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1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
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(1991 ←) United Kingdom 1992 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1994)
1992 UK local government election
March 2020
March 2020
right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 1992 Solihull council election.
The 1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives three seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 37.8%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1992", Solihull M.B.C.(1992). 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 1992
Conservative Party (UK)
10
1
0
+1
58.8
57.0
33,601
+10.8
Labour Party (UK)
4
0
1
-1
23.5
16.8
9,935
-6.2
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 11.8
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 5,187
| align="right" | +0.5
|-
Liberal Democrats (UK)
1
0
0
0
5.9
15.5
9,165
-3.0
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.9
1,095
-1.7
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 23 24 Labour 16 15 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 6 6 Liberal Democrats 6 6 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 -5 darkgray #FFBF00 -3 darkgray
Ward results
Bickenhill
Conservative Party (UK)
Elizabeth Plaister
2,524
63.1
+8.3
Labour Party (UK)
Jeffrey Potts
1,272
31.8
-4.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Pamela Archer
204
5.1
-3.7
1,252
31.3
+12.9
4,000
40.7
-11.6
Conservative Party (UK)
+6.4
Castle Bromwich
Conservative Party (UK)
George Richards
3,017
77.8
+13.7
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Davis
742
19.1
-9.8
Green Party of England and Wales
M. Dudley
119
3.1
-3.9
2,275
58.7
+23.5
3,878
39.9
-7.1
Conservative Party (UK)
+11.7
Chelmsley Wood
Labour Party (UK)
Alfred Hill
971
53.3
-8.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Beryl Kellie
703
38.6
+14.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Olive Hogg
147
8.1
-5.4
268
14.7
-22.8
1,821
20.7
-7.5
Labour Party (UK)
-11.4
Elmdon
Conservative Party (UK)
Donald Jones
1,831
49.2
+9.0
Labour Party (UK)
Eileen Turner
1,410
37.9
-5.1
Independent (politician)
Herbert Hitchcock
481
12.9
-3.9
421
11.3
+8.5
3,722
44.5
-7.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
+7.0
Fordbridge
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Corser
800
56.9
-3.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Wyldbore-Smith
494
35.1
+10.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Blakeley
112
8.0
-2.0
306
21.8
-13.9
1,406
20.3
-8.7
Labour Party (UK)
-6.9
Kingshurst
Labour Party (UK)
Frederick Allen
952
55.2
-9.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Dorothy Wallace
705
40.9
+15.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Trevor Barker
68
3.9
+0.3
247
14.3
-25.0
1,725
27.3
-11.3
Labour Party (UK)
-12.5
Knowle
Conservative Party (UK)
Leslie Kyles
2,825
75.0
+10.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bernadette Pruden
750
19.9
-8.1
Labour Party (UK)
Vera Wood
191
5.1
-2.3
2,075
55.1
+18.6
3,766
43.0
-6.7
Conservative Party (UK)
+9.3
Lyndon
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Balmer
1,775
52.0
-4.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Gloria Cox
1,333
39.1
+10.6
Labour Party (UK)
Joan Holt
305
8.9
-6.5
442
12.9
-14.6
3,413
41.4
-8.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
-7.3
Meriden
Conservative Party (UK)
Alan Vincent
2,263
69.1
+11.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Morris
742
22.7
-8.8
Labour Party (UK)
Arthur Brill
269
8.2
-2.3
1,521
46.5
+20.0
3,274
38.8
-11.5
Conservative Party (UK)
+10.0
Olton
Conservative Party (UK)
Diana Holl-Allen
2,245
52.5
+5.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Honor Cox
1,860
43.5
-1.0
Labour Party (UK)
A. Davis
173
4.0
-4.1
385
9.0
+6.1
4,278
46.4
-3.2
Conservative Party (UK)
+3.0
Packwood
Conservative Party (UK)
Kenneth Meeson
2,858
62.5
+20.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jennifer Wright
1,589
34.8
-15.5
Labour Party (UK)
Frederick Bradley
122
2.7
+0.2
1,269
27.8
+20.0
4,569
48.3
-7.0
Conservative Party (UK)
+17.7
Shirley East
Conservative Party (UK)
Theresa Samuels
2,192
54.4
+11.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Southcombe
1,607
39.9
-8.5
Labour Party (UK)
Derek Jones
233
5.8
-3.4
585
14.5
+8.6
4,032
44.2
-4.3
Conservative Party (UK)
+10.2
Shirley South
Independent (politician)
Ursula Eames
2,787
53.1
+1.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Philip Cross
2,152
41.0
+2.3
Labour Party (UK)
Barry Beattie
305
5.8
-4.1
635
12.1
-0.4
5,244
40.4
-6.4
Independent (politician)
-0.2
Shirley West
Independent Ratepayers
Jane Granger
1,919
55.0
+7.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Denis Eyre
1,308
37.5
-0.2
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Houghton
262
7.5
-7.1
611
17.5
+7.5
3,489
37.2
-4.7
|- style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" |
| colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold
| align="right" | Swing
| align="right" | +3.7
|-
Silhill
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Hogarth
2,977
73.4
+12.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bernard Winchcombe
583
14.4
-8.2
Labour Party (UK)
Donald Bargery
494
12.2
-4.7
2,394
59.0
+21.2
4,054
40.0
-6.0
Conservative Party (UK)
+10.6
Smith's Wood
Labour Party (UK)
Graham Craig
1,171
60.8
-7.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Hubbard
698
36.2
+10.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Peter May
58
3.0
-3.1
473
24.5
-18.3
1,927
21.7
-9.1
Labour Party (UK)
-9.1
St. Alphege
Conservative Party (UK)
Stephen Eyre
3,476
79.3
+17.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Clifford Hards
646
14.7
-10.5
Labour Party (UK)
J. Yeomans
263
6.0
-6.6
2,830
64.5
+27.7
4,385
44.0
-7.8
Conservative Party (UK)
+13.8
References
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
1992
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1992