Council seats

Summary of the make-up of the City Council after the 3 May 2012 elections.

Party Number of seats 2011/12 Number of seats 2012/13
Labour 35 43
Conservative 17 11
Socialist 1 0
Liberal Democrat 1 0

Voting statistics

Electorate - 236,818

Total ballot papers - 63,572

Percentage poll - 26.84%

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Bablake Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,492

Ballot Papers Issued: 4029

Turnout: 32.25%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Jaswant Singh BIRDI

 Conservative Party 1302 No

Betty BOOTON

 British National Party     179 No

David John GALLIERS

 Labour Party 1502 Yes

John GAZEY

 Independent     669 No

Louise LEBAR

 Christian Movement For Great Britain     35 No

Walter William MILNER

 Green Party     141 No

Peter SIMPSON

Liberal Democrat     122 No

Jethro WALDRON

Socialist Alternative 48 No

Duly Elected

  • David John Galliers - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Binley and Willenhall Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,815

Ballot papers issued: 3256

Turnout: 25.41%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Ross ARMSTRONG

 Socialist Alternative     67 No

Dave CHATER

 Labour Party 1898 Yes

David CLARKE

 British National Party     100 No

Linda Ann REECE

 Conservative Party 570 No

Colin Aldous STUBBS

 UK Independence Party (UK I P)     503 No

Justin WOOD

Green Party 95 No

Duly elected

  • Dave Chater - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Cheylesmore Ward - Conservative hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,440

Ballot papers issued: 4111

Turnout: 33.08%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Anne Frances ARLIDGE

 Labour Party 1688 No

Judy GRIFFITHS

 Socialist Alternative     141 No

Hazel Margaret NOONAN

 Conservative Party 1992 Yes

John VERDULT

 Green Party 266 No

Duly elected

  • Hazel Margaret Noonan - Conservative hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Earlsdon Ward - Conservative hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,479

Ballot papers issued: 4617

Turnout: 37.00%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Bilal AKHTAR

 Labour Party 1442 No

Allan Robert ANDREWS

 Conservative Party 2137 Yes

Derek Stephen BENEFIELD

 Liberal Democrat     261 No

James Michael BOWES

 UK Independence Party (UK I P)     272 No

Fiona PASHAZADEH

 Socialist Alternative     116 No

Scott Gordon REDDING 

Green Party     327 No

William SIDHU 

Christian Movement For Great Britain 43 No

Duly elected

  • Allan Robert Andrews - Conservative hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Foleshill Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,542

Ballot papers issued: 3684

Turnout: 29.37%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Shabbir AHMED

 Conservative Party 1114 No

Malkiat Singh AULUCK

 Labour Party 2112 Yes

William BROMWICH

 Independent  213 No

Hunter HELMSLEY

 British National Party     61 No

Ron LEBAR

 Christian Movement For Great Britain     71 No

Rana SUMRA

 Green Party 80 No

Duly elected

  • Malkiat Singh Auluck - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Henley Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13,480

Ballot papers issued: 3370

Turnout: 25.00%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Siobhan FRIEL

 Socialist Alternative     80 No

Steven Henry Charles KEOUGH

 Conservative Party 393 No

Rose MORRIS

 British National Party 243 No

Brian David PATTON

 Liberal Democrat     488 No

George ROBINSON

 Green Party     121 No

Ed RUANE 

Labour Party 2036 Yes

Duly elected

  • Ed Ruane - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Holbrook Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,585

Ballot papers issued: 3041

Turnout: 24.16%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Mark BADRICK

 British National Party     211 No

Stephen GRAY

 Green Party     215 No

Jim HENSMAN

 Socialist Alternative     99 No

Rachel Elizabeth LANCASTER

 Labour Party 2087 Yes

Val STONE

 Conservative Party 404 No

Duly elected

  • Rachel Elizabeth Lancaster - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Longford Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13,507

Ballot papers issued: 3332

Turnout: 24.67%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Paul ANDREW

 Green Party     163 No

Frankie BATES

 British National Party     203 No

Craig DAVENPORT

 Socialist Alternative     111 No

George DUGGINS

 Labour Party 2409 Yes

Raj KUMAR

 Christian Movement For Great Britain     362 No

Dial MASIH 

Conservative Party 58 No

Duly elected

  • George Duggins - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Lower Stoke Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13,577

Ballot papers issued: 3225

Turnout: 23.75%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Michael Arthur BALLINGER

 Conservative Party 484 No

John BEVAN

 UK Independence Party (UK I P)     233 No

Rob MCARDLE

 Socialist Alternative     310 No

Catherine Elizabeth MIKS

 Labour Party 1748 Yes

Keith OXFORD

 British National Party     101 No

Laura VESTY 

Green Party     161 No

 James Henry WHITE

Liberal Democrat 168 No

Duly elected

  • Catherine Elizabeth Miks - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Radford Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13,538

Ballot papers issued: 2896

Turnout: 21.39%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Gavin COLLINS

 Green Party     210 No

Mal MUTTON

 Labour Party 1896 Yes

Mary TAYLOR

 Conservative Party 498 No

Ian WANKLING

 British National Party     126 No

Glen WATSON

 Socialist Alternative 142 No

Duly elected

  • Mal Mutton - Labour hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Sherbourne Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,777

Ballot papers issued: 3204

Turnout: 25.08%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Leon Victor EMIRALI

 Conservative Party 705 No

Alison Jane GINGELL

 Labour Party 1833 Yes

Christopher GLENN

 Liberal Democrat     96 No

John GRIFFITHS

 Green Party     225 No

Jason TOYNBEE

 Socialist Alternative     145 No

Leisel WAGSTAFF

 British National Party 173 No

Duly elected

  • Alison Jane Gingell - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

St Michael's Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 16,110

Ballot papers issued: 3413

Turnout: 21.19%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Naeem AKHTAR

 Labour Party 1673 Yes

Christian Michael CLIFFE

 Conservative Party 243 No

Dave NELLIST

 Socialist Alternative 1469 No

Duly elected

  • Naeem Akhtar - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Upper Stoke Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13, 457

Ballot papers issued: 3499

Turnout: 26.00%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Denise BEECH

 Conservative Party 275 No

Kamran Asif CAAN

 Labour Party 2024 Yes

Russell David FIELD

 Liberal Democrat     682 No

John HALPIN

 Green Party     213 No

John HURREN

 British National Party     156 No

Paul SMITH

 Socialist Alternative 120 No

Duly elected

  • Kamran Asif Caan - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Wainbody Ward - Conservative hold

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,860

Ballot papers issued: 3659

Turnout: 28.45%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

John Anthony BLUNDELL    

 Conservative Party 1540 Yes

Dan CROWTER

 Socialist Alternative     54 No

Danny FOULSTONE 

 Green Party     210 No

Martin Patrick HARTNETT

 Labour Party 1214 No

Napier PENLINGTON

 Liberal Democrat     172 No

Mark TAYLOR

 UK Independence Party (UK I P) 449 No

Duly elected

  • John Anthony Blundell - Conservative hold

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Westwood Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate:  13250

Ballot papers issued: 3398

Turnout: 25.65%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Maya ALI

 Labour Party 1418 Yes

Jim DONNELLY

 Socialist Alternative     122 No

Merle GERING

 Green Party     183 No

Greg JUDGE

 Liberal Democrat     145 No

Marcus Edgar LAPSA

 Conservative Party 1346 No

Darren THOMAS 

British National Party 165 No

Duly elected

  • Maya Ali - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Whoberley Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 12,543

Ballot papers issued: 3429

Turnout: 27.34%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Rachel ADSHEAD

 Green Party     320 No

Roger Maurice James BAILEY

 Conservative Party 1014 No

Richard GROVES

 Socialist Alternative     206 No

Jayne Elisabeth INNES

 Labour Party 1693 Yes

Brian Rees LEWIS

 Liberal Democrat 160 No

Duly elected

  • Jayne Elisabeth Innes - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Woodlands Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13,328

Ballot papers issued: 3913

Turnout: 29.36%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Jacqueline Bridget BASU

Liberal Democrat       192 No

Sunara BEGUM

 Socialist Alternative     82 No

Dan GOWER

 Green Party     222 No

Heather JOHNSON

 Conservative Party 1534 No

Steven Peter THOMAS

 Labour Party 1853 Yes

Duly elected

  • Steven Peter Thomas - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]

Wyken Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 3 May 2012

Electorate: 13,038

Ballot papers issued: 3508

Turnout: 26.65%

Candidate's Name Party Votes Elected?

Susanna DIXON

 Conservative Party 1146 No

Jodie HANNIS

 Socialist Alternative     89 No

Adrian ROLL

 Independent   203 No

Robert Richard THAY

 Labour Party 1888 Yes

Cathy WATTEBOT

 Green Party 160 No

Duly elected

  • Robert Richard Thay - Labour gain

Electoral Services

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Address: Coventry City Council
PO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL

Telephone: 024 7683 3034 [tel:02476833034]