1991 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 1991 Solihull council election. The 1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in St. Alphege to be elected. There had been a by-election in the interim, with the Independent Ratepayers & Residents gaining a seat in Shirley West from the Conservatives. The council fell to no overall control for the first time since its creation in 1973. Voter turnout was 46.0%.[1] [2]
Election result Solihull Local Election Result 1991 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 8 0 3 -3 44.4 46.2 32,989 +4.9 Labour 5 1 0 +1 27.8 23.0 16,415 -8.9 Liberal Democrats 3 1 0 +1 16.7 18.5 13,225 +1.8 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 2 1 0 +1 11.1 8.3 5,956 +1.2 Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.6 2,542 +0.7 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 256 +0.4
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party Previous council New council Conservatives 26 23 Labour 15 16 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 5 6 Liberal Democrats 5 6 Total 51 51 Working majority 1 -5
Ward results Bickenhill[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Kellie 2,819 54.8 +10.3 Labour Jeffrey Potts 1,873 36.4 -12.0 Green Annette Leyland 455 8.8 +1.7 Majority 946 18.4 +14.4 Turnout 5,147 52.3 -5.2 Conservative hold Swing +11.2
Castle Bromwich[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Rees 2,914 64.1 +13.3 Labour Robert Davis 1,314 28.9 -10.2 Green Paul Adams 319 7.0 -3.0 Majority 1,600 35.2 +23.5 Turnout 4,547 47.0 -3.4 Conservative hold Swing +11.7
Chelmsley Wood[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Nicholas Stephens 1,565 62.0 -13.9 Conservative Michael Wyldbore-Smith 618 24.5 +10.8 Liberal Democrats Olive Hogg 339 13.4 +3.1 Majority 947 37.5 -24.8 Turnout 2,522 28.2 -9.1 Labour hold Swing -12.4
Elmdon[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Susan Knowles 1,899 43.0 -5.7 Conservative Geoffrey Wood 1,776 40.2 +6.5 Independent Ratepayers Herbert Hitchcock 741 16.8 -0.8 Majority 123 2.8 -12.3 Turnout 4,416 52.3 -2.8 Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.1
Fordbridge[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Robert Overton 1,234 60.6 -22.5 Conservative Elizabeth Plaister 507 24.9 +8.0 Liberal Democrats Brenda Chapple 204 10.0 +10.0 Independent Labour Peter Paget 92 4.5 +4.5 Majority 727 35.7 -30.5 Turnout 2,037 29.0 -8.2 Labour hold Swing -15.2
Kingshurst[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Threlkeld 1,593 64.5 -11.7 Conservative Dorothy Wallace 622 25.2 +1.4 Independent Labour Frederick Austin 164 6.6 +6.6 Green Michael Banes 91 3.7 +3.7 Majority 971 39.3 -13.0 Turnout 2,470 38.6 -3.0 Labour hold Swing -6.5
Knowle [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Neil Archer 2,765 64.5 +0.2 Liberal Democrats Bernadette Pruden 1,201 28.0 +6.2 Labour Derek Jones 318 7.4 -6.4 Majority 1,564 36.5 -6.0 Turnout 4,284 49.7 -1.0 Conservative hold Swing -3.0
Lyndon [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ian Gillett 2,272 56.1 +1.5 Conservative Gloria Cox 1,155 28.5 +5.9 Labour Joan Holt 626 15.4 -7.4 Majority 1,117 27.6 -4.2 Turnout 4,053 49.4 -4.6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.2
Meriden [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kenneth Allsopp 2,458 58.0 -3.2 Liberal Democrats Arthur Crossley 1,335 31.5 +4.0 Labour Arthur Brill 448 10.6 -0.9 Majority 1,123 26.5 -7.2 Turnout 4,241 50.3 -4.9 Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Olton [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Goodwin 2,192 47.4 +8.5 Liberal Democrats Honor Cox 2,058 44.5 -4.9 Labour William Tooth 376 8.1 -3.6 Majority 134 2.9 -7.5 Turnout 4,626 49.6 -4.0 Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Packwood[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Judy Morris 2,592 50.3 +5.7 Conservative Timothy Vernon 2,191 42.5 -7.1 Independent Richard Dalrymple 243 4.7 +4.7 Labour Barry Beattie 126 2.4 -3.3 Majority 401 7.8 +2.8 Turnout 5,152 55.3 +1.9 Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +6.4
Shirley East[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats John Reeve 2,165 48.4 +9.2 Conservative Theresa Samuels 1,900 42.4 -0.1 Labour Aiden Cairns 412 9.2 -9.2 Majority 265 5.9 +2.5 Turnout 4,477 48.5 +1.0 Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.6
Shirley South[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ratepayers James Eames 3,091 51.3 +5.8 Conservative Philip Cross 2,335 38.8 +0.4 Labour Robert Houghton 596 9.9 -6.2 Majority 756 12.5 +5.5 Turnout 6,022 46.8 -18.8 Independent Ratepayers hold Swing +2.7
Shirley West[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ratepayers Eric Pemberton 1,881 47.7 +8.5 Conservative Terence Powell 1,488 37.7 +4.8 Labour Eileen Turner 576 14.6 -13.3 Majority 393 10.0 +3.7 Turnout 3,945 41.9 +4.6 Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservatives Swing +1.8
Silhill[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Geoffrey Gibbons 2,834 60.5 +9.6 Liberal Democrats Bernard Winchcombe 1,059 22.6 +8.7 Labour Calvin Tattersall 791 16.9 -4.8 Majority 1,775 37.9 +8.7 Turnout 4,684 46.0 -8.4 Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Smith's Wood [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Donald Cornock 1,918 68.3 -14.8 Conservative Richard Hubbard 716 25.5 +8.6 Green Peter May 172 6.1 +6.1 Majority 1,202 42.8 -23.4 Turnout 2,806 30.8 -4.2 Labour hold Swing -11.7
St. Alphege[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ronald Herd 3,699 62.1 -4.0 Conservative Peter Cooke 3,600 Green Clifford Hards 1,505 25.3 +12.2 Labour Vera Wood 750 12.6 +3.4 Majority 2,194 36.8 -16.2 Turnout 5,954 51.8 -4.6 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing -8.1
References ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1991", Solihull M.B.C.(1991). ^ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013 .