1986 UK local government election
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]
Election result Solihull Local Election Result 1986 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 8 0 4 -4 47.0 40.2 21,676 -8.2 Labour 5 1 0 +1 29.4 28.0 15,086 +0.5 Alliance 2 1 0 +1 11.8 23.4 12,641 +8.5 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 2 2 0 +2 11.8 8.3 4,503 +0.2 National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 57 -0.0
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party Previous council New council Conservatives 33 29 Labour 13 14 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 4 6 Alliance 1 2 Total 51 51 Working majority 15 7
Ward results Bickenhill[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Kellie 1,714 44.3 +3.0 Labour Peter McLoughlin 1,458 37.7 −12.8 Alliance (Liberal) David Moore 695 18.0 +11.4 Majority 256 6.6 −2.6 Turnout 3,867 39.5 −7.7 Conservative hold Swing +7.9
Castle Bromwich[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gordon Roberts 1,847 49.2 −19.6 Labour Robert Overton 1,048 27.9 −3.2 Alliance (SDP) John Walker 856 22.8 +22.8 Majority 799 21.3 −16.4 Turnout 3,751 39.4 −0.3 Conservative hold Swing -8.2
Chelmsley Wood[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour William Shaw 1,508 63.4 −12.0 Conservative Robin Draycott 453 19.1 −5.4 Alliance (Liberal) Thomas Wrenn 416 17.5 +17.5 Majority 1,055 44.4 −6.6 Turnout 2,377 25.6 −2.5 Labour hold Swing -3.3
Elmdon[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Johanne Spittle 1,610 43.5 +11.7 Conservative Soad Hemming 1,290 34.8 −13.3 Alliance (SDP) Timothy Parazmand 804 21.7 +1.6 Majority 320 8.6 −7.7 Turnout 3,704 41.4 +7.9 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.5
Fordbridge[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Harper 1,513 81.5 +26.0 Conservative Elizabeth Plaister 344 18.5 −3.7 Majority 1,169 62.9 +29.7 Turnout 1,857 24.2 −1.9 Labour hold Swing +14.9
Kingshurst[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ben Magee 1,648 70.2 +3.6 Conservative Daphne Clehorn 701 29.8 −3.6 Majority 947 40.3 +7.1 Turnout 2,349 35.3 +1.0 Labour hold Swing +3.6
Knowle[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Geoffrey Wright 1,881 58.2 −8.0 Alliance Jennifer Wright 1,102 34.1 +7.2 Labour Geoffrey Owen 248 7.7 +0.8 Majority 779 24.1 −15.1 Turnout 3,231 36.6 −1.0 Conservative hold Swing -7.6
Lyndon [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Alliance (Liberal) Norman Chapple 1,416 46.1 +13.3 Conservative Malcolm Holdsworth 916 29.8 −14.4 Labour Walter Kinder 740 24.1 +1.1 Majority 500 16.3 +4.8 Turnout 3,072 36.6 −3.8 Alliance hold Swing +13.9
Meriden [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Grahame Boakes 1,639 46.7 −9.8 Alliance (SDP) John Johnson 1,461 41.7 +7.0 Labour Robert Davis 406 11.6 +2.8 Majority 178 5.1 −16.8 Turnout 3,506 41.7 +1.5 Conservative hold Swing -8.4
Olton [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Alliance (Liberal) John Windmill 1,636 46.6 +8.0 Conservative Michael Goodwin 1,454 41.4 −10.3 Labour Sylvia McKears 419 11.9 +2.3 Majority 182 5.2 −8.0 Turnout 3,509 36.2 −2.3 Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +9.2
Packwood[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Residents Amanda Jenkinson 1,902 49.9 −0.0 Conservative Miriam Harris 1,660 43.5 −1.7 Labour Co-op Ian Jamieson 251 6.6 +1.8 Majority 242 6.3 +1.7 Turnout 3,813 40.5 −1.2 Independent Residents gain from Conservative Swing -0.8
Shirley East[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Lewis 1,242 39.8 −14.2 Alliance (SDP) Ernest Garwood 777 24.6 +24.6 Labour Rona Miller 449 14.2 +0.4 Independent Residents & Ratepayers Judith Foster 687 21.8 −10.8 Majority 465 14.7 −6.2 Turnout 3,155 32.3 −0.8 Conservative hold Swing -19.4
Shirley South[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Residents & Ratepayers Anthony Ebden 1,914 51.6 +4.9 Conservative Stephen Wadsworth 1,334 36.0 −4.2 Labour Thomas Hayes 461 12.4 −0.7 Majority 580 15.6 +9.1 Turnout 3,709 33.1 +2.9 Independent Residents & Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing +4.5
Shirley West[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Keith Samuels 1,146 38.9 −10.1 Alliance (Liberal) John Reeve 1,095 37.2 +8.8 Labour Margaret Brittan 649 22.0 +2.0 National Front Norman Tomkinson 57 1.9 −0.6 Majority 51 1.7 −18.9 Turnout 2,947 30.2 +2.1 Conservative hold Swing -9.4
Silhill[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Hill 1,633 48.4 −11.5 Alliance (SDP) Peter Congdon 1,251 37.1 +9.6 Labour Alfred Porter 489 14.5 +1.9 Majority 382 11.3 −21.1 Turnout 3,373 32.4 +0.2 Conservative hold Swing -10.5
Smith's Wood [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frederick Austin 2,009 79.4 +1.5 Conservative Dorothy Wallace 520 20.6 −1.5 Majority 1,489 58.9 +2.9 Turnout 2,529 28.0 −1.0 Labour hold Swing +1.5
St. Alphege[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Fraser Mitchell 1,902 59.2 −10.2 Alliance Karol Bard 1,132 35.2 +9.5 Labour Maurice Jones 180 5.6 +0.7 Majority 770 24.0 −19.7 Turnout 3,214 34.6 −4.2 Conservative hold Swing -9.8
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, 8 May 1986", Solihull M.B.C.(1986). ^ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013 .