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The 1984 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984, with one third of the council to be elected and a double vacancy in Shirley West. The Conservatives retained control of the council. Voter turnout was 35.2%[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 48.4 | 25,459 | ||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 14,494 | ||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 4,285 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 7,861 | ||
Traditional Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 441 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 70 |
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 | 33 | |||
Labour | 13 | 13 | |||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 4 | 4 | |||
Alliance | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||
Working majority | 15 | 15 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Ryan | 2,083 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | Graham Juniper | 1,702 | 41.3 | ||
Alliance (Liberal) | David Moore | 272 | 6.6 | ||
Independent Ratepayers | John Keight | 64 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 381 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,121 | 47.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Richards | 2,485 | 68.9 | ||
Labour | Robert Overton | 1,124 | 31.1 | ||
Majority | 1,361 | 37.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,609 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Hill | 1,894 | 75.5 | ||
Conservative | Michael Wyldbore-Smith | 615 | 24.5 | ||
Majority | 1,279 | 51.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,509 | 28.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Page | 1,452 | 48.1 | ||
Labour | Ian Jamieson | 960 | 31.8 | ||
Alliance (Liberal) | Robert Kirkham | 607 | 20.1 | ||
Majority | 492 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,019 | 33.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Corser | 1,101 | 55.5 | ||
Conservative | David Scott | 442 | 22.3 | ||
Traditional Labour | James O'Callaghan | 441 | 22.2 | ||
Majority | 659 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,984 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Haslewood | 1,606 | 66.6 | ||
Conservative | Dorothy Wallace | 806 | 33.4 | ||
Majority | 800 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,412 | 34.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald Scannell | 2,017 | 66.2 | ||
Alliance (SDP) | Celia Marshall | 821 | 26.9 | ||
Labour | Simon Johnson | 209 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 1,196 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,047 | 37.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Duddy | 1,463 | 44.3 | ||
Alliance (Liberal) | Ian Gillett | 1,083 | 32.8 | ||
Labour | Sean Gilmore | 759 | 23.0 | ||
Majority | 380 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,305 | 40.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Vincent | 1,820 | 56.5 | ||
Alliance (SDP) | Arthur Crossley | 1,117 | 34.7 | ||
Labour | Thomas Hayes | 282 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 703 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,219 | 40.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Holl-Allen | 1,893 | 51.8 | ||
Alliance (Liberal) | John Windmill | 1,411 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Warren McDivitt | 353 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 482 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,657 | 38.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth Meeson | 1,887 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | Peter Tebbit | 1,711 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | Harry Challis | 181 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 176 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,779 | 41.7 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Toye | 1,711 | 53.5 | ||
Independent | Anthony Ebden | 1,042 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | Peter McLouchlin | 443 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 669 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,196 | 33.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eric Pemberton | 1,292 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Bennett | 1,111 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Barry Beattie | 364 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 181 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,767 | 30.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sylvia McCulloch | 1,332 | 49.0 | ||
Conservative | Keith Samuels | 1,262 | |||
Alliance (SDP) | David Delve | 771 | 28.4 | ||
Alliance (SDP) | Carol Lea | 658 | |||
Labour | Roy May | 545 | 20.0 | ||
Labour | Susan Knowles | 526 | |||
National Front | Norman Tomkinson | 70 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 561 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,718 | 28.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bertram Hyde | 1,969 | 59.9 | ||
Alliance (SDP) | Karol Bard | 904 | 27.5 | ||
Labour | Alfred Porter | 413 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | 1,065 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,286 | 32.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derrick Harrison | 2,010 | 78.0 | ||
Conservative | Robin Draycott | 568 | 22.0 | ||
Majority | 1,442 | 55.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,578 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Green | 2,362 | 69.4 | ||
Alliance (Liberal) | Carol Lindfield | 875 | 25.7 | ||
Labour | Frederick Hislop | 167 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 1,487 | 43.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,404 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |