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1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
1991 UK local government election
1991 UK local government election

The 1991 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991, with one third of the council as well as a double vacancy in St. Alphege to be elected. There had been a by-election in the interim, with the Independent Ratepayers & Residents gaining a seat in Shirley West from the Conservatives. The council fell to no overall control for the first time since its creation in 1973. Voter turnout was 46.0%.
Election result
|seats % = 44.4 |votes % = 46.2 |plus/minus = +4.9 |seats % = 27.8 |votes % = 23.0 |plus/minus = -8.9 |seats % = 16.7 |votes % = 18.5 |plus/minus = +1.8 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents |
|---|
| seats % = 0.0 |
| votes % = 3.6 |
| plus/minus = +0.7 |
| seats % = 0.0 |
| votes % = 0.4 |
| plus/minus = +0.4 |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Residents Association}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 51 | 51 | Working majority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatives | 26 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Labour | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 6 |
Ward results
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References
References
- "Solihull M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1991", Solihull M.B.C.(1991).
- "Vote 2012: Solihull". [[BBC News Online]].
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