Coventry City Council election, 2010

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Map of the results of the 2010 Coventry election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red Coventry UK ward map 2010 (results).svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Coventry election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red

Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.

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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Labour gained five seats (Cheylesmore, Foleshill, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Wyken) from the Conservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from the Socialist Party. As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Socialist Party (England and Wales) Political party in England and Wales

The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in England and Wales which adopted its current name in 1997 after being formerly known as Militant, an entryist group in the Labour Party from 1964 until it abandoned that tactic in 1991. The party stands under the electoral banner of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC).

A general election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout.

Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 13 6 0 +6 72.22 42.29 57,686 +6.69
  Conservative 5 0 5 -5 27.78 28.51 38,891 -9.41
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0.00 17.70 24,141 +9.63
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.58 6,248 -3.32
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 1 -1 0.00 3.08 4,204 +0.34
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.72 2,348 -0.94
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.33 1,810 -3.78
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 912 N/A
  Christian Movement for Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.12 160 N/A

Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:

PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council
Labour 24 17 7 13 30
Conservative 27 17 10 5 22
Socialist Alternative 2 1 1 0 1
Liberal Democrat 1 1 0 0 1
BNP 0 0 0 0 0
Independent 0 0 0 0 0
Green 0 0 0 0 0
UKIP 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 36 18 18 54

Ward results

Bablake ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew John Williams 2,902 34.6
Labour Randhir Auluck 2,715 32.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Simpson 1455 17.3
Independent Walter William Milner 703 8.4
BNP Mark Badrick 518 6.2
Socialist Alternative Hannah Grace Seaman 105 1.3
Majority 187
Turnout 8440 68.5
Conservative hold Swing
Binley and Willenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Mutton 3,246 46.6
Conservative Ric Richards 1,641 23.6
Liberal Democrat Phillip Edward Banner 1,019 14.6
UKIP Colin Stubbs 442 6.4
BNP Jade Fahey 391 5.6
Green Andrew Stephen Jones 126 1.8
Socialist Alternative Lindsay Currie 94 1.4
Majority 1,605 22.95
Turnout 6993 57.3
Labour hold Swing
Cheylesmore ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Harjinder Singh Sehmi 3,040 37.8
Conservative Linda Ann Reece 2,934 36.5
Liberal Democrat Napier Penlington 1,489 18.5
Green John Verdult 327 4.1
Socialist Alternative Matthew John Fisher 257 3.2
Majority 106 1.31
Turnout 8084 65.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Earlsdon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Antony Hammon 3,207 36.0
Labour Christopher Nicholas Youett 3,014 33.8
Liberal Democrat Derek Stephen Benefield 2111 23.7
Green Scott Redding 408 4.6
Socialist Alternative Thomas Allan House 172 1.9
Majority 193 2.15
Turnout 8967 72.6
Conservative hold Swing
Foleshill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tariq Khan 3,703 55.7
Conservative Altaf Adalat Jim 2,008 30.2
Liberal Democrat Scott Martin Tallis 469 7.1
BNP Paul Jones 200 3.0
Christian Movement for Great Britain Ron Lebar 160 2.4
Socialist Alternative Jim Hensman 105 1.6
Majority 295 6.84
Turnout 4,311 39.84
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Henley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Barry Maton 2,994 41.6
Liberal Democrat Brian David Patton 1951 27.1
Conservative Will Jones 1519 21.1
BNP Tom Gower 577 12.62
Socialist Alternative Josie Kenny 154 2.1
Majority 1043 14.42
Turnout 7,231 56
Labour hold Swing
Holbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Lucas 3,731 52.0
Conservative Vinod Kumar 1,303 18.2
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Brian Sewards 956 13.3
BNP Leisel Dawn Wagstaff 483 6.7
Independent Sue Smith 461 6.4
Green Danny Foulstone 137 1.9
Socialist Alternative Glen Martin Watson 105 1.5
Majority 2,428 21.84 33.66
Turnout 7,213 59.0
Labour hold Swing
Longford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lindsley Harvard 3,623 50.3
Conservative Jaswant Singh Birdi 1393 19.3
Liberal Democrat Adam James Curran 1065 14.8
BNP Darren Thomas 498 6.9
UKIP Aaron Davies 470 6.5
Socialist Alternative Clive Dunkley 152 2.1
Majority 2,558 35.31
Turnout 7,244 56.2
Labour hold Swing
Lower Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phil Townshend 3,535 47.3
Conservative Sarah Chen 1,647 22.0
Liberal Democrat Thomas George Wood 1,264 16.9
BNP Davied Edward Clarke 503 6.7
Socialist Alternative Richard Marcus Charles Groves 273 3.7
Green Laura Vesty 256 3.4
Majority 1,888 25.12
Turnout 12,772 58.8
Labour hold Swing
Radford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kieran Mulhall 3,580 52.2
Conservative Jane Marie Williams 1,279 18.6
Liberal Democrat James Peter John Simpson 1,091 15.9
BNP Philip Mark Jones 415 6.0
Green Justin Timothy Wood 208 3.0
Independent John Joseph Ryan 127 1.9
Socialist Alternative Lenny Shail 99 1.4
Independent Dave Anderson 61 0.9
Majority 2,301 33.39
Turnout 6,892 53.0
Labour hold Swing
Sherbourne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Seamus Walsh 3,208 42.3
Conservative David Arrowsmith 2,010 27.3
Liberal Democrat Vincent McKee 1,353 17.9
BNP John Paul Hurren 434 5.7
Green Stephen Robert George Gray 205 2.7
Socialist Alternative Jason Arnold Toynbee 163 2.2
Independent Kirpal Singh 143 1.9
Majority 1,138 14.96
Turnout 7,609 62.7
Labour hold Swing
St Michael's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Stuart Welsh 2,958 48.1
Socialist Alternative Rob Windsor 1,783 48.64
Conservative Maya Ali 1,403 22.8
Majority 1,715 18.92
Turnout 6,211 43.2
Labour gain from Socialist Alternative Swing
Upper Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sucha Bains 3,439 47.7
Liberal Democrat Nick SOlman 1,983 27.5
Conservative Val Stone 1127 15.6
BNP Jason Mundy 480 6.7
Socialist Alternative Paul Stephen Smith 185 2.6
Majority 1,456 20.07
Turnout 3,854 31.39
Labour hold Swing
Wainbody ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Crookes 3,641 43.3
Labour Sundeep Singh Virk 2,457 29.2
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Bridget Basu 1,830 21.8
BNP Mary Jane Nicholls 217 2.6
Independent Alex Iwanczuk 190 2.3
Socialist Alternative Fiona Pashazadeh 75 0.9
Majority 1,184 13.96
Turnout 8,483 67.4
Conservative hold Swing
Westwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David John Skinner 2,803 43.16
Labour Bilal Akhtar 2,767 35.3
Liberal Democrat Terence Kenny 1,352 17.3
BNP David Clarke 521 6.7
Independent Merle Ross Gering 281 3.6
Socialist Alternative James Richard Donnelly 109 1.4
Majority 36 0.46
Turnout 7,869 61.7
Conservative hold Swing
Whoberley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bally Singh 2,781 35.0
Conservative Cliff Ridge 2,324 29.2
Liberal Democrat Brian Rees Lewis 1,719 21.6
BNP Keith Oxford 388 4.9
Independent Steve Mahoney 382 4.8
Socialist Alternative Teresa Chalcroft 210 2.6
Green Martin Lyle 143 1.8
Majority 457 5.73
Turnout 7,979 64.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Woodlands ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevn 3,203 36.2
Labour Damian Gannon 3,182 35.9
Liberal Democrat Charles Coleman 1,558 17.6
BNP David John White 623 7.0
Green Daniel John Gower 187 2.1
Socialist Alternative James Daryl Edgar 102 1.2
Majority 21 0.24
Turnout 8,883 68.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wyken ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Faye Abbott 3,713 46.4
Conservative Angela Marie Waters 2,547 31.8
Liberal Democrat Beverley Elizabeth Patton 1,476 18.4
Socialist Alternative Kyly Emmeline Wilson 271 3.4
Majority 1,116 14.48
Turnout 8,050 64.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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