2007 Coventry City Council election

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A temporary cabin being used as a polling station in Coventry for the council elections on 3 May 2007

Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.

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The Labour Party gained two seats (Foleshill and Wyken) from the Conservative Party one seat (St Michaels) from Socialist Alternative, and one seat (Upper Stoke) from the Liberal Democrats.

The Conservative party held overall control of the council.

Election result

Map of the results of the 2007 Coventry council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. Coventry UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Coventry council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue.
Coventry Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 802-244.4434.0723,974-3.34%
  Labour 1040+455.5638.3326,978+2.95
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.0010.197,168-4.45
  BNP 00000.008.536,002N/A
  Green 00000.003.072,159N/A
  Independent 00000.003.002,111-2.07
  Socialist Alternative 001-10.002.481,744-1.41
  Respect 00000.000.22156N/A

Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:

PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council
Conservative 291910828
Labour 191361023
Socialist Alternative 32102
Liberal Democrats 21101
BNP 00000
Green 00000
Independent 00000
Respect 00000
Total5436181854

Ward results

Bablake ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Kelsey2,12647.96
Labour Mal Mutton1,14725.87
Liberal Democrats Peter Simpson51011.50
BNP Michele Jean Stone4019.05
Green Gianluca Grimalda2495.62
Majority97922.08
Turnout 4,43337.70
Conservative hold Swing
Binley and Willenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ram Lakha1,73346.39
Conservative Denise Beech1,01027.03
BNP David Clarke56115.02
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Brian Sewards3068.19
Green Cathy Wattebot1263.37
Majority72319.35
Turnout 3,73632.40
Labour hold Swing
Cheylesmore ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin John Foster1,80342.49
Labour Jean Jackson1,34231.63
Liberal Democrats Terence Kenny4239.97
BNP Zoe Gale Hughes3508.25
Green Bryn Tittle3257.66
Majority46110.86
Turnout 4,24336.40
Conservative hold Swing
Earlsdon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Taylor2,36448.51
Labour Christopher Nicholas Youett1,24125.46
Green Scott Gordon Redding65213.38
Liberal Democrats Vincent John McKee4278.76
BNP Joanne Felvus-McCarron1893.89
Majority1,12323.05
Turnout 4,87341.96
Conservative hold Swing
Foleshill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Salam Khan2,57757.77
Conservative Mohammed Asif1,35930.46
Respect Caron McKenna1563.50
Liberal Democrats Susan Jane Johnston-Wilder1553.48
BNP Thomas Paul Jones1052.35
Green Penny Walker922.06
Independent Andrew Murdoch170.38
Majority1,21827.30
Turnout 4,46144.47
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Henley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynnette Catherine Kelly1,67249.39
Conservative Harbans Gumman91026.88
BNP Mark Badrick42212.47
Socialist Alternative Josie Kenny38111.26
Majority76222.51
Turnout 3,38527.86
Labour hold Swing
Holbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Clifford1,67348.66
Conservative Hazel Ann Reece83324.23
Liberal Democrats Dennis Herbert Jeffery48113.99
BNP Simon Bien45113.12
Majority84024.43
Turnout 3,43829.67
Labour hold Swing
Longford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Joyce Bigham2,07356.78
Conservative Val Stone1.07929.55
BNP Leisel Dawn Wagstaff2867.83
Green Natalia Grana2135.84
Majority99427.23
Turnout 3,65129.23
Labour hold Swing
Lower Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Douglas McNicholas1,81046.20
Conservative Jaswant Singh Birdi1,06027.06
Independent Christine Margaret Oddy62916.05
BNP Darren Thomas41910.69
Majority75019.14
Turnout 3,91833.39
Labour hold Swing
Radford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Skipper1,66351.17
Conservative Jane Marie Williams67020.61
BNP Tracey Whitehouse35911.05
Liberal Democrats Peter Jonathon Johnston-Wilder2828.68
Green Daniel Joseph Finnan1444.43
Independent Dave Anderson1324.06
Majority99330.55
Turnout 3,25027.64
Labour hold Swing
Sherbourne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Vincent Smith1,19732.55
Labour Faye Sweet1,17531.96
Independent Heather Rutter41611.31
Liberal Democrats Arthur Hugh Thomas39210.66
BNP Justin Baldwin2907.89
Socialist Alternative Jason Arnold Toynbee2075.63
Majority220.60
Turnout 3,67731.39
Conservative hold Swing

Heather Rutter was the former Conservative councillor for Sherbourne ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.

St Michael's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim O'Boyle1,24043.43
Socialist Alternative Lindsay Margaret Currie1,15640.49
Conservative Roger Bailey45916.08
Majority842.94
Turnout 2,85525.57
Labour gain from Socialist Alternative Swing
Upper Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raja Mohammed Asif1,62038.05
Liberal Democrats Russell David Field1,61737.98
Conservative Brinder Kaur Seni52112.24
BNP Robert James Gillon2916.84
Independent Jack Gould2084.30
Independent Jack Clement Kybird250.59
Majority30.07
Turnout 4,25735.60
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wainbody ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Sawdon2,32455.51
Labour Joe Ijoma98123.43
Liberal Democrats Napier Penlington52412.51
Green Emma Biermann3588.55
Majority1,34332.08
Turnout 4,18735.30
Conservative hold Swing
Westwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Charles Lee1,42638.10
Labour Peter Lacy1,32635.43
BNP Davied Edward Clarke45612.18
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bridget Basu3749.99
Independent Judi Lawson1614.30
Majority1002.67
Turnout 3,74332.20
Conservative hold Swing
Whoberley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Henry Charley1,37035.14
Labour David Stuart Welsh1,24331.88
Liberal Democrats Brian Rees Lewis60415.49
Independent Bill Brennan3849.85
BNP Stephen John Pittaway2987.64
Majority1273.26
Turnout 3,89934.13
Conservative hold Swing
Woodlands ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Michael Cliffe2,05547.34
Labour Bilal Akhtar87720.20
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth71916.56
BNP Julie Margaret Allen69015.90
Majority1,17827.14
Turnout 4,34135.91
Conservative hold Swing
Wyken ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Jean Sweet1,58539.39
Conservative Allan Robert Andrews1,40834.99
BNP Steven Turner43410.78
Liberal Democrats Sarah Jane McKenzie-Gill3548.80
Independent Mick Noonan1644.08
Independent Adrian Roll791.96
Majority1774.40
Turnout 4,02433.81
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mick Noonan was the former Conservative councillor for Wyken ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.

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