Coventry Council election, 2007
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Elections to Coventry Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
[edit] Election result
Coventry Local Election Result 2007 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
Conservative | 8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 44.44 | 34.07 | 23,974 | ||
Labour | 10 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 55.56 | 38.33 | 26,978 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 10.19 | 7,168 | ||
British National Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.53 | 6,002 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.07 | 2,159 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2,111 | ||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 2.48 | 1,744 | ||
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 156 |
[edit] Ward results
Bablake ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Brian Kelsey | 2,126 | 47.96 | ||
Labour | Mal Mutton | 1,147 | 25.87 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Simpson | 510 | 11.50 | ||
British National Party | Michele Jean Stone | 401 | 9.05 | ||
Green | Gianluca Grimalda | 249 | 5.62 | ||
Majority | 979 | 22.08 | |||
Turnout | 4,433 | 37.70 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Binley and Willenhall ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Ram Lakha | 1,733 | 46.39 | ||
Conservative | Denise Beech | 1,010 | 27.03 | ||
British National Party | David Clarke | 561 | 15.02 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 306 | 8.19 | ||
Green | Cathy Wattebot | 126 | 3.37 | ||
Majority | 723 | 19.35 | |||
Turnout | 3,736 | 32.40 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheylesmore ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kevin John Foster | 1,803 | 42.49 | ||
Labour | Jean Jackson | 1,342 | 31.63 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Terence Kenny | 423 | 9.97 | ||
British National Party | Zoe Gale Hughes | 350 | 8.25 | ||
Green | Bryn Tittle | 325 | 7.66 | ||
Majority | 461 | 10.86 | |||
Turnout | 4,243 | 36.40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Earlsdon ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ken Taylor | 2,364 | 48.51 | ||
Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 1,241 | 25.46 | ||
Green | Scott Gordon Redding | 652 | 13.38 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Vincent John McKee | 427 | 8.76 | ||
British National Party | Joanne Felvus-McCarron | 189 | 3.89 | ||
Majority | 1,123 | 23.05 | |||
Turnout | 4,873 | 41.96 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Foleshill ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Abdul Salam Khan | 2,577 | 57.77 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Asif | 1,359 | 30.46 | ||
Respect | Caron McKenna | 156 | 3.50 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Susan Jane Johnston-Wilder | 155 | 3.48 | ||
British National Party | Thomas Paul Jones | 105 | 2.35 | ||
Green | Penny Walker | 92 | 2.06 | ||
Independent | Andrew Murdoch | 17 | 0.38 | ||
Majority | 1,218 | 27.30 | |||
Turnout | 4,461 | 44.47 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Henley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Lynette Catherine Kelly | 1,672 | 49.39 | ||
Conservative | Harbans Gumman | 910 | 26.88 | ||
British National Party | Mark Badrick | 422 | 12.47 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Josie Kenny | 381 | 11.26 | ||
Majority | 762 | 22.51 | |||
Turnout | 3,385 | 27.86 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Holbrook ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Joe Clifford | 1,673 | 48.66 | ||
Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 833 | 24.23 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Dennis Herbert Jeffery | 481 | 13.99 | ||
British National Party | Simon Bien | 451 | 13.12 | ||
Majority | 840 | 24.43 | |||
Turnout | 3,438 | 29.67 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Longford ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Linda Joyce Bigham | 2,073 | 56.78 | ||
Conservative | Val Stone | 1.079 | 29.55 | ||
British National Party | Leisel Dawn Wagstaff | 286 | 7.83 | ||
Green | Natalia Grana | 213 | 5.84 | ||
Majority | 994 | 27.23 | |||
Turnout | 3,651 | 29.23 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Lower Stoke ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Douglas McNicholas | 1,810 | 46.20 | ||
Conservative | Jaswant Singh Birdi | 1,060 | 27.06 | ||
Independent | Christine Margaret Oddy | 629 | 16.05 | ||
British National Party | Darren Thomas | 419 | 10.69 | ||
Majority | 750 | 19.14 | |||
Turnout | 3,918 | 33.39 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Radford ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Tony Skipper | 1,663 | 51.17 | ||
Conservative | Jane Marie Williams | 670 | 20.61 | ||
British National Party | Tracey Whitehouse | 359 | 11.05 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Jonathon Johnston-Wilder | 282 | 8.68 | ||
Green | Daniel Joseph Finnan | 144 | 4.43 | ||
Independent | Dave Anderson | 132 | 4.06 | ||
Majority | 993 | 30.55 | |||
Turnout | 3,250 | 27.64 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sherbourne ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Vincent Smith | 1,197 | 32.55 | ||
Labour | Faye Sweet | 1,175 | 31.96 | ||
Independent | Heather Rutter | 416 | 11.31 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Arthur Hugh Thomas | 392 | 10.66 | ||
British National Party | Justin Baldwin | 290 | 7.89 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Jason Arnold Toynbee | 207 | 5.63 | ||
Majority | 22 | 0.60 | |||
Turnout | 3,677 | 31.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Heather Rutter was the former Conservative councillor for Sherbourne ward who defected to become an independent. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.
St Michael's ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Jim O'Boyle | 1,240 | 43.43 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Lindsay Margaret Currie | 1,156 | 40.49 | ||
Conservative | Roger Bailey | 459 | 16.08 | ||
Majority | 84 | 2.94 | |||
Turnout | 2,855 | 25.57 | |||
Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Swing |
Upper Stoke ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Raja Mohammed Asif | 1,620 | 38.05 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Russell David Field | 1,617 | 37.98 | ||
Conservative | Brinder Kaur Seni | 521 | 12.24 | ||
British National Party | Robert James Gillon | 291 | 6.84 | ||
Independent | Jack Gould | 208 | 4.30 | ||
Independent | Jack Clement Kybird | 25 | 0.59 | ||
Majority | 3 | 0.07 | |||
Turnout | 4,257 | 35.60 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Wainbody ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Tim Sawdon | 2,324 | 55.51 | ||
Labour | Joe Ijoma | 981 | 23.43 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Napier Penlington | 524 | 12.51 | ||
Green | Emma Biermann | 358 | 8.55 | ||
Majority | 1,343 | 32.08 | |||
Turnout | 4,187 | 35.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westwood ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nigel Charles Lee | 1,426 | 38.10 | ||
Labour | Peter Lacy | 1,326 | 35.43 | ||
British National Party | Davied Edward Clarke | 456 | 12.18 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 374 | 9.99 | ||
Independent | Judi Lawson | 161 | 4.30 | ||
Majority | 100 | 2.67 | |||
Turnout | 3,743 | 32.20 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whoberley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Kenneth Henry Charley | 1,370 | 35.14 | ||
Labour | David Stuart Welsh | 1,243 | 31.88 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Rees Lewis | 604 | 15.49 | ||
Independent | Bill Brennan | 384 | 9.85 | ||
British National Party | Stephen John Pittaway | 298 | 7.64 | ||
Majority | 127 | 3.26 | |||
Turnout | 3,899 | 34.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodlands ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Christian Michael Cliffe | 2,055 | 47.34 | ||
Labour | Bilal Akhtar | 877 | 20.20 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Howarth | 719 | 16.56 | ||
British National Party | Julie Margaret Allen | 690 | 15.90 | ||
Majority | 1,178 | 27.14 | |||
Turnout | 4,341 | 35.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wyken ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Hazel Jean Sweet | 1,585 | 39.39 | ||
Conservative | Allan Robert Andrews | 1,408 | 34.99 | ||
British National Party | Steven Turner | 434 | 10.78 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sarah Jane McKenzie-Gill | 354 | 8.80 | ||
Independent | Mick Noonan | 164 | 4.08 | ||
Independent | Adrian Roll | 79 | 1.96 | ||
Majority | 177 | 4.40 | |||
Turnout | 4,024 | 33.81 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Preceded by Coventry Council election, 2006 |
Coventry local elections | Succeeded by Coventry Council election, 2008 |
[edit] References
- Local election results 2007. Coventry City Council (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-09.