
Elections forCoventry 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.
Labour gained five seats (Cheylesmore, Foleshill, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Wyken) from theConservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from theSocialist Party.As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats.
Ageneral election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | 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 Democrats | 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 | |
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 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 30 | |
| Conservative | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 22 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew John Williams | 2,902 | 34.6 | ||
| Labour | Randhir Auluck | 2,715 | 32.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Mutton | 3,246 | 46.6 | ||
| Conservative | Ric Richards | 1,641 | 23.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harjinder Singh Sehmi | 3,040 | 37.8 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Ann Reece | 2,934 | 36.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Antony Hammon | 3,207 | 36.0 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 3,014 | 33.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tariq Khan | 3,703 | 55.7 | ||
| Conservative | Altaf Adalat Jim | 2,008 | 30.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Barry Maton | 2,994 | 41.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Lucas | 3,731 | 52.0 | ||
| Conservative | Vinod Kumar | 1,303 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 3,623 | 50.3 | ||
| Conservative | Jaswant Singh Birdi | 1393 | 19.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phil Townshend | 3,535 | 47.3 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Chen | 1,647 | 22.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kieran Mulhall | 3,580 | 52.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Marie Williams | 1,279 | 18.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Seamus Walsh | 3,208 | 42.3 | ||
| Conservative | David Arrowsmith | 2,010 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromSocialist Alternative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sucha Bains | 3,439 | 47.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Crookes | 3,641 | 43.3 | ||
| Labour | Sundeep Singh Virk | 2,457 | 29.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David John Skinner | 2,803 | 43.16 | ||
| Labour | Bilal Akhtar | 2,767 | 35.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bally Singh | 2,781 | 35.0 | ||
| Conservative | Cliff Ridge | 2,324 | 29.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevn | 3,203 | 36.2 | ||
| Labour | Damian Gannon | 3,182 | 35.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Faye Abbott | 3,713 | 46.4 | ||
| Conservative | Angela Marie Waters | 2,547 | 31.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||