The 2018 Coventry City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. [1] This is on the same day as other local elections.
The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 3 May 2018 elections. [2]
Party | Number of seats 2016/17 |
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Labour | 39 |
Conservative | 15 |
Total | 54 |
Description of party (if any) | Number of candidates |
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Conservative Party | 18 |
Green Party | 18 |
Labour Party | 18 |
Liberal Democrat | 10 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 5 |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 8 |
Independent | 2 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72.2 | 52.8 | 33,334 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.8 | 32.9 | 20,784 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4,133 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2,020 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,545 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 795 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 500 |
The following tables show candidates [3] for each Ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jaswant Singh BIRDI | 2,048 | 40.0 | ||
Labour | Penelope BARBER | 1507 | 29.5 | ||
Green | Scott Gordon REDDING | 1187 | 23.2 | ||
UKIP | Tony MIDDLETON | 228 | 4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter SIMPSON | 147 | 2.9 | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Roderick MUTTON | 1,574 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Mattie HEAVEN | 911 | 29.9 | ||
UKIP | Paul Nicholas COWLEY | 293 | 9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Peter PLOWMAN | 146 | 4.8 | ||
Green | Tina Michele CHALLENOR | 123 | 4.0 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Maurice James BAILEY | 1,815 | 45.6 | ||
Labour | Maya Ajijun ALI | 1743 | 43.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anna Margaret RICHMOND | 214 | 5.4 | ||
Green | George TTOOULI | 205 | 5.2 | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kindy SANDHU | 2,375 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Arthur BALLINGER | 2219 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen John RICHMOND | 322 | 6.2 | ||
Green | Cathy WATTEBOT | 260 | 5.0 | ||
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Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tariq KHAN | 2,830 | 83.3 | ||
Conservative | William SIDHU | 314 | 9.2 | ||
Green | David Neil PRIESTLEY | 148 | 4.4 | ||
UKIP | Jennifer Clare WELLS | 107 | 3.1 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Barry MATON | 1,709 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | Oliver David GRAHAM | 896 | 28.7 | ||
UKIP | Martin Joseph BATES | 232 | 7.4 | ||
Green | Matthew HANDLEY | 228 | 7.3 | ||
TUSC | Michael MORGAN | 60 | 1.9 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Evelyn Ann LUCAS | 1,839 | 58.2 | ||
Conservative | Tarlochan Singh JANDU | 617 | 19.5 | ||
Green | Stephen GRAY | 549 | 17.4 | ||
UKIP | Marcus Luke Paris FOGEN | 155 | 4.9 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lindsley HARVARD | 2,222 | 69.6 | ||
Conservative | Amarjit Singh KHANGURA | 715 | 22.4 | ||
Green | Katie SMITH | 256 | 8.0 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rupinder SINGH | 2,206 | 58.7 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Michael NOONAN | 760 | 20.2 | ||
UKIP | Ivor Harold DAVIES | 263 | 7.0 | ||
Green | Esther Mary REEVES | 214 | 5.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andre Escorcio Rodrigues SOARES | 184 | 4.9 | ||
TUSC | Rob MCARDLE | 131 | 3.5 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia Maria HETHERTON | 1,951 | 65.0 | ||
Conservative | Maureen LAPSA | 561 | 18.7 | ||
Green | Julie SPRIDDLE | 169 | 5.6 | ||
TUSC | Dave ANDERSON | 163 | 5.4 | ||
UKIP | Ian Arthur ROGERS | 158 | 5.3 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Seamus WALSH | 1,460 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | Zaid REHMAN | 959 | 29.1 | ||
Independent | Matthew BATSON | 307 | 9.3 | ||
Green | Niall WEBB | 285 | 8.6 | ||
Independent | Merle Ross GERING | 193 | 5.9 | ||
TUSC | Isla Nell Edwina WINDSOR | 91 | 2.8 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Stuart WELSH | 1,952 | 71.7 | ||
TUSC | Dave NELLIST | 350 | 12.9 | ||
Conservative | Mark Andrew LERIGO | 275 | 10.1 | ||
Green | Aimee CHALLENOR | 146 | 5.4 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sucha Singh BAINS | 1,967 | 61.2 | ||
Conservative | Surinder Jit SINGH | 775 | 24.1 | ||
Green | Laura VESTY | 268 | 8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nukey PROCTOR | 204 | 6.3 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gary Edward CROOKES | 1,867 | 51.4 | ||
Labour | Abdul JOBBAR | 1271 | 35.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Frederick MORSHEAD | 204 | 5.6 | ||
Green | Joe MCAVOY-BOSS | 182 | 5.0 | ||
UKIP | George Charles Alfie IRELAND | 109 | 3.0 | ||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David John SKINNER | 1,729 | 50.4 | ||
Labour | Dave TOULSON | 1429 | 41.7 | ||
Green | Jess MARSHALL | 169 | 4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Greg JUDGE | 103 | 3.0 | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bally SINGH | 2,140 | 61.3 | ||
Conservative | Steve KEOUGH | 923 | 26.4 | ||
Green | Anne PATTERSON | 241 | 6.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rob WHEWAY | 188 | 5.4 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julia Elizabeth LEPOIDEVIN | 2,266 | 56.0 | ||
Labour | Gavin John LLOYD | 1267 | 31.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andy HILTON | 308 | 7.6 | ||
Green | Joy Annette WARREN | 209 | 5.2 | ||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Faye ABBOTT | 1,892 | 57.0 | ||
Conservative | Asha MASIH | 1134 | 34.2 | ||
Green | Chrissie BROWN | 294 | 8.9 | ||
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