# 2006 Coventry City Council election

Elections to Coventry City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party took overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 29
* Labour 19
* Socialist Alternative 3
* Liberal Democrat 2
* Independent 1
On 25 October 2006 Kate Hunter, a Councillor for Radford Ward, moved from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party.
On 17 January 2007 Val Stone, a former Councillor for Longford Ward, moved from being an Independent to the Conservative Party.
In April 2007 Mick Noonan, a Councillor for Wyken Ward, and Heather Rutter, a Councillor for Sherbourne Ward, moved from the Conservative Party to being Independents.

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 53.70 | 37.41 | 26,451 |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 35.19 | 35.38 | 25,012 |
| Socialist Alternative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.56 | 3.89 | 2,750 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.70 | 14.64 | 10,348 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | 0.93 | 659 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 7.75 | 5,476 |

## Ward results

Bablake ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew John Williams | 2,368 | 54.54 |
| | Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 1,213 | 27.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Simpson | 761 | 17.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 26.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,342 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Roderick Mutton | 1,553 | 39.63 |
| | Conservative | Allan Robert Andrews | 1,211 | 30.90 |
| | BNP | Peter Hanbury | 727 | 18.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 428 | 10.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 8.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,919 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Ann Reece | 1,890 | 43.12 |
| | Labour | Jean Jackson | 1,392 | 31.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Kenny | 601 | 13.71 |
| | BNP | Jeanette Boyce | 500 | 11.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 11.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,383 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Macdonald Matchet | 2,520 | 49.73 |
| | Labour | Bilal Akhtar | 1,073 | 21.17 |
| | Green | Scott Gordon Redding | 805 | 15.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent John McKee | 670 | 13.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,447 | 28.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,068 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Altaf Hussain Adalat | 1,847 | 44.86 |
| | Labour | Malkiat Singh Auluck | 1,841 | 44.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Jane Johnston-Wilder | 266 | 6.46 |
| | BNP | Thomas Paul Jones | 163 | 3.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,117 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Henley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Barry Maton | 1,475 | 43.73 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth George Armstrong | 1,326 | 39.31 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Esther Josephine Kenny | 572 | 16.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 4.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,373 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Evelyn Ann Lucas | 1,658 | 46.81 |
| | Conservative | Brinder Seni | 871 | 24.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Herbert Jeffery | 544 | 15.36 |
| | BNP | Simon Daniel Bien | 469 | 13.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 22.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,542 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Longford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,487 | 43.52 |
| | Independent Voice of Longford | Val Stone | 1,091 | 31.93 |
| | Conservative | Harry Maeers | 554 | 16.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Arthur Franklin | 285 | 8.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 11.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,417 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip David Townshend | 1,483 | 38.55 |
| | Conservative | Michael Antony Hammon | 1,076 | 27.97 |
| | Independent | Christine Margaret Oddy | 539 | 14.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ian Kay | 457 | 11.88 |
| | Socialist Alternative | David Bryan Runnalls | 292 | 7.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 23.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,847 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Radford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keiran Pascal Mulhall | 1,564 | 47.62 |
| | Conservative | David Vincent Smith | 692 | 21.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jonathan Johnston-Wilder | 433 | 13.19 |
| | BNP | Tracey Katie Whitehouse | 415 | 12.64 |
| | Independent | David Anderson | 180 | 5.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 26.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,284 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Arrowsmith | 1,457 | 40.70 |
| | Labour | Howard Peter Lacy | 1,169 | 32.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Hugh Thomas | 597 | 16.68 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jason Arnold Toynbee | 357 | 9.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 8.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,580 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St Michael's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Socialist Alternative | Robert Piers Windsor | 1,191 | 40.06 |
| | Labour | Suleman Ismail Bhyat | 1,106 | 37.20 |
| | Conservative | Jane Marie Williams | 428 | 14.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Robert Searles | 248 | 8.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 2.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,973 | |
| | Socialist Alternative gain from Labour | Socialist Alternative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sucha Singh Bains | 1,792 | 44.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Jane Johnston-Wilder | 1,762 | 43.95 |
| | Conservative | Harbans Singh Gumman | 455 | 11.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,009 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary Edward Crookes | 2,612 | 59.69 |
| | Labour | Joseph Akpati Ijoma | 1,013 | 23.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Napier Penlington | 751 | 17.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,599 | 36.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,376 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Westwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Skinner | 1,566 | 39.99 |
| | Labour | Sheila Lacy | 1,374 | 35.09 |
| | BNP | Mark Badrick | 473 | 12.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Rhys Williams | 383 | 9.78 |
| | Independent | Henderson Easton Brooks | 120 | 3.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 4.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,916 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clifford Leonard Ridge | 1,701 | 41.90 |
| | Labour | David Stuart Welsh | 1,285 | 31.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Rees Lewis | 736 | 18.13 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Ross Saunders | 338 | 8.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 10.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,060 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony John O'Neill | 2,205 | 48.95 |
| | Labour | Abdul Salam Khan | 922 | 20.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 725 | 16.09 |
| | BNP | Julie Margaret Allen | 653 | 14.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,283 | 28.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,505 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wyken ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Angela Marie Waters | 1,672 | 41.96 |
| | Labour | Hazel Jean Sweet | 1,612 | 40.45 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Edward Dyke | 701 | 17.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 1.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,985 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |