Coventry City Council election, 2016

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The 2016 Coventry City Council election is scheduled to 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.

Coventry City Council Local government body in England

Coventry City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974.

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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 Democrat
  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%
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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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
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rois ALI
TUSC Judy GRIFFITHS
Green Jonathan Howard IDLE
Conservative Mark Philip TAYLOR
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Earlsdon

Earlsdon Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Allan Robert ANDREWS
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Bridget BASU
TUSC Kieran GANGARAM
Green Scott Gordon REDDING
Labour Dave TOULSON
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold 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
[[|N/A]] hold 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
[[|N/A]] hold 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
[[|N/A]] hold 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
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Arthur BALLINGER
Liberal Democrat Christopher Mark GLENN
TUSC Rob MCARDLE
Labour Catherine Elizabeth MIKS
Green Esther Mary REEVES
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Radford

Radford Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
TUSC Dave ANDERSON
Green Gavin Lee COLLINS
Conservative Asha MASIH
Labour Mal MUTTON
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Sherbourne

Sherbourne Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Matthew BATSON
Green Stephen Robert George GRAY
TUSC Jim HENSMAN
Labour Lynnette Catherine KELLY
Liberal Democrat Jim SIMPSON
Conservative Stefan SPALATELU
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

St Michael's

St Michael's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Naeem AKHTAR
Green Aimee CHALLENOR
TUSC Dave NELLIST
Conservative Christopher Michael NOONAN
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kamran Asif CAAN
Liberal Democrat Russell David FIELD
UKIP Marcus Luke Paris FOGDEN
Conservative Jagmohan SINGH
TUSC Paul SMITH
Green Laura Katherine VESTY
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Wainbody

Wainbody Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Anthony BLUNDELL
Labour Abdul JOBBAR
Liberal Democrat Gilbert Napier PENLINGTON
TUSC Ian WARDLE
Green Niall WEBB
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Westwood

Westwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Maya Ajijun ALI
TUSC Jim DONNELLY
Green Jess MARSHALL
Conservative Tim MAYER
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Whoberley

Whoberley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
TUSC Rich GROVES
Labour Jayne Elisabeth INNES
Conservative Steve KEOUGH
Liberal Democrat Brian Rees LEWIS
Green Anne PATTERSON
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Woodlands

Woodlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patricia Maria HETHERTON
Liberal Democrat Andy HILTON
Conservative Gary Christopher RIDLEY
TUSC Sarah SMITH
Green Joy Annette WARREN
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Wyken

Wyken Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stuart Raymond COLES
TUSC Greg CRABB
UKIP Malcolm SCOTT
Conservative Myooran SRI
Labour Robert Richard THAY
Green Joe WILLIAMS
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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