2007 Birmingham City Council election

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2007 Birmingham City Council election
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One third (40) seats to Birmingham City Council
61 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Mike Whitby by John Hemming.jpg Cllr Sir Albert Bore.jpg John Hemming Parliament.jpg
Leader Mike Whitby Albert Bore John Hemming
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Harborne Ladywood South Yardley
Seats won444132
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Birmingham UK ward map 2007.svg
Map of the 2007 Birmingham City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Respect in green.
Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held in May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003. [1]

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Election result

Birmingham Local Election Result 2007 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 44Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 3
  Labour 41Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 3
  Liberal Democrats 32Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
  Respect 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
  BNP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  Green 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
 Community Independent0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  Socialist Labour 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  National Front 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  New Nationalist Party 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0
  People's Justice 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.0

Ward results

Acocks Green

Acocks Green 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Wagg 3,072
Labour John O'Shea1,452
BNP Ben Lumby536
Conservative Hannah Axford508
Green Amanda Baker258
UKIP Peter Hillman77
Majority 1,620
Turnout 5,91930.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Aston

Aston 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 2,684
Respect Abdul Aziz2,018
Liberal Democrats Saeed Aehmed2005
Conservative Mohammed Hasan209
Green Liam Wilkinson165
BNP Pamela Allen136
Majority 666
Turnout 7,25539.9
Labour gain from Respect Swing

Bartley Green

Bartley Green 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lines 3,718
Labour John Ritchie1,421
BNP Julie Ashton5698.2
Liberal Democrats John Ashley Hemming307
Green Annabel Smith186
Majority 2,297
Turnout 6,21535.1
Conservative hold Swing

Billesley

Billesley 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes 2,608
Labour Susan Burfoot2,445
BNP Malcolm Owen753
Liberal Democrats Philip Wagg463
Green Margaret James291
Majority 163
Turnout 6,58935.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bordesley Green

Bordesley Green 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shafique Shah 3,908
Liberal Democrats Saeed Mohammed2,638
Respect Farooq Rajput1,403
Conservative Fitzroy Stevenson352
BNP Martin Williams279
Green Adam Clawley196
Majority 1,270
Turnout 8,80544.3
Labour hold Swing

Bournville

Bournville 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Huxtable 3,890
Labour Peter Griffiths1,715
Green Joe Rooney1,096
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer792
BNP Malcolm Doughty4445.1
Majority 2,17531.9
Turnout 7,95340.9
Conservative hold Swing

Brandwood

Brandwood 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hill 2,646
Labour Gary Mills2,231
Liberal Democrats Brian Peace730
BNP Gemma Orton588
Green Anna Masters448
Majority 415
Turnout 6,65437.2
Conservative hold Swing

Edgbaston

Edgbaston 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Hutchings 2,410
Labour Martin Clee1,196
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ritchie524
Green Barney Smith322
BNP Trevor Shearer121
UKIP Francois Jones75
Majority 1,214
Turnout 4,66328.0
Conservative hold Swing

Erdington

Erdington 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Compton 2,588
Labour Co-op Susanna McCorry1,701
BNP Terence Larkin494
Liberal Democrats Gareth Hardy453
Green Mark Oley295
Majority 887
Turnout 5,54033.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hall Green

Hall Green 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Hawthorn 3,122
Conservative Bob Harvey2,430
Labour Samuel Burden1,346
BNP Robert Davenport412
Green Daniel Cook2972.3
Majority 692
Turnout 7,62240.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Handsworth Wood

Handsworth Wood 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paulette Hamilton 2,684
Conservative Arjan Singh2,224
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell1,052
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Douglas517
Green Eric Fairclough309
BNP Keith Davies202
Majority 460
Turnout 7,00436.3
Labour hold Swing

Harborne

Harborne 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hollingworth 2,699
Labour John Priest1,662
Green Phil Simpson786
Liberal Democrats Miriam Banting649
BNP Lynette Orton2653.5
Majority 1,307
Turnout 6,08337.0
Conservative hold Swing

Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Neilly 2,191 40.7
Labour Mike Nangle2,075
BNP Denis Adams686
Conservative Jessie Holland671
Independent Roger Gordon509
Green Lydia Bradshaw108
Majority 116
Turnout 6,43337.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Kings Norton

Kings Norton 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Wood 2,340
Labour Laura Ross1,930
BNP Michael Bell534
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hannon393
Green Hermoine Coalter231
Majority 410
Turnout 5,51032.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Kingstanding

Kingstanding 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Kane 2,025
Conservative Mark Haddon1,020
BNP Lee Windridge673
Liberal Democrats Hubert Duffy330
New Nationalist Party Sharon Ebanks 171
National Front Terry Williams161
Green Geoffrey Tapalu122
Majority 1,005
Turnout 4,53326.3
Labour hold Swing

Ladywood

Ladywood 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Bore 1,791
Conservative Peter Smallbone732
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jeffers456
Green Damien Duff276
BNP Lee Saunders160
UKIP Mark Nattrass47
Majority 1,059
Turnout 3,47421.0
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Barton 2,050
Labour Amy Watson1,629
BNP Elizabeth Wainwright989
Liberal Democrats Sven Harvey443
Green Bill Van Marle222
Majority 421
Turnout 5,34429.2
Conservative hold Swing

Lozells and East Handsworth

Lozells and East Handsworth 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahmood Hussain 3,454
Liberal Democrats Sabirul Islam1,634
Respect Raghib Ahsan1,411
Conservative Zaweed Khan334
Green Richard Pitt224
BNP Zane Patchell92
Majority 1,820
Turnout 7,17738.2
Labour hold Swing

Moseley and Kings Heath

Moseley and Kings Heath 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Cox 2,728
Labour William Lees2,143
Respect Yasir Idris947
Conservative Tariq Hussain911
Green Elinor Stanton683
BNP Sabrina Garnowski161
UKIP Alan Blumenthal134
Majority 585
Turnout 7,73041.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nechells

Nechells 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Mosquito 1,878
Respect Mushtaq Hussain1,013
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Masoom874
BNP Darren Potter297
Community Independent PartyMohammed Shahban268
Green Janet Assheton256
People's Justice A Raja167
Majority 865
Turnout 4,78726.5
Labour hold Swing

Northfield

Northfield 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reg Corns 2,931
Labour Co-op Brian Seymore-Smith1,839
BNP Leslie Orton1,228
Liberal Democrats Andrew Moles575
Green Susan Pearce255
Majority 1,092
Turnout 6,93536.6
Conservative hold Swing

Oscott

Oscott 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Linnecor 2,819
Conservative Graham Green2,144
BNP Robert Purcell894
Liberal Democrats James Hamilton357
Green Harry Eyles169
New Nationalist Party Keith Axon102
Majority 675
Turnout 6,49435.6
Labour hold Swing

Perry Barr

Perry Barr 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jon Hunt 2,794
Labour Sam Allen1,675
Conservative Maria Green734
BNP Steven Thomas549
Green Lester Mundy183
Majority 1,119
Turnout 5,95034.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Quinton

Quinton 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Len Clark 3,215
Labour Caroline Badley2,835
BNP Josephine Larkin481
Liberal Democrats Susan Sherwen457
Green Peter Beck336
Majority 380
Turnout 7,33542.1
Conservative hold Swing

Selly Oak

Selly Oak 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Wright 2,081
Labour David Williams1,620
Conservative Andrew Hardie956
Green Peter Tinsley546
BNP Jeffrey Cahill230
Majority 461
Turnout 5,44326.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shard End

Shard End 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Ward 2,527
BNP Richard Lumby1,263
Conservative Barry Hands806
Liberal Democrats Bryan Brooke454
Green John Read112
National Front Mark Neary92
New Nationalist Party Matthew Benton30
Majority 1,264
Turnout 5,37329.4
Labour hold Swing

Sheldon

Sheldon 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Tilsley 3,637
Labour Mick Johnson729
BNP Michael Jones724
Conservative Emma Mahay489
Green Michael Sheridan132
Majority 2,908
Turnout 5,71836.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Soho

Soho 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sybil Spence 3,325
Liberal Democrats Zalal Choudhury1,482
Conservative David Williams-Masinda438
Socialist Labour Sheera Johal260
Green Huw Davies234
BNP Darren Allen120
Majority 1,843
Turnout 5,89434.1
Labour hold Swing

South Yardley

South Yardley 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Osborne 3,342
Labour Javed Iqbal1,622
BNP Tanya Whitehead686
Conservative Ken Axford560
Green Rianne Ten Veen221
National Front Adrian Davidson134
Majority 1,720
Turnout 6,48233.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sparkbrook

Sparkbrook 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Respect Mohammed Ishtiaq 3,514
Labour Mohammed Azim2,503
Liberal Democrats Dilawar Khan919
Conservative Anwar Hussain548
Community IndependentShokat Ali503
Green Charles Alldrick310
BNP Arthur Botterill106
Majority 1,011
Turnout 8,45643.5
Respect gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Springfield

Springfield 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tanveer Choudhry 2,602
Labour Fazal Ellahi2,283
Respect Mohammed Suleman2,092
Conservative Mahinderpal Singh561
Green Ian Jamieson300
BNP Deanne Adams254
Majority 319
Turnout 8,12441.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stechford and Yardley North

Stechford and Yardley North 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Jackson 3,612
Labour Suraiya Makhdoom784
BNP Patrick Collins707
Conservative Robert Clark506
Green Edith Roberts119
UKIP Alan Ware77
Majority 2,837
Turnout 5,88132.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stockland Green

Stockland Green 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Finnegan 2,300
Conservative Jackie Banks1,376
Liberal Democrats Richard Pearson556
BNP Peter Lawrie479
Green John Bentley258
Majority 924
Turnout 4,97629.5
Labour hold Swing

Sutton Four Oaks

Sutton Four Oaks 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Cornish 4,697
Liberal Democrats Trevor Holtom647
Labour Manish Puri555
UKIP Brendan Padmore489
BNP Maureen Davies372
Green Karl Macnaughton301
Majority 4,050
Turnout 7,07037.4
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton New Hall

Sutton New Hall 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Breadman 3,694
Labour Christopher Hillcox922
Liberal Democrats Jean Woods660
BNP Karen Lawrie618
Green Jim Orford296
Majority 2,772
Turnout 6,20235.1
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Trinity

Sutton Trinity 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Pears 3,622
Labour Roger Barley1,063
Liberal Democrats Maureen Parker730
BNP Mark Trippas493
Green Ulla Grant351
Majority 2,559
Turnout 6,27132.4
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Vesey

Sutton Vesey 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Clarkson 3,477
Labour Robert Pocock1,678
Liberal Democrats Sidney Woods696
BNP Wendy Lawrie560
Green Heather Ramsden397
Majority 1,799
Turnout 6,82137.1
Conservative hold Swing

Tyburn

Tyburn 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Sharpe 1,584
Liberal Democrats John Line1,112
Conservative Sallyann Rose1,020
BNP Alan Chamberlain550
Green Tamara Bolger133
New Nationalist Party John Mitchell54
Majority 472
Turnout 4,46426.1
Labour hold Swing

Washwood Heath

Washwood Heath 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tariq Khan 5,294
Liberal Democrats Nazabit Ali3,074
Conservative Wilfred Holland481
BNP Graham Jones254
Green Hazel Clawley248
Majority 2,220
Turnout 9,38948.4
Labour hold Swing

Weoley

Weoley 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Delaney 2,187
Labour Co-op Mike Drinkwater1,860
BNP Norman Ashton548
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sword534
Independent Mark Jastrzebski264
Green Stuart Masters237
Common Good Dick Rodgers198
UKIP David Collin83
Majority 327
Turnout 5,91832.8
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Labour suffers Wolverhampton loss". BBC. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 2007" . Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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