Английская Википедия:1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Файл:Solihull UK local election 1998 map.png

Map of the results for the 1998 Solihull council election.

The 1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Campaign

Before the election the Conservative party held 17 seats, compared to 16 for Labour and 12 Liberal Democrats. However the council was run by the Labour party who governed with an agreement with the Liberal Democrats. With the split in seats between the parties the council was expected to remain without any party having a majority with Labour defending 6 seats, compared to 5 for the Conservatives and 4 for the Liberal Democrats. Meanwhile, the independent candidates who were defending a seat in Shirley South and 2 seats in Shirley West ward were expected to come under pressure. During the campaign another independent councillor Trevor Eames, who was not defending a seat in the election, resigned from the council after being jailed for 7 years causing a by-election to be held later in the summer.

Election result

The results saw all 3 independents who were defending seats defeated, reducing the number of Independent Ratepayers on the council to 2. Labour gained 1 seat from the independents in Shirley West, while the Conservative took the other 2 in Shirley South and Shirley West. The Conservatives also won a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Packwood ward, with the former leader of the council Ken Meeson being returned to the council. Overall turnout in the election was 29%, varying between a high of 40% and a low of 15% in Smithswood ward.

Following the election the Conservatives elected a new group leader, Ted Richards, after the previous leader Ron Herd stepped down. However, despite holding 20 seats, compared to 17 for Labour and 11 for the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives remained in opposition, with Labour running the council with support from the Liberal Democrats.

Шаблон:Election summary begin Шаблон:Election summary party Шаблон:Election summary party Шаблон:Election summary party |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | -2 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 4.6 | align="right" | 2,132 | align="right" | -3.4% |- Шаблон:Election summary party Шаблон:Election box end

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections :

Party		Previous council	New council
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color; width: 3px;" |	Conservatives	17	20
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color; width: 3px;" |	Labour	16	17
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color; width: 3px;" |	Liberal Democrat	12	11
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color; width: 3px;" |	Independent Ratepayers & Residents	5	3
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color; width: 3px;" |	Independent	1	0
Total		51	51
Working majority		Шаблон:Color box	Шаблон:Color box

Ward results

Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | colspan="2" | Conservative gain from Independent Ratepayers | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +35.4 |- Шаблон:Election box end

Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout Шаблон:Election box gain with party link |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | colspan="2" | Labour gain from Independent Ratepayers | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | |- Шаблон:Election box end

By-elections between 1998 and 1999

Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | colspan="2" | Conservative gain from Independent Ratepayers | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +5.0 |- Шаблон:Election box end