2008 Coventry City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Coventry election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in light red, Socialist Party in dark red. Coventry UK ward map 2008 (results).svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Coventry election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in light red, Socialist Party in dark red.

Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. 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 (Radford, whose sitting councillor had been elected for Labour but later switched parties, and Foleshill) from the Conservative Party and the Conservatives gained one seat (Westwood) from Labour.

The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, but remained the ruling party, with half of the seats.

Election results

Coventry Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 912-150.0037.9226,591+3.85
  Labour 721+138.9035.6024,964-2.73
  Liberal Democrats 10005.558.075,661-2.12
  Socialist Alternative 10005.552.741,920+3.07
  BNP 00000.007.905,535-0.63
  Green 00000.005.113,584+2.04
  Independent 00000.002.661,865-0.34

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 281910927
Labour 23176724
Socialist Alternative 21112
Liberal Democrats 10111
BNP 00000
Green 00000
Independent 00000
Total5436181854

Ward results

Note: Gains and holds of wards are noted with respect to the 2006 council election except for Radford – where the seat changed hands by defection.. Percentage changes are given with respect to the 2007 council election.

Turnout figures include spoilt ballots.

Bablake ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Victor Gazey2,54658.74+10.78
Labour Bilal Akhtar91721.16−4.71
BNP Michele Jean Stone44310.22+1.17
Green Ryan David Taylor4289.88+4.26
Majority 1,62937.59+15.51
Turnout 4,33436.33−1.37
Conservative hold Swing
Binley and Willenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Chater1,46742.42−3.97
Conservative Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevin1,02129.53+2.50
BNP Mark Badrick43712.64−2.38
Liberal Democrats Brian Anthony McCarney38911.25+3.06
Green Kenneth Christopher Jones1444.16+0.79
Majority 44612.90−6.45
Turnout 3,45828.94−3.46
Labour hold Swing
Cheylesmore ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Margaret Noonan1,90346.63−1.88
Labour Catherine Elizabeth Miks1,22429.99−1.64
BNP Carl Stew3859.44+1.19
Liberal Democrats Terence Kenny3518.60−0.16
Green Aisa Kara2185.34−2.32
Majority 67916.64+5.78
Turnout 4,08134.33−2.07
Conservative hold Swing
Earlsdon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Robert Andrews2,51552.31+3.8
Labour Christopher Nicholas Youett1,15524.02−1.44
Green Scott Redding69814.52+1.14
Liberal Democrats Napier Penlington4409.15+0.39
Majority 1,36028.29+5.24
Turnout 4,80840.36−1.60
Conservative hold Swing
Foleshill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malkiat Singh Auluck2,18050.57−7.20
Conservative Shabbir Ahmed1,88543.72+13.26
Green Penny Walker2465.71+3.65
Majority 2956.84−20.46
Turnout 4,31139.84−4.63
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Henley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ed Ruane1,48338.34−11.05
Independent Brian David Patton95024.56N/A
Conservative Val Stone94724.48−2.4
BNP Simon Bien48812.62+0.15
Majority 53313.78−8.73
Turnout 3,86830.04+2.18
Labour hold Swing
Holbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Clifford1,82153.45+4.79
Conservative Hazel Ann Reece1.07731.61+7.38
BNP Simon Bien50914.94+1.82
Majority 74421.84−2.59
Turnout 3,40728.76−0.91
Labour hold Swing
Longford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Arthur Duggins1,83153.15−3.63
Conservative Harbans Singh Gumman76222.12−7.43
BNP Susan Gail Hillen43012.48+4.65
Liberal Democrats Charles Coleman2868.30N/A
Green Natalia Grana1363.95−1.49
Majority 1,06931.03+3.8
Turnout 3,44527.07−2.16
Labour hold Swing
Lower Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Harrison1,68244.59−1.61
Conservative Vinod Dogra85822.75−4.31
Independent Christine Margaret Oddy40510.74−5.31
BNP Darren Thomas3599.52−1.17
Liberal Democrats Christine Marion Coleman3088.16N/A
Green Laura Vesty1604.24N/A
Majority 82421.85+2.71
Turnout 3,77231.18−2.21
Labour hold Swing
Radford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mal Mutton1,44446.40−4.77
Conservative Jane Marie Williams79625.58+4.97
BNP Thomas Paul Jones34411.050.00
Liberal Democrats Frances Hilda Hawkey2738.77+0.09
Green Cathy Wattebot1314.21−0.22
Independent Dave Anderson1243.99−0.22
Majority 64820.82−9.73
Turnout 3,11225.30−2.34
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sherbourne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Christopher Ridley1,54643.04+10.49
Labour Seamus Walsh1,12331.26−0.7
Liberal Democrats Stella Hewison3128.69−1.97
BNP Justin Baldwin2807.79−0.1
Green Charlotte Tittle1965.46N/A
Socialist Alternative Jason Arnold Toynbee1353.76−1.87
Majority 42311.78+11.18
Turnout 3,59229.90−1.49
Conservative hold Swing
St Michael's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Socialist Alternative Dave Nellist 1,64348.64+8.15
Labour Motasem Ali1,33639.55−3.88
Conservative Charles Stephen Cox39911.81−4.27
Majority 3079.09+6.15
Turnout 3,37826.10+0.53
Socialist Alternative hold Swing
Upper Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Russell David Field1,69443.95+5.97
Labour David Stewart Welsh1,50639.08+1.03
Conservative Ian Ewart Johnson48212.51+0.27
Green Bryn Tittle1724.46N/A
Majority 1884.88+4.81
Turnout 3,85431.39−4.21
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wainbody ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Anthony Blundell2,47061.05+5.54
Labour Randhir Kaur Auluck75518.66−4.77
Liberal Democrats Vincent John McKee46811.57−0.94
Green John Walton3538.72+0.17
Majority 1,71542.39+10.31
Turnout 4,04632.71−2.59
Conservative hold Swing
Westwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marcus Edgar Lapsa1,71343.16+5.06
Labour Dave Batten1,38934.99−0.44
BNP Matthew Mason42510.71−1.47
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bridget Basu2776.98−3.01
Green Jesse Meadows1654.16N/A
Majority 3248.16+5.49
Turnout 3,96932.11−0.09
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Whoberley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Maurice James Bailey1,58638.28+3.14
Labour Bally Singh1,37233.12+1.24
Liberal Democrats Brian Rees Lewis3287.92−7.57
BNP Anthony Angliss3007.24−0.40
Independent Joan Ann Griffin2225.36−4.49
Green Gianluca Grimalda1934.65N/A
Socialist Alternative Jim Donnelly1423.43N/A
Majority 2145.17+1.91
Turnout 4,14334.10−0.03
Conservative hold Swing
Woodlands ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Jean Johnson2,20649.83+2.49
Labour Shagufta Hamid-Khan79117.88−2.32
BNP David Clarke72016.26+0.36
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth53512.08−4.48
Green Danny Foulstone1753.95N/A
Majority 1,41531.96+4.82
Turnout 4,42735.70−0.21
Conservative hold Swing
Wyken ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susanna Ella Dixon1,87945.66+10.67
Labour Faye Sweet1,48836.16−3.23
BNP Steven John Pittaway41510.09−0.69
Green Jo Rathbone1694.11N/A
Independent Adrian Roll842.04+0.08
Independent Mick Noonan801.94−2.14
Majority 3919.50+5.1
Turnout 4,11533.83+0.02
Conservative hold Swing

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