# 2008 Coventry City Council election

Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.
The Labour Party gained two seats (Radford, whose sitting councillor had been elected for Labour but later switched parties, and Foleshill) from the Conservative Party and the Conservatives gained one seat (Westwood) from Labour.
The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, but remained the ruling party, with half of the seats.

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.00 | 37.92 | 26,591 | +3.85 |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 38.90 | 35.60 | 24,964 | -2.73 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | 8.07 | 5,661 | -2.12 |
| Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | 2.74 | 1,920 | +3.07 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.90 | 5,535 | -0.63 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.11 | 3,584 | +2.04 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.66 | 1,865 | -0.34 |

## Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council |
| | Conservative | 28 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| | Labour | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Ward results

Note: Gains and holds of wards are noted with respect to the 2006 council election except for Radford – where the seat changed hands by defection.. Percentage changes are given with respect to the 2007 council election.
Turnout figures include spoilt ballots.
Bablake ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Victor Gazey | 2,546 | 58.74 | +10.78 |
| | Labour | Bilal Akhtar | 917 | 21.16 | −4.71 |
| | BNP | Michele Jean Stone | 443 | 10.22 | +1.17 |
| | Green | Ryan David Taylor | 428 | 9.88 | +4.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,629 | 37.59 | +15.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,334 | 36.33 | −1.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Chater | 1,467 | 42.42 | −3.97 |
| | Conservative | Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevin | 1,021 | 29.53 | +2.50 |
| | BNP | Mark Badrick | 437 | 12.64 | −2.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Anthony McCarney | 389 | 11.25 | +3.06 |
| | Green | Kenneth Christopher Jones | 144 | 4.16 | +0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 12.90 | −6.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,458 | 28.94 | −3.46 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hazel Margaret Noonan | 1,903 | 46.63 | −1.88 |
| | Labour | Catherine Elizabeth Miks | 1,224 | 29.99 | −1.64 |
| | BNP | Carl Stew | 385 | 9.44 | +1.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Kenny | 351 | 8.60 | −0.16 |
| | Green | Aisa Kara | 218 | 5.34 | −2.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 16.64 | +5.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,081 | 34.33 | −2.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Robert Andrews | 2,515 | 52.31 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 1,155 | 24.02 | −1.44 |
| | Green | Scott Redding | 698 | 14.52 | +1.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Napier Penlington | 440 | 9.15 | +0.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,360 | 28.29 | +5.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,808 | 40.36 | −1.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malkiat Singh Auluck | 2,180 | 50.57 | −7.20 |
| | Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 1,885 | 43.72 | +13.26 |
| | Green | Penny Walker | 246 | 5.71 | +3.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 6.84 | −20.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,311 | 39.84 | −4.63 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Henley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ed Ruane | 1,483 | 38.34 | −11.05 |
| | Independent | Brian David Patton | 950 | 24.56 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Val Stone | 947 | 24.48 | −2.4 |
| | BNP | Simon Bien | 488 | 12.62 | +0.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 13.78 | −8.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,868 | 30.04 | +2.18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Clifford | 1,821 | 53.45 | +4.79 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 1.077 | 31.61 | +7.38 |
| | BNP | Simon Bien | 509 | 14.94 | +1.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 21.84 | −2.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,407 | 28.76 | −0.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Longford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 1,831 | 53.15 | −3.63 |
| | Conservative | Harbans Singh Gumman | 762 | 22.12 | −7.43 |
| | BNP | Susan Gail Hillen | 430 | 12.48 | +4.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Coleman | 286 | 8.30 | N/A |
| | Green | Natalia Grana | 136 | 3.95 | −1.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 31.03 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,445 | 27.07 | −2.16 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Harrison | 1,682 | 44.59 | −1.61 |
| | Conservative | Vinod Dogra | 858 | 22.75 | −4.31 |
| | Independent | Christine Margaret Oddy | 405 | 10.74 | −5.31 |
| | BNP | Darren Thomas | 359 | 9.52 | −1.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Marion Coleman | 308 | 8.16 | N/A |
| | Green | Laura Vesty | 160 | 4.24 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 21.85 | +2.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | 31.18 | −2.21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mal Mutton | 1,444 | 46.40 | −4.77 |
| | Conservative | Jane Marie Williams | 796 | 25.58 | +4.97 |
| | BNP | Thomas Paul Jones | 344 | 11.05 | 0.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Hilda Hawkey | 273 | 8.77 | +0.09 |
| | Green | Cathy Wattebot | 131 | 4.21 | −0.22 |
| | Independent | Dave Anderson | 124 | 3.99 | −0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 648 | 20.82 | −9.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,112 | 25.30 | −2.34 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Christopher Ridley | 1,546 | 43.04 | +10.49 |
| | Labour | Seamus Walsh | 1,123 | 31.26 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Hewison | 312 | 8.69 | −1.97 |
| | BNP | Justin Baldwin | 280 | 7.79 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Charlotte Tittle | 196 | 5.46 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jason Arnold Toynbee | 135 | 3.76 | −1.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 11.78 | +11.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,592 | 29.90 | −1.49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Michael's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Dave Nellist | 1,643 | 48.64 | +8.15 |
| | Labour | Motasem Ali | 1,336 | 39.55 | −3.88 |
| | Conservative | Charles Stephen Cox | 399 | 11.81 | −4.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 9.09 | +6.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 26.10 | +0.53 |
| | Socialist Alternative hold | Socialist Alternative hold | Swing | | |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell David Field | 1,694 | 43.95 | +5.97 |
| | Labour | David Stewart Welsh | 1,506 | 39.08 | +1.03 |
| | Conservative | Ian Ewart Johnson | 482 | 12.51 | +0.27 |
| | Green | Bryn Tittle | 172 | 4.46 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 4.88 | +4.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,854 | 31.39 | −4.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Anthony Blundell | 2,470 | 61.05 | +5.54 |
| | Labour | Randhir Kaur Auluck | 755 | 18.66 | −4.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent John McKee | 468 | 11.57 | −0.94 |
| | Green | John Walton | 353 | 8.72 | +0.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,715 | 42.39 | +10.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,046 | 32.71 | −2.59 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Edgar Lapsa | 1,713 | 43.16 | +5.06 |
| | Labour | Dave Batten | 1,389 | 34.99 | −0.44 |
| | BNP | Matthew Mason | 425 | 10.71 | −1.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 277 | 6.98 | −3.01 |
| | Green | Jesse Meadows | 165 | 4.16 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 8.16 | +5.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,969 | 32.11 | −0.09 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Maurice James Bailey | 1,586 | 38.28 | +3.14 |
| | Labour | Bally Singh | 1,372 | 33.12 | +1.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Rees Lewis | 328 | 7.92 | −7.57 |
| | BNP | Anthony Angliss | 300 | 7.24 | −0.40 |
| | Independent | Joan Ann Griffin | 222 | 5.36 | −4.49 |
| | Green | Gianluca Grimalda | 193 | 4.65 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jim Donnelly | 142 | 3.43 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 5.17 | +1.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,143 | 34.10 | −0.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heather Jean Johnson | 2,206 | 49.83 | +2.49 |
| | Labour | Shagufta Hamid-Khan | 791 | 17.88 | −2.32 |
| | BNP | David Clarke | 720 | 16.26 | +0.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 535 | 12.08 | −4.48 |
| | Green | Danny Foulstone | 175 | 3.95 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,415 | 31.96 | +4.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,427 | 35.70 | −0.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wyken ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susanna Ella Dixon | 1,879 | 45.66 | +10.67 |
| | Labour | Faye Sweet | 1,488 | 36.16 | −3.23 |
| | BNP | Steven John Pittaway | 415 | 10.09 | −0.69 |
| | Green | Jo Rathbone | 169 | 4.11 | N/A |
| | Independent | Adrian Roll | 84 | 2.04 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | Mick Noonan | 80 | 1.94 | −2.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 9.50 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,115 | 33.83 | +0.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |