Swing -17.4
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Reed1,75068.6+15.2
Conservative Graham Juniper45317.7−20.8
Liberal Democrats C. Barber34913.7+5.6
Majority1,29750.8+36.1
Turnout 2,55229.6+8.9
Labour hold Swing +18.0
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Brookes2,43756.5+18.6
Conservative D. Wilkes1,31730.5−18.6
Liberal Democrats J. Jardine55712.9+12.9
Majority1,12026.0+14.7
Turnout 4,31152.3+7.8
Labour hold Swing +18.6
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Harper1,34366.0+9.1
Labour Ben Magee1,079
Conservative Keith Samuels36117.7−17.4
Liberal Democrats Bernard Wright1849.0+1.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wright157
Independent RatepayersM. Hitchcock1477.2+7.2
Majority98248.3+26.5
Turnout 2,03530.5+10.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +13.2
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Potts1,47865.6+10.4
Conservative Don Blake51722.9−17.9
Liberal Democrats A. Frost25811.4+11.4
Majority96142.6+28.3
Turnout 2,25335.8+8.5
Labour hold Swing +14.1
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wright2,42460.4−14.6
Liberal Democrats Arthur Crossley1,22430.5+10.6
Labour Vera Wood3659.1+4.0
Majority1,20029.9−25.2
Turnout 4,01345.7+2.7
Conservative hold Swing -12.6
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Chapple2,57769.1+17.1
Conservative Peter Duddy64617.3−21.7
Labour J. Stanley50513.5+4.6
Majority1,93151.8+38.8
Turnout 3,72846.3+4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +19.4
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lea2,39259.4−9.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris1,06726.5+3.8
Labour Jacqueline Moore56514.0+5.8
Majority1,32532.9−13.5
Turnout 4,02446.4+7.6
Conservative hold Swing -6.7
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Windmill2,63158.2+14.7
Conservative Nicholas Worley1,54234.1−18.4
Labour Joan Holt3467.7+3.6
Majority1,08924.1+15.1
Turnout 4,51948.9+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +16.5
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lee2.86555.3+20.5
Conservative Peter Llewellyn2,07340.0−22.5
Labour Michael Steed2444.7+2.0
Majority79215.3−12.5
Turnout 5,18251.7+3.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +21.5
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Southcombe2,38851.3+11.4
Conservative Richard Lewis1,62634.9−19.4
Labour Robert Houghton4168.9+3.2
Independent Leslie Pitt2244.8+4.8
Majority76216.4+1.9
Turnout 4,65450.2+6.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +15.4
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersRichard Jackson2,85954.9+54.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Blight1,65731.8+31.8
Labour Peter Ward69213.3+7.5
Majority1,20223.1+11.0
Turnout 5,20839.2−1.2
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +11.5
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brenda Otton1,45338.1−16.9
Independent RatepayersJohn Rogers1,05927.8+27.8
Liberal Democrats Honor Cox68417.9+17.9
Labour Ann Littley61516.1+8.6
Majority39410.3−7.2
Turnout 3,81141.2+4.0
Independent hold Swing -22.3
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Pittaway2,41451.4−22.0
Liberal Democrats Jill Puckering1,37629.3+14.9
Labour Donald Bargery75416.1+3.9
National Front Norman Tomkinson1503.2+3.2
Majority1,03822.1−36.9
Turnout 4,69446.7+6.7
Conservative hold Swing -18.4
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Hendry1,90270.2+9.5
Conservative Timothy Vernon48117.8−18.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Merkens32512.0+12.0
Majority1,42152.5+27.9
Turnout 2,70831.4+9.7
Labour hold Swing +14.0
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Wild3,31665.6−13.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Gemmell1,32426.2+26.2
Labour A. Hanley4188.3+2.3
Majority1,99239.4−25.2
Turnout 5,05847.6+3.6
Conservative hold Swing -19.9

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 1994", Solihull M.B.C.(1994).
  2. "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.