2002 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 (2000 ←) United Kingdom 2002 United Kingdom local elections (→ 2003) right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 2002 Solihull council election. The 2002 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/126.stm Solihull 2010-12-12 BBC News Campaign Before the election the Conservatives held 29 seats, compared to 14 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats, with 17 seats being contested in the election. Shaky Labour dreads upset; How the candidates line up for the May 2 council elections Birmingham Mail 8 2002-04-12 The Conservatives had held a majority on the council since gaining 4 seats at the 2000 election. Issues in the election included a proposed development by Asda in Shirley, the fate of the Accident and Emergency department at Solihull hospital and new housing developments. Jenny Hudson Local elections 2002: A safe bet Solihull will not be changing, but watch Shirley; In the second in a series of profiles looking at key areas where local council elections will be held on May 2, Jenny Hudson looks at Solihull Birmingham Post 4 2002-04-26 Anna Watts Tories poised to stay in control; Mail news focus on tomorrow's local elections Birmingham Mail 5 2002-05-01 Labour also wanted to address a north-south divide in the council area and opposed any transfer of council housing from council control. Election result The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 29 of the 51 seats after only 2 seats changed parties. Anna Watts Local Election Results 2002: True Blue Solihull Birmingham Mail 20 2002-05-03 A couple of former councillors returned to the council, the former Labour leader of the council Michael Corser in Chelmsley Wood and Liberal Democrat June Gandy in Shirley East. Solihull local election result 2002 http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Attachments/ElectionResults2002.pdf Borough Council election 2010-12-12 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110516124542/http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Attachments/ElectionResults2002.pdf 16 May 2011 dead Election results; Local Election The Times 16 2002-05-04 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 1 0 52.9 49.2 24,309 -9.7% Labour Party (UK) 5 0 1 -1 29.4 23.7 11,741 +5.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 0 +1 17.6 27.1 13,390 +4.5% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections : Full results Financial Times 7 2002-05-04 PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 29 29 Labour 14 13 Liberal Democrat 8 9 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 7 darkgray #FFBF00 7 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Labour Party (UK) Jim Ryan 2,013 54.2 +27.0 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Allsopp 1,491 40.1 -25.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Hogg 210 5.7 -1.1 522 14.1 -24.7 3,714 35.7 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) +26.4 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Kellie 1,940 65.4 -9.3 Labour Party (UK) James Moore 722 24.3 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Knight 306 10.3 +3.0 1,218 41.0 -15.7 2,968 31.8 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) -7.8 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Michael Corser 900 62.2 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Courts 350 24.2 -9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Wright 197 13.6 +0.9 550 38.0 +17.6 1,447 19.6 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) +8.8 Elmdon Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Hawkins 1,330 44.7 -13.3 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Brookes 1,221 41.1 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Harber 423 14.2 +7.4 109 3.7 -19.0 2,974 37.7 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -9.5 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Moore 722 61.3 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Robinson 314 26.7 -8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hayes 142 12.1 -3.5 408 34.6 +21.5 1,178 19.8 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) +10.7 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Potts 830 63.3 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Juniper 351 26.8 -7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Wright 131 10.0 +3.1 479 36.5 +23.8 1,312 23.8 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) +11.9 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Diana Holl-Allen 2,106 65.3 -8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Dyer 693 21.5 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Harrop 427 13.2 +3.0 1,413 43.8 -13.3 3,226 36.9 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) -6.6 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Reeves 1,583 65.4 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Allport 478 19.7 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Connan 360 14.9 +1.9 1,105 45.6 +16.3 2,421 31.8 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) +8.1 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lea 2,369 69.6 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Maltman 561 16.5 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Whitlock 475 14.0 +0.0 1,808 53.1 +1.1 3,405 36.0 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) John Windmill 2,192 61.8 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Handslip 1,078 30.4 -12.3 Labour Party (UK) Eric Collins 277 7.8 +1.3 1,114 31.4 +23.2 3,547 38.6 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) +11.6 Packwood Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Meeson 2,627 60.7 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Widger 1,417 32.8 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Florence Nash 281 6.5 +1.6 1,210 28.0 +11.0 4,325 37.9 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) +5.4 Shirley East Liberal Democrats (UK) June Gandy 2,028 57.1 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Burgess 1,242 35.0 -16.3 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Raven 279 7.9 +2.1 786 22.1 +13.7 3,549 39.1 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +15.2 Shirley South Conservative Party (UK) David Evans 2,023 54.3 -13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Gemmell 1,031 27.7 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) Barney McElholm 673 18.1 +0.0 992 26.6 -22.6 3,727 28.7 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) -13.1 Shirley West Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lewis 1,487 54.1 -8.9 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Harper 681 24.8 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Verduyn 581 21.1 +7.0 806 29.3 -10.7 2,749 30.4 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) -5.4 Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Pittaway 2,145 61.7 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Chapple 819 23.5 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Marcus Bennion 514 14.8 +2.7 1,326 38.1 -9.5 3,478 35.3 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) -4.6 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Hugh Hendry 887 65.1 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Kettle 297 21.8 -11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Brown 179 13.1 +0.8 590 43.3 +21.3 1,363 18.4 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) +10.5 St Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Wild 2,681 66.1 -8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Reeves 983 24.2 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) James Burman 393 9.7 +0.4 1,698 41.9 -16.9 4,057 37.1 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) -8.4 By-elections between 2002 and 2003 Shirley West by-election 13 March 2003 Paul Dale Solihull election shock as Tories swept aside Birmingham Post 1 2003-03-15 Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Allen 1,179 54.9 +33.8 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Allsopp 777 36.2 -17.9 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Harper 192 8.9 -15.9 402 18.7 -10.6 2,148 23.8 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +25.8 References Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 2002 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002