2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

(2011 ←) United Kingdom 2012 United Kingdom local elections (→ 2014) 2012 UK local government election November 2013 May 2024 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Solihull council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Greens in green, Labour in red and independent in grey. The 2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election. The shock resultApril 2013 of the election came in Blythe where the Independent Ratepayers ousted a Tory Incumbent. http://www.solihull.gov.uk/democracy/publishingresults.htm Elections results 11 February 2013 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20120721063849/http://www.solihull.gov.uk/democracy/publishingresults.htm 21 July 2012 dead dmy-all https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000029.stm Vote 2012: Solihull 11 February 2013 BBC News Online Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Shirley West had joined the Greens, having previously sat as an Independent Liberal Democrat.http://www.solihullnews.net/news/solihull-news/2011/05/16/solihull-lib-dems-hit-by-new-crisis-as-councillor-defects-to-greens-105074-28704187/ Solihull Lib Dems hit by new crisis as councillor defects to Greens Hulse Cathrina 16 May 2011 Solihull News 9 July 2011 Following the election another Shirley West Liberal Democrat councillor, Andy Hodgson, joined the Greens, taking their total up to 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats down to 10.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-18084815 Solihull councillor defects from Lib Dems to Greens 16 May 2012 BBC 10 June 2012 Election result Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2012 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 2 -1 52.9 42.0 19,562 -6.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 1 -1 17.6 19.5 9,095 -0.0% Green Party of England and Wales 3 1 0 +1 17.6 11.9 5,547 +4.4% Labour Party (UK) 1 1 1 0 5.9 17.3 8,075 +0.7% Independent Ratepayers & Residents 1 1 0 +1 5.9 6.4 2,997 +0.8% English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.4 1,115 +1.3% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 150 -0.2% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections : PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 29 28 Liberal Democrat 12 11 Labour 6 6 Green 4 5 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 0 1 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 7 darkgray #FFBF00 5 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Jim Ryan 1,349 57.62 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Elizabeth Brittin 573 24.48 +3.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Hawkeswood 312 13.33 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Charles Lee 107 4.57 -0.8 776 33.15 -5.9 2,341 25.6 -10.8 Conservative Party (UK) -2.9 Blythe Independent Ratepayer & Residents Linda Brown 1,181 42.91 +23.1 Conservative Party (UK) Martin McCarthy 1,020 37.06 -18.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo Hodgson 285 10.36 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Raj Singh 266 9.67 -2.3 161 5.85 -29.6 2,752 27.1 -14.3 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers & Residents gain from Conservatives | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +20.6 |- Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) Ted Richards 1,565 64.43 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Ben Semens 632 26.02 +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Joy Aldworth 167 6.88 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Lloyd 65 2.76 New 933 38.41 -1.8 2,429 26.8 -12.8 Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Chelmsley Wood Green Party of England and Wales Chris Williams 1,336 62.8 +11.5 Labour and Co-operative Angela Reid 644 30.3 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Price 147 6.9 -6.8 692 32.5 +12.3 2,127 23.6 -5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) +6.1 Dorridge & Hockley Heath Conservative Party (UK) Ken Meeson 1,948 70.7 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Hendry 244 8.9 +1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Sara Irene Stevens 210 7.6 +2.9 English Democrats Andrew Martin Taylor 187 6.8 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jan Mason 165 6.0 -6.1 1,704 61.9 +5.1 2,754 32.0 -19.5 Conservative Party (UK) +0.4 Elmdon Liberal Democrats (UK) Glenis Ann Slater 1,321 47.3 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Thomas 657 23.5 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Andrew James Mullinex 451 16.1 +1.6 English Democrats Robert Graham Lassen 239 8.5 +5.6 Green Party of England and Wales Elaine Teresa Williams 127 4.5 +2.6 664 23.8 +15.0 2,795 30.3 -12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +7.5 Kingshurst & Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Flo Nash 1,111 58.8 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Debbie Evans 578 30.6 -5.9 Green Party of England and Wales Gary Macnaughton 146 7.7 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Robert Godfrey 53 2.8 -0.5 533 28.2 +14.0 1,888 21.2 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +7.0 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Jeff Potts 1,941 66.2 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Simon Martin Johnson 323 11.0 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Allison Holt 291 9.9 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lionel Arthur King 220 7.5 0.0 English Democrats Frank (Shannon) O'Brien 157 5.3 +0.8 1,618 55.2 -3.5 2,932 35.6 -15.3 Conservative Party (UK) -1.7 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Beatrice Chamberlain 1,265 46.9 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) Ian Clifford English 583 21.6 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Skelding 442 16.4 -10.0 English Democrats David Francis Reynolds 268 9.9 +3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Frances Grice 138 5.1 +1.8 682 25.3 +11.0 2,696 27.7 -11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.9 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Tony Diciccio 1318 45.7 -19.6 Independent Ratepayer Ken Meeson 858 29.8 +23.3 Labour Party (UK) Cathy Connan 412 14.3 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Roger Philip King 173 6.0 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Ludlow 122 4.2 -3.1 460 16.0 -33.2 2,883 30.5 -17.4 Conservative Party (UK) -21.4 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Louise O'Kane 1,899 50.5 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Price 1,326 35.3 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Alan Edward Jacques 316 8.4 -2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Carol Joy Linfield 216 5.7 +2.2 573 15.2 +11.0 3,757 38.8 -7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) +5.5 Shirley East Conservative Party (UK) Karen Grinsell 1,045 37.3 -6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Rose 850 30.3 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Peter Raven 390 13.9 +1.6 English Democrats Lisa Jane White 264 9.4 +9.4 Independent Ratepayer Neil Watts 252 9.0 -3.3 195 7.0 -9.4 2,801 32.6 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) -4.7 Shirley South Conservative Party (UK) Gary Allport 1,379 38.5 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tim Hodgson 1,343 37.5 +3.1 Independent Ratepayer Trevor Eames 463 12.9 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Rose Young 400 11.2 -0.9 36 1.0 -3.4 3,585 36.5 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) -1.7 Shirley West Green Party of England and Wales Howard John Allen 1,001 39.1 +34.3 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Holt 729 28.4 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) Ray Brookes 426 16.6 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eimear Fossey 406 15.8 -15.2 272 10.6 +6.6 2,562 28.4 -12.3 Green Party of England and Wales +20.4 Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hogarth 1,811 59.4 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bruce Keith Stone 579 19.0 -7.5 Labour Party (UK) Janet Mary Marsh 445 14.6 +2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Trevor John Barker 212 7.0 +4.5 1,232 40.4 +13.9 3,047 33.3 -14.9 Conservative Party (UK) +6.9 Smith's Wood Green Party of England and Wales Mike Sheridan 1,030 57.7 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Rashid 473 26.5 -6.7 British National Party Simone Neale 150 8.4 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Evans 132 7.4 -5.2 557 31.2 +18.4 1,785 20.1 -6.0 Green Party of England and Wales +9.2 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Kate Wild 2,175 63.8 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Smith 415 12.2 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Cook Tuxworth 386 11.3 +1.1 Independent Ratepayer & Residents John Rogers 243 7.1 +4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Robert Holt 188 5.5 +1.5 1,760 51.7 +1.0 3,407 33.0 -17.3 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 References Solihull 2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012