Coventry City Council election, 2011
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election. The vote took place alongside the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011.
Labour took five seats (Bablake, Sherbourne, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands) from the Conservatives, and retained control of the council with an increased majority, holding 35 out of 54 seats.
During the election count, a box of ballot papers for Cheylesmore ward was misplaced. Before they were discovered, Councillor Kevin Foster was about to concede that he had lost his seat, although after the additional votes were counted he had retained it.[1]
Election result
Coventry City Council Election, 2011 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
15 |
+5 |
0 |
+5 |
83.33% |
54.60% |
45,537 |
+12.31% |
|
Conservative |
3 |
0 |
-5 |
-5 |
16.67% |
26.50% |
22,104 |
-2.01% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.18% |
4,320 |
-12.52% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.94% |
4,121 |
+3.61% |
|
Socialist Alternative |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.69% |
3,081 |
+0.61% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.65% |
3,045 |
-0.93% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.85% |
708 |
+0.18% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.58% |
484 |
-1.14% |
Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:
Party |
Previous council |
Staying councillors |
Seats up for election |
Election result |
New council |
|
Labour |
30 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
35 |
|
Conservatives |
22 |
14 |
8 |
3 |
17 |
|
Socialist Alternative |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
British National Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
54 |
36 |
18 |
18 |
54 |
Ward results
Bablake Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Edwin Kershaw |
2687 |
48.85% |
+16.6% |
|
Conservative |
Laura Frances Dodd |
1873 |
34.05% |
-0.6% |
|
Green |
Walter William Milner |
233 |
4.24% |
N/A |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Simpson |
231 |
4.20% |
-13.1% |
|
BNP |
Philip Mark Jones |
208 |
3.78% |
-2.4% |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Hannah Grace Seaman |
45 |
0.82% |
-0.5% |
Majority |
814 |
14.8% |
|
Turnout |
5500 |
42.65% |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Note: the Green Party candidate stood in this ward as an independent at the last election, so it could be argued that he had a swing of -4.2%
Binley and Willenhall Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ram Lakha |
2436 |
58.36% |
+11.8% |
|
Conservative |
Jonathan George Smith |
970 |
23.24% |
-0.4% |
|
UKIP |
Colin Aldous Stubbs |
329 |
7.88% |
+1.5% |
|
BNP |
Dave Clarke |
207 |
4.96% |
-0.6% |
|
Green |
Steven Adams |
123 |
2.95% |
+1.2% |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Lindsay Margaret Currie |
79 |
1.89% |
+0.5% |
Majority |
1466 |
35.12% |
|
Turnout |
4174 |
33.16% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Earlsdon Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kenneth John Taylor |
2596 |
43.08 |
+7.08 |
|
Labour |
John Fletcher |
2482 |
41.19 |
+7.39 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Greg Paul Judge |
469 |
7.78 |
-15.92 |
|
Green |
Scott Redding |
343 |
5.69 |
+1.09 |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Thomas Allan House |
136 |
2.26 |
+0.36 |
Majority |
114 |
1.89 |
-0.26 |
Turnout |
6026 |
48.76 |
-23.84 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Foleshill Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Abdul Salam Khan |
3184 |
66.90% |
+11.2 |
|
Conservative |
Shabbir Ahmed |
1124 |
23.62% |
-6.58 |
|
Green |
Gavin Collins |
133 |
2.79% |
N/A |
|
BNP |
Berry Booton |
125 |
2.63% |
-0.37 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Scott Martin Tallis |
116 |
2.44% |
-4.66 |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Jim Hensman |
77 |
1.62% |
+0.02 |
Majority |
2060 |
43.29 |
+36.45 |
Turnout |
4759 |
39.35% |
-0.49 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Henley Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lynette Catherine Kelly |
2409 |
57.36% |
+15.76 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian David Patton |
1170 |
27.86% |
+0.76 |
|
BNP |
Leisel Dawn Wagstaff |
337 |
8.02% |
-4.6 |
|
Green |
George Robinson |
171 |
4.07% |
N/A |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Josie Kenny |
113 |
2.69% |
+0.59 |
Majority |
1239 |
29.50% |
+15.08 |
Turnout |
4281 |
32.18% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-23.82 |
|
Note: The Conservative Party candidate for Henley, Steven Henry Charles Keough, withdrew his nomination.
Holbrook Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joe Clifford |
2793 |
65.43% |
+13.43 |
|
Conservative |
Charles Cox |
897 |
21.01% |
+2.81 |
|
BNP |
John Hurren |
252 |
5.90% |
-0.8 |
|
Green |
Danny Foulstone |
243 |
5.69% |
+3.79 |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Richard Marcus Charles Groves |
57 |
1.34% |
-0.16 |
Majority |
1896 |
44.41% |
+22.57 |
Turnout |
4269 |
34.4% |
-24.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Upper Stoke Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Colleen Margaret Fletcher |
2536 |
58.69% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Derek Stephen Benefield |
799 |
18.49% |
|
|
Conservative |
Denise Beech |
508 |
11.76% |
|
|
BNP |
Darren Thomas |
193 |
4.47% |
|
|
Green |
John Halpin |
159 |
3.68% |
|
|
Socialist Alternative |
Paul Stephen Smith |
95 |
2.20% |
|
Majority |
1737 |
40.20% |
|
Turnout |
4321 |
33% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Whoberley Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dan Howells |
2561 |
50.45 |
+15.46% |
|
Conservative |
Ken Charley |
1392 |
27.42 |
-1.82% |
|
Green |
Jo Rathbone |
330 |
6.50 |
+4.70% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Rees Lewis |
295 |
5.81 |
-15.82% |
|
BNP |
Tom Gower |
270 |
5.32 |
+0.44% |
|
Independent |
Martyn Warwick Richards |
119 |
2.34 |
n/a |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Teresa Chalcroft |
109 |
2.15 |
-0.49% |
Majority |
1169 |
23.03 |
|
Turnout |
5076 |
40.9 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Woodlands Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Patricia Hetherton |
2286 |
42.96 |
+7.03% |
|
Conservative |
Christian Michael Cliffe |
1972 |
37.06 |
+0.89% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jacqueline Bridget Basu |
549 |
10.32 |
-7.27% |
|
BNP |
David John White |
283 |
5.32 |
-1.72% |
|
Green |
Dan Gower |
187 |
3.51 |
+1.40% |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Lenny Shail |
44 |
0.83 |
-0.32% |
Majority |
318 |
5.90 |
|
Turnout |
5321 |
40.9 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Wyken Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Hazel Jean Sweet |
2606 |
53.40 |
+7.03% |
|
Conservative |
Jaswant Singh Birdi |
1727 |
35.39 |
+3.58% |
|
Green |
Cathy Wattebot |
220 |
4.51 |
n/a |
|
Independent |
Adrian Roll |
206 |
4.22 |
n/a |
|
Socialist Alternative |
Jodie Michelle Hannis |
121 |
2.48 |
-0.90% |
Majority |
879 |
18.01 |
|
Turnout |
4880 |
38.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
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