1990 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 1990 Solihull council election. The 1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990, with one third of the council to be elected. There had been a number of by-elections the previous year, with the net result being Liberal Democrat gains from the Conservatives in Shirley East and the Independent Ratepayers & Residents in Packwood. The Conservatives narrowly retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 49.5%.[ 1] [ 2]
Election result Solihull Local Election Result 1990 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 7 1 2 -1 41.2 41.3 31,876 -10.6 Labour 6 1 0 +1 35.3 31.9 24,615 +5.6 Liberal Democrats 2 0 1 -1 11.8 16.7 12,849 +1.1 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 2 1 0 +1 11.8 7.1 5,499 +1.0 Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 2,214 +2.9 National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 62 +0.1
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party Previous council New council Conservatives 28 27 Labour 14 15 Liberal Democrats 6 5 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 3 4 Total 51 51 Working majority 5 3
Ward results Bickenhill[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Ryan 2,733 48.4 +11.7 Conservative Peter Kellie 2,510 44.5 −9.8 Green Simone Sharpe 402 7.1 +7.1 Majority 223 3.9 −13.6 Turnout 5,645 57.5 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.7
Castle Bromwich[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Beryl Bennett 2,513 50.8 −16.9 Labour Robert Overton 1,935 39.1 +13.3 Green Paul Adams 496 10.0 +10.0 Majority 578 11.7 −30.2 Turnout 4,944 50.4 Conservative hold Swing -15.1
Chelmsley Wood[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour William Shaw 2,571 76.0 +7.4 Conservative Michael Wyldbore-Smith 463 13.7 −10.0 Liberal Democrats Honor Cox 349 10.3 +2.5 Majority 2,108 62.3 +17.4 Turnout 3,383 37.3 Labour hold Swing -8.7
Elmdon[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sheila Brookes 2,344 48.7 +2.9 Conservative Norman Page 1,620 33.7 −11.2 Independent Ratepayers Jane Granger 844 17.5 +17.5 Majority 724 15.1 +14.0 Turnout 4,808 55.1 Labour hold Swing +7.0
Fordbridge[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Harper 2,196 83.1 +9.9 Conservative Elizabeth Plaister 447 16.9 −9.9 Majority 1,749 66.2 +19.9 Turnout 2,643 37.2 Labour hold Swing +9.9
Kingshurst[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ben Magee 2,047 76.2 +8.2 Conservative Dorothy Wallace 640 23.8 −8.2 Majority 1,407 52.4 +16.4 Turnout 2,687 41.6 Labour hold Swing +8.2
Knowle[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Geoffrey Wright 2,834 64.3 −8.1 Liberal Democrats Bernadette Pruden 962 21.8 +4.2 Labour Stephen Parkes 611 13.9 +3.9 Majority 1,872 42.5 −12.3 Turnout 4,407 50.7 Conservative hold Swing -6.1
Lyndon[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Norman Chapple 2,441 54.6 +11.4 Labour Frederick Austin 1,020 22.8 +5.5 Conservative Alan Power 1,011 22.6 −16.9 Majority 1,421 31.8 +28.1 Turnout 4,472 54.0 Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.9
Meriden[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Lea 2,866 61.1 +1.6 Liberal Democrats Arthur Crossley 1,287 27.4 −4.4 Labour Elizabeth O'Brien 536 11.4 +2.8 Majority 1,579 33.7 +5.9 Turnout 4,689 55.2 Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Olton [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats John Windmill 2,462 49.4 +13.3 Conservative Michael Goodwin 1,941 38.9 −16.6 Labour Arthur Davis 583 11.7 +3.2 Majority 521 10.4 −9.0 Turnout 4,986 53.6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.0
Packwood[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Llewellyn 2,459 49.6 −13.0 Liberal Democrats Judy Morris 2,212 44.6 +13.4 Labour Eileen Turner 286 5.8 −0.4 Majority 247 5.0 −26.4 Turnout 4,957 53.4 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -13.2
Shirley East[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Lewis 1,973 42.5 −9.4 Liberal Democrats Raymond Moore 1,815 39.1 +39.1 Labour Aiden Cairns 852 18.4 +3.8 Majority 158 3.4 −14.9 Turnout 4,640 47.5 Conservative hold Swing -24.2
Shirley South[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ratepayer Richard Jackson 2,796 45.5 −8.1 Conservative Peter Cooke 2,360 38.4 +0.8 Labour William Tooth 992 16.1 +7.3 Majority 436 7.1 −8.9 Turnout 6,148 65.6 Independent Ratepayers hold Swing -4.4
Shirley West[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ratepayers Benda Otton 1,859 39.2 +39.2 Conservative Keith Samuels 1,561 32.9 −20.3 Labour Jeffrey Potts 1,325 27.9 +6.1 Majority 298 6.3 −21.9 Turnout 4,745 37.3 Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing +29.7
Silhill[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Hill 2,629 50.9 −17.4 Labour Calvin Tattersall 1,121 21.7 +8.5 Liberal Democrats Richard Blight 719 13.9 −4.6 Green Clifford Hards 635 12.3 +12.3 National Front Norman Tomkinson 62 1.2 +1.2 Majority 1,508 29.2 −20.6 Turnout 5,166 54.4 Conservative hold Swing -13.0
Smith's Wood [ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hugh Hendry 2,983 83.1 +7.8 Conservative Kenneth Allsopp 606 16.9 −7.8 Majority 2,377 66.2 +15.6 Turnout 3,589 35.0 Labour hold Swing +7.8
St. Alphege[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Fraser Mitchell 3,443 66.1 −10.1 Green Adrian Mabe 681 13.1 +13.1 Liberal Democrats Bernard Winchcombe 602 11.6 −5.2 Labour Maurice Jones 480 9.2 +2.2 Majority 2,762 53.0 −6.4 Turnout 5,206 56.4 Conservative hold Swing -11.6
By-elections between 1990 and 1991 Shirley West by-election 13 December 1990[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ratepayers Jane Granger 1,115 56.6 +17.4 Conservative Keith Samuels 643 32.6 −0.3 Labour Eileen Turner 213 10.8 −17.1 Majority 472 24.0 +17.7 Turnout 1,971 21.2 −16.1 Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing +29.7
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, 3 May 1990", Solihull M.B.C.(1990). ^ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 26 January 2013 . ^ "Solihull M. B. C. By-election Results Sheet, 13 December 1990", Solihull M.B.C.(1990).