2003 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election February 2024 December 2013 (2002 ←) United Kingdom 2003 United Kingdom local elections (→ 2004) right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 2003 Solihull council election. The 2003 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/243.stm Local elections 2010-12-12 BBC News Campaign Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 28 seats, compared to 13 for Labour and 10 for the Liberal Democrats, with 17 seats being contested in the election. Anna Watts Solihull council nominations Birmingham Mail 13 2003-04-08 The election came after a by-election in Shirley West ward in March 2003, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain the seat on a swing of 26%, Birmingham Elections: Conservatives view poll as start of gradual march back to power Birmingham Post 4 2003-04-15 making that ward a key seat in the election. Neil Connor Election 2003: Airport controversy acting as runway for election take-off; In the run-up to the local council elections on May 1, The Birmingham Post will be looking at some of the region's key election battlegrounds. Neil Connor puts Solihull under the spotlight Birmingham Post 4 2003-04-24 Issues in the election included broad opposition to windfall development, while Labour campaigned on a north–south divide they said was evident in the council. Proposals for the expansion of Birmingham Airport divided the parties, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats opposing expansion, while almost all Labour councillors supported it. A recent increase in council tax of 11% was another issue in the election, with the ruling Conservative group blaming the increase on the national Labour government due to a change in the grant, but the Labour Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford said the increase was double that of other local Labour controlled councils. Jonathan Walker Labour and Tories cross swords as battle for Midlands begins Birmingham Post 1 2003-04-30 Election result The results saw the Conservatives keep a 5-seat majority on the council. Local elections 2003: Still true blue!; Solihull Tories maintain control after early blow Birmingham Mail 1 2003-05-02 The Conservatives gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Packwood ward, but lost another one back to the Liberal Democrats in Shirley West. Elections 2003: Early scare but Tories stand fast; Solihull Birmingham Mail 14 2003-05-02 Solihull local election result 2003 http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Attachments/Election_Results_2003.pdf Borough Council election 2010-12-12 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110516124613/http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Attachments/Election_Results_2003.pdf 16 May 2011 dead Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 1 0 52.9 51.3 22,557 +2.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 1 1 0 23.5 30.8 13,524 +3.7% Labour Party (UK) 4 0 0 0 23.5 17.9 7,850 -5.8% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections : Tories stay in control Coventry Evening Telegraph 5 2003-05-03 PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 28 28 Labour 13 13 Liberal Democrat 10 10 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 5 darkgray #FFBF00 5 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Alan Martin 1,765 67.9 +27.8 Labour Party (UK) Florence Nash 747 28.7 -25.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Hogg 89 3.4 -2.3 1,018 39.1 -25.0 2,601 25.2 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) +26.6 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) Robin Draycott 1,731 66.8 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) James Moore 589 22.7 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Daniell 270 10.4 +0.1 1,142 44.1 +3.1 2,590 28.2 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) +1.5 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stephens 719 58.8 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Martin McCarthy 330 27.0 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Wright 173 14.2 +0.6 389 31.8 -6.2 1,222 16.9 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) -3.1 Elmdon Conservative Party (UK) John Bramham 1,268 48.1 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Dyer 864 32.8 +18.6 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Churchill 502 19.1 -22.0 404 15.3 +11.6 2,634 33.8 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) -7.6 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Harrop 485 56.1 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Robinson 252 29.2 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hayes 127 14.7 +2.6 233 27.0 -7.6 864 15.0 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) John Kimberley 669 59.8 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Plaister 360 32.2 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Wright 90 8.0 -2.0 309 27.6 -8.9 1,119 20.7 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) -4.4 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) James Blake 2,173 71.4 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Small 563 18.5 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Harrop 307 10.1 -3.1 1,610 52.9 +9.1 3,043 34.9 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) +4.5 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Hogg 1,479 67.3 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Allport 441 20.1 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Connan 279 12.7 -2.2 1,038 47.2 +1.6 2,199 28.9 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) +0.7 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Allsopp 2,054 64.2 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Maltman 581 18.2 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Whitlock 563 17.6 +3.6 1,473 46.1 -7.0 3,198 34.0 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) -3.5 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) Honor Cox 1,953 63.4 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Stocks 942 30.6 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Rajeshwar Singh 187 6.1 -1.7 1,011 32.8 +1.4 3,082 33.6 -5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) +0.7 Packwood Conservative Party (UK) Ian Courts 2,522 62.4 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Reeves 1,226 30.4 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Nye 291 7.2 +0.7 1,296 32.1 +4.1 4,039 34.6 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +2.0 Shirley East Liberal Democrats (UK) John Reeve 1,567 49.8 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Handslip 1,307 41.5 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Raven 273 8.7 +0.8 260 8.3 -13.8 3,147 34.4 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) -6.9 Shirley South Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Oakes 1,897 53.3 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Gemmell 1,151 32.3 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) James Burman 512 14.4 -3.7 746 21.0 -5.6 3,560 27.5 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) -2.8 Shirley West Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Reeve 1,492 56.3 +35.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Skelding 843 31.8 -22.3 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Harper 317 12.0 -12.8 649 24.5 -4.8 2,652 29.5 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +28.7 Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Susan Gomm 1,849 61.4 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Harber 794 26.4 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Una Kimberley 370 12.3 -2.5 1,055 35.0 -3.1 3,013 30.7 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) -1.6 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Donald Cornock 716 59.9 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Kettle 307 25.7 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Davies 173 14.5 +1.4 409 34.2 -9.1 1,196 16.5 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) -4.5 St Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Davis 2,516 66.7 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Chapple 950 25.2 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Marcus Bennion 306 8.1 -1.6 1,566 41.5 -0.4 3,772 34.1 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) -0.2 References Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 2003 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003