1987 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

1987 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 (1986 ←) United Kingdom 1987 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1988) right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 1987 Solihull council election. The 1987 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council to be elected. The Conservatives retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 43.2%"Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1987", Solihull M.B.C.(1987). 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 1987 Conservative Party (UK) 11 1 1 0 64.7 51.0 34,504 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) 4 0 0 0 23.5 17.9 12,130 -10.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 1 0 +1 5.9 22.8 15,412 -0.6 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | -1 | align="right" | 5.9 | align="right" | 8.1 | align="right" | 5,499 | align="right" | -0.2 |- National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 60 -0.0 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 29 29 Labour 14 14 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 6 5 Alliance 2 3 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 7 darkgray #FFBF00 7 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Mary Dingley 2,605 55.1 +10.7 Labour Party (UK) Peter McLoughlin 1,342 28.4 -9.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) David Moore 784 16.6 -1.4 1,263 26.7 +20.1 4,731 47.1 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) +10.0 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) David Rees 2,886 64.5 +15.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) John Walker 827 18.5 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Overton 763 17.0 -10.9 2,059 46.0 +24.7 4,476 46.4 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) +9.8 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stephens 1,461 51.5 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Draycott 789 27.8 +8.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Wrenn 529 18.6 +1.1 National Front (UK) Norman Tomkinson 60 2.1 +2.1 672 23.7 -20.7 2,839 31.3 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) -10.3 Elmdon Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Wood 2,107 48.8 +14.0 Labour Party (UK) Rona Miller 1,371 31.8 -11.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Richard Blight 837 19.4 -2.3 736 17.1 +8.5 4,315 48.4 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) +12.8 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Angela Reid 1,150 52.7 -28.8 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Plaister 643 29.4 +10.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Bernadette Pruden 390 17.9 +17.9 507 23.3 -39.7 2,183 28.9 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) -19.9 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) David Threlkeld 1,362 52.5 -17.6 Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Cleghorn 843 32.5 +2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Mark Akhurst 387 14.9 +14.9 519 20.0 -20.3 2,592 41.6 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) -10.1 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Morrison 2,726 66.6 +8.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Jennifer Wright 1,182 28.9 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Livingstone 183 4.5 -3.2 1,544 37.7 +13.6 4,091 46.1 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) +6.8 Lyndon SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Ian Gillett 1,648 43.5 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Wilkes 1,584 41.8 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) Walter Kinder 559 14.7 -9.3 64 1.7 -14.6 3,791 44.6 +8.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) -7.3 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Robert Meacham 2,411 56.8 +10.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) John Johnson 1,655 39.0 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Eveline Benton 176 4.1 -7.4 756 17.8 +12.7 4,242 50.1 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) +6.4 Olton Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Eyre 2,614 54.3 +12.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Timothy Farazmand 1,910 39.7 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) Sean McWhinne 291 6.0 -5.9 704 14.6 +9.4 4,815 50.0 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) +9.9 Packwood Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Vernon 2,281 47.8 +4.3 Independent Residents David van Rest 2,270 47.6 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Brookes 217 4.5 -2.0 11 0.2 -6.1 4,768 50.9 +10.4 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Conservative Party (UK)" | | colspan="2" | Conservative gain from Independent Residents | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +3.3 |- Shirley East Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Davies 1,967 49.5 +10.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Ernest Garwood 854 21.5 -3.1 Independent Residents & Ratepayers Richard Jackson 810 20.4 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Brittin 346 8.7 -5.5 1,113 28.0 +13.3 3,977 40.1 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) +6.6 Shirley South Independent Ratepayers James Eames 2,419 47.9 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hogarth 2,223 44.0 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Jones 408 8.1 -4.3 196 3.9 -11.7 5,050 42.4 +9.3 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Residents Association" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | -5.8 |- Shirley West Conservative Party (UK) Terence Powell 2,071 54.2 +15.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) John Reeve 1,303 34.1 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Christine Horton 449 11.7 -10.3 768 20.1 +18.4 3,823 39.1 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) +9.2 Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Gibbons 2,647 60.4 +12.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Peter Congdon 1,363 31.1 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) Colin Smith 372 8.5 -6.0 1,284 29.3 +18.0 4,382 42.2 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) +9.0 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Donald Cornock 1,529 51.5 -28.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Saunders 818 27.5 +7.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Ann Clements 623 21.0 +21.0 711 24.0 -35.0 2,970 32.3 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) -17.5 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Herd 3,289 72.1 +12.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Gomer Thomas 1,120 24.6 -10.7 Labour Party (UK) Graham Craig 151 3.3 -2.3 2,169 47.6 +23.6 4,560 47.6 +13.0 Conservative Party (UK) +11.8 References 1 Category:1987 English local elections 1987 Category:1980s in the West Midlands (county)