1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

(1990 ←) United Kingdom 1991 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1992) 1991 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|474px|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%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1991", Solihull M.B.C.(1991). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000029.stm Vote 2012: Solihull 2013-01-26 BBC News Online Election result Solihull local election result 1991 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 3 -3 44.4 46.2 32,989 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) 5 1 0 +1 27.8 23.0 16,415 -8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 0 +1 16.7 18.5 13,225 +1.8 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | +1 | align="right" | 11.1 | align="right" | 8.3 | align="right" | 5,956 | align="right" | +1.2 |- Green Party of England and Wales 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: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 26 23 Labour 15 16 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 5 6 Liberal Democrats 5 6 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 1 darkgray #FFBF00 -5 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kellie 2,819 54.8 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Potts 1,873 36.4 -12.0 Green Party of England and Wales Annette Leyland 455 8.8 +1.7 946 18.4 +14.4 5,147 52.3 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) +11.2 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) David Rees 2,914 64.1 +13.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Davis 1,314 28.9 -10.2 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Adams 319 7.0 -3.0 1,600 35.2 +23.5 4,547 47.0 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) +11.7 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stephens 1,565 62.0 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Wyldbore-Smith 618 24.5 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Hogg 339 13.4 +3.1 947 37.5 -24.8 2,522 28.2 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) -12.4 Elmdon Labour Party (UK) Susan Knowles 1,899 43.0 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Wood 1,776 40.2 +6.5 Independent Ratepayers Herbert Hitchcock 741 16.8 -0.8 123 2.8 -12.3 4,416 52.3 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -6.1 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Robert Overton 1,234 60.6 -22.5 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Plaister 507 24.9 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Chapple 204 10.0 +10.0 Independent Labour Peter Paget 92 4.5 +4.5 727 35.7 -30.5 2,037 29.0 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) -15.2 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) David Threlkeld 1,593 64.5 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Wallace 622 25.2 +1.4 Independent Labour Frederick Austin 164 6.6 +6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Banes 91 3.7 +3.7 971 39.3 -13.0 2,470 38.6 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) -6.5 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Neil Archer 2,765 64.5 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernadette Pruden 1,201 28.0 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) Derek Jones 318 7.4 -6.4 1,564 36.5 -6.0 4,284 49.7 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) -3.0 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Gillett 2,272 56.1 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Gloria Cox 1,155 28.5 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Joan Holt 626 15.4 -7.4 1,117 27.6 -4.2 4,053 49.4 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) -2.2 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Allsopp 2,458 58.0 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Crossley 1,335 31.5 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Brill 448 10.6 -0.9 1,123 26.5 -7.2 4,241 50.3 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) -3.6 Olton Conservative Party (UK) Michael Goodwin 2,192 47.4 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Honor Cox 2,058 44.5 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) William Tooth 376 8.1 -3.6 134 2.9 -7.5 4,626 49.6 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) +6.7 Packwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Judy Morris 2,592 50.3 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Vernon 2,191 42.5 -7.1 Independent (politician) Richard Dalrymple 243 4.7 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Barry Beattie 126 2.4 -3.3 401 7.8 +2.8 5,152 55.3 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.4 Shirley East Liberal Democrats (UK) John Reeve 2,165 48.4 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Samuels 1,900 42.4 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) Aiden Cairns 412 9.2 -9.2 265 5.9 +2.5 4,477 48.5 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) +4.6 Shirley South Independent Ratepayers James Eames 3,091 51.3 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Cross 2,335 38.8 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Robert Houghton 596 9.9 -6.2 756 12.5 +5.5 6,022 46.8 -18.8 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +2.7 |- Shirley West Independent Ratepayers Eric Pemberton 1,881 47.7 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Powell 1,488 37.7 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Turner 576 14.6 -13.3 393 10.0 +3.7 3,945 41.9 +4.6 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservatives | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +1.8 |- Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Gibbons 2,834 60.5 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Winchcombe 1,059 22.6 +8.7 Labour Party (UK) Calvin Tattersall 791 16.9 -4.8 1,775 37.9 +8.7 4,684 46.0 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) +0.4 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Donald Cornock 1,918 68.3 -14.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hubbard 716 25.5 +8.6 Green Party of England and Wales Peter May 172 6.1 +6.1 1,202 42.8 -23.4 2,806 30.8 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) -11.7 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Herd 3,699 62.1 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Cooke 3,600 Green Party of England and Wales Clifford Hards 1,505 25.3 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) Vera Wood 750 12.6 +3.4 2,194 36.8 -16.2 5,954 51.8 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -8.1 References 1 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1991