2016 Coventry City Council election

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The 2016 Coventry City Council election was scheduled to take place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Current Council seats

The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 5 May 2016 elections. [2]

PartyNumber of seats 2015–16Number of seats 2016–17
Labour4139
Conservative1315
Total5454

[3]

Number of candidates by party

Description of party (if any)Number of candidates
Christian Movement for Great Britain1
Conservative Party 18
Green Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrat 8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 18
UK Independence Party (UKIP)8

[4]

Election result in 2016

Coventry Local Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour
  Green
  Liberal Democrats
  UKIP
  Conservative
  TUSC
 Christian Movement for Great Britain

Ward results

Bablake

Bablake Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TUSC Dan CROWTER81
Labour Alan Thomas EAST1427
UKIP Tony MIDDLETON711
Green Walter William MILNER264
Conservative Glenn Michael WILLIAMS1579
Majority
Turnout 31.76%
Swing

[5]

Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Dave FEETENBY
TUSC Terri-Jay HERSEY
UKIP Colin Aldous STUBBS
Labour Christine Elizabeth THOMAS
Conservative Sundeep Singh VIRK
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rois ALI
TUSC Judy GRIFFITHS
Green Jonathan Howard IDLE
Conservative Mark Philip TAYLOR
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Earlsdon

Earlsdon Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Robert ANDREWS
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bridget BASU
TUSC Kieran GANGARAM
Green Scott Gordon REDDING
Labour Dave TOULSON
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Foleshill

Foleshill Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Balvinder DHANJAL
TUSC Simon EVANS
Conservative Bhagwant Singh PANDHER
Green David Neil PRIESTLEY
Christian Movement for Great BritainWilliam SIDHU
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Henley

Henley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TUSC Jamie EDGAR
UKIP Ian Arthur ROGERS
Labour Ed RUANE
Conservative Tessa Eveline Charlotte STEENKS
Green Cathy WATTEBOT
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Holbrook

Holbrook Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Paul David ANDREW
UKIP Satveer Singh BHAMRA
Labour Rachel Elizabeth LANCASTER
Conservative Deepak ROBINSON
TUSC Ryan ROCHESTER
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Longford

Longford Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Chantelle Louise COOMBES
Labour George Arthur DUGGINS
Green Merle Ross GERING
Conservative Tarlochan Singh JANDU
TUSC Jordan JEFFERIES
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Arthur BALLINGER
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mark GLENN
TUSC Rob MCARDLE
Labour Catherine Elizabeth MIKS
Green Esther Mary REEVES
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Radford

Radford Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TUSC Dave ANDERSON
Green Gavin Lee COLLINS
Conservative Asha MASIH
Labour Mal MUTTON
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Sherbourne

Sherbourne Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Matthew BATSON
Green Stephen Robert George GRAY
TUSC Jim HENSMAN
Labour Lynnette Catherine KELLY
Liberal Democrats Jim SIMPSON
Conservative Stefan SPALATELU
Majority
Turnout
Swing

St Michael's

St Michael's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naeem AKHTAR2,12266% [6]
Green Aimee CHALLENOR 1786%
TUSC Dave NELLIST 63520%
Conservative Christopher Michael NOONAN2749%
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kamran Asif CAAN
Liberal Democrats Russell David FIELD
UKIP Marcus Luke Paris FOGDEN
Conservative Jagmohan SINGH
TUSC Paul SMITH
Green Laura Katherine VESTY
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Wainbody

Wainbody Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Anthony BLUNDELL
Labour Abdul JOBBAR
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Napier PENLINGTON
TUSC Ian WARDLE
Green Niall WEBB
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Westwood

Westwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maya Ajijun ALI
TUSC Jim DONNELLY
Green Jess MARSHALL
Conservative Tim MAYER
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Whoberley

Whoberley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TUSC Rich GROVES
Labour Jayne Elisabeth INNES
Conservative Steve KEOUGH
Liberal Democrats Brian Rees LEWIS
Green Anne PATTERSON
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Woodlands

Woodlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Maria HETHERTON
Liberal Democrats Andy HILTON
Conservative Gary Christopher RIDLEY
TUSC Sarah SMITH
Green Joy Annette WARREN
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Wyken

Wyken Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Raymond COLES
TUSC Greg CRABB
UKIP Malcolm SCOTT
Conservative Myooran SRI
Labour Robert Richard THAY
Green Joe WILLIAMS
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Bradley, Nicki. "Coventry City Council (local) elections - 5 May 2016". coventry.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Current Council seats | Coventry City Council (local) election results - 5 May 2016". coventry.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coventry City Council (local) elections - 5 May 2016". coventry.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bablake Ward - Conservative gain". coventry.gov.uk. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Election results for St Michael's: Local - Police & Crime Commissioner and City Council Elections - Thursday, 5th May, 2016". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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