
The1995Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained underno overall control with theConservative and Independent Ratepayer and Residents coalition continuing. Voter turnout was 36.2%.[1][2]
| 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 | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatives | 22 | 21 | |||
| Labour | 15 | 15 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 8 | 9 | |||
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 5 | 5 | |||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 51 | |||
| Working majority | -7 | -9 | |||
| 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 | 96 | 2.6 | −17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,712 | 38.2 | −10.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +11.5 | |||
| 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 | 245 | 6.7 | −17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,636 | 38.0 | −7.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -8.5 | |||
| 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 | 1,200 | 59.2 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,028 | 23.8 | −5.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
| 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 | 951 | 26.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,586 | 44.0 | −8.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| 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 | 956 | 60.2 | +12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,587 | 23.7 | −6.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
| 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 | 950 | 52.6 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,806 | 29.4 | −6.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
| 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 | 1,207 | 33.8 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,573 | 40.5 | −5.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| 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 | 1,373 | 44.0 | −7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,117 | 38.7 | −7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
| 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 | 784 | 24.6 | −8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,188 | 36.7 | −9.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -10.4 | |||
| 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 | 994 | 24.5 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,054 | 43.7 | −5.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | +0.7 | |||
| 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 | 1,260 | 27.4 | +12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,590 | 45.2 | −6.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +6.1 | |||
| 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 | 860 | 22.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,873 | 41.9 | −8.3 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| 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 | 1,302 | 31.6 | +8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,116 | 30.9 | −8.3 | ||
| Independent Ratepayershold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
| 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 | 82 | 2.6 | −7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,207 | 34.5 | −6.7 | ||
| Independent Ratepayershold | Swing | +6.4 | |||
| 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 | 328 | 8.4 | −13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,890 | 39.0 | −7.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
| 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 | 1,349 | 64.9 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,079 | 24.6 | −6.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
| 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 | 1,575 | 37.8 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,171 | 38.1 | −9.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -0.8 | |||