# 1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1994 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994, with one third of the council and a double vacancy in Fordbridge to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives seven seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 43.6%.

## Election result

Solihull Local Election Result 1994 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.9 | 26.2 | 17,764 | +9.4 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 27.8 | 34.7 | 23,559 | -22.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 22.2 | 30.5 | 20,698 | +15.0 |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4,065 | -2.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1,677 | +2.5 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 150 | +0.2 |
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 | 24 | 22 |
| | Labour | 15 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 8 |
| | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 5 | 5 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -3 | -7 |

## Ward results

Bickenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Ryan | 2,624 | 54.9 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | T. Young | 1,646 | 34.4 | −28.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Blakeley | 513 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 978 | 20.4 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,783 | 48.9 | +8.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +25.9 | |
Castle Bromwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Bennett | 2,351 | 53.7 | −24.1 |
| | Labour | Derek Jones | 1,310 | 29.9 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Hogg | 719 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | 23.8 | −34.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,380 | 45.6 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -17.4 | |
Chelmsley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Reed | 1,750 | 68.6 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Juniper | 453 | 17.7 | −20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Barber | 349 | 13.7 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,297 | 50.8 | +36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | 29.6 | +8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.0 | |
Elmdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Brookes | 2,437 | 56.5 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Wilkes | 1,317 | 30.5 | −18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Jardine | 557 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,120 | 26.0 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,311 | 52.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.6 | |
Fordbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Harper | 1,343 | 66.0 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Ben Magee | 1,079 | | |
| | Conservative | Keith Samuels | 361 | 17.7 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Wright | 184 | 9.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 157 | | |
| | Independent Ratepayers | M. Hitchcock | 147 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 982 | 48.3 | +26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,035 | 30.5 | +10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.2 | |
Kingshurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Potts | 1,478 | 65.6 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Don Blake | 517 | 22.9 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Frost | 258 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 42.6 | +28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,253 | 35.8 | +8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.1 | |
Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Wright | 2,424 | 60.4 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Crossley | 1,224 | 30.5 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Vera Wood | 365 | 9.1 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,200 | 29.9 | −25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,013 | 45.7 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.6 | |
Lyndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Chapple | 2,577 | 69.1 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Duddy | 646 | 17.3 | −21.7 |
| | Labour | J. Stanley | 505 | 13.5 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,931 | 51.8 | +38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,728 | 46.3 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +19.4 | |
Meriden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Lea | 2,392 | 59.4 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 1,067 | 26.5 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Moore | 565 | 14.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,325 | 32.9 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,024 | 46.4 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
Olton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Windmill | 2,631 | 58.2 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Worley | 1,542 | 34.1 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | Joan Holt | 346 | 7.7 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,089 | 24.1 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,519 | 48.9 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +16.5 | |
Packwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lee | 2.865 | 55.3 | +20.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Llewellyn | 2,073 | 40.0 | −22.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Steed | 244 | 4.7 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | 15.3 | −12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,182 | 51.7 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.5 | |
Shirley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Southcombe | 2,388 | 51.3 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lewis | 1,626 | 34.9 | −19.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Houghton | 416 | 8.9 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Pitt | 224 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | 16.4 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,654 | 50.2 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.4 | |
Shirley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Ratepayers | Richard Jackson | 2,859 | 54.9 | +54.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Blight | 1,657 | 31.8 | +31.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Ward | 692 | 13.3 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,202 | 23.1 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,208 | 39.2 | −1.2 |
| | Independent Ratepayers hold | Independent Ratepayers hold | Swing | +11.5 |
Shirley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Brenda Otton | 1,453 | 38.1 | −16.9 |
| | Independent Ratepayers | John Rogers | 1,059 | 27.8 | +27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Honor Cox | 684 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Ann Littley | 615 | 16.1 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 10.3 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,811 | 41.2 | +4.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -22.3 | |
Silhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Pittaway | 2,414 | 51.4 | −22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Puckering | 1,376 | 29.3 | +14.9 |
| | Labour | Donald Bargery | 754 | 16.1 | +3.9 |
| | National Front | Norman Tomkinson | 150 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,038 | 22.1 | −36.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,694 | 46.7 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -18.4 | |
Smith's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Hendry | 1,902 | 70.2 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Vernon | 481 | 17.8 | −18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Merkens | 325 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,421 | 52.5 | +27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | 31.4 | +9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.0 | |
St. Alphege :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Wild | 3,316 | 65.6 | −13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Gemmell | 1,324 | 26.2 | +26.2 |
| | Labour | A. Hanley | 418 | 8.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,992 | 39.4 | −25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,058 | 47.6 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -19.9 | |