1986 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

1986 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 (1984 ←) United Kingdom 1986 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1987) right|thumb|474px|Map of the results for the 1986 Solihull council election. The 1986 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one third of the council to be elected. The Conservatives retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 34.6%."Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 8 May 1986", Solihull M.B.C.(1986). 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 1986 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 4 -4 47.0 40.2 21,676 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) 5 1 0 +1 29.4 28.0 15,086 +0.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 1 0 +1 11.8 23.4 12,641 +8.5 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Independent (politician)" | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | +2 | align="right" | 11.8 | align="right" | 8.3 | align="right" | 4,503 | align="right" | +0.2 |- National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 57 -0.0 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 33 29 Labour 13 14 Independent Ratepayers & Residents 4 6 Alliance 1 2 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 15 darkgray #FFBF00 7 darkgray Ward results Bickenhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kellie 1,714 44.3 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter McLoughlin 1,458 37.7 -12.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) David Moore 695 18.0 +11.4 256 6.6 -2.6 3,867 39.5 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) +7.9 Castle Bromwich Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Roberts 1,847 49.2 -19.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Overton 1,048 27.9 -3.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) John Walker 856 22.8 +22.8 799 21.3 -16.4 3,751 39.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) -8.2 Chelmsley Wood Labour Party (UK) William Shaw 1,508 63.4 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Draycott 453 19.1 -5.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Wrenn 416 17.5 +17.5 1,055 44.4 -6.6 2,377 25.6 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) -3.3 Elmdon Labour Party (UK) Johanne Spittle 1,610 43.5 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Soad Hemming 1,290 34.8 -13.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Timothy Parazmand 804 21.7 +1.6 320 8.6 -7.7 3,704 41.4 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +12.5 Fordbridge Labour Party (UK) Arthur Harper 1,513 81.5 +26.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Plaister 344 18.5 -3.7 1,169 62.9 +29.7 1,857 24.2 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) +14.9 Kingshurst Labour Party (UK) Ben Magee 1,648 70.2 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Clehorn 701 29.8 -3.6 947 40.3 +7.1 2,349 35.3 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) +3.6 Knowle Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Wright 1,881 58.2 -8.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Jennifer Wright 1,102 34.1 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Owen 248 7.7 +0.8 779 24.1 -15.1 3,231 36.6 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) -7.6 Lyndon SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Norman Chapple 1,416 46.1 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Holdsworth 916 29.8 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) Walter Kinder 740 24.1 +1.1 500 16.3 +4.8 3,072 36.6 -3.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance +13.9 Meriden Conservative Party (UK) Grahame Boakes 1,639 46.7 -9.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) John Johnson 1,461 41.7 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Robert Davis 406 11.6 +2.8 178 5.1 -16.8 3,506 41.7 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) -8.4 Olton SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) John Windmill 1,636 46.6 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Goodwin 1,454 41.4 -10.3 Labour Party (UK) Sylvia McKears 419 11.9 +2.3 182 5.2 -8.0 3,509 36.2 -2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) +9.2 Packwood Independent Residents Amanda Jenkinson 1,902 49.9 -0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Miriam Harris 1,660 43.5 -1.7 Labour Co-operative Ian Jamieson 251 6.6 +1.8 242 6.3 +1.7 3,813 40.5 -1.2 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Residents Association" | | colspan="2" | Independent Residents gain from Conservative | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | -0.8 |- Shirley East Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lewis 1,242 39.8 -14.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Ernest Garwood 777 24.6 +24.6 Labour Party (UK) Rona Miller 449 14.2 +0.4 Independent Residents & Ratepayers Judith Foster 687 21.8 -10.8 465 14.7 -6.2 3,155 32.3 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) -19.4 Shirley South Independent Residents & Ratepayers Anthony Ebden 1,914 51.6 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Wadsworth 1,334 36.0 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Hayes 461 12.4 -0.7 580 15.6 +9.1 3,709 33.1 +2.9 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Residents Association" | | colspan="2" | Independent Residents & Ratepayers gain from Conservative | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +4.5 |- Shirley West Conservative Party (UK) Keith Samuels 1,146 38.9 -10.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) John Reeve 1,095 37.2 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Brittan 649 22.0 +2.0 National Front (UK) Norman Tomkinson 57 1.9 -0.6 51 1.7 -18.9 2,947 30.2 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) -9.4 Silhill Conservative Party (UK) George Hill 1,633 48.4 -11.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Peter Congdon 1,251 37.1 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Porter 489 14.5 +1.9 382 11.3 -21.1 3,373 32.4 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) -10.5 Smith's Wood Labour Party (UK) Frederick Austin 2,009 79.4 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Wallace 520 20.6 -1.5 1,489 58.9 +2.9 2,529 28.0 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) +1.5 St. Alphege Conservative Party (UK) Fraser Mitchell 1,902 59.2 -10.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Karol Bard 1,132 35.2 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Jones 180 5.6 +0.7 770 24.0 -19.7 3,214 34.6 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) -9.8 References 1 Category:1986 English local elections 1986 Category:1980s in the West Midlands (county)