# 1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives three seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 37.8%.

## Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1992 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 58.8 | 57.0 | 33,601 | +10.8 |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23.5 | 16.8 | 9,935 | -6.2 |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 5,187 | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 9,165 | -3.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,095 | -1.7 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Conservatives | 23 | 24 |
| | Labour | 16 | 15 |
| | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 6 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -5 | -3 |

## Ward results

Bickenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Plaister | 2,524 | 63.1 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Potts | 1,272 | 31.8 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Pamela Archer | 204 | 5.1 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,252 | 31.3 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,000 | 40.7 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
Castle Bromwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Richards | 3,017 | 77.8 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Davis | 742 | 19.1 | −9.8 |
| | Green | M. Dudley | 119 | 3.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,275 | 58.7 | +23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,878 | 39.9 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.7 | |
Chelmsley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Hill | 971 | 53.3 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Kellie | 703 | 38.6 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Hogg | 147 | 8.1 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 14.7 | −22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,821 | 20.7 | −7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.4 | |
Elmdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Jones | 1,831 | 49.2 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Eileen Turner | 1,410 | 37.9 | −5.1 |
| | Independent | Herbert Hitchcock | 481 | 12.9 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 11.3 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,722 | 44.5 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.0 | |
Fordbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Corser | 800 | 56.9 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Wyldbore-Smith | 494 | 35.1 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Blakeley | 112 | 8.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 21.8 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | 20.3 | −8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.9 | |
Kingshurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Allen | 952 | 55.2 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Wallace | 705 | 40.9 | +15.7 |
| | Green | Trevor Barker | 68 | 3.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 14.3 | −25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,725 | 27.3 | −11.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.5 | |
Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Kyles | 2,825 | 75.0 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Pruden | 750 | 19.9 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Vera Wood | 191 | 5.1 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,075 | 55.1 | +18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,766 | 43.0 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.3 | |
Lyndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Balmer | 1,775 | 52.0 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Gloria Cox | 1,333 | 39.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Joan Holt | 305 | 8.9 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 12.9 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,413 | 41.4 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Vincent | 2,263 | 69.1 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 742 | 22.7 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Arthur Brill | 269 | 8.2 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,521 | 46.5 | +20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,274 | 38.8 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.0 | |
Olton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Holl-Allen | 2,245 | 52.5 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Honor Cox | 1,860 | 43.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | A. Davis | 173 | 4.0 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 9.0 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,278 | 46.4 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Packwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Meeson | 2,858 | 62.5 | +20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 1,589 | 34.8 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | Frederick Bradley | 122 | 2.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,269 | 27.8 | +20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,569 | 48.3 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +17.7 | |
Shirley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Samuels | 2,192 | 54.4 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Southcombe | 1,607 | 39.9 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Derek Jones | 233 | 5.8 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 14.5 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,032 | 44.2 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.2 | |
Shirley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ursula Eames | 2,787 | 53.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Cross | 2,152 | 41.0 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Barry Beattie | 305 | 5.8 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 12.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,244 | 40.4 | −6.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
Shirley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Ratepayers | Jane Granger | 1,919 | 55.0 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Denis Eyre | 1,308 | 37.5 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Houghton | 262 | 7.5 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 17.5 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,489 | 37.2 | −4.7 |
| | Independent Ratepayers hold | Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Silhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hogarth | 2,977 | 73.4 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Winchcombe | 583 | 14.4 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Donald Bargery | 494 | 12.2 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,394 | 59.0 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,054 | 40.0 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.6 | |
Smith's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Craig | 1,171 | 60.8 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hubbard | 698 | 36.2 | +10.7 |
| | Green | Peter May | 58 | 3.0 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 24.5 | −18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | 21.7 | −9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.1 | |
St. Alphege :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Eyre | 3,476 | 79.3 | +17.1 |
| | Green | Clifford Hards | 646 | 14.7 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | J. Yeomans | 263 | 6.0 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,830 | 64.5 | +27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,385 | 44.0 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.8 | |