2024 Coventry City Council election

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2024 Coventry City Council election
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  2023 2 May 2024 and 20 June 20242026 

18 out of 54 seats to Coventry City Council
28 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderGeorge DugginsGary RidleyStephen Gray
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election37 seats, 50.4%15 seats, 29.5%2 seat, 9.3%
Seats before37152
Seats won1730
Seats after40122
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg

Coventry UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Coventry City Council election

Leader before election

George Duggins
Labour

Leader after election

TBD
Labour

The 2024 Coventry City Council election was held predominately on 2 May 2024 alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, [1] with one ward's election additionally being held a month later on 20 June 2024. The results mirrored Labour's strong showing across the country, taking three seats from the Conservatives and increasing their comfortable majority on the council.

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Originally the Labour-held seat in Radford ward was meant to be contested on the same day as the other wards, but was delayed to 20 June 2024 [2] due to the death of the ward's Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate a week before the election. [3] [4] The incumbent Labour councillor Mal Mutton unoffically remained in the seat between 4 May and 20 June 2024 before being re-elected. This was counted by the council as part of the local election rather than as a by-election.

Background

Results of the 2021 council election, when these seats were last up for election Coventry UK local election 2021 map.svg
Results of the 2021 council election, when these seats were last up for election
Results of the most recent council election in 2023 Coventry UK ward map 2023.svg
Results of the most recent council election in 2023

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Coventry was a district of the West Midlands metropolitan county. [5] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Midlands Combined Authority was created in 2016 and began electing the mayor of the West Midlands from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former West Midlands metropolitan county. [6]

Coventry Council has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control since it was established. Labour most recently gained control of the council in the 2010 election, when they gained six seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Socialist Alternative. [7] Labour continued to make gains to consolidate its majority on the council in the 2011 and 2012 elections, since when the party's position has remained stable. In the most recent election in 2023, Labour won 13 of the seats up for election with 50.4% of the vote, the Conservatives won four seats with 29.5% of the vote, and the Greens won one seat with 9.3% of the vote. Labour maintained its majority on the council. [8]

Seats up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2021. This election was originally scheduled for 2020, but was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that election, Labour won thirteen seats and the Conservatives won six seats. [9]

Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. [10] [11] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards being represented by three councillors, with one councillor elected in each ward each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Coventry aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. People voting in this election in Coventry only vote for a councillor in the ward they reside.

Previous council composition

Coventry City Council's composition following the 2024 election. Coventry West Midlands City Council 2024.svg
Coventry City Council's composition following the 2024 election.
After 2023 electionBefore 2024 electionAfter 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 37 Labour 37 Labour 40
Conservative 15 Conservative 15 Conservative 12
Green 2 Green 2 Green 2

Changes:

Summary

Election result

2024 Coventry City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Increase2.svg 383.3254074.134,32149.8-0.6
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 316.791222.218,50326.9-2.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0223.75,2067.6-1.7
  Coventry Citizens 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,9545.7+0.9
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,9954.3+1.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,8382.7NA
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,6462.4+0.2
  Britain First 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03790.6N/A
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0600.1N/A

Ward results

Bablake

Bablake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bea Christopher 1,612 38.3 +1.9
Conservative Steve Keough*1,52836.3–9.9
Britain First Amanda Peel3799.0N/A
Green Niall Webb2926.9–0.5
Coventry Citizens Tony Middleton1944.6–0.1
Liberal Democrats Russell Field1573.7–1.2
TUSC Anthony Downes431.0+0.5
Majority842.0N/A
Turnout 4,224
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.9

Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Thomas* 1,478 41.8 –3.5
Coventry Citizens Paul Cowley1,42140.2+8.4
Conservative William Single56215.9–1.8
TUSC Rob Slater772.2+0.7
Majority571.6–11.9
Turnout 3,568
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.0

Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Mosterman* 1,726 43.0 +3.6
Labour Randhir Auluck1,60139.9–4.4
Green Bruce Tetlow2827.0±0.0
Coventry Citizens Josh Finch1784.4+1.1
Liberal Democrats Rambir Khatkar1503.7–0.9
TUSC Judy Griffiths731.8+0.4
Majority1253.1N/A
Turnout 4,062
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.0

Earlsdon

Earlsdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Antony Tucker* 2,688 52.7 +0.4
Conservative Zaid Rehman1,66332.6+3.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Richmond61212.0+4.7
TUSC Adam Harmsworth1392.7+1.4
Majority1,02520.1–3.0
Turnout 5,148
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

Foleshill

Foleshill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shakila Nazir 2,027 46.9 –31.6
Independent Ferhan Kiani1,39132.2N/A
Conservative Rakesh Gill3568.2–6.3
Independent Abdirazak Ahmed2475.7N/A
Coventry Citizens Teri Fogden1804.2N/A
Liberal Democrats David-Leigh Waters1252.9N/A
Majority63614.7–49.3
Turnout 4,408
Labour hold

Henley

Henley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ed Ruane* 2,234 58.5 –4.1
Conservative Michael Ballinger86322.6+2.1
Green Cathy Wattebot2476.5–2.2
Coventry Citizens Tom Watts2296.0–0.7
Liberal Democrats Timothy Macy1905.0N/A
TUSC Aidan O'Toole551.4–0.2
Majority1,37135.9–6.2
Turnout 3,818
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

Holbrook

Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rachel Lancaster* 2,180 55.2 +12.8
Green Gareth Lloyd1,23431.2–13.4
Conservative Zeeshan Qazi42710.8–0.5
TUSC Jim Hensman1112.8+1.1
Majority94624.0N/A
Turnout 3,952
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg13.1

Longford

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Duggins* 2,289 65.9 –1.7
Conservative William Sidhu50714.6–3.1
Green Rachel Ward2848.2+0.5
Coventry Citizens Denise Sànchez1785.1±0.0
Liberal Democrats Ryan McMichael1223.5N/A
TUSC Alan Checklin932.7+0.8
Majority1,78251.3+1.4
Turnout 3,473
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Miks* 2,677 61.5 +5.9
Conservative Paul Wyatt81218.7–4.4
Green Tom Jewell3578.2–0.5
Coventry Citizens Dani Stringfellow2054.7–0.2
Liberal Democrats Andre Soares1764.0–1.2
TUSC John O'Sullivan1242.8+0.4
Majority1,86542.8
Turnout 4,351
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.2

Radford

Radford, 20 June 2024 [lower-alpha 1] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mal Mutton* 1,082 58.0 −2.1
Conservative Stephen Smith32817.6−1.5
Green Julie Spriddle1568.4−1.1
Coventry Citizens Cameron Baxter1286.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline Spence985.3N/A
TUSC Mila Matharu723.9−0.3
Majority75440.5−0.5
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1,864
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.3

Sherbourne

Sherbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Toulson 1,636 42.8 +1.4
Conservative Ryan Simpson*1,49039.0−1.8
Green David Priestley2616.8−0.5
Coventry Citizens Julian Montague1614.2+1.3
TUSC Jane Nellist1363.6+0.3
Liberal Democrats Rachel Norwood1363.6−0.7
Majority1463.8
Turnout 3,820
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naeem Akhtar* 2,222 62.1 –4.1
Conservative Mehmet Yetkin3509.8–1.3
TUSC Dave Nellist 3469.7+1.9
Green Chrissie Brown3299.2+3.0
Coventry Citizens Karen Wilson1865.2+1.3
Liberal Democrats Benoit Jones1474.1–0.7
Majority1,87252.3–2.8
Turnout 3,580
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.4

Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kamran Caan* 2,049 57.9 –1.1
Conservative Pratibha Ramidi50814.4–3.0
Green John Finlayson2878.1–4.5
Coventry Citizens Marcus Fogden2186.2–2.5
Liberal Democrats James Gallagher1865.3N/A
Independent Aaron Essel1434.0N/A
TUSC Terri Rosser882.5+0.1
Independent Angela Rusu571.6N/A
Majority1,54143.5+1.9
Turnout 3,536
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.0

Wainbody

Wainbody
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell* 1,869 49.8 +0.7
Labour Dianabasi Nkantah1,29534.5–1.5
Green Becky Finlayson2586.9–0.2
Liberal Democrats James Morshead1694.5–1.1
Coventry Citizens Adam Hancock1042.8+0.5
Women's Equality Megan Lemee601.6N/A
Majority57415.3+2.2
Turnout 3,774
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.1

Westwood

Westwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Grace Lewis 1,936 47.3 +8.4
Conservative Asha Masih1,41534.5–12.6
Green Jess Marshall3428.3+1.5
Liberal Democrats Jamie Simpson1994.9–0.6
Coventry Citizens Nate Lewis1393.4N/A
TUSC Jim Donnelly651.6–0.2
Majority52112.8N/A
Turnout 4,143
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg10.5

Whoberley

Whoberley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Innes 2,070 55.6 +1.1
Conservative Lisa Boyle82122.0–0.8
Green Anne Patterson42911.5+0.5
Liberal Democrats Anna Grainger1995.3–1.1
Coventry Citizens Ian Stringfellow1323.5+0.2
TUSC Zoe Parker742.0–0.1
Majority1,24933.6+1.9
Turnout 3,762
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.0

Woodlands

Woodlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Ridley* 1,994 47.5 –4.9
Labour Co-op Neil Rider1,56337.2+4.1
Green Lesley Sim2165.1–0.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Perryman2135.1–1.6
Coventry Citizens Lorna Williams1212.9N/A
TUSC Sarah Davis902.1±0.0
Majority43110.3–9.0
Turnout 4,232
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.5

Wyken

Wyken
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Hopkins* 1,682 47.3 –2.7
Conservative Frank Beechey1,28436.1+6.3
Green Richard Baker2326.5–4.0
Coventry Citizens Gary Cooper1805.1–0.6
Liberal Democrats Annabell Gurney-Terry1163.3N/A
TUSC Mila Matharu601.7+0.7
Majority39811.2–9.0
Turnout 3,593
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.5

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