Map of the results of the 2012 Solihull council election.
Conservatives in blue,
Liberal Democrats in yellow,
Greens in green,
Labour in red and
independent in grey.
The 2012 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election. The shock result[citation needed ] of the election came in Blythe where the Independent Ratepayers ousted a Tory Incumbent.[1] [2] Prior to the election, the defending councillor in Shirley West had joined the Greens , having previously sat as an Independent Liberal Democrat .[3] Following the election another Shirley West Liberal Democrat councillor, Andy Hodgson, joined the Greens, taking their total up to 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats down to 10.[4]
Election result [ ]
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Election, 2012
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
9
1
2
-1
52.9
42.0
19,562
-6.3%
Liberal Democrats
3
0
1
-1
17.6
19.5
9,095
-0.0%
Green
3
1
0
+1
17.6
11.9
5,547
+4.4%
Labour
1
1
1
0
5.9
17.3
8,075
+0.7%
Independent Ratepayers & Residents
1
1
0
+1
5.9
6.4
2,997
+0.8%
English Democrat
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.4
1,115
+1.3%
BNP
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
150
-0.2%
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections :[2]
Party
Previous council
New council
Conservatives
29
28
Liberal Democrat
12
11
Labour
6
6
Green
4
5
Independent Ratepayers & Residents
0
1
Total
51
51
Working majority
7
5
Ward results [ ]
Bickenhill [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Jim Ryan
1,349
57.62
-2.7
Labour
Margaret Elizabeth Brittin
573
24.48
+3.2
Green
Alex Hawkeswood
312
13.33
+8.2
Liberal Democrats
Peter Charles Lee
107
4.57
-0.8
Majority
776
33.15
-5.9
Turnout
2,341
25.6
-10.8
Conservative hold
Swing
-2.9
Blythe[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent Ratepayer & Residents
Linda Brown
1,181
42.91
+23.1
Conservative
Martin McCarthy
1,020
37.06
-18.2
Liberal Democrats
Jo Hodgson
285
10.36
-0.2
Labour
Raj Singh
266
9.67
-2.3
Majority
161
5.85
-29.6
Turnout
2,752
27.1
-14.3
Independent Ratepayers & Residents gain from Conservatives
Swing
+20.6
Castle Bromwich [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Ted Richards
1,565
64.43
+0.3
Labour
Ben Semens
632
26.02
+2.1
Green
Joy Aldworth
167
6.88
-0.7
Liberal Democrats
Ronald Lloyd
65
2.76
New
Majority
933
38.41
-1.8
Turnout
2,429
26.8
-12.8
Conservative hold
Swing
-0.9
Chelmsley Wood [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Chris Williams
1,336
62.8
+11.5
Labour Co-op
Angela Reid
644
30.3
-0.8
Conservative
Catherine Price
147
6.9
-6.8
Majority
692
32.5
+12.3
Turnout
2,127
23.6
-5.0
Green gain from Labour
Swing
+6.1
Dorridge & Hockley Heath [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Ken Meeson
1,948
70.7
+1.9
Labour
Hugh Hendry
244
8.9
+1.1
Green
Sara Irene Stevens
210
7.6
+2.9
English Democrat
Andrew Martin Taylor
187
6.8
+2.8
Liberal Democrats
Jan Mason
165
6.0
-6.1
Majority
1,704
61.9
+5.1
Turnout
2,754
32.0
-19.5
Conservative hold
Swing
+0.4
Elmdon [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Glenis Ann Slater
1,321
47.3
+5.9
Conservative
Paul Thomas
657
23.5
-9.1
Labour
Andrew James Mullinex
451
16.1
+1.6
English Democrat
Robert Graham Lassen
239
8.5
+5.6
Green
Elaine Teresa Williams
127
4.5
+2.6
Majority
664
23.8
+15.0
Turnout
2,795
30.3
-12.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
+7.5
Kingshurst & Fordbridge [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Flo Nash
1,111
58.8
+8.0
Conservative
Debbie Evans
578
30.6
-5.9
Green
Gary Macnaughton
146
7.7
+2.4
Liberal Democrats
David Robert Godfrey
53
2.8
-0.5
Majority
533
28.2
+14.0
Turnout
1,888
21.2
-5.1
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
+7.0
Knowle [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Jeff Potts
1,941
66.2
-2.7
Labour
Simon Martin Johnson
323
11.0
+0.8
Green
Jane Allison Holt
291
9.9
+2.9
Liberal Democrats
Lionel Arthur King
220
7.5
0.0
English Democrat
Frank (Shannon) O'Brien
157
5.3
+0.8
Majority
1,618
55.2
-3.5
Turnout
2,932
35.6
-15.3
Conservative hold
Swing
-1.7
Lyndon [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Irene Beatrice Chamberlain
1,265
46.9
+6.2
Labour
Ian Clifford English
583
21.6
+2.3
Conservative
David Skelding
442
16.4
-10.0
English Democrat
David Francis Reynolds
268
9.9
+3.4
Green
Frances Grice
138
5.1
+1.8
Majority
682
25.3
+11.0
Turnout
2,696
27.7
-11.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
+1.9
Meriden [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Tony Diciccio
1318
45.7
-19.6
Independent Ratepayer
Ken Meeson
858
29.8
+23.3
Labour
Cathy Connan
412
14.3
-1.9
Green
Roger Philip King
173
6.0
+1.3
Liberal Democrats
Tony Ludlow
122
4.2
-3.1
Majority
460
16.0
-33.2
Turnout
2,883
30.5
-17.4
Conservative hold
Swing
-21.4
Olton [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Claire Louise O'Kane
1,899
50.5
+6.7
Conservative
David Price
1,326
35.3
-4.3
Labour
Alan Edward Jacques
316
8.4
-2.1
Green
Carol Joy Linfield
216
5.7
+2.2
Majority
573
15.2
+11.0
Turnout
3,757
38.8
-7.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
+5.5
Shirley East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Karen Grinsell
1,045
37.3
-6.9
Liberal Democrats
Sue Rose
850
30.3
+2.5
Labour
Kevin Peter Raven
390
13.9
+1.6
English Democrat
Lisa Jane White
264
9.4
+9.4
Independent Ratepayer
Neil Watts
252
9.0
-3.3
Majority
195
7.0
-9.4
Turnout
2,801
32.6
-13.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
-4.7
Shirley South[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Gary Allport
1,379
38.5
-0.4
Liberal Democrats
Tim Hodgson
1,343
37.5
+3.1
Independent Ratepayer
Trevor Eames
463
12.9
+1.6
Labour
Shirley Rose Young
400
11.2
-0.9
Majority
36
1.0
-3.4
Turnout
3,585
36.5
-7.2
Conservative hold
Swing
-1.7
Shirley West[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Howard John Allen
1,001
39.1
+34.3
Conservative
Richard Holt
729
28.4
-6.6
Labour
Ray Brookes
426
16.6
-2.3
Liberal Democrats
Eimear Fossey
406
15.8
-15.2
Majority
272
10.6
+6.6
Turnout
2,562
28.4
-12.3
Green hold
Swing
+20.4
Silhill[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Peter Hogarth
1,811
59.4
+6.4
Liberal Democrats
Bruce Keith Stone
579
19.0
-7.5
Labour
Janet Mary Marsh
445
14.6
+2.9
Green
Trevor John Barker
212
7.0
+4.5
Majority
1,232
40.4
+13.9
Turnout
3,047
33.3
-14.9
Conservative hold
Swing
+6.9
Smith's Wood [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Mike Sheridan
1,030
57.7
+11.8
Labour
Mohammed Rashid
473
26.5
-6.7
BNP
Simone Neale
150
8.4
+8.4
Conservative
Sarah Evans
132
7.4
-5.2
Majority
557
31.2
+18.4
Turnout
1,785
20.1
-6.0
Green hold
Swing
+9.2
St. Alphege[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Kate Wild
2,175
63.8
-2.9
Liberal Democrats
Martin Smith
415
12.2
-3.9
Labour
Paul Cook Tuxworth
386
11.3
+1.1
Independent Ratepayer & Residents
John Rogers
243
7.1
+4.2
Green
Stephen Robert Holt
188
5.5
+1.5
Majority
1,760
51.7
+1.0
Turnout
3,407
33.0
-17.3
Conservative hold
Swing
+0.5
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