Solihull local elections
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One third of Solihull Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 2000
Conservative 2000 -
[edit] Council elections
Solihull Council election 1998
Solihull Council election 1999
Solihull Council election 2000
Solihull Council election 2002
Solihull Council election 2003
Solihull Council election 2004
Solihull Council election 2006
[edit] By-election results
| Castle Bromwich By-Election 18 July 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,490 | 59.0 | |||
| Labour | 794 | 31.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 236 | 9.4 | |||
| Majority | 696 | 27.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,520 | 26.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Fordbridge By-Election 24 October 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 525 | 72.7 | |||
| Conservative | 104 | 14.4 | |||
| Ratepayer | 56 | 7.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | 5.1 | |||
| Majority | 421 | 58.3 | |||
| Turnout | 722 | 11.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Kingshurst By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 345 | 62.5 | -2.8 | ||
| Conservative | 175 | 31.7 | +5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 32 | 5.8 | -2.8 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 552 | 9.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Silhill By-Election 16 October 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,328 | 46.1 | -1.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,235 | 42.9 | +5.1 | ||
| Labour | 301 | 10.5 | -3.8 | ||
| Other | 16 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Majority | 93 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,880 | 28.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Shirley South By-Election 16 July 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,070 | 44.8 | +4.3 | ||
| Independent Ratepayer | 612 | 25.6 | +25.6 | ||
| Labour | 437 | 18.3 | -0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 176 | 7.4 | +1.7 | ||
| Democratic Reform Association | 92 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Majority | 458 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,387 | 17.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Shirley East By-Election 28 September 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,194 | 49.0 | -2.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,116 | 45.8 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour | 128 | 5.3 | +0.0 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,438 | 26.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Shirley West By-Election 13 March 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,179 | 54.9 | +40.8 | ||
| Conservative | 777 | 36.2 | -26.8 | ||
| Labour | 192 | 8.9 | -14.0 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,148 | 23.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| St Alphege By-Election 3 March 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,760 | 49.4 | -14.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,673 | 46.9 | +20.0 | ||
| Labour | 133 | 3.7 | -5.7 | ||
| Majority | 87 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,566 | 36.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Knowle By-Election 15 September 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,247 | 46.6 | -15.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,232 | 46.0 | +21.3 | ||
| Green | 134 | 5.0 | +5.0 | ||
| Labour | 63 | 2.3 | -11.4 | ||
| Majority | 15 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,676 | 32.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
