1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

(1992 ←) United Kingdom 1994 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1995) 1994 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 1994 Solihull council election. The 1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994, with one third of the council and a double vacancy in Fordbridge to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives seven seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 43.6%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 5 May 1994", Solihull M.B.C.(1994). 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 1994 Labour Party (UK) 7 0 0 0 38.9 26.2 17,764 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 2 -2 27.8 34.7 23,559 -22.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 2 0 +2 22.2 30.5 20,698 +15.0 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 5.5 | align="right" | 6.0 | align="right" | 4,065 | align="right" | -2.8 |- Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.5 2.5 1,677 +2.5 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 150 +0.2 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 24 22 Labour 15 15 Liberal Democrats 6 8 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 5 5 Independent 1 1 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 -3 darkgray #FFBF00 -7 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Labour Party (UK) James Ryan 2,624 54.9 +23.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Young 1,646 34.4 -28.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Blakeley 513 10.7 +10.7 978 20.4 -10.8 4,783 48.9 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) +25.9 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Bennett 2,351 53.7 -24.1 Labour Party (UK) Derek Jones 1,310 29.9 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Hogg 719 16.4 +16.4 1,041 23.8 -34.9 4,380 45.6 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) -17.4 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Robert Reed 1,750 68.6 +15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Juniper 453 17.7 -20.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Barber 349 13.7 +5.6 1,297 50.8 +36.1 2,552 29.6 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) +18.0 Elmdon Labour Party (UK) Sheila Brookes 2,437 56.5 +18.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Wilkes 1,317 30.5 -18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Jardine 557 12.9 +12.9 1,120 26.0 +14.7 4,311 52.3 +7.8 Labour Party (UK) +18.6 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Arthur Harper 1,343 66.0 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Ben Magee 1,079 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Samuels 361 17.7 -17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Wright 184 9.0 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Wright 157 Independent Ratepayers M. Hitchcock 147 7.2 +7.2 982 48.3 +26.5 2,035 30.5 +10.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +13.2 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Potts 1,478 65.6 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Don Blake 517 22.9 -17.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Frost 258 11.4 +11.4 961 42.6 +28.3 2,253 35.8 +8.5 Labour Party (UK) +14.1 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Wright 2,424 60.4 -14.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Crossley 1,224 30.5 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Vera Wood 365 9.1 +4.0 1,200 29.9 -25.2 4,013 45.7 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) -12.6 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Chapple 2,577 69.1 +17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Duddy 646 17.3 -21.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Stanley 505 13.5 +4.6 1,931 51.8 +38.8 3,728 46.3 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) +19.4 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lea 2,392 59.4 -9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Morris 1,067 26.5 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Moore 565 14.0 +5.8 1,325 32.9 -13.5 4,024 46.4 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) -6.7 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) John Windmill 2,631 58.2 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Worley 1,542 34.1 -18.4 Labour Party (UK) Joan Holt 346 7.7 +3.6 1,089 24.1 +15.1 4,519 48.9 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) +16.5 Packwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Lee 2.865 55.3 +20.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Llewellyn 2,073 40.0 -22.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Steed 244 4.7 +2.0 792 15.3 -12.5 5,182 51.7 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +21.5 Shirley East Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Southcombe 2,388 51.3 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lewis 1,626 34.9 -19.4 Labour Party (UK) Robert Houghton 416 8.9 +3.2 Independent (politician) Leslie Pitt 224 4.8 +4.8 762 16.4 +1.9 4,654 50.2 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +15.4 Shirley South Independent Ratepayers Richard Jackson 2,859 54.9 +54.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Blight 1,657 31.8 +31.8 Labour Party (UK) Peter Ward 692 13.3 +7.5 1,202 23.1 +11.0 5,208 39.2 -1.2 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +11.5 |- Shirley West Independent (politician) Brenda Otton 1,453 38.1 -16.9 Independent Ratepayers John Rogers 1,059 27.8 +27.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Honor Cox 684 17.9 +17.9 Labour Party (UK) Ann Littley 615 16.1 +8.6 394 10.3 -7.2 3,811 41.2 +4.0 Independent (politician) -22.3 Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Pittaway 2,414 51.4 -22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Puckering 1,376 29.3 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) Donald Bargery 754 16.1 +3.9 National Front (UK) Norman Tomkinson 150 3.2 +3.2 1,038 22.1 -36.9 4,694 46.7 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) -18.4 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Hugh Hendry 1,902 70.2 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Vernon 481 17.8 -18.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Merkens 325 12.0 +12.0 1,421 52.5 +27.9 2,708 31.4 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) +14.0 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Wild 3,316 65.6 -13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Gemmell 1,324 26.2 +26.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Hanley 418 8.3 +2.3 1,992 39.4 -25.2 5,058 47.6 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) -19.9 References 1 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1994