2012 Birmingham City Council election

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2012 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
  Cllr Sir Albert Bore.jpg Mike Whitby by John Hemming.jpg Cllr Paul Tilsley crop.jpg
Leader Albert Bore Mike Whitby Paul Tilsley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Ladywood Harborne Sheldon
Seats won772815
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 20Decrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote109,84151,49034,707
Percentage51%24%14%
Birmingham wards 2012.png
2012 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election

Mike Whitby
No Overall Control

Council control after election

Albert Bore
Labour

Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. [1] One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from No Overall Control. [2]

Contents

These election results are directly comparable with the corresponding elections held in 2008.

Election summary

Birmingham Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 77Increase2.svg 2051109,841
  Conservative 28Decrease2.svg 112451,490
  Liberal Democrats 15Decrease2.svg 91434,707
  Green 0Steady2.svg04.59,703
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg02.34,915
  BNP 0Steady2.svg01.53,306
  Socialist Labour 0Steady2.svg0429
 Communities Against the Cuts0Steady2.svg0385
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0226
  National Front 0Steady2.svg0143
  Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990 – present) 0Steady2.svg064
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg058
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0withdrawn

Resulting Political Composition

  PartySeatsCouncil Composition 3 May 2012
201020112012
  Labour 415777                                       
                                       
  Conservative 453928                            
  Liberal Democrats 312415               

Ward results

Acocks Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John O'Shea 2,170 42.7%
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer1,99339.2%
UKIP Chris Whitehouse2695.3%
Conservative Joe Edginton2474.9%
Green Amanda Baker1683.3%
BNP Stella Taylor1663.3%
TUSC Ben Rubery581.1%
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990 – present) Alan Ware150.3%
Majority
Turnout
Aston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 3,567 50.5%
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan3,12344.2%
IndependentAbdusalam bin Smith1452.1%
Conservative Ian Colpman1382.0%
Green Ankaret Harmer941.3%
Majority
Turnout
Bartley Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivienne Barton 2,716 56.2%
Labour Nora Young1,63933.9%
BNP John Grainger2354.9%
Green Adam Round1553.2%
Liberal Democrats Julia Garrett871.8%
Majority
Turnout
Billesley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Davies 2,586 49.7%
Conservative Len Gregory1,74933.6%
UKIP Adrian Duffen2875.5%
BNP Paul Hickman2374.6%
Green Anna Masters1913.7%
Liberal Democrats Simone Rudge-Beattie1563.0%
Majority
Turnout
Bordesley Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Uzma Ahmed 5,042 61.2%
Liberal Democrats Shaukat Ali Khan2,70132.8%
Green Huw Davies1802.3%
Conservative Andrew Hardie1762.1%
UKIP Dale Wynde1441.7%
Majority
Turnout
Bournville ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Walking 3,185 44.3%
Conservative Nigel Dawkins2,87840.0%
Green Joe Rooney4175.8%
Liberal Democrats Tim Stimpson2723.8%
Communities Against the CutsLynne Habermacher2563.6%
BNP Darren Allen1882.6%
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Brandwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eva Phillips 3,360 54.3%
Conservative Neville Summerfield1,97831.9%
UKIP James Wood3355.4%
Green Jane Bradshaw3175.1%
Liberal Democrats Chris Burgess2023.3%
IndependentKaren Osbornewithdrawn
Majority
Turnout
Edgbaston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deirdre Alden 2,240 46.2%
Labour Dennis Minnis1,99941.3%
Green Bill van Marle2795.8%
Liberal Democrats Colin Green1964.0%
UKIP David Bridges1312.7%
Majority
Turnout
Erdington ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Beauchamp 2,300 50.3
Labour Elaine Jackson1,85440.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Mills1142.5
BNP Morris Vincent1423.1
Green David Williams1613.5
Majority4469.7
Turnout
Hall Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Bowles 2,613 41.2
Conservative Bob Harvey2,12733.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith1,30220.6
Green Charles Alldrick2944.6
Majority
Turnout
Handsworth Wood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurdial Atwal 3,779 65.5
Conservative Amrik Singh Sahota1,19920.8
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell3506.0
Green Hugh Williams3005.2
Liberal Democrats Malti Dhiman1422.5
Majority1,78044.7
Turnout
Harborne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Williams 3,264 50.2
Conservative John Alden2,44137.5
Green Phil Simpson3946.1
UKIP Keith Rowe2333.6
Liberal Democrats Alaine Christian1782.6
Majority82317.7
Turnout
Hodge Hill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Anita Ward 3,345 65.7
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Neilly83616.4
Conservative Derek Johnson3847.5
UKIP John Butler2705.3
BNP David Campion1392.7
Green Anne Margaret Okole1022.0
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990 – present) Peter Johnson140.3
Majority2,50949.3
Turnout
Kings Norton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Seabright 2,047 43.7
Conservative Barbara Wood1,76437.7
UKIP Peter Hughes2976.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Berwick1703.6
BNP Frances Waldron1453.1
Green Ged Hickman1312.8
Communities Against the CutsChristopher Hughes1292.7
Majority2836.0
Turnout
Kingstanding ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catharine Grundy 2,014 49.6
Conservative Gary Sambrook1,60939.7
BNP Lynette Orton2135.3
Green Tony O'Sullivan1062.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Lippiatt802.0
National Front Terry Williams340.8
Majority4059.9
Turnout
Ladywood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Hartley 2,174
Conservative Parveen Hassan474
Green Hazel Clawley268
UKIP Matthew Roach215
Liberal Democrats Cabdulqaadir Ruumi185
Majority
Turnout
Longbridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jess Phillips 2,069 46.9%
Conservative Ken Wood1,53634.8%
UKIP Graeme Carruthers3056.9%
Green Susan Pearce1683.8%
BNP Christopher Pritchard1733.9%
Liberal Democrats Andy Thompson1633.7%
Majority53312.1%
Turnout
Lozells And East Handsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahmood Hussain 4,889
Conservative Ravi Chumber400
Green Emma Round275
Liberal Democrats Sharon Trench187
Majority
Turnout
Moseley And Kings Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Trickett 3,432
Liberal Democrats Martin Mullaney2,137
Green William Lilley594
Conservative John Turner472
UKIP Alan Blumenthal199
Majority
Turnout
Nechells ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tahir Ali 2,831
Liberal Democrats Shazad Iqbal483
Conservative Aaron Powell282
Green Janet Assheton265
Majority
Turnout
Northfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brett O'Reilly 2,238
Conservative Les Lawrence2,177
UKIP John Borthwick353
Liberal Democrats Andy Moles201
BNP Howard Hamilton201
Green Kirsty Axe179
Majority
Turnout
Oscott ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tristan Chatfield 2,353
Conservative Graham Green1,456
English Democrat Chris Newey226
BNP Michael Jones225
Green Harry Eyles153
Liberal Democrats Nick Jolliffe132
Majority
Turnout 5,28029.2
Perry Barr ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Hassall 2,587
Labour Sarfraiz Hussain2,054
Conservative Sukhwinder Singh Sungu309
Green Colin Marriott262
Majority
Turnout
Quinton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Badley 3,362
Conservative Peter Smallbone2,226
Green Peter Beck255
BNP James Harvey200
Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett141
Majority
Turnout
Selly Oak ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Karen McCarthy 1,833
Liberal Democrats Alistair Dow1,332
Conservative Monica Hardle509
Green David Toke271
UKIP Robin Norton179
Majority
Turnout
Shard End ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marjorie Bridle 2,038
UKIP Iain Roden609
Conservative Jessie Holland396
BNP Kevin McHugh222
Green Tracie Hammond124
National Front Mark Neary38
Majority
Turnout
Sheldon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Anderson 2,737
Labour Christopher Dalton957
UKIP Richard Allen274
BNP Ian Starks191
Conservative Amil Khan168
Green Alan Clawley77
National Front Paul Morris28
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990 – present) Joylan Ware17
Majority
Turnout
Soho ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chaman Lal 3,828
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Usman507
Conservative Manjeet Kumari-Lal375
Green Steve Austin243
Socialist Labour Shangara Singh Bhatoe79
Majority
Turnout
South Yardley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Iqbal 2,938
Liberal Democrats Daphne Gaved2,315
UKIP Albert Duffen237
BNP Timothy Glover161
Green Rianne Ten Veen152
Conservative Afzal Shah152
National Front Adrian Davidson43
Majority
Turnout
Sparkbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Azim 5,164
Green Peter Tinsley326
Conservative Hussein Hussein298
Liberal Democrats Blair Kesseler221
Majority
Turnout
Springfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jerry Evans 3,278
Labour Nabila Bano3,183
Conservative Abdul Rashid519
Green Ian Jamieson232
Majority
Turnout
Stechford And Yardley North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Eustace 2,584
Labour Lorraine Owen1,690
UKIP Graham Duffen393
Conservative Robert Clark218
BNP Dean Edwards197
Green Eric Fairclough89
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990 – present) Joyce Ware18
Majority
Turnout
Stockland Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josh Jones 2,457
Conservative Matt Bennett1,527
Green Elly Stanton234
Liberal Democrats Franklyn Aaron170
Majority
Turnout
Sutton Four Oaks ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Meirion Jenkins 3,699
Labour Manish Puri869
Green David Ratcliff638
Liberal Democrats Hubert Duffy427
Majority
Turnout
Sutton New Hall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Guy Roberts 2,524
Labour Ian Brindley1,599
Green Samantha Winsper336
Liberal Democrats Lynn Williams249
Majority
Turnout
Sutton Trinity ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Parkin 2,639
Labour Roger Barley1,541
Green Ulla Grant421
Liberal Democrats Sally Lippiatt415
Majority
Turnout
Sutton Vesey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Pocock 3,231
Conservative Malcolm Cornish2,426
Green James Orford285
Liberal Democrats Gareth Hardy241
Majority
Turnout
Tyburn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mick Brown1,924
Liberal Democrats Ann Holtom982
Conservative Doug Pullen467
BNP Peter Hickman248
Green Lee Moore144
Majority
Turnout
Washwood Heath ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mariam Khan 6,608
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Azam1,049
UKIP Arthur Davis185
Green John Bentley184
Conservative Allister du Plessis178
Majority
Turnout
Weoley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Freeman 2,117
Labour Steve Booton2,115
Green Ross Axe239
Liberal Democrats Steven Haynes216
BNP Leslie Orton213
Majority
Turnout

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  1. ↑ City Council elections informations Birmingham City Council
  2. ↑ "Labour gain control of Birmingham and Sandwell councils". BBC News. 4 May 2012.
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