Council seats

Summary of the make-up of the City Council after the 6 May 2010 elections.

Party Number of seats
Labour 30
Conservative 22
Socialist 1
Liberal Democrat 1

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

Electorate:12,318

Ballot Papers Issued: 8,440

Rejected Ballot Papers: 36

Turnout: 68.5 %

Results for Bablake Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Randhir Auluck  Labour Party (The)  2715
 Mark Badrick  British National Party  518
 Walter William Milner  Independent  703
 Hannah Grace Seaman  Socialist Alternative  105
 Peter Simpson  Liberal Democrats  1455
 Andrew John Williams  Conservative Party  2902

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 5
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 31

Duly elected

Andrew John Williams (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]

Binley and Willenhall Ward

Electorate: 12,201

Ballot Papers Issued: 6,993

Rejected Ballot Papers: 30

Turnout: 57.3 %

Election results for Binley and Willenhall Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Phillip Edward Banner  Liberal Democrats  1,019
 Lindsay Currie  Socialist Alternative  94
 Jade Fahey  British National Party  391
 Andrew Stephen Jones  Green Party [The]  126
 John Mutton  Labour Party [The]  3,246
 Ric Richards  Conservative Party  1,641
 Colin Stubbs  United Kingdom Independence Party  442

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 4
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 26 

Duly elected

John 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]

Cheylesmore Ward

Electorate:12,295

Ballot Papers Issued: 8,084

Rejected Ballot Papers: 45

Turnout: 65.8 %

Election results for Cheylesmore Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Matthew John Fisher  Socialist Alternative  257
 Napier Penlington  Liberal Democrats  1,489
 Linda Ann Reece  Conservative Party  2,934
 Harjinder Singh Sehmi  Labour Party [The]  3,040
 John Verdult  Green Party [The]  327

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 7
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 38

Duly elected

Harjinder Singh Sehmi (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]

Earlsdon Ward

Electorate: 12,354

Ballot Papers Issued: 8,967

Rejected Ballot Papers: 42

Turnout: 72.6 %

Election results for Earlsdon Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Derek Stephen Benefield  Liberal Democrats  2,111
 Michael Antony Hammon  Conservative Party  3,207
 Thomas Allan House  Socialist Alternative  172
 Scott Gordon Redding  Green Party [The]  408
 Christopher Nicholas Youett  Labour Party [The]  3,014

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 4
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 38

Duly elected 

Michael Anthony Hammon (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

Electorate: 11,785

Ballot Papers Issued: 6,718

Rejected Ballot Papers: 65

Turnout: 57 %

Election results for Foleshill Ward
 Candidate Name Candidate Party  Number of Votes 
 Altaf Adalat  Conservative Party  2,008
 Jim Hensman  Socialist Alternative  105
 Paul Jones  British National Party  200
 Tariq Khan  Labour Party [The]  3,703
 Ron Lebar  Promoting Christian Values In Government  160
 Scott Martin Tallis  Liberal Democrats  469

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 38
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 27

Duly elected

Tariq Khan (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]

Henley Ward

Electorate: 12,890

Ballot Papers Issued: 7,231

Rejected Ballot Papers: 25

Turnout: 56 %

Election results for Henley Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Tom Gower  British National Party  577
 Will Jones  Conservative Party  1,519
 Josie Kenny  Socialist Alternative  154
 Kevin Barry Maton  Labour Party [The]  2,994
 Brian David Patton  Liberal Democrats  1,951

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 3
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 22

Duly elected

Kevin Barry Maton (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

Electorate: 12,223

Ballot Papers Issued: 7,213

Rejected Ballot Papers: 35

Turnout: 59.0 %

Election results for Holbrook Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Danny Foulstone  Green Party [The]  137
 Vinod Kumar  Conservative Party  1,303
 Ann Lucas  Labour Party [The]  3,731
 Geoffrey Brian Sewards  Liberal Democrats  956
 Sue Smith  Independent  461
 Leisel Dawn Wagstaff  British National Party  483
 Glen Martin Watson  Socialist Alternative  105

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 14
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 21

Duly elected

Ann Lucas (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

Electorate: 12,901

Ballot Papers Issued: 7,244

Rejected Ballot Papers: 41

Turnout: 56.2%

Election results for Longford Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Jaswant Singh Birdi  Conservative Party  1,393
 Adam James Curran  Liberal Democrats  1,065
 Aaron Davies  United Kingdom Independence Party  470
 Clive Dunkley  Socialist Alternative  152
 Lindsley Harvard  Labour Party [The]  3,623
 Darren Thomas  British National Party  498

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 8
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 33

Duly elected

Lindsley Harvard (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

Electorate: 12,772

Ballot Papers Issued: 7515

Rejected Ballot Papers: 45

Turnout: 58.8%

Election results for Lower Stoke Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Sarah Chen  Conservative Party  1,647
 Davied Edward Clarke  British National Party  503
 Richard Marcus Charles Groves  Socialist Alternative  273
 Phil Townshend  Labour Party [The]  3,535
 Laura Vesty  Green Party [The]  256
 Thomas George Wood  Liberal Democrats  1,264

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 9
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 36

Duly elected

 

Phil Townshend (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

Electorate: 12,993

Ballot Papers Issued: 6,892

Rejected Ballot Papers: 33

Turnout: 53.0%

Election results for Radford Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Dave Anderson    61
 Philip Mark Jones  British National Party  415
 Keiran Mulhall  Labour Party [The]  3,580
 John Joseph Ryan  Independent  127
 Lenny Shail  Socialist Alternative  99
 James Peter John Simpson  Liberal Democrats  1,091
 Jane Marie Williams  Conservative Party  1,279
 Justin Timothy Wood  Green Party [The]  208

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 11
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 22

 

Duly elected

Kieran Mulhall (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

Electorate: 12,137

Ballot Papers Issued: 7,609

Rejected Ballot Papers: 38

Turnout: 62.7%

Election results for Sherbourne Ward
Candidate Name  Candidate Party  Number of Votes 
 David Arrowsmith  Conservative Party  2,070
 Stephen Robert George Gray  Green Party [The]  205
 John Paul Hurren  British National Party  434
 Vincent McKee  Liberal Democrats  1,353
 Kirpal Singh  Independent  143
 Jason Arnold Toynbee  Socialist Alternative  163
 Seamus Walsh  Labour Party [The]  3,208

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 2
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 36

 

Duly elected

Seamus Walsh (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

Electorate: 14,390

Ballot Papers Issued: 6,211

Rejected Ballot Papers: 68

Turnout: 43.2%

Election results for St. Michael's Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Maya Ali  Conservative Party  1,403
 David Stuart Welsh  Labour Party [The]  2,958
 Rob Windsor  Socialist Alternative  1,783

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 11
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 1
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 56

 

Duly elected

David Stuart Welsh (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

Electorate: 12,708

Ballot Papers Issued: 7254

Rejected Ballot Papers: 27

Turnout: 57.1%

Election results for Upper Stoke Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Sucha Bains  Labour Party [The]  3,439
 Jason Mundy  British National Party  480
 Paul Stephen Smith  Socialist Alternative  185
 Nick Solman  Liberal Democrats  1,983
 Val Stone  Conservative Party  1,127

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 7
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 1
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 19

 

Duly elected

Sucha Bains (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]

Wainbody Ward

Electorate: 12,581

Ballot Papers Issued: 8,483

Rejected Ballot Papers: 71

Turnout: 67.4%

Election results for Wainbody Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Jacqueline Bridget Basu  Liberal Democrats  1,830
 Gary Crookes  Conservative Party  3,641
 Alex Iwanczuk  Independent  190
 Mary Jane Nicholls  British National Party  217
 Fiona Pashazadeh  Socialist Alternative  75
 Sundeep Singh Virk  Labour Party [The]  2,457

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 6
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 65

 

Duly elected

Gary Crookes (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

Electorate: 12,747

Ballot Papers Issued: 7,869

Rejected Ballot Papers: 34

Turnout: 61.7%

Election results for Westwood Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Bilal Akhtar  Labour Party [The]  2,767
 David Clarke  British National Party  521
 James Richard Donnelly  Socialist Alternative  109
 Merle Ross Gering  Independent  281
 Terence Kenny  Liberal Democrats  1,352
 David John Skinner  Conservative Party  2,803

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 4
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 3
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 27

 

Duly elected

David John Skinner (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]

Whoberley Ward

Electorate: 12,385

Ballot Papers Issued: 7979

Rejected Ballot Papers: 29

Turnout: 64.4%

Election results for Whoberley Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
Teresa Chalcroft  Socialist Alternative  210
Brian Rees Lewis  Liberal Democrats  1,719
Martin Lyle  Green Party [The]  143
Steve Mahoney  Independent  382
 Keith Oxford  British National Party  388
 Cliff Ridge  Conservative Party  2,324
 Bally Singh  Labour Party [The]  2,781

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 5
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 24

 

Duly elected

Bally Singh (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

Electorate: 13,034

Ballot Papers Issued: 8,883

Rejected Ballot Papers: 25

Turnout: 68.2%

Election results for Woodlands Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Charles Coleman  Liberal Democrats  1.558
 James Daryl Edgar  Socialist Alternative  102
 Damian Gannon  Labour Party [The]  3.182
 Daniel John Gower  Green Party [The]  187
 Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevin  Conservative Party  3.203
 David John White  British National Party  623

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 2
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 23

 

Duly elected

Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevin (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]

Wyken Ward

Electorate: 12,455

Ballot Papers Issued: 8,050

Rejected Ballot Papers: 41

Turnout: 64.6%

Election results for Wyken Ward
Candidate Name Candidate Party Number of Votes
 Faye Abbott  Labour Party [The]  3,713
 Beverley Elizabeth Patton  Liberal Democrats  1,476
 Angela Marie Waters  Conservative Party  2,547
 Kyly Emmeline Wilson  Socialist Alternative  271

Rejected votes

  • Want of official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than entitled to: 3
  • Writing/mark by which voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty: 38

Duly elected

 

Faye Abbott (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]