1995_Solihull_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
The 1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservative and Independent Ratepayer and Residents coalition continuing. Voter turnout was 36.2%.[1][2]
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 35.3 | 32.4 | 18,203 | -2.3 | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 17,058 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 15,752 | -2.5 | |
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 3,577 | +0.4 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,168 | -0.4 | |
New Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 402 | +0.7 | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 53 | -0.1 | |
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
More information Party, Previous council ...
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Conservatives | 22 | 21 | |||
Labour | 15 | 15 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | 9 | |||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 5 | 5 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||
Working majority | -7 | -9 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Kellie | 1,517 | 40.9 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Irma Shaw | 1,421 | 38.3 | -16.6 | |
New Britain | Clifford Hards | 402 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Crossley | 372 | 10.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 96 | 2.6 | -17.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,712 | 38.2 | -10.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Rees | 1,779 | 48.9 | -4.7 | |
Labour | Brian Carter | 1,534 | 42.2 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Olive Hogg | 323 | 8.9 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 245 | 6.7 | -17.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,636 | 38.0 | -7.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nicholas Stephens | 1,512 | 74.6 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Graham Juniper | 312 | 15.4 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Barber | 204 | 10.1 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 1,200 | 59.2 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,028 | 23.8 | -5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Llewellyn | 2,125 | 59.3 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | E. Bailey | 1,174 | 32.7 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Merkens | 287 | 8.0 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 951 | 26.5 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,586 | 44.0 | -8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Hanley | 1,191 | 75.0 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Hubbard | 235 | 14.8 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Wright | 105 | 6.6 | -2.4 | |
Independent Ratepayers | John Rogers | 56 | 3.5 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 956 | 60.2 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,587 | 23.7 | -6.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Threlkeld | 1,281 | 70.9 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Graham White | 331 | 18.3 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dixon | 194 | 10.7 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 950 | 52.6 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,806 | 29.4 | -6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Don Blake | 2,135 | 59.8 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 928 | 26.0 | -4.5 | |
Labour | William Shaw | 510 | 14.3 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,207 | 33.8 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,573 | 40.5 | -5.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jill Puckering | 1,991 | 63.9 | -5.2 | |
Labour | Ben Magee | 618 | 19.8 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Duddy | 508 | 16.3 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 1,373 | 44.0 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,117 | 38.7 | -7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kenneth Allsopp | 1,632 | 51.2 | -8.2 | |
Labour | Arthur Brill | 848 | 26.6 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 708 | 22.2 | -4.3 | |
Majority | 784 | 24.6 | -8.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,188 | 36.7 | -9.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -10.4 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Honor Cox | 2,338 | 57.7 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Goodwin | 1,344 | 33.2 | -1.0 | |
Labour | Ann Wood | 372 | 9.2 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 994 | 24.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,054 | 43.7 | -5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Judy Morris | 2,782 | 60.6 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Radnall | 1,522 | 33.2 | -6.8 | |
Labour | Michael Steed | 286 | 6.2 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,260 | 27.4 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,590 | 45.2 | -6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.1 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Reeve | 2,090 | 54.0 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Lewis | 1,230 | 31.8 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Robert Houghton | 553 | 14.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 860 | 22.2 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,873 | 41.9 | -8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Ratepayers | James Eames | 2,341 | 56.9 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Peter Ward | 1,039 | 25.2 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Declan Wilson | 736 | 17.9 | -13.9 | |
Majority | 1,302 | 31.6 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,116 | 30.9 | -8.3 | ||
Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | -5.0 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Ratepayers | Eric Pemberton | 1,180 | 36.8 | +9.0 | |
Independent | Leslie Pitt | 1,098 | 34.2 | -3.9 | |
Labour | Eric Collins | 717 | 22.4 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Verduyn | 212 | 6.6 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 82 | 2.6 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,207 | 34.5 | -6.7 | ||
Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | +6.4 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Gibbons | 1,673 | 43.0 | -8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Balmer | 1,345 | 34.6 | +5.3 | |
Labour | Donald Bargery | 819 | 21.1 | +5.0 | |
National Front | Norman Tomkinson | 53 | 1.4 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 328 | 8.4 | -13.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,890 | 39.0 | -7.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Donald Cornock | 1,602 | 77.1 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Timothy Vernon | 253 | 12.2 | -5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Irene Chamberlain | 154 | 7.4 | -4.6 | |
Independent | Norman Harper | 70 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 64.9 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,079 | 24.6 | -6.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ronald Herd | 2,558 | 61.3 | -4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Chapple | 983 | 23.6 | -2.6 | |
Labour | Janet Fletcher | 630 | 15.1 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 1,575 | 37.8 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,171 | 38.1 | -9.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
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- "Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 4 May 1995", Solihull M.B.C.(1995).
- "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 January 2013.