2010 Coventry City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 Coventry election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red Coventry UK ward map 2010 (results).svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Coventry election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red

Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.

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Labour gained five seats (Cheylesmore, Foleshill, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Wyken) from the Conservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from the Socialist Party. As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats.

A general election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout.

Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1360+672.2242.2957,686+6.69
  Conservative 505-527.7828.5138,891-9.41
  Liberal Democrats 00000.0017.7024,141+9.63
  BNP 00000.004.586,248-3.32
  Socialist Alternative 001-10.003.084,204+0.34
  Independent 00000.001.722,348-0.94
  Green 00000.001.331,810-3.78
  UKIP 00000.000.67912N/A
 Christian Movement for Great Britain00000.000.12160N/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
Labour 241771330
Conservative 271710522
Socialist Alternative 21101
Liberal Democrats 11001
BNP 00000
Independent 00000
Green 00000
UKIP 00000
Total5436181854

Ward results

Bablake ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew John Williams2,90234.6
Labour Randhir Auluck2,71532.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Simpson145517.3
Independent Walter William Milner7038.4
BNP Mark Badrick5186.2
Socialist Alternative Hannah Grace Seaman1051.3
Majority187
Turnout 844068.5
Conservative hold Swing
Binley and Willenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mutton3,24646.6
Conservative Ric Richards1,64123.6
Liberal Democrats Phillip Edward Banner1,01914.6
UKIP Colin Stubbs4426.4
BNP Jade Fahey3915.6
Green Andrew Stephen Jones1261.8
Socialist Alternative Lindsay Currie941.4
Majority1,60522.95
Turnout 699357.3
Labour hold Swing
Cheylesmore ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harjinder Singh Sehmi3,04037.8
Conservative Linda Ann Reece2,93436.5
Liberal Democrats Napier Penlington1,48918.5
Green John Verdult3274.1
Socialist Alternative Matthew John Fisher2573.2
Majority1061.31
Turnout 808465.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Earlsdon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Antony Hammon3,20736.0
Labour Christopher Nicholas Youett3,01433.8
Liberal Democrats Derek Stephen Benefield211123.7
Green Scott Redding4084.6
Socialist Alternative Thomas Allan House1721.9
Majority1932.15
Turnout 896772.6
Conservative hold Swing
Foleshill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tariq Khan3,70355.7
Conservative Altaf Adalat Jim2,00830.2
Liberal Democrats Scott Martin Tallis4697.1
BNP Paul Jones2003.0
Christian Movement for Great BritainRon Lebar1602.4
Socialist Alternative Jim Hensman1051.6
Majority2956.84
Turnout 4,31139.84
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Henley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Barry Maton2,99441.6
Liberal Democrats Brian David Patton195127.1
Conservative Will Jones151921.1
BNP Tom Gower57712.62
Socialist Alternative Josie Kenny1542.1
Majority104314.42
Turnout 7,23156
Labour hold Swing
Holbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Lucas3,73152.0
Conservative Vinod Kumar1,30318.2
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Brian Sewards95613.3
BNP Leisel Dawn Wagstaff4836.7
Independent Sue Smith4616.4
Green Danny Foulstone1371.9
Socialist Alternative Glen Martin Watson1051.5
Majority2,42821.8433.66
Turnout 7,21359.0
Labour hold Swing
Longford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lindsley Harvard3,62350.3
Conservative Jaswant Singh Birdi139319.3
Liberal Democrats Adam James Curran106514.8
BNP Darren Thomas4986.9
UKIP Aaron Davies4706.5
Socialist Alternative Clive Dunkley1522.1
Majority2,55835.31
Turnout 7,24456.2
Labour hold Swing
Lower Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Townshend3,53547.3
Conservative Sarah Chen1,64722.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas George Wood1,26416.9
BNP Davied Edward Clarke5036.7
Socialist Alternative Richard Marcus Charles Groves2733.7
Green Laura Vesty2563.4
Majority1,88825.12
Turnout 12,77258.8
Labour hold Swing
Radford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieran Mulhall3,58052.2
Conservative Jane Marie Williams1,27918.6
Liberal Democrats James Peter John Simpson1,09115.9
BNP Philip Mark Jones4156.0
Green Justin Timothy Wood2083.0
Independent John Joseph Ryan1271.9
Socialist Alternative Lenny Shail991.4
Independent Dave Anderson610.9
Majority2,30133.39
Turnout 6,89253.0
Labour hold Swing
Sherbourne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Seamus Walsh3,20842.3
Conservative David Arrowsmith2,01027.3
Liberal Democrats Vincent McKee1,35317.9
BNP John Paul Hurren4345.7
Green Stephen Robert George Gray2052.7
Socialist Alternative Jason Arnold Toynbee1632.2
Independent Kirpal Singh1431.9
Majority1,13814.96
Turnout 7,60962.7
Labour hold Swing
St Michael's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Stuart Welsh2,95848.1
Socialist Alternative Rob Windsor1,78348.64
Conservative Maya Ali1,40322.8
Majority1,71518.92
Turnout 6,21143.2
Labour gain from Socialist Alternative Swing
Upper Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sucha Bains3,43947.7
Liberal Democrats Nick SOlman1,98327.5
Conservative Val Stone112715.6
BNP Jason Mundy4806.7
Socialist Alternative Paul Stephen Smith1852.6
Majority1,45620.07
Turnout 3,85431.39
Labour hold Swing
Wainbody ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Crookes3,64143.3
Labour Sundeep Singh Virk2,45729.2
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bridget Basu1,83021.8
BNP Mary Jane Nicholls2172.6
Independent Alex Iwanczuk1902.3
Socialist Alternative Fiona Pashazadeh750.9
Majority1,18413.96
Turnout 8,48367.4
Conservative hold Swing
Westwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David John Skinner2,80343.16
Labour Bilal Akhtar2,76735.3
Liberal Democrats Terence Kenny1,35217.3
BNP David Clarke5216.7
Independent Merle Ross Gering2813.6
Socialist Alternative James Richard Donnelly1091.4
Majority360.46
Turnout 7,86961.7
Conservative hold Swing
Whoberley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bally Singh2,78135.0
Conservative Cliff Ridge2,32429.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Rees Lewis1,71921.6
BNP Keith Oxford3884.9
Independent Steve Mahoney3824.8
Socialist Alternative Teresa Chalcroft2102.6
Green Martin Lyle1431.8
Majority4575.73
Turnout 7,97964.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Woodlands ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevn3,20336.2
Labour Damian Gannon3,18235.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Coleman1,55817.6
BNP David John White6237.0
Green Daniel John Gower1872.1
Socialist Alternative James Daryl Edgar1021.2
Majority210.24
Turnout 8,88368.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wyken ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Faye Abbott3,71346.4
Conservative Angela Marie Waters2,54731.8
Liberal Democrats Beverley Elizabeth Patton1,47618.4
Socialist Alternative Kyly Emmeline Wilson2713.4
Majority1,11614.48
Turnout 8,05064.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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