2008 Birmingham City Council election

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2008 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 (did not seek re-election)
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Harborne Ladywood South Yardley
Seats won493632
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg6Steady2.svg
Popular vote68,19067,92252,454
Percentage30.1%30.0%23.2%
Birmingham wards 2008.png
2008 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003. [1]

Contents

230 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats that were contested. Five parties contested every ward in Birmingham, the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, British National Party and the Greens. [2] Overall turnout across the city was 31.2%

The results saw the Conservative Party gain significantly, winning 6 seats from the Labour Party and Respect gain an independent seat. [1] The Liberal Democrats were pleased to hold all their seats. [3] As a result, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat ruling coalition increased their majority to hold 75% of the seats on the council. [3] Both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats attributed their success to below inflation council tax rises and the national unpopularity of the Labour government. [3] [4]

Election result

Birmingham Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 49Increase2.svg6Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg645.030.168,190
  Labour 36Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg620.030.067,922
  Liberal Democrats 32Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg32.523.252,454
  Respect 1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg12.53.37,466
  BNP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.07.416,806
  Green 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.04.19,251
  UKIP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.00.71,688
 Community Independent0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.00.4905
  Independent 0Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg10.00.4852
  Socialist Labour 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.00.3781
  National Front 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.00.1265

Ward results

Acocks Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer 2,743 51.5
Labour John O'Shea1,12521.1
BNP Tanya Whitehead61711.6
Conservative Emma Mahay59811.2
Green Amanda Baker2344.4
Majority1,61830.4
Turnout 5,31727.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Aston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 2,769 38.6
Labour Amjad Hussain2,41733.7
Respect Abdul Aziz1,40619.6
Conservative Olam Nyeko2062.9
Green David Goley1181.7
UKIP Abdul Azad1131.6
BNP Alan Chamberlain1051.5
Majority3524.9
Turnout 7,13438.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bartley Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivienne Barton 3,422 64.4
Labour Tom Guise1,00418.9
BNP Terrence Larkin4368.2
Liberal Democrats Julia Garrett2624.9
Green James Robertson1803.4
Majority2,41845.5
Turnout 5,30430.1
Conservative hold Swing
Billesley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Gregory 2,832 49.0
Labour Martin Welds1,63328.2
BNP Michael Bell66311.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Wagg4147.2
Green Catherine Manhood2364.1
Majority1,19920.8
Turnout 5,77830.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bordesley Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shaukat Khan 3,558 44.8
Labour Zafar Dad3,42743.1
Conservative Mary Storer4155.2
BNP Graham Jones2643.3
Green Hazel Clawley2483.1
Majority1311.7
Turnout 7,91240.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bournville ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Dawkins 3,701 51.2
Labour Nathan Matthew1,39519.3
Green Joe Rooney1,15516.0
Liberal Democrats Victoria Marsom5928.2
BNP Steven Thomas3655.1
Majority2,30631.9
Turnout 7,20837.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brandwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neville Summerfield 2,864 46.0
Labour Susan Burfoot1,93731.1
BNP Lynette Orton5318.5
Liberal Democrats Brian Peace4727.6
Green Anna Masters3074.9
Independent Frank Chance1101.8
Majority92714.9
Turnout 6,22134.8
Conservative hold Swing
Edgbaston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deirdre Alden 2,429 58.8
Labour Rod Dungate91222.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ritchie3729.0
Green Becki Cox2345.7
BNP Stuart Bates902.2
UKIP Frank Jones551.3
Independent Abhay Patekar310.8
Majority1,51736.7
Turnout 4,12326.1
Conservative hold Swing
Erdington ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Beauchamp 2,678 56.0
Labour Christopher Hillcox1,18724.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Mills3306.9
BNP Simon Briscoe3176.6
Green Mark Oley1853.9
UKIP Umar Malik821.7
Majority1,49131.2
Turnout 4,77929.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hall Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Wilkes 3,027 43.0
Conservative Bob Harvey2,29032.5
Labour Samuel Burden1,12315.9
BNP Wendy Lawrie3454.9
Green Sarah Minchin1642.3
UKIP John Ison751.1
Majority73710.5
Turnout 7,02437.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Handsworth Wood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurdial Atwal 2,591 47.8
Conservative Mahindarpal Singh1,12920.8
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell67112.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Jolliffe57010.5
Green Eric Fairclough2314.3
BNP Paul Billingham2174.0
Majority1,46227.0
Turnout 5,40928.3
Labour hold Swing
Harborne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Alden 2,717 49.5
Labour John Priest1,38925.3
Green Phil Simpson69112.6
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sagier4057.4
BNP Howard Hamilton1933.5
UKIP Edward Siddall-Jones801.5
Majority1,32824.2
Turnout 5,47533.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hodge Hill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Anita Ward 2,375 40.7
Liberal Democrats Maureen Barnsley1,85231.7
Conservative Wilf Holland75713.0
BNP Denis Adams5269.0
UKIP Peter Johnson1763.0
Green Lydia Bradshaw1492.6
Majority5239.0
Turnout 5,83533.7
Labour hold Swing
Kings Norton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Sutton 2,345 47.3
Labour Amy Watson1,49230.1
BNP Malcolm Doughty53410.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor3416.9
Green Steven Heywood2354.7
Majority85317.2
Turnout 4,94729.6
Conservative hold Swing
Kingstanding ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catharine Grundy 1,376 36.7
Conservative Gary Sambrook1,29634.6
BNP David Campion64817.3
Liberal Democrats Hubert Duffy2546.8
Green Geoff Tapalu1052.8
National Front Terry Williams541.4
Majority802.1
Turnout 3,73321.9
Labour hold Swing
Ladywood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Hartley 1,467 50.1
Conservative Ransford Clarkson71924.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jeffers36812.6
Green Damien Duff1966.7
BNP Lee Saunders1224.2
UKIP Mark Nattrass441.5
Majority74825.5
Turnout 2,91616.7
Labour hold Swing
Longbridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Wood 1,977 39.4
Labour Steve Bedser1,72033.9
BNP Elizabeth Wainwright71614.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hannon4649.1
Green Bill Van Marle1683.3
Majority2775.5
Turnout 5,06527.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Lozells And East Handsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Don Brown 2,689 42.7
Liberal Democrats Sabirul Islam1,72527.4
Independent Ahsan Raghib71111.3
Community IndependentRaja Khan63710.1
Conservative Zaweed Khan2844.5
Green Ankaret Harmer1592.5
BNP Zane Patchell611.0
Majority96415.3
Turnout 6,26633.9
Labour hold Swing
Moseley And Kings Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Mullaney 2,476 37.2
Labour Jane Howell2,18132.8
Conservative Maura Judges96314.5
Green Alan Clawley4336.5
Respect Ray Gaston3274.9
BNP Peter Lawrie1562.3
UKIP Alan Blumenthal881.3
Majority2954.4
Turnout 6,62435.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Nechells ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tahir Ali 1,713 41.8
Respect Mushtaq Hussain78119.1
Liberal Democrats Nazir Hussain71017.3
Conservative Fitzroy Stevenson42910.5
BNP Darren Potter2115.2
Green Janet Assheton1914.7
UKIP Afshar Nazemi391.0
Majority93222.7
Turnout 4,07422.6
Labour hold Swing
Northfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Lawrence 2,804 47.1
Labour Andrew Coulson1,49625.1
BNP Leslie Orton1,00316.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Moles4066.8
Green Susan Pearce2313.9
Majority1,30822.0
Turnout 5,94031.7
Conservative hold Swing
Oscott ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Green 2,196 41.6
Labour John Cotton1,93936.7
BNP Wilfred Palmer69013.1
Liberal Democrats James Hamilton3045.8
Green Harry Eyles1512.9
Majority2574.9
Turnout 5,28029.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Perry Barr ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Hassall 2,268 46.2
Labour Samuel Allen1,19024.2
Conservative Mark Haddon84317.2
BNP Susan Morris4439.0
Green Lester Mundy1603.3
Majority1,07822.0
Turnout 4,90428.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Quinton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Smallbone 2,903 44.8
Labour Caroline Badley2,52739.0
BNP Josephine Larkin4096.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett3555.5
Green Peter Beck2754.2
Majority3765.8
Turnout 6,46937.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Selly Oak ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Dow 1,948 42.2
Labour David Williams1,27427.6
Conservative Andrew Hardie88919.3
Green Peter Tinsley3196.9
BNP Trevor Shearer1763.8
Majority67424.6
Turnout 4,60625.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shard End ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marjorie Bridle 1,752 41.4
Conservative Jessie Holland1,01123.9
BNP Richard Lumby99923.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Barber3237.6
Green John Read932.2
National Front Mark Neary431.0
Majority74117.5
Turnout 4,22123.3
Labour hold Swing
Sheldon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Anderson 3,224 60.5
BNP Robert Devenport78914.8
Conservative Hannah Axford58611.0
Labour Karen McCarthy55510.4
Green Elinor Stanton921.7
National Front Paul Morris751.4
Majority2,43545.7
Turnout 5,32133.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Soho ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chaman Lal 2,599 52.2
Liberal Democrats Morriam Jan1.64733.1
Conservative David Williams-Masinda3517.1
Green Huw Davies1473.0
Socialist Labour Sheera Johal1102.2
BNP Darren Allen1082.2
Majority95219.1
Turnout 4,96229.1
Labour hold Swing
South Yardley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Daphne Gaved 3,179 54.3
Labour Brendan O'Brien1,22120.9
BNP John Pugh64911.1
Conservative Ken Axford5269.0
Green Rianne Ten Veen1773.0
National Front Adrian Davidson931.6
Majority1,95833.4
Turnout 5,84530.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sparkbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Respect Nahim Khan 3,032 42.6
Labour Mohammed Azim2,60036.6
Liberal Democrats Farah Naz4666.6
Conservative Guy Hordern3705.2
Community IndependentTalib Hussain2683.8
Green Charles Alldrick2373.3
BNP Arthur Botterill1061.5
Majority4326.0
Turnout 7,07936.8
Respect gain from Independent Swing
Springfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jerry Evans 2,559 33.1
Labour Akhlaq Ahmed2,44331.6
Respect Salma Iqbal1,92024.8
Conservative Sam Pearce4756.1
BNP Michael Jones1622.1
Green Sandra Taylor1491.9
Majority1161.5
Turnout 7,70839.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stechford And Yardley North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Eustace 3,098 58.3
Labour John Bliss84816.0
Conservative Robert Clark57210.8
BNP Richard Morris54610.3
UKIP Graham Duffen1542.9
Green Edith Roberts851.6
Majority2,25042.3
Turnout 5,30329.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stockland Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Bennett 1,946 41.1
Labour Penny Holbrook1,87439.6
Liberal Democrats Franklyn Aaron3798.0
BNP Carl Brisker3397.2
Green John Bentley1823.8
Majority721.5
Turnout 4,72027.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sutton Four Oaks ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Howard 4,418 69.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Pearson6169.7
Labour Manish Puri4036.3
UKIP Brendan Padmore3806.0
BNP Maureen Davies3415.4
Green Karl Macnaughton2123.3
Majority3,80259.6
Turnout 6,37033.7
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton New Hall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Birbeck 3,722 67.1
Labour Elizabeth Dowd69112.5
Liberal Democrats Jean Woods4798.6
BNP Karl Benton4588.3
Green Jim Orford1933.5
Majority3,03154.6
Turnout 5,54331.6
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton Trinity ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Parkin 3,394 61.2
Labour Roger Barley81814.8
Liberal Democrats Maureen Parker5459.8
BNP Karen Lawrie3536.4
Green Ulla Grant2344.2
UKIP Ray Skett1913.5
Majority2,57646.4
Turnout 5,53528.7
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton Vesey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Cornish 3,291 54.4
Labour Robert Pocock1,44323.9
Liberal Democrats Sidney Woods5078.4
BNP Gemma Orton3696.1
Green Annabel Smith2153.6
UKIP Stephen Shorrock2113.5
Majority1,84830.5
Turnout 6,03632.9
Conservative hold Swing
Tyburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Holtom 1,652 36.1
Labour Des Hughes1,14425.0
Conservative Derek Johnson1,12524.6
BNP Ben Lumby3958.6
Independent Sallyann Rose1292.8
Green Tamara Bolger1212.6
Majority50811.1
Turnout 4,56626.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Washwood Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tariq Khan 4,342 47.2
Labour Mohammed Rasib4,16145.2
Conservative Ron Storer3283.6
BNP James Gibson1701.9
Green Steven Austin1611.8
Majority1812.0
Turnout 9,16247.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Weoley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Freeman 2,389 45.5
Labour Co-op Jan Drinkwater1,79134.1
Liberal Democrats Gary Davies4538.6
BNP Roy Orton4067.7
Green Mina Coalter1983.8
Majority59811.4
Turnout 5,23730.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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