1986 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1986 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1986 map.png
Map of the results for the 1986 Solihull council election.

The 1986 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council to be elected. The Conservatives retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 34.6%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1986
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 804-447.040.221,676-8.2
  Labour 510+129.428.015,086+0.5
  Alliance 210+111.823.412,641+8.5
Independent Ratepayers & Residents220+211.88.34,503+0.2
  National Front 00000.00.157-0.0

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives3329
Labour1314
Independent Ratepayers & Residents46
Alliance12
Total5151
Working majority 15  7 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Kellie1,71444.3+3.0
Labour Peter McLoughlin1,45837.7-12.8
Alliance (Liberal)David Moore69518.0+11.4
Majority2566.6-2.6
Turnout 3,86739.5-7.7
Conservative hold Swing +7.9
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Roberts1,84749.2-19.6
Labour Robert Overton1,04827.9-3.2
Alliance (SDP)John Walker85622.8+22.8
Majority79921.3-16.4
Turnout 3,75139.4-0.3
Conservative hold Swing -8.2
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Shaw1,50863.4-12.0
Conservative Robin Draycott45319.1-5.4
Alliance (Liberal)Thomas Wrenn41617.5+17.5
Majority1,05544.4-6.6
Turnout 2,37725.6-2.5
Labour hold Swing -3.3
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Johanne Spittle1,61043.5+11.7
Conservative Soad Hemming1,29034.8-13.3
Alliance (SDP)Timothy Parazmand80421.7+1.6
Majority3208.6-7.7
Turnout 3,70441.4+7.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.5
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Harper1,51381.5+26.0
Conservative Elizabeth Plaister34418.5-3.7
Majority1,16962.9+29.7
Turnout 1,85724.2-1.9
Labour hold Swing +14.9
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Magee1,64870.2+3.6
Conservative Daphne Clehorn70129.8-3.6
Majority94740.3+7.1
Turnout 2,34935.3+1.0
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wright1,88158.2-8.0
Alliance Jennifer Wright1,10234.1+7.2
Labour Geoffrey Owen2487.7+0.8
Majority77924.1-15.1
Turnout 3,23136.6-1.0
Conservative hold Swing -7.6
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)Norman Chapple1,41646.1+13.3
Conservative Malcolm Holdsworth91629.8-14.4
Labour Walter Kinder74024.1+1.1
Majority50016.3+4.8
Turnout 3,07236.6-3.8
Alliance hold Swing +13.9
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Grahame Boakes1,63946.7-9.8
Alliance (SDP)John Johnson1,46141.7+7.0
Labour Robert Davis40611.6+2.8
Majority1785.1-16.8
Turnout 3,50641.7+1.5
Conservative hold Swing -8.4
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)John Windmill1,63646.6+8.0
Conservative Michael Goodwin1,45441.4-10.3
Labour Sylvia McKears41911.9+2.3
Majority1825.2-8.0
Turnout 3,50936.2-2.3
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +9.2
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent ResidentsAmanda Jenkinson1,90249.9-0.0
Conservative Miriam Harris1,66043.5-1.7
Labour Co-op Ian Jamieson2516.6+1.8
Majority2426.3+1.7
Turnout 3,81340.5-1.2
Independent Residents gain from Conservative Swing -0.8
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Lewis1,24239.8-14.2
Alliance (SDP)Ernest Garwood77724.6+24.6
Labour Rona Miller44914.2+0.4
Independent Residents & RatepayersJudith Foster68721.8-10.8
Majority46514.7-6.2
Turnout 3,15532.3-0.8
Conservative hold Swing -19.4
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Residents & RatepayersAnthony Ebden1,91451.6+4.9
Conservative Stephen Wadsworth1,33436.0-4.2
Labour Thomas Hayes46112.4-0.7
Majority58015.6+9.1
Turnout 3,70933.1+2.9
Independent Residents & Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing +4.5
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Samuels1,14638.9-10.1
Alliance (Liberal)John Reeve1,09537.2+8.8
Labour Margaret Brittan64922.0+2.0
National Front Norman Tomkinson571.9-0.6
Majority511.7-18.9
Turnout 2,94730.2+2.1
Conservative hold Swing -9.4
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hill1,63348.4-11.5
Alliance (SDP)Peter Congdon1,25137.1+9.6
Labour Alfred Porter48914.5+1.9
Majority38211.3-21.1
Turnout 3,37332.4+0.2
Conservative hold Swing -10.5
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Austin2,00979.4+1.5
Conservative Dorothy Wallace52020.6-1.5
Majority1,48958.9+2.9
Turnout 2,52928.0-1.0
Labour hold Swing +1.5
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fraser Mitchell1,90259.2-10.2
Alliance Karol Bard1,13235.2+9.5
Labour Maurice Jones1805.6+0.7
Majority77024.0-19.7
Turnout 3,21434.6-4.2
Conservative hold Swing -9.8

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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, 8 May 1986", Solihull M.B.C.(1986).
  2. ↑ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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