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 is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974.
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 |
| 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 |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||||||
| Green | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrat | |||||||||
| UKIP | |||||||||
| Conservative | |||||||||
| TUSC | |||||||||
| Christian Movement for Great Britain | |||||||||
| 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% | ||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rois ALI | ||||
| TUSC | Judy GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Green | Jonathan Howard IDLE | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Philip TAYLOR | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUSC | Jamie EDGAR | ||||
| UKIP | Ian Arthur ROGERS | ||||
| Labour | Ed RUANE | ||||
| Conservative | Tessa Eveline Charlotte STEENKS | ||||
| Green | Cathy WATTEBOT | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Paul David ANDREW | ||||
| UKIP | Satveer Singh BHAMRA | ||||
| Labour | Rachel Elizabeth LANCASTER | ||||
| Conservative | Deepak ROBINSON | ||||
| TUSC | Ryan ROCHESTER | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUSC | Dave ANDERSON | ||||
| Green | Gavin Lee COLLINS | ||||
| Conservative | Asha MASIH | ||||
| Labour | Mal MUTTON | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Naeem AKHTAR | ||||
| Green | Aimee CHALLENOR | ||||
| TUSC | Dave NELLIST | ||||
| Conservative | Christopher Michael NOONAN | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Anthony BLUNDELL | ||||
| Labour | Abdul JOBBAR | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Gilbert Napier PENLINGTON | ||||
| TUSC | Ian WARDLE | ||||
| Green | Niall WEBB | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maya Ajijun ALI | ||||
| TUSC | Jim DONNELLY | ||||
| Green | Jess MARSHALL | ||||
| Conservative | Tim MAYER | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUSC | Rich GROVES | ||||
| Labour | Jayne Elisabeth INNES | ||||
| Conservative | Steve KEOUGH | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Brian Rees LEWIS | ||||
| Green | Anne PATTERSON | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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