2002 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Map of the results for the 2002 Solihull council election.

The 2002 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of

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

2000 election.[2]

Issues in the election included a proposed development by

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]
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 Democrats 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

Bickenhill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Ryan 2,013 54.2 +27.0
Conservative Joan Allsopp 1,491 40.1 −25.9
Liberal Democrats 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
Castle Bromwich[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beryl Kellie 1,940 65.4 −9.3
Labour James Moore 722 24.3 +6.3
Liberal Democrats 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
Chelmsley Wood[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Corser 900 62.2 +8.4
Conservative Robert Courts 350 24.2 −9.2
Liberal Democrats 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
Elmdon[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Hawkins 1,330 44.7 −13.3
Labour Sheila Brookes 1,221 41.1 +5.8
Liberal Democrats 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
Fordbridge[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Moore 722 61.3 +12.6
Conservative Michael Robinson 314 26.7 −8.9
Liberal Democrats 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
Kingshurst[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Potts 830 63.3 +16.5
Conservative Graham Juniper 351 26.8 −7.3
Liberal Democrats 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
Knowle[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Holl-Allen 2,106 65.3 −8.1
Liberal Democrats 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
Lyndon[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing +8.1
Meriden[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lea 2,369 69.6 +0.6
Labour Jonathan Maltman 561 16.5 −0.5
Liberal Democrats 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
Olton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing +11.6
Packwood[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Meeson 2,627 60.7 +4.6
Liberal Democrats 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
Shirley East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +15.2
Shirley South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Evans 2,023 54.3 −13.0
Liberal Democrats 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
Shirley West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Lewis 1,487 54.1 −8.9
Labour Arthur Harper 681 24.8 +1.9
Liberal Democrats 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
Silhill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila Pittaway 2,145 61.7 −6.0
Liberal Democrats 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
Smith's Wood[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Hendry 887 65.1 +10.1
Conservative Daniel Kettle 297 21.8 −11.0
Liberal Democrats 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
St Alphege[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Wild 2,681 66.1 −8.6
Liberal Democrats 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

Shirley West by-election 13 March 2003[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +25.8

References

  1. ^ "Solihull". BBC News. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Shaky Labour dreads upset; How the candidates line up for the May 2 council elections". Birmingham Mail. 12 April 2002. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b Hudson, Jenny (26 April 2002). "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.
  4. ^ a b Watts, Anna (1 May 2002). "Tories poised to stay in control; Mail news focus on tomorrow's local elections". Birmingham Mail. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b Watts, Anna (3 May 2002). "Local Election Results 2002: True Blue Solihull". Birmingham Mail. p. 20.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Borough Council election" (PDF). Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
  8. ^ "Full results". Financial Times. 4 May 2002. p. 7.
  9. ^ Dale, Paul (15 March 2003). "Solihull election shock as Tories swept aside". Birmingham Post. p. 1.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_Solihull_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election&oldid=1288123434"