1996 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

(1995 ←) United Kingdom 1996 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1998) 1996 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 1996 Solihull council election. The 1996 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservatives and Independent Ratepayer and Residents no longer holding enough seats to continue their coalition. Voter turnout was 35.4%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1996", Solihull M.B.C.(1996). 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 1996 Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 4 -4 35.3 37.1 20,481 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) 5 1 0 +1 29.4 26.9 14,821 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 3 0 +3 23.5 25.7 14,190 -2.3 |- 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" | 8.0 | align="right" | 4,419 | align="right" | +1.6 |- Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 958 +1.7 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 276 -1.6 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 21 17 Labour 15 16 Liberal Democrat 9 12 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 5 5 Independent 1 1 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 -9 darkgray #FFBF00 -17 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Plaister 1,667 48.3 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) Brian Carter 1,282 37.1 -1.1 Independent (politician) Clifford Hards 276 8.0 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Dixon 228 6.6 -3.4 385 11.1 +8.6 3,453 34.6 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) +4.2 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) George Richards 2,140 59.6 +10.7 Labour Party (UK) Vera Wood 1,128 31.4 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Merkens 321 8.9 +0.1 1,012 28.2 +21.5 3,589 37.6 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) +10.7 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) Alfred Hill 1,329 73.2 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Juniper 343 18.9 +3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Barber 143 7.9 -2.2 986 54.3 -4.8 1,815 21.8 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) -2.4 Elmdon Labour Party (UK) Ann Littley 1,937 55.0 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Jones 1,274 36.2 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Blakeley 312 8.9 +0.8 663 18.8 -7.7 3,523 43.5 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Michael Corser 970 70.6 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. O'Riordan 238 17.3 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Wright 96 7.0 +0.4 Independent Ratepayers John Rogers 70 5.1 +1.6 732 53.3 -7.0 1,374 21.0 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) -3.5 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) Janet Fletcher 1,035 65.3 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Wallace 414 26.1 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Edgington 136 8.6 -2.2 621 39.2 -13.4 1,585 25.9 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) -6.7 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Kyles 2,163 63.8 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Wright 796 23.5 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) William Shaw 433 12.8 -1.5 1,367 40.3 +6.5 3,392 37.4 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) +3.2 Lyndon Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Chamberlain 1,738 58.0 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Neill Watts 672 22.4 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Eric Collins 585 19.5 -0.3 1,066 35.6 -8.5 2,995 37.4 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) -6.0 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Alan Vincent 1,365 37.9 -13.3 Independent Conservative M. Emm 958 26.6 +26.6 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Brill 827 22.9 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Morris 454 12.6 -9.6 407 11.3 -13.3 3,604 41.2 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) -19.9 Olton Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Davies 2,150 52.8 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Holl-Allen 1,622 39.9 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Nash 297 7.3 -1.9 528 13.0 -11.5 4,069 43.3 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -5.7 Packwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Dupont 2,178 48.3 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Meeson 2,099 46.5 +13.3 Labour Party (UK) Irma Shaw 236 5.2 -1.0 79 1.7 -25.7 4,513 43.9 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -12.8 Shirley East Liberal Democrats (UK) June Gandy 1,942 49.7 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Samuels 1,444 36.9 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) James Burman 523 13.4 -0.9 498 12.7 -9.5 3,909 41.9 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -4.7 Shirley South Independent Ratepayers Anti European Union Ursula Eames 2,489 61.6 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Peter Ward 927 22.9 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Wilson 627 15.5 -2.4 1,562 38.6 +7.0 4,043 30.0 -0.9 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +3.5 |- Shirley West Independent Ratepayers Keith Williamson 1,860 62.8 +26.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter Metcalfe 781 26.4 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Verduyn 322 10.9 +4.3 1,079 36.4 +33.9 2,963 32.1 -2.4 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | colspan="2" | Independent Ratepayers hold | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +11.0 |- Silhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hogarth 1,985 47.9 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Puckering 1,568 37.8 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Donald Bargery 591 14.3 -6.8 417 10.1 +1.6 4,144 41.1 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Graham Craig 1,393 73.9 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Vernon 328 17.4 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Hogg 164 8.7 +1.3 1,065 56.5 -8.4 1,885 22.6 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) -4.2 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Worley 2,727 63.6 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Chapple 1,015 23.7 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Paul Tuxworth 547 12.8 -2.3 1,712 39.9 +2.2 4,289 38.5 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) +1.1 By-elections between 1996 and 1998 Castle Bromwich by-election 18 July 1996 http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results gwydir.demon.co.uk 2012-06-13 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Conservative Party (UK) 1,490 59.0 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) 794 31.5 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 236 9.4 +0.5 696 27.5 -0.7 2,520 26.2 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) -0.3 Fordbridge by-election 24 October 1996 Labour Party (UK) 525 72.7 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) 104 14.4 -2.9 Independent Ratepayer 56 7.8 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 37 5.1 -1.9 421 58.3 +5.0 722 11.0 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) +2.5 Kingshurst by-election 16 October 1997 Labour Party (UK) 345 62.5 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) 175 31.7 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 32 5.8 -2.8 170 30.8 -8.4 552 16.6 -9.3 Labour Party (UK) -4.2 Silhill by-election 16 October 1997 Conservative Party (UK) 1,328 46.1 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,235 42.9 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) 301 10.5 -3.8 Other 16 0.5 +0.5 93 3.2 -6.9 2,880 28.1 -13.0 Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 References 1 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election 1996 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1996