# 1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservative and Independent Ratepayer and Residents coalition continuing. Voter turnout was 36.2%.

## Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1995 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 35.3 | 32.4 | 18,203 | -2.3 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 17,058 | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 15,752 | -2.5 |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 3,577 | +0.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,168 | -0.4 |
| New Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 402 | +0.7 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 53 | -0.1 |
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 | 22 | 21 |
| | Labour | 15 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 5 | 5 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -7 | -9 |

## Ward results

Bickenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Kellie | 1,517 | 40.9 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Irma Shaw | 1,421 | 38.3 | −16.6 |
| | New Britain | Clifford Hards | 402 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Crossley | 372 | 10.0 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 2.6 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,712 | 38.2 | −10.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.5 | |
Castle Bromwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Rees | 1,779 | 48.9 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Carter | 1,534 | 42.2 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Hogg | 323 | 8.9 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 6.7 | −17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,636 | 38.0 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.5 | |
Chelmsley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicholas Stephens | 1,512 | 74.6 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Juniper | 312 | 15.4 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Barber | 204 | 10.1 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,200 | 59.2 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,028 | 23.8 | −5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
Elmdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Llewellyn | 2,125 | 59.3 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | E. Bailey | 1,174 | 32.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Merkens | 287 | 8.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 951 | 26.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,586 | 44.0 | −8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Fordbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Hanley | 1,191 | 75.0 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hubbard | 235 | 14.8 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Wright | 105 | 6.6 | −2.4 |
| | Independent Ratepayers | John Rogers | 56 | 3.5 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 60.2 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 23.7 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Kingshurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Threlkeld | 1,281 | 70.9 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Graham White | 331 | 18.3 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Dixon | 194 | 10.7 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 950 | 52.6 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 29.4 | −6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don Blake | 2,135 | 59.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 928 | 26.0 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | William Shaw | 510 | 14.3 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,207 | 33.8 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,573 | 40.5 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
Lyndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Puckering | 1,991 | 63.9 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Ben Magee | 618 | 19.8 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Duddy | 508 | 16.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,373 | 44.0 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 38.7 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Allsopp | 1,632 | 51.2 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Arthur Brill | 848 | 26.6 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 708 | 22.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 24.6 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,188 | 36.7 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.4 | |
Olton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Honor Cox | 2,338 | 57.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Goodwin | 1,344 | 33.2 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Ann Wood | 372 | 9.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 994 | 24.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,054 | 43.7 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 | |
Packwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Morris | 2,782 | 60.6 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Radnall | 1,522 | 33.2 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Steed | 286 | 6.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,260 | 27.4 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,590 | 45.2 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
Shirley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Reeve | 2,090 | 54.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lewis | 1,230 | 31.8 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Houghton | 553 | 14.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 22.2 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,873 | 41.9 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Shirley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Ratepayers | James Eames | 2,341 | 56.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Ward | 1,039 | 25.2 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Declan Wilson | 736 | 17.9 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | 31.6 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,116 | 30.9 | −8.3 |
| | Independent Ratepayers hold | Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | -5.0 |
Shirley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Ratepayers | Eric Pemberton | 1,180 | 36.8 | +9.0 |
| | Independent | Leslie Pitt | 1,098 | 34.2 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Eric Collins | 717 | 22.4 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Verduyn | 212 | 6.6 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 2.6 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,207 | 34.5 | −6.7 |
| | Independent Ratepayers hold | Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Silhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Gibbons | 1,673 | 43.0 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Balmer | 1,345 | 34.6 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Donald Bargery | 819 | 21.1 | +5.0 |
| | National Front | Norman Tomkinson | 53 | 1.4 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 8.4 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,890 | 39.0 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 | |
Smith's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Cornock | 1,602 | 77.1 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Vernon | 253 | 12.2 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Chamberlain | 154 | 7.4 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Norman Harper | 70 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 64.9 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,079 | 24.6 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
St. Alphege :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Herd | 2,558 | 61.3 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Chapple | 983 | 23.6 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Fletcher | 630 | 15.1 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | 37.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,171 | 38.1 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 | |