1973 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The first elections to the newly created Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 51 seat council - three seats for each of the 17 wards - up for vote. [1] The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.

The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council. [2]

Ward results

Ward 1 (Elmdon) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Barlow2,00161.2N/A
Conservative Norman Page1,882
Conservative Robin McDonald1,871
Labour Frederick Rivers1,27038.8N/A
Labour John Hill1,163
Labour Edward Raven1,109
Majority73122.3N/A
Turnout 3,27135.6N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 2 (Knowle) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Audrey Godderidge1,66769.0N/A
Conservative Edward Brown1,528
Conservative Thomas Morrison1,448
Liberal Susan Rose53822.3N/A
Labour Alfred Gilbert2128.8N/A
Labour Peter Harris190
Majority1,12946.7N/A
Turnout 2,41731.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 3 (Lyndon) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bertram Hodder1,79554.0N/A
Conservative Peter Duddy1,775
Conservative Peter Ellis1,699
Labour David Jamieson1,53146.0N/A
Labour Douglas Gray1,516
Labour Norman Boston1,347
Majority2647.9N/A
Turnout 3,32653.0N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 4 (Olton) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Windmill2,10253.6N/A
Liberal Norman Chapple1,926
Conservative Norman Bradbeer1,82146.4N/A
Liberal John Graham1,721
Conservative Peter Mitchell1,586
Conservative Harry Sutton1,498
Majority2817.2N/A
Turnout 3,92343.8N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 5 (Packwood, Hockley Heath) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kirk Korn1,86153.3N/A
Independent Keith Pickering1,829
Independent Donald Schoon1,784
Conservative Anthony Bond1,62946.7N/A
Conservative Jennifer Davis1,623
Conservative Mary Dingley1,525
Majority2326.6N/A
Turnout 3,49037.5N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 6 (St. Alphege) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ledbetter3,28161.4N/A
Conservative Norman Green3,069
Conservative Ronald Herd2,916
Liberal Brenda Chapple1,03819.4N/A
Independent William Wright1,02519.2N/A
Majority2,24342.0N/A
Turnout 5,34442.6N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 7 (Shirley East) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Arthur Baverstock1,83955.0N/A
Independent Leslie Belton1,824
Independent Leslie Pitt1,755
Conservative Vincent Humberstone1,50245.0N/A
Conservative Joan Manuel1,418
Conservative John Tresman1,387
Majority33710.1N/A
Turnout 3,34136.2N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 8 (Shirley South) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Coombes1,39348.0N/A
Conservative Michael Ellis1,254
Conservative Ernest Scadding1,245
Labour Martin Cumella83628.8N/A
Labour John Foster826
Labour Maureen Gee763
Independent John Hamilton67123.1N/A
Independent Francis Thornton650
Independent Arthur Knight575
Majority55719.2N/A
Turnout 2,90044.5N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 9 (Shirley West) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Clark1,46664.7N/A
Independent Richard Lewis1,403
Independent Peter Miles1,377
Conservative Anthony Hawkins80035.3N/A
Conservative Pamela Howe770
Conservative Derek Wadsworth740
Majority66629.4N/A
Turnout 2,26633.5N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 10 (Silhill) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hill2,31659.0N/A
Conservative Bertram Hyde2,284
Conservative Geoffrey Gibbons2,248
Independent John Wall68817.5N/A
Liberal Anthony Skuce56014.3N/A
Labour Harry Hill3589.1N/A
Labour Francis Deacon356
Labour John Bevan353
Majority1,62841.5N/A
Turnout 3,92231.3N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 11 (Berkswell, Balsall & Meriden) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Grahame Boakes1,79077.6N/A
Conservative Reginald Meddings1,700
Conservative Anthony Wyldbore-Smith1,682
Labour Roy Rigby51722.4N/A
Majority1,27355.2N/A
Turnout 2,30733.2N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Results of Elections of District Councillors", Solihull M.B.C results sheet (1973).
  2. "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.