1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

(1988 ←) United Kingdom 1990 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1991) 1990 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|474px|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%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 3 May 1990", Solihull M.B.C.(1990). 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 1990 Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 2 -1 41.2 41.3 31,876 -10.6 Labour Party (UK) 6 1 0 +1 35.3 31.9 24,615 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 1 -1 11.8 16.7 12,849 +1.1 |- 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" | 11.8 | align="right" | 7.1 | align="right" | 5,499 | align="right" | +1.0 |- Green Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.9 2,214 +2.9 National Front (UK) 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: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 28 27 Labour 14 15 Liberal Democrats 6 5 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 3 4 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 5 darkgray #FFBF00 3 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Labour Party (UK) James Ryan 2,733 48.4 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kellie 2,510 44.5 -9.8 Green Party (UK) Simone Sharpe 402 7.1 +7.1 223 3.9 -13.6 5,645 57.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +10.7 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Bennett 2,513 50.8 -16.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Overton 1,935 39.1 +13.3 Green Party (UK) Paul Adams 496 10.0 +10.0 578 11.7 -30.2 4,944 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) -15.1 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) William Shaw 2,571 76.0 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Wyldbore-Smith 463 13.7 -10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Honor Cox 349 10.3 +2.5 2,108 62.3 +17.4 3,383 37.3 Labour Party (UK) -8.7 Elmdon Labour Party (UK) Sheila Brookes 2,344 48.7 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Page 1,620 33.7 -11.2 Independent Ratepayers Jane Granger 844 17.5 +17.5 724 15.1 +14.0 4,808 55.1 Labour Party (UK) +7.0 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Arthur Harper 2,196 83.1 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Plaister 447 16.9 -9.9 1,749 66.2 +19.9 2,643 37.2 Labour Party (UK) +9.9 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) Ben Magee 2,047 76.2 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Wallace 640 23.8 -8.2 1,407 52.4 +16.4 2,687 41.6 Labour Party (UK) +8.2 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Wright 2,834 64.3 -8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernadette Pruden 962 21.8 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Parkes 611 13.9 +3.9 1,872 42.5 -12.3 4,407 50.7 Conservative Party (UK) -6.1 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Chapple 2,441 54.6 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Austin 1,020 22.8 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Power 1,011 22.6 -16.9 1,421 31.8 +28.1 4,472 54.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) +2.9 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lea 2,866 61.1 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Crossley 1,287 27.4 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth O'Brien 536 11.4 +2.8 1,579 33.7 +5.9 4,689 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) +3.0 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) John Windmill 2,462 49.4 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Goodwin 1,941 38.9 -16.6 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Davis 583 11.7 +3.2 521 10.4 -9.0 4,986 53.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) +15.0 Packwood Conservative Party (UK) Peter Llewellyn 2,459 49.6 -13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judy Morris 2,212 44.6 +13.4 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Turner 286 5.8 -0.4 247 5.0 -26.4 4,957 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) -13.2 Shirley East Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lewis 1,973 42.5 -9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Moore 1,815 39.1 +39.1 Labour Party (UK) Aiden Cairns 852 18.4 +3.8 158 3.4 -14.9 4,640 47.5 Conservative Party (UK) -24.2 Shirley South Independent Ratepayer Richard Jackson 2,796 45.5 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Cooke 2,360 38.4 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) William Tooth 992 16.1 +7.3 436 7.1 -8.9 6,148 65.6 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | -4.4 |- Shirley West Independent Ratepayers Benda Otton 1,859 39.2 +39.2 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Samuels 1,561 32.9 -20.3 Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Potts 1,325 27.9 +6.1 298 6.3 -21.9 4,745 37.3 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservative | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +29.7 |- Silhill Conservative Party (UK) George Hill 2,629 50.9 -17.4 Labour Party (UK) Calvin Tattersall 1,121 21.7 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Blight 719 13.9 -4.6 Green Party (UK) Clifford Hards 635 12.3 +12.3 National Front (UK) Norman Tomkinson 62 1.2 +1.2 1,508 29.2 -20.6 5,166 54.4 Conservative Party (UK) -13.0 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Hugh Hendry 2,983 83.1 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Allsopp 606 16.9 -7.8 2,377 66.2 +15.6 3,589 35.0 Labour Party (UK) +7.8 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Fraser Mitchell 3,443 66.1 -10.1 Green Party (UK) Adrian Mabe 681 13.1 +13.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Winchcombe 602 11.6 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Jones 480 9.2 +2.2 2,762 53.0 -6.4 5,206 56.4 Conservative Party (UK) -11.6 By-elections between 1990 and 1991 Shirley West by-election 13 December 1990"Solihull M. B. C. By-election Results Sheet, 13 December 1990", Solihull M.B.C.(1990). Independent Ratepayers Jane Granger 1,115 56.6 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Samuels 643 32.6 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Turner 213 10.8 -17.1 472 24.0 +17.7 1,971 21.2 -16.1 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers gain from Conservative | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +29.7 |- References 1 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 1990 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1990