Coventry City Council (local) election results - May 5 2011 - Print version

Council seats

Summary of the make-up of the City Council after the 5 May 2011 elections.

Party	Number of seats 2010/11	Number of seats 2011/12
Labour	30	35
Conservative	22	17
Socialist	1	1
Liberal Democrat	1	1

 

Voting statistics

Electorate - 232,819

Total ballot papers - 85,790

Percentage poll - 36.85%

Bablake Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12444

Ballot Papers Issued: 5500

Turnout: 42.65%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Laura Frances Dodd	Conservative Party	1873	No
Philip Mark Jones	British National Party	208	No
David Edwin Kershaw	Labour Party [The]	2687	Yes
Walter William Milner	Green Party [The]	233	No
Hannah Grace Seaman	Socialist Alternative	45	No
Peter Simpson	Liberal Democrats	231	No

Duly Elected

• David Edwin Kershaw, Labour gain

Binley and Willenhall Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12595

Ballot papers issued: 4174

Turnout: 33.16%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Steven Adams	Green Party (The)	123	No
Dave Clarke	British National Party	207	No
Lindsay Margaret Currie	Socialist Alternative	79	No
Ram Lakha	Labour Party [The]	2436	Yes
Jonathan George Smith	Conservative Party	970	No
Colin Aldous Stubbs	United Kingdom Independence Party	329	No

Duly elected

• Ram Lakha, Labour hold

Cheylesmore Ward - Conservative hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12364

Ballot papers issued: 5204

Turnout: 41.96%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Kevin John Foster	Conservative Party	2493	Yes
Alison Gingell	Labour Party [The]	2188	No
Judy Griffiths	Socialist Alternative	161	No
John Verdult	Green Party [The]	331	No

Duly elected

• Kevin John Foster, Conservative hold

Earlsdon Ward - Conservative hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12445

Ballot papers issued: 6069

Turnout: 48.76%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
John Fletcher	Labour Party [The]	2482	No
Thomas Allan House	Socialist Alternative	136	No
Greg Paul Judge	Liberal Democrats	469	No
Scott Gordon Redding	Green Party [The]	343	No
Kenneth John Taylor	Conservative Party	2596	Yes

Duly elected

• Kenneth John Taylor, Conservative hold

Foleshill Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12176

Ballot papers issued: 4786

Turnout: 39.35%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Shabbir Ahmed	Conservative Party	1124	No
Jim Hensman	Socialist Alternative	77	No
Betty Booton	British National Party	125	No
Abdul Salam Khan	Labour Party [The]	3184	Yes
Gavin Collins	Green Party (The)	133	No
Scott Martin Tallis	Liberal Democrats	116	No

Duly elected

• Abdul Salam Khan, Labour hold

Henley Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 13317

Ballot papers issued: 4281

Turnout: 32.18%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Lynnette Catherine Kelly	Labour Party	2409	Yes
Josie Kenny	Socialist Alternative	113	No
Brian David Patton	Liberal Democrat	1170	No
George Robinson	Green Party [The]	171	No
Liesel Dawn Wagstaff	British National Party	337	No

Duly elected

• Lynnette Catherine Kelly, Labour hold

Holbrook Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12419

Ballot papers issued: 4269

Turnout: 34.4%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Joe Clifford	Labour Party [The]	2793	Yes
Charles Cox	Conservative Party	897	No
Danny Foulstone	Green Party [The]	243	No
Richard Marcus Charles Groves	Socialist Alternative	57	No
John Hurren	British National Party	252	No

Duly elected

• Joe Clifford, Labour hold

Longford Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2010

Electorate: 13344

Ballot papers issued: 4186

Turnout: 31.4%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Linda Joyce Bigham	Labour Party [The]	3036	Yes
James Daryl Edgar	Socialist Alternative	101	No
John Edward Griffiths	Green Party (The)	165	No
Will Jones	Conservative Party	602	No
Keith Oxford	British National Party	253	No

Duly elected

• Linda Joyce Bigham, Labour hold

Lower Stoke Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 13165

Ballot papers issued: 4560

Turnout: 34.7%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Robert McArdle	Socialist Alternative	291	No
John Douglas McNicholas	Labour Party (The)	2608	Yes
Mary Jane Nicholls	British National Party	261	No
Laura Vesty	Green Party [The]	353	No
Nick Williams	Conservative Party	1018	No

Duly elected

• John Douglas McNicholas, Labour hold

Radford Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 13346

Ballot papers issued: 4019

Turnout: 29.95%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Gareth Fowler	Conservative Party	699	No
Stephen Gray	Green Party [The]	226	No
Hunter Helmsley	British National Party	205	No
John Joseph Ryan	Independent	159	No
Tony Skipper	Labour Party [The]	2607	Yes
Glen Watson	Socialist Alternative	94	No

Duly elected

• Tony Skipper, Labour hold

Sherbourne Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12540

Ballot papers issued: 4724

Turnout: 37.65%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Frank Thomas Bates	British National Party	195	No
Damian Gannon	Labour Party [The]	2606	Yes
Jamie Simpson	Liberal Democrats	281	No
Jason Arnold Toynbee	Socialist Alternative	117	No
Jane Marie Williams	Conservative Party	1281	No
Justin Wood	Green Party (The)	220	No

Duly elected

• Damian Gannon, Labour gain

St Michael's Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 15653

Ballot papers issued: 4166

Turnout: 26.67%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Dial Masih	Conservative Party	434	No
Jim O'Boyle	Labour Party [The]	2419	Yes
Rob Windsor	Socialist Alternative	1263	No

Duly elected

• Jim O'Boyle, Labour hold

Upper Stoke Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 13049

Ballot papers issued: 4321

Turnout: 33%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Denise Beech	Conservative Party	508	No
Derek Stephen Benefield	Liberal Democrats	799	No
Colleen Margaret Fletcher	Labour Party [The]	2536	Yes
John Halpin	Green Party (The)	159	No
Paul Stephen Smith	Socialist Alternative	95	No
Darren Thomas	British National Party	193	No

Duly elected

• Colleen Margaret Fletcher, Labour hold

Wainbody Ward - Conservative hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12601

Ballot papers issued:

Turnout: 45%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Rachel Adshead	Green Party (The)	393	No
Daniel Crowter	Socialist Alternative	83	No
Napier Penlington	Liberal Democrats	410	No
Tim Sawdon	Conservative Party	2452	Yes
Mark Taylor	UK Independence Party	379	No
Sundeep Singh Virk	Labour Party [The]	1909	No

Duly elected

• Tim Sawdon, Conservative hold

Westwood Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12999

Ballot papers issued: 4659

Turnout: 36%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Mark Badrick	British National Party	256	No
James Richard Donnelly	Socialist Alternative	95	No
Merle Ross Gering	Green Party [The]	291	No
Nigel Charles Lee	Conservative Party	1793	No
Richard Sandy	Labour Party [The]	2184	Yes

Duly elected

• Richard Sandy, Labour gain

Whoberley Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12503

Ballot papers issued: 5112

Turnout: 40.9%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Teresa Chalcroft	Socialist Alternative	109	No
Ken Charley	Conservative Party	1392	No
Tom Gower	British National Party	270	No
Dan Howells	Labour Party [The]	2561	Yes
Brian Rees Lewis	Liberal Democrats	295	No
Jo Rathbone	Green Party [The]	330	No
Martyn Warwick Richards	Independent	119	No

Duly elected

• Dan Howells, Labour gain

Woodlands Ward - Labour gain

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 13148

Ballot papers issued: 5351

Turnout: 40.7%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Jacqueline Bridget Basu	Liberal Democrats	549	No
Christian Michael Cliffe	Conservative Party	1972	No
Daniel John Gower	Green Party [The]	187	No
Patricia Hetherton	Labour Party [The]	2286	Yes
Lenny Shail	Socialist Alternative	44	No
David John White	British National Party	283	No

Duly elected

• Patricia Hetherton, Labour gain

Wyken Ward - Labour hold

Election date: 5 May 2011

Electorate: 12711

Ballot papers issued: 4909

Turnout: 38.6%

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Elected?
Jaswant Singh Birdi	Conservative Party	1727	No
Jodie Michelle Hannis	Socialist Alternative	121	No
Adrian Roll	Independent	206	No
Hazel Jean Sweet	Labour Party [The]	2606	Yes
Cathy Wattebot	Green Party [The]	220	No

Duly elected

• Hazel Jean Sweet, Labour hold