1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

(1994 ←) United Kingdom 1995 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1996) 1995 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 1995 Solihull council election. The 1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservative and Independent Ratepayer and Residents coalition continuing. Voter turnout was 36.2%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 4 May 1995", Solihull M.B.C.(1995). 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 1995 Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 1 -1 35.3 32.4 18,203 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 29.4 30.3 17,058 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 1 0 +1 23.5 28.0 15,752 -2.5 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 11.8 | align="right" | 6.4 | align="right" | 3,577 | align="right" | +0.4 |- Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 1,168 -0.4 New Britain Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 402 +0.7 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 53 -0.1 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 22 21 Labour 15 15 Liberal Democrat 8 9 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 5 5 Independent 1 1 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 -7 darkgray #FFBF00 -9 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kellie 1,517 40.9 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Irma Shaw 1,421 38.3 -16.6 New Britain Party Clifford Hards 402 10.8 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Crossley 372 10.0 -0.7 96 2.6 -17.9 3,712 38.2 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) +11.5 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) David Rees 1,779 48.9 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Brian Carter 1,534 42.2 +12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Hogg 323 8.9 -7.5 245 6.7 -17.0 3,636 38.0 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) -8.5 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stephens 1,512 74.6 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Juniper 312 15.4 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Barber 204 10.1 -3.6 1,200 59.2 +8.3 2,028 23.8 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Elmdon Labour Party (UK) K. Llewellyn 2,125 59.3 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Bailey 1,174 32.7 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Merkens 287 8.0 -4.9 951 26.5 +0.5 3,586 44.0 -8.3 Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) A. Hanley 1,191 75.0 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hubbard 235 14.8 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Wright 105 6.6 -2.4 Independent Ratepayers John Rogers 56 3.5 -3.7 956 60.2 +12.0 1,587 23.7 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) +6.0 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) David Threlkeld 1,281 70.9 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Graham White 331 18.3 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Dixon 194 10.7 -0.7 950 52.6 +9.9 1,806 29.4 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) +4.9 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Don Blake 2,135 59.8 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Wright 928 26.0 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) William Shaw 510 14.3 +5.2 1,207 33.8 +3.9 3,573 40.5 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) +1.9 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Puckering 1,991 63.9 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) Ben Magee 618 19.8 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Duddy 508 16.3 -1.0 1,373 44.0 -7.7 3,117 38.7 -7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) -5.7 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Allsopp 1,632 51.2 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Brill 848 26.6 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Morris 708 22.2 -4.3 784 24.6 -8.3 3,188 36.7 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) -10.4 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) Honor Cox 2,338 57.7 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Goodwin 1,344 33.2 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Ann Wood 372 9.2 +1.5 994 24.5 +0.4 4,054 43.7 -5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +0.7 Packwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Judy Morris 2,782 60.6 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Radnall 1,522 33.2 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Michael Steed 286 6.2 +1.5 1,260 27.4 +12.2 4,590 45.2 -6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) +6.1 Shirley East Liberal Democrats (UK) John Reeve 2,090 54.0 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lewis 1,230 31.8 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Robert Houghton 553 14.3 +5.3 860 22.2 +5.8 3,873 41.9 -8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) +2.9 Shirley South Independent Ratepayers James Eames 2,341 56.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter Ward 1,039 25.2 +12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Declan Wilson 736 17.9 -13.9 1,302 31.6 +8.5 4,116 30.9 -8.3 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | -5.0 |- Shirley West Independent Ratepayers Eric Pemberton 1,180 36.8 +9.0 Independent (politician) Leslie Pitt 1,098 34.2 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Eric Collins 717 22.4 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Verduyn 212 6.6 -11.3 82 2.6 -7.8 3,207 34.5 -6.7 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +6.4 |- Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Gibbons 1,673 43.0 -8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Balmer 1,345 34.6 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Donald Bargery 819 21.1 +5.0 National Front (UK) Norman Tomkinson 53 1.4 -1.8 328 8.4 -13.7 3,890 39.0 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) -6.8 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Donald Cornock 1,602 77.1 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Vernon 253 12.2 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Chamberlain 154 7.4 -4.6 Independent (politician) Norman Harper 70 3.4 +3.4 1,349 64.9 +12.4 2,079 24.6 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) +6.2 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Herd 2,558 61.3 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Chapple 983 23.6 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Janet Fletcher 630 15.1 +6.8 1,575 37.8 -1.6 4,171 38.1 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) -0.8 References 1 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1995