1996 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1996 Solihull council election.

The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservatives and Independent Ratepayer and Residents no longer holding enough seats to continue their coalition. Voter turnout was 35.4%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1996
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 604-435.337.120,481+4.7%
  Labour 510+129.426.914,821-3.4%
  Liberal Democrats 430+323.525.714,190-2.3%
Independent Ratepayers & Residents200011.88.04,419+1.6%
  Ind. Conservative 00000.01.7958+1.7%
  Independent 00000.00.5276-1.6%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2117
Labour1516
Liberal Democrat912
Independent Ratepayers & Residents55
Independent11
Total5151
Working majority -9  -17 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Plaister1,66748.3+7.4
Labour Brian Carter1,28237.1-1.1
Independent Clifford Hards2768.0+8.0
Liberal Democrats M. Dixon2286.6-3.4
Majority38511.1+8.6
Turnout 3,45334.6-3.6
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Richards2,14059.6+10.7
Labour Vera Wood1,12831.4-10.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Merkens3218.9+0.1
Majority1,01228.2+21.5
Turnout 3,58937.6-0.4
Conservative hold Swing +10.7
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Hill1,32973.2-1.3
Conservative Graham Juniper34318.9+3.5
Liberal Democrats C. Barber1437.9-2.2
Majority98654.3-4.8
Turnout 1,81521.8-2.0
Labour hold Swing -2.4
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Littley1,93755.0-4.3
Conservative Donald Jones1,27436.2+3.4
Liberal Democrats A. Blakeley3128.9+0.8
Majority66318.8-7.7
Turnout 3,52343.5-0.5
Labour hold Swing -3.8
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Corser97070.6-4.4
Conservative T. O'Riordan23817.3+2.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wright967.0+0.4
Independent RatepayersJohn Rogers705.1+1.6
Majority73253.3-7.0
Turnout 1,37421.0-2.7
Labour hold Swing -3.5
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Fletcher1,03565.3-5.6
Conservative Dorothy Wallace41426.1+7.8
Liberal Democrats H. Edgington1368.6-2.2
Majority62139.2-13.4
Turnout 1,58525.9-3.5
Labour hold Swing -6.7
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Kyles2,16363.8+4.0
Liberal Democrats Bernard Wright79623.5-2.5
Labour William Shaw43312.8-1.5
Majority1,36740.3+6.5
Turnout 3,39237.4-3.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.2
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Chamberlain1,73858.0-5.8
Conservative Neill Watts67222.4+6.1
Labour Eric Collins58519.5-0.3
Majority1,06635.6-8.5
Turnout 2,99537.4-1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.0
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Vincent1,36537.9-13.3
Ind. Conservative M. Emm95826.6+26.6
Labour Arthur Brill82722.9-3.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris45412.6-9.6
Majority40711.3-13.3
Turnout 3,60441.2+4.5
Conservative hold Swing -19.9
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Davies2,15052.8-4.8
Conservative Diana Holl-Allen1,62239.9+6.7
Labour Frederick Nash2977.3-1.9
Majority52813.0-11.5
Turnout 4,06943.3-0.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -5.7
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dupont2,17848.3-12.3
Conservative Kenneth Meeson2,09946.5+13.3
Labour Irma Shaw2365.2-1.0
Majority791.7-25.7
Turnout 4,51343.9-1.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -12.8
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats June Gandy1,94249.7-4.3
Conservative Theresa Samuels1,44436.9+5.2
Labour James Burman52313.4-0.9
Majority49812.7-9.5
Turnout 3,90941.9+0.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -4.7
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ratepayers Anti European UnionUrsula Eames2,48961.6+4.7
Labour Peter Ward92722.9-2.3
Liberal Democrats D. Wilson62715.5-2.4
Majority1,56238.6+7.0
Turnout 4,04330.0-0.9
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +3.5
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersKeith Williamson1,86062.8+26.0
Labour Peter Metcalfe78126.4+4.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Verduyn32210.9+4.3
Majority1,07936.4+33.9
Turnout 2,96332.1-2.4
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +11.0
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hogarth1,98547.9+4.9
Liberal Democrats David Puckering1,56837.8+3.3
Labour Donald Bargery59114.3-6.8
Majority41710.1+1.6
Turnout 4,14441.1+2.1
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Craig1,39373.9-3.2
Conservative Timothy Vernon32817.4+5.2
Liberal Democrats Olive Hogg1648.7+1.3
Majority1,06556.5-8.4
Turnout 1,88522.6-2.0
Labour hold Swing -4.2
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Worley2,72763.6+2.2
Liberal Democrats Brenda Chapple1,01523.7+0.1
Labour Paul Tuxworth54712.8-2.3
Majority1,71239.9+2.2
Turnout 4,28938.5+0.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.1

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Castle Bromwich by-election 18 July 1996 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,49059.0-0.6
Labour 79431.5+0.1
Liberal Democrats 2369.4+0.5
Majority69627.5-0.7
Turnout 2,52026.2-11.4
Conservative hold Swing -0.3
Fordbridge by-election 24 October 1996 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 52572.7+2.1
Conservative 10414.4-2.9
Independent Ratepayer567.8+2.7
Liberal Democrats 375.1-1.9
Majority42158.3+5.0
Turnout 72211.0-10.0
Labour hold Swing +2.5
Kingshurst by-election 16 October 1997 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 34562.5-2.8
Conservative 17531.7+5.6
Liberal Democrats 325.8-2.8
Majority17030.8-8.4
Turnout 5529.3-16.6
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Silhill by-election 16 October 1997 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,32846.1-1.8
Liberal Democrats 1,23542.9+5.1
Labour 30110.5-3.8
Other160.5+0.5
Majority933.2-6.9
Turnout 2,88028.1-13.0
Conservative hold Swing -3.4

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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, 2 May 1996", Solihull M.B.C.(1996).
  2. ↑ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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