2016 Coventry City Council election

Map of the results

The 2016 Coventry City Council election was scheduled and took 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.

Current Council seats

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

Party	Number of seats 2015–16	Number of seats 2016–17
Labour	41	39
Conservative	13	15
Total	54	54

^[3]

Number of candidates by party

Description of party (if any)	Number of candidates
Christian Movement for Great Britain	1
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

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour
	Green
	Liberal Democrats
	UKIP
	Conservative
	TUSC
	Christian Movement for Great Britain

Ward results

Bablake

Bablake Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TUSC	Dan CROWTER	81
	Labour	Alan Thomas EAST	1427
	UKIP	Tony MIDDLETON	711
	Green	Walter William MILNER	264
	Conservative	Glenn Michael WILLIAMS	1579
Majority
Turnout				31.76%
			Swing

^[5]

Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rois ALI
	TUSC	Judy GRIFFITHS
	Green	Jonathan Howard IDLE
	Conservative	Mark Philip TAYLOR
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Earlsdon

Earlsdon Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Balvinder DHANJAL
	TUSC	Simon EVANS
	Conservative	Bhagwant Singh PANDHER
	Green	David Neil PRIESTLEY
	Christian Movement for Great Britain	William SIDHU
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Henley

Henley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TUSC	Jamie EDGAR
	UKIP	Ian Arthur ROGERS
	Labour	Ed RUANE
	Conservative	Tessa Eveline Charlotte STEENKS
	Green	Cathy WATTEBOT
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Holbrook

Holbrook Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Paul David ANDREW
	UKIP	Satveer Singh BHAMRA
	Labour	Rachel Elizabeth LANCASTER
	Conservative	Deepak ROBINSON
	TUSC	Ryan ROCHESTER
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Longford

Longford Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TUSC	Dave ANDERSON
	Green	Gavin Lee COLLINS
	Conservative	Asha MASIH
	Labour	Mal MUTTON
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Sherbourne

Sherbourne Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Naeem AKHTAR	2,122	66% [6]
	Green	Aimee CHALLENOR	178	6%
	TUSC	Dave NELLIST	635	20%
	Conservative	Christopher Michael NOONAN	274	9%
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Anthony BLUNDELL
	Labour	Abdul JOBBAR
	Liberal Democrats	Gilbert Napier PENLINGTON
	TUSC	Ian WARDLE
	Green	Niall WEBB
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Westwood

Westwood Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maya Ajijun ALI
	TUSC	Jim DONNELLY
	Green	Jess MARSHALL
	Conservative	Tim MAYER
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Whoberley

Whoberley Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TUSC	Rich GROVES
	Labour	Jayne Elisabeth INNES
	Conservative	Steve KEOUGH
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Rees LEWIS
	Green	Anne PATTERSON
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Woodlands

Woodlands Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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

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.