Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
The 2002 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Campaign
Before the election the Conservatives held 29 seats, compared to 14 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats, with 17 seats being contested in the election.[2] The Conservatives had held a majority on the council since gaining 4 seats at the 2000 election.[2]
Issues in the election included a proposed development by Asda in Shirley, the fate of the Accident and Emergency department at Solihull hospital and new housing developments.[3][4] Labour also wanted to address a north-south divide in the council area and opposed any transfer of council housing from council control.[3][4]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 29 of the 51 seats after only 2 seats changed parties.[5] A couple of former councillors returned to the council, the former Labour leader of the council Michael Corser in Chelmsley Wood and Liberal Democrat June Gandy in Shirley East.[5]
Solihull Local Election Result 2002[6][7] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52.9 | 49.2 | 24,309 | -9.7% | ||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 29.4 | 23.7 | 11,741 | +5.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 27.1 | 13,390 | +4.5% | ||
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections :[8]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservatives | 29 | 29 | |||
Labour | 14 | 13 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | 9 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||
Working majority | 7 | 7 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Ryan | 2,013 | 54.2 | +27.0 | |
Conservative | Joan Allsopp | 1,491 | 40.1 | -25.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Douglas Hogg | 210 | 5.7 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 522 | 14.1 | -24.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,714 | 35.7 | +4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +26.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beryl Kellie | 1,940 | 65.4 | -9.3 | |
Labour | James Moore | 722 | 24.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Knight | 306 | 10.3 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,218 | 41.0 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,968 | 31.8 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Corser | 900 | 62.2 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Robert Courts | 350 | 24.2 | -9.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bernard Wright | 197 | 13.6 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 550 | 38.0 | +17.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,447 | 19.6 | +4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Hawkins | 1,330 | 44.7 | -13.3 | |
Labour | Sheila Brookes | 1,221 | 41.1 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Harber | 423 | 14.2 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 109 | 3.7 | -19.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,974 | 37.7 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -9.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqueline Moore | 722 | 61.3 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Robinson | 314 | 26.7 | -8.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Hayes | 142 | 12.1 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 408 | 34.6 | +21.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,178 | 19.8 | +5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Potts | 830 | 63.3 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Juniper | 351 | 26.8 | -7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Wright | 131 | 10.0 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 479 | 36.5 | +23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,312 | 23.8 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Holl-Allen | 2,106 | 65.3 | -8.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Dyer | 693 | 21.5 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Patricia Harrop | 427 | 13.2 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,413 | 43.8 | -13.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,226 | 36.9 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Reeves | 1,583 | 65.4 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Gary Allport | 478 | 19.7 | -9.1 | |
Labour | Catherine Connan | 360 | 14.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 1,105 | 45.6 | +16.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,421 | 31.8 | +3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Lea | 2,369 | 69.6 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Jonathan Maltman | 561 | 16.5 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Whitlock | 475 | 14.0 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1,808 | 53.1 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,405 | 36.0 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Windmill | 2,192 | 61.8 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Patricia Handslip | 1,078 | 30.4 | -12.3 | |
Labour | Eric Collins | 277 | 7.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,114 | 31.4 | +23.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,547 | 38.6 | +2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +11.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Meeson | 2,627 | 60.7 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Eric Widger | 1,417 | 32.8 | -6.3 | |
Labour | Florence Nash | 281 | 6.5 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,210 | 28.0 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,325 | 37.9 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | June Gandy | 2,028 | 57.1 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Burgess | 1,242 | 35.0 | -16.3 | |
Labour | Kevin Raven | 279 | 7.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 786 | 22.1 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,549 | 39.1 | +0.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Evans | 2,023 | 54.3 | -13.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Gemmell | 1,031 | 27.7 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Barney McElholm | 673 | 18.1 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 992 | 26.6 | -22.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,727 | 28.7 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -13.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Lewis | 1,487 | 54.1 | -8.9 | |
Labour | Arthur Harper | 681 | 24.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Verduyn | 581 | 21.1 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 806 | 29.3 | -10.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,749 | 30.4 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sheila Pittaway | 2,145 | 61.7 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brenda Chapple | 819 | 23.5 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Marcus Bennion | 514 | 14.8 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 1,326 | 38.1 | -9.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,478 | 35.3 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Hendry | 887 | 65.1 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Daniel Kettle | 297 | 21.8 | -11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Brown | 179 | 13.1 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 590 | 43.3 | +21.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,363 | 18.4 | +3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kathleen Wild | 2,681 | 66.1 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Reeves | 983 | 24.2 | +8.2 | |
Labour | James Burman | 393 | 9.7 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,698 | 41.9 | -16.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,057 | 37.1 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
By-elections between 2002 and 2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Howard Allen | 1,179 | 54.9 | +33.8 | |
Conservative | Joan Allsopp | 777 | 36.2 | -17.9 | |
Labour | Arthur Harper | 192 | 8.9 | -15.9 | |
Majority | 402 | 18.7 | -10.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,148 | 23.8 | -6.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.8 | |||
References
- ↑ "Solihull". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- 1 2 "Shaky Labour dreads upset; How the candidates line up for the May 2 council elections". Birmingham Mail. 2002-04-12. p. 8.
- 1 2 Hudson, Jenny (2002-04-26). "Local elections 2002: A safe bet Solihull will not be changing, but watch Shirley ; In the second in a series of profiles looking at key areas where local council elections will be held on May 2, Jenny Hudson looks at Solihull". Birmingham Post. p. 4.
- 1 2 Watts, Anna (2002-05-01). "Tories poised to stay in control; Mail news focus on tomorrow's local elections". Birmingham Mail. p. 5.
- 1 2 Watts, Anna (2002-05-03). "Local Election Results 2002: True Blue Solihull". Birmingham Mail. p. 20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Borough Council election" (PDF). Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 2002-05-04. p. 16.
- ↑ "Full results". Financial Times. 2002-05-04. p. 7.
- ↑ Dale, Paul (2003-03-15). "Solihull election shock as Tories swept aside". Birmingham Post. p. 1.