Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1986

Map of the results for the 1986 Solihull council election.

The 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%^[1]^[2]

Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1986
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	0	4	-4	47.0	40.2	21,676	-8.2%
	Labour	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%
	Independent Ratepayers & Residents	2	2	0	+2	11.8	8.3	4,503	+0.2%
	National Front	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:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Conservatives	33	29
	Labour	13	14
	Independent Ratepayers & Residents	4	6
	Alliance	1	2
Total		51	51
Working majority		15	7

Ward results

Bickenhill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Kellie	1,714	44.3	+3.0
	Labour	Peter McLoughlin	1,458	37.7	-12.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	David Moore	695	18.0	+11.4
Majority			256	6.6	-2.6
Turnout			3,867	39.5	-7.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.9

Castle Bromwich^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Roberts	1,847	49.2	-19.6
	Labour	Robert Overton	1,048	27.9	-3.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	John Walker	856	22.8	+22.8
Majority			799	21.3	-16.4
Turnout			3,751	39.4	-0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.2

Chelmsley Wood^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Shaw	1,508	63.4	-12.0
	Conservative	Robin Draycott	453	19.1	-5.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Thomas Wrenn	416	17.5	+17.5
Majority			1,055	44.4	-6.6
Turnout			2,377	25.6	-2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

Elmdon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Johanne Spittle	1,610	43.5	+11.7
	Conservative	Soad Hemming	1,290	34.8	-13.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Timothy Parazmand	804	21.7	+1.6
Majority			320	8.6	-7.7
Turnout			3,704	41.4	+7.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+12.5

Fordbridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Harper	1,513	81.5	+26.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Plaister	344	18.5	-3.7
Majority			1,169	62.9	+29.7
Turnout			1,857	24.2	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.9

Kingshurst^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Magee	1,648	70.2	+3.6
	Conservative	Daphne Clehorn	701	29.8	-3.6
Majority			947	40.3	+7.1
Turnout			2,349	35.3	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Knowle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Wright	1,881	58.2	-8.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Jennifer Wright	1,102	34.1	+7.2
	Labour	Geoffrey Owen	248	7.7	+0.8
Majority			779	24.1	-15.1
Turnout			3,231	36.6	-1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.6

Lyndon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Norman Chapple	1,416	46.1	+13.3
	Conservative	Malcolm Holdsworth	916	29.8	-14.4
	Labour	Walter Kinder	740	24.1	+1.1
Majority			500	16.3	+4.8
Turnout			3,072	36.6	-3.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	+13.9

Meriden^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Grahame Boakes	1,639	46.7	-9.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	John Johnson	1,461	41.7	+7.0
	Labour	Robert Davis	406	11.6	+2.8
Majority			178	5.1	-16.8
Turnout			3,506	41.7	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.4

Olton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	John Windmill	1,636	46.6	+8.0
	Conservative	Michael Goodwin	1,454	41.4	-10.3
	Labour	Sylvia McKears	419	11.9	+2.3
Majority			182	5.2	-8.0
Turnout			3,509	36.2	-2.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.2

Packwood^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Residents	Amanda Jenkinson	1,902	49.9	-0.0
	Conservative	Miriam Harris	1,660	43.5	-1.7
	Labour Co-op	Ian Jamieson	251	6.6	+1.8
Majority			242	6.3	+1.7
Turnout			3,813	40.5	-1.2
	Independent Residents gain from Conservative		Swing	-0.8

Shirley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Lewis	1,242	39.8	-14.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Ernest Garwood	777	24.6	+24.6
	Labour	Rona Miller	449	14.2	+0.4
	Independent Residents & Ratepayers	Judith Foster	687	21.8	-10.8
Majority			465	14.7	-6.2
Turnout			3,155	32.3	-0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-19.4

Shirley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Residents & Ratepayers	Anthony Ebden	1,914	51.6	+4.9
	Conservative	Stephen Wadsworth	1,334	36.0	-4.2
	Labour	Thomas Hayes	461	12.4	-0.7
Majority			580	15.6	+9.1
Turnout			3,709	33.1	+2.9
	Independent Residents & Ratepayers gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.5

Shirley West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Samuels	1,146	38.9	-10.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	John Reeve	1,095	37.2	+8.8
	Labour	Margaret Brittan	649	22.0	+2.0
	National Front	Norman Tomkinson	57	1.9	-0.6
Majority			51	1.7	-18.9
Turnout			2,947	30.2	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.4

Silhill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Hill	1,633	48.4	-11.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Peter Congdon	1,251	37.1	+9.6
	Labour	Alfred Porter	489	14.5	+1.9
Majority			382	11.3	-21.1
Turnout			3,373	32.4	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-10.5

Smith's Wood^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Austin	2,009	79.4	+1.5
	Conservative	Dorothy Wallace	520	20.6	-1.5
Majority			1,489	58.9	+2.9
Turnout			2,529	28.0	-1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

St. Alphege^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fraser Mitchell	1,902	59.2	-10.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Karol Bard	1,132	35.2	+9.5
	Labour	Maurice Jones	180	5.6	+0.7
Majority			770	24.0	-19.7
Turnout			3,214	34.6	-4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.8

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 8 May 1986", Solihull M.B.C.(1986).
↑ "Vote 2012: Solihull". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

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