1987 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1987 Solihull council election. Solihull UK local election 1987 map.png
Map of the results for the 1987 Solihull council election.

The 1987 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council to be elected. The Conservatives retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 43.2% [1] [2]

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Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1987
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1111064.751.034,504+10.8
  Labour 400023.517.912,130-10.1
  Alliance 110+15.922.815,412-0.6
Independent Ratepayers & Residents101-15.98.15,499-0.2
  National Front 00000.00.160-0.0

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservatives2929
Labour1414
Independent Ratepayers & Residents65
Alliance23
Total5151
Working majority 7  7 

Ward results

Bickenhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Dingley2,60555.1+10.7
Labour Peter McLoughlin1,34228.4-9.3
Alliance (Liberal)David Moore78416.6-1.4
Majority1,26326.7+20.1
Turnout 4,73147.1+7.6
Conservative hold Swing +10.0
Castle Bromwich [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Rees2,88664.5+15.2
Alliance (SDP)John Walker82718.5-4.3
Labour Robert Overton76317.0-10.9
Majority2,05946.0+24.7
Turnout 4,47646.4+7.0
Conservative hold Swing +9.8
Chelmsley Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Stephens1,46151.5-12.0
Conservative Robin Draycott78927.8+8.7
Alliance (Liberal)Thomas Wrenn52918.6+1.1
National Front Norman Tomkinson602.1+2.1
Majority67223.7-20.7
Turnout 2,83931.3+5.7
Labour hold Swing -10.3
Elmdon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wood2,10748.8+14.0
Labour Rona Miller1,37131.8-11.7
Alliance (Liberal)Richard Blight83719.4-2.3
Majority73617.1+8.5
Turnout 4,31548.4+7.0
Conservative hold Swing +12.8
Fordbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Reid1,15052.7-28.8
Conservative Elizabeth Plaister64329.4+10.9
Alliance (SDP)Bernadette Pruden39017.9+17.9
Majority50723.3-39.7
Turnout 2,18328.9+4.7
Labour hold Swing -19.9
Kingshurst [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Threlkeld1,36252.5-17.6
Conservative Daphne Cleghorn84332.5+2.7
Alliance (SDP)Mark Akhurst38714.9+14.9
Majority51920.0-20.3
Turnout 2,59241.6+6.3
Labour hold Swing -10.1
Knowle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Morrison2,72666.6+8.4
Alliance Jennifer Wright1,18228.9-5.2
Labour Maurice Livingstone1834.5-3.2
Majority1,54437.7+13.6
Turnout 4,09146.1+9.5
Conservative hold Swing +6.8
Lyndon [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)Ian Gillett1,64843.5-2.6
Conservative David Wilkes1,58441.8+12.0
Labour Walter Kinder55914.7-9.3
Majority641.7-14.6
Turnout 3,79144.6+8.0
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing -7.3
Meriden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Meacham2,41156.8+10.1
Alliance (SDP)John Johnson1,65539.0-2.7
Labour Eveline Benton1764.1-7.4
Majority75617.8+12.7
Turnout 4,24250.1+8.4
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Olton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Eyre2,61454.3+12.8
Alliance (Liberal)Timothy Farazmand1,91039.7-7.0
Labour Sean McWhinne2916.0-5.9
Majority70414.6+9.4
Turnout 4,81550.0+13.8
Conservative hold Swing +9.9
Packwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Vernon2,28147.8+4.3
Independent ResidentsDavid van Rest2,27047.6-2.3
Labour Sheila Brookes2174.5-2.0
Majority110.2-6.1
Turnout 4,76850.9+10.4
Conservative gain from Independent Residents Swing +3.3
Shirley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Davies1,96749.5+10.1
Alliance (SDP)Ernest Garwood85421.5-3.1
Independent Residents & RatepayersRichard Jackson81020.4-1.4
Labour Margaret Brittin3468.7-5.5
Majority1,11328.0+13.3
Turnout 3,97740.1+7.8
Conservative hold Swing +6.6
Shirley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent RatepayersJames Eames2,41947.9-3.7
Conservative Peter Hogarth2,22344.0+8.0
Labour Maurice Jones4088.1-4.3
Majority1963.9-11.7
Turnout 5,05042.4+9.3
Independent Ratepayers hold Swing -5.8
Shirley West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Powell2,07154.2+15.3
Alliance (Liberal)John Reeve1,30334.1-3.1
Labour Christine Horton44911.7-10.3
Majority76820.1+18.4
Turnout 3,82339.1+9.0
Conservative hold Swing +9.2
Silhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Gibbons2,64760.4+12.0
Alliance (SDP)Peter Congdon1,36331.1-6.0
Labour Colin Smith3728.5-6.0
Majority1,28429.3+18.0
Turnout 4,38242.2+9.7
Conservative hold Swing +9.0
Smith's Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Cornock1,52951.5-28.0
Conservative Mark Saunders81827.5+7.0
Alliance (SDP)Ann Clements62321.0+21.0
Majority71124.0-35.0
Turnout 2,97032.3+4.2
Labour hold Swing -17.5
St. Alphege [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Herd3,28972.1+12.9
Alliance (SDP)Gomer Thomas1,12024.6-10.7
Labour Graham Craig1513.3-2.3
Majority2,16947.6+23.6
Turnout 4,56047.6+13.0
Conservative hold Swing +11.8

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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, 7 May 1987", Solihull M.B.C.(1987).
  2. "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013.