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 - 2007
No overall control 2007 - 2008
Conservative 2008 - present
[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
Solihull Council election, 2007
Solihull Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Castle Bromwich By-Election 18 July 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,490 | 59.0 | |||
| Labour | 794 | 31.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Shirley West By-Election 13 March 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| St Alphege By-Election 3 March 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,760 | 49.4 | -14.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 | ||||
