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.
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 3 May 2018 elections. [2]
| Party | Number of seats 2016/17 |
|---|---|
| Labour | 39 |
| Conservative | 15 |
| Total | 54 |
| Description of party (if any) | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
| 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 | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 52.8 | 33,334 | |||||||
| Conservative | 32.9 | 20,784 | |||||||
| Green | 6.5 | 4,133 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 3.2 | 2,020 | |||||||
| UKIP | 2.4 | 1,545 | |||||||
| TUSC | 1.2 | 795 | |||||||
| Independent | 0.7 | 500 | |||||||
The following tables show candidates [3] for each Ward.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Penelope BARBER | 1507 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | Jaswant Singh BIRDI | 2048 | 40.0 | ||
| UKIP | Tony MIDDLETON | 228 | 4.5 | ||
| Green | Scott Gordon REDDING | 1187 | 23.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter SIMPSON | 147 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Tina Michele CHALLENOR | 123 | 4.0 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Nicholas COWLEY | 293 | 9.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mattie HEAVEN | 911 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | John Roderick MUTTON | 1574 | 50.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Nigel Peter PLOWMAN | 146 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maya Ajijun ALI | 1743 | 43.8 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Maurice James BAILEY | 1815 | 45.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Anna Margaret RICHMOND | 214 | 5.4 | ||
| Green | George TTOOULI | 205 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Arthur BALLINGER | 2219 | 42.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen John RICHMOND | 322 | 6.2 | ||
| Labour | Kindy SANDHU | 2375 | 45.9 | ||
| Green | Cathy WATTEBOT | 260 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tariq KHAN | 2830 | 83.3 | ||
| Green | David Neil PRIESTLEY | 148 | 4.4 | ||
| Conservative | William SIDHU | 314 | 9.2 | ||
| UKIP | Jennifer Clare WELLS | 107 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Martin Joseph BATES | ||||
| Conservative | Oliver David GRAHAM | ||||
| Green | Matthew HANDLEY | ||||
| Labour | Kevin Barry MATON | ||||
| TUSC | Michael MORGAN | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Marcus Luke Paris FOGEN | 155 | 4.9 | ||
| Green | Stephen GRAY | 549 | 17.4 | ||
| Conservative | Tarlochan Singh JANDU | 617 | 19.5 | ||
| Labour | Evelyn Ann LUCAS | 1839 | 58.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Amarjit Singh KHANGURA | ||||
| Labour | Lindsley HARVARD | ||||
| Green | Katie SMITH | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Ivor Harold DAVIES | ||||
| TUSC | Rob MCARDLE | ||||
| Conservative | Christopher Michael NOONAN | ||||
| Green | Esther Mary REEVES | ||||
| Labour | Rupinder SINGH | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Andre Escorcio Rodrigues SOARES | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUSC | Dave ANDERSON | 163 | 5.4 | ||
| Labour | Patricia Maria HETHERTON | 1951 | 65.0 | ||
| Conservative | Maureen LAPSA | 561 | 18.7 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Arthur ROGERS | 158 | 5.3 | ||
| Green | Julie SPRIDDLE | 169 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Matthew BATSON | 307 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Merle Ross GERING | 193 | 5.9 | ||
| Conservative | Zaid REHMAN | 959 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | Seamus WALSH | 1460 | 44.3 | ||
| Green | Niall WEBB | 285 | 8.6 | ||
| TUSC | Isla Nell Edwina WINDSOR | 91 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Aimee CHALLENOR | 146 | 5.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Andrew LERIGO | 275 | 10.1 | ||
| TUSC | Dave NELLIST | 350 | 12.9 | ||
| Labour | David Stuart WELSH | 1952 | 71.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sucha Singh BAINS | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Nukey PROCTOR | ||||
| Conservative | Surinder Jit SINGH | ||||
| Green | Laura VESTY | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Edward CROOKES | 1867 | 51.4 | ||
| UKIP | George Charles Alfie IRELAND | 109 | 3.0 | ||
| Labour | Abdul JOBBAR | 1271 | 35.0 | ||
| Green | Joe MCAVOY-BOSS | 182 | 5.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | James Frederick MORSHEAD | 204 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Greg JUDGE | 103 | 3.0 | ||
| Green | Jess MARSHALL | 169 | 4.9 | ||
| Conservative | David John SKINNER | 1729 | 50.4 | ||
| Labour | Dave TOULSON | 1429 | 41.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve KEOUGH | 923 | 26.4 | ||
| Green | Anne PATTERSON | 241 | 6.9 | ||
| Labour | Bally SINGH | 2140 | 61.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Rob WHEWAY | 188 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Andy HILTON | 308 | 7.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julia Elizabeth LEPOIDEVIN | 2266 | 56.0 | ||
| Labour | Gavin John LLOYD | 1267 | 31.3 | ||
| Green | Joy Annette WARREN | 209 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Faye ABBOTT | ||||
| Green | Chrissie BROWN | ||||
| Conservative | Asha MASIH | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
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