2016 Birmingham City Council election

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2016 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 John Clancy - 23097209149 CROP.jpg Cllr Paul Tilsley crop.jpg
Leader John Clancy Robert Alden Paul Tilsley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Quinton Erdington Sheldon
Seats before77 [a] 3011
Seats after802910
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote113,01850,82826,877
Percentage51.09%22.98%12.15%
Birmingham wards 2016.png
2016 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election

John Clancy
Labour

Council control after election

John Clancy
Labour

The 2016 Birmingham City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 [1] [2] [3] to elect one third of the members of Birmingham City Council in England. The election was held on the same day as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands as part of the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Contents

Labour increased their hold on the City Council, winning 30 of the 40 seats up for election, gaining 1 from the Conservatives and 1 from the Liberal Democrats as well as retaining 1 previously vacant seat formerly held by a Labour Councillor.

Result

Birmingham City Council election result, 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 30Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg275.051.1113,018Increase2.svg3,177
  Conservative 7Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 117.523.050,828Decrease2.svg 662
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 17.512.226,877Decrease2.svg 7,830
  UKIP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.08.117,801Decrease2.svg 12,886
  Green 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.04.59,920Decrease2.svg 217
  Independent 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.00.5989Increase2.svg 844
  TUSC 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.00.4937Increase2.svg 879
  Socialist Labour 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.00.2358Decrease2.svg 71
  Christian 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.00.1310Increase2.svg 132
  National Front 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.00.1104Decrease2.svg 39
  SDP 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg 00.00.058Decrease2.svg 4
 Totals40221,200

Ward results

Acocks Green

Acocks Green 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John O'Shea 2,760 48.0 Increase2.svg 5.3
Liberal Democrats Penny Wagg2,13637.1Decrease2.svg 2.1
Conservative Richard Sparkes4678.1Decrease2.svg 3.2
Green Amanda Baker2253.9Increase2.svg 0.6
TUSC Eamonn Flynn1312.3Increase2.svg 1.2
SDP Alan Ware320.6Increase2.svg 0.3
Majority 62410.9Increase2.svg 7.4
Turnout 5,75130.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 3.7

Aston

Aston 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 5,047 88.6 Increase2.svg 38.1
Conservative Jahid Choudhury2083.7Increase2.svg 1.7
Green Christopher Garghan1813.2Increase2.svg 1.9
Christian Adrian Dawkins1592.8−
Liberal Democrats Yaser Iqbal1001.8Decrease2.svg 42.4
Majority 4,83985.0Increase2.svg 78.7
Turnout 5,69532.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 18.2

Bartley Green

Bartley Green 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Des Flood 2,080 45.0 Decrease2.svg 1.5
Labour Saddak Miah1,27027.5Decrease2.svg 3.7
UKIP Tony Hayes82717.9Increase2.svg 1.8
Green Peter Thorneycroft2164.7Decrease2.svg 0.9
Liberal Democrats Julia Garrett1653.6Increase2.svg 1.4
TUSC Moira O'Driscoll621.3
Majority 81017.5
Turnout 4,62027.3
Conservative hold Swing

Billesley

Billesley 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Davis 2,730 52.2
UKIP James Dalton1,05220.1
Conservative Aaron Humphriss1,04520.0
Green Clare Thomas2184.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Morrow1873.6
Majority 1,67832.1
Turnout 5,23228.4
Labour hold Swing

Bordesley Green

Bordesley Green 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Uzma Ahmed 4,300 58.3 Decrease2.svg 16.9
Liberal Democrats Shaukat Khan2,29831.2Decrease2.svg 17.1
UKIP Mohammed Khan3374.6Increase2.svg 4.6
Green Alan Clawley2423.3Decrease2.svg 1.7
Conservative Guy Hordern1982.7Decrease2.svg 2.3
Majority 2,00227.1
Turnout 7,37537.2
Labour hold Swing

Bournville

Bournville 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Locke 3,408 42.9 Increase2.svg 6.4
Conservative Nigel Dawkins3,09538.9Decrease2.svg 1.9
Green Ian Jamieson6958.7Decrease2.svg 1.1
UKIP Sylvia Tempest-Jones5146.5Decrease2.svg 2.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Gilliam1962.4Decrease2.svg 1.6
Majority 3133.9
Turnout 7,94842.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 4.2

Brandwood

Brandwood 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eva Phillips 3,520 56.1 Increase2.svg 9.8
Conservative Neville Summerfield1,48523.7Decrease2.svg 5.4
UKIP Alan Blumenthal81313.0Decrease2.svg 1.6
Green Patrick Cox2664.2Decrease2.svg 1.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Smith1863.0Decrease2.svg 1.2
Majority 2,03532.4
Turnout 6,27035.1
Labour hold Swing

Edgbaston

Edgbaston 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deirdre Alden 2,043 44.6 Increase2.svg 2.1
Labour Tom Keeley1,96742.9Increase2.svg 2.3
Green Joe Belcher2224.8Decrease2.svg 3.2
UKIP Peter Hughes1803.9Decrease2.svg 0.5
Liberal Democrats Lee Dargue1743.8Decrease2.svg 0.7
Majority 761.7
Turnout 4,58632.3
Conservative hold Swing

Erdington

Erdington 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Beauchamp 2,722 53.0 Increase2.svg 9.7
Labour Keith Heron1,70133.1Decrease2.svg 2.9
UKIP Steve Cooling4629.0Decrease2.svg 3.8
Green Joe Rooney1222.4Decrease2.svg 1.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Mills1032.0Decrease2.svg 0.6
TUSC Joe Foster300.6Decrease2.svg 0.3
Majority 1,02119.9
Turnout 5,14031.9
Conservative hold Swing

Hall Green

Hall Green 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Bowles 2,827 42.2 Increase2.svg 1.8
Conservative Tom Skidmore1,82327.2Increase2.svg 3.6
Independent Bob Harvey98914.8Increase2.svg 6.7
Liberal Democrats Tavneer Choudhry4677.0Decrease2.svg 9.4
UKIP Malcolm Mummery4006.1Decrease2.svg 1.8
Green Rachel Xerri-Brooks1622.4Decrease2.svg 0.8
TUSC David Wright200.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Majority 1,0045.9
Turnout 6,68835.2
Labour hold Swing

Handsworth Wood

Handsworth Wood 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurdial Atwal 3,743 66.8 Increase2.svg 2.9
Conservative Sukhwinder Sungu86315.4Increase2.svg 7.1
Green Chloe Juliette3706.6Increase2.svg 2.5
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell3586.4Increase2.svg 4.8
Liberal Democrats Valvinder Kaur2674.8Increase2.svg 1.3
Majority 2,88051.4
Turnout 5,60130.7
Labour hold Swing

Harborne

Harborne 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Francis 2,841 44.7 Increase2.svg 1.7
Conservative Akaal Sidhu2,40437.8Decrease2.svg 0.5
Green Phil Simpson4947.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
UKIP Mary Morris3765.9Increase2.svg 0.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Banting2403.8Decrease2.svg 0.8
Majority 4376.9Increase2.svg 2.2
Turnout 6,35539.2
Labour hold Swing

Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane Donaldson 3,433 66.0 Increase2.svg 5.0
UKIP David Bridges68013.1Decrease2.svg 2.2
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Neilly54210.4Increase2.svg 6.6
Conservative Parveen Hassan4057.8Decrease2.svg 8.7
Green Michael Harrison1142.2Decrease2.svg 0.5
SDP Peter Johnson260.5Increase2.svg 0.5
Majority 2,75352.9Increase2.svg 8.4
Turnout 5,20029.8
Labour hold Swing

Kings Norton

Kings Norton 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Seabright 1,834 38.7 Decrease2.svg 0.5
Conservative Barbara Wood1,81138.3Increase2.svg 0.3
UKIP Tim Plumbe72215.3Decrease2.svg 0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Lloyd1964.1Increase2.svg 1.2
Green Eleanor Masters1723.6Decrease2.svg 0.6
Majority 230.5Decrease2.svg 0.7
Turnout 4,73529.3
Labour hold Swing

Kingstanding

Kingstanding 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Sambrook 1,858 43.5 Increase2.svg 11.8
Labour Jane Jones1,65138.6Decrease2.svg 3.9
UKIP Philip Davies59313.9Decrease2.svg 7.2
Green Anne Okole892.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Lippiatt481.1Decrease2.svg 0.5
National Front Terry Williams210.5Increase2.svg 0.5
TUSC Joseph Derbyshire160.4Decrease2.svg 0.3
Majority 2074.8Decrease2.svg 6.0
Turnout 4,27626.1
Conservative hold Swing

Ladywood

Ladywood 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Hartley 2,337 62.7 Increase2.svg 10.7
Conservative Rob Coleman73519.7Decrease2.svg 5.3
Green Sara Myers37210.0Decrease2.svg 0.9
Liberal Democrats Gareth Hardy2847.6Increase2.svg 1.8
Majority 1,60243.0Increase2.svg 16.0
Turnout 3,72822.0
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Griffiths 1,753 39.74
Conservative Dan Caldicott1,31629.83
UKIP Kevin Morris99322.51
Green Elizabeth Sharman1523.45
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hannon1473.33
TUSC Clive Walder501.13
Majority 4379.91
Turnout 4,411
Labour hold Swing

Lozells and East Handsworth

Lozells and East Handsworth 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahmood Hussain 4,967
Conservative Ravi Chumber448
Green Hazel Clawley295
Liberal Democrats Baljinder Kaur250
Majority 4,519
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Moseley and Kings Heath

Moseley and Kings Heath 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Trickett 4,029 55.3%
Liberal Democrats Martin Mullaney1,94526.7%
Green Robert Grant5547.6%
Conservative Owen Williams5227.2%
UKIP Kenneth Lowry2313.2%
Majority 2,084
Turnout 7281
Labour hold Swing

Nechells

Nechells 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tahir Ali 3,405
Conservative Emma Watkins414
Green Janet Assheton295
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jolliffe174
Majority 2,991
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Northfield

Northfield 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brett O'Reilly 2,283 38.93
Conservative Les Lawrence2,09835.78
UKIP Keith Rowe75212.82
Green Fiona Nunan5759.81
Liberal Democrats Andy Moles1562.66
Majority 1853.15
Turnout 5,864
Labour hold Swing

Oscott

Oscott 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tristan Chatfield 2,042
Conservative Graham Green1,100
UKIP Roger Tempest926
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fullylove164
Green Harry Eyles108
National Front Adrian Davidson37
Majority 942
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Perry Barr

Perry Barr 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Hassall 3,248
Labour Mohammed Hanif2,085
Conservative Alain Hurst338
Green Beck Collins200
Majority 1,163
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Quinton

Quinton 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Booth 2,668 45.89
Conservative Georgina Chandler2,06735.55
UKIP Martin Barrett64111.03
Green James Robertson2253.87
Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett1853.18
TUSC Nick Hart280.48
Majority 60110.34
Turnout 5,814
Labour hold Swing

Selly Oak

Selly Oak 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen McCarthy 2,141 51.5 Increase2.svg 6
Conservative Monica Hardie77918.7Decrease2.svg 4
Liberal Democrats Colin Green76318.4Increase2.svg 3.2
Green Daniel Wilshire3819Decrease2.svg 3.2
TUSC Theo Sharieff671.6Decrease2.svg 0.4
Majority 1,36232.8Increase2.svg 13
Turnout 4,131
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 5

Shard End

Shard End 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marjorie Bridle 2,437
UKIP Paul Clayton1,178
Conservative Nick Psirides284
Green Sam Braithwaite106
Liberal Democrats Christopher Barber104
Majority 1,259
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sheldon

Sheldon 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Anderson 2,742 58.41
Labour Bob Collins92819.77
UKIP Attiqa Khan48610.35
Conservative Alexander Hall3146.69
Green Max Ramsay1423.03
National Front Paul Morris460.98
TUSC Richard Carter360.77
Majority 1,81438.65
Turnout 4,694
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Soho

Soho 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chaman Lal 4,263
Conservative Robert Higginson440
Green Kefentse Dennis262
Liberal Democrats Morriam Jan193
Christian Pastor Gabriel Ukandu151
Majority 3,823
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

South Yardley

South Yardley 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Iqbal 3,112
Liberal Democrats Baber Baz2,361
Conservative Neil Shastri-Hurst 408
TUSC Mark Andrews372
Green Ulla Grant207
Majority 751
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sparkbrook

Sparkbrook 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Azim 6,069 87.61
Conservative Santhi Rajakaruna3434.95
Green Elly Stanton3074.43
Liberal Democrats Blair Kesseler2083.00
Majority 5,72682.66
Turnout 6,927
Labour hold Swing

Springfield

Springfield 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabrana Hussain 3,828 47.44
Liberal Democrats Jerry Evans3,77546.78
Conservative Adam Higgs2923.62
Green Seeyam Brijmohun1742.16
Majority 530.66
Turnout 8,069
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Stechford and Yardley North

Stechford and Yardley North 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Eustace 3,001
Labour Cheryl Garvey1,721
UKIP Graham Duffen580
Conservative Mary Storer193
Green Julien Pritchard70
Majority 1,280
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stockland Green

Stockland Green 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josh Jones 2,533
Conservative Leona Leung698
UKIP Albert Meehan535
Liberal Democrats Franklyn Aaron189
Green Darren Smith133
TUSC Ted Woodley71
Majority 1,835
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sutton Four Oaks

Sutton Four Oaks 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Meirion Jenkins 4,022 61.67
Labour Peter French97014.87
UKIP Stephen Shorrock84512.96
Liberal Democrats Hubert Duffy3545.43
Green David Ratcliff3315.08
Majority 3,05246.80
Turnout 6,522
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton New Hall

Sutton New Hall 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Yip 3,277 58.71
Labour Ian Brindley1,00718.04
UKIP Stewart Cotterill85615.34
Green Colin Marriott2314.14
Liberal Democrats Trevor Holtom2113.78
Majority 2,27040.67
Turnout 5582
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Trinity

Sutton Trinity 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Waddington 2,890
Labour Roger Barley1,265
UKIP Michael Joyce879
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wilkinson360
Green Eloise England309
Majority 1,625
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Vesey

Sutton Vesey 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Pocock 4,102
Conservative Suzanne Webb 2,303
UKIP Maureen Smith457
Green Zoe Challenor163
Liberal Democrats Sally Lippiatt163
Majority 1,799
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Tyburn

Tyburn 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Brown 1,780
UKIP Andrew Garcarz747
Conservative Clifton Welch747
Liberal Democrats Ann Holtom318
Green Giovanni Esposito86
TUSC Marie O'Connor54
Majority 1,033
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Washwood Heath

Washwood Heath 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mariam Khan 6,136 81.15
Liberal Democrats Shamsur Rehman82110.86
Conservative Adrian Delaney3504.63
Green Jane McKears2543.36
Majority 5,31570.29
Turnout 7,561
Labour hold Swing

Weoley

Weoley 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Johnson 2,125 40.71
Conservative Eddie Freeman1,94337.22
UKIP Steven Brookes73914.16
Liberal Democrats Steve Haynes2134.08
Green Ben Kerr-Morgan2003.83
Majority 1823.49
Turnout 5,220
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Labour had previously held 78 seats until one Labour councillor's seat became vacant before the election.

References

  1. ↑ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "City Council elections information". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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