# 2007 Coventry City Council election

Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.
The Labour Party gained two seats (Foleshill and Wyken) from the Conservative Party one seat (St Michaels) from Socialist Alternative, and one seat (Upper Stoke) from the Liberal Democrats.
The Conservative party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 44.44 | 34.07 | 23,974 | -3.34% |
| Labour | 10 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 55.56 | 38.33 | 26,978 | +2.95 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 10.19 | 7,168 | -4.45 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.53 | 6,002 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.07 | 2,159 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2,111 | -2.07 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 2.48 | 1,744 | -1.41 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 156 | N/A |

## 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 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| | Labour | 19 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Ward results

Bablake ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelsey | 2,126 | 47.96 |
| | Labour | Mal Mutton | 1,147 | 25.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Simpson | 510 | 11.50 |
| | BNP | Michele Jean Stone | 401 | 9.05 |
| | Green | Gianluca Grimalda | 249 | 5.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | 22.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,433 | 37.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ram Lakha | 1,733 | 46.39 |
| | Conservative | Denise Beech | 1,010 | 27.03 |
| | BNP | David Clarke | 561 | 15.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Brian Sewards | 306 | 8.19 |
| | Green | Cathy Wattebot | 126 | 3.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 19.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,736 | 32.40 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin John Foster | 1,803 | 42.49 |
| | Labour | Jean Jackson | 1,342 | 31.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Kenny | 423 | 9.97 |
| | BNP | Zoe Gale Hughes | 350 | 8.25 |
| | Green | Bryn Tittle | 325 | 7.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 10.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,243 | 36.40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Vincent John McKee | 427 | 8.76 |
| | BNP | Joanne Felvus-McCarron | 189 | 3.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | 23.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,873 | 41.96 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Susan Jane Johnston-Wilder | 155 | 3.48 |
| | BNP | Thomas Paul Jones | 105 | 2.35 |
| | Green | Penny Walker | 92 | 2.06 |
| | Independent | Andrew Murdoch | 17 | 0.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,218 | 27.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,461 | 44.47 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Henley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lynnette Catherine Kelly | 1,672 | 49.39 |
| | Conservative | Harbans Gumman | 910 | 26.88 |
| | BNP | Mark Badrick | 422 | 12.47 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Josie Kenny | 381 | 11.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | 22.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,385 | 27.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joe Clifford | 1,673 | 48.66 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 833 | 24.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Herbert Jeffery | 481 | 13.99 |
| | BNP | Simon Bien | 451 | 13.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 24.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,438 | 29.67 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Longford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Joyce Bigham | 2,073 | 56.78 |
| | Conservative | Val Stone | 1.079 | 29.55 |
| | BNP | Leisel Dawn Wagstaff | 286 | 7.83 |
| | Green | Natalia Grana | 213 | 5.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 994 | 27.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,651 | 29.23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | 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 |
| | BNP | Darren Thomas | 419 | 10.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 19.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,918 | 33.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Radford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Skipper | 1,663 | 51.17 |
| | Conservative | Jane Marie Williams | 670 | 20.61 |
| | BNP | Tracey Whitehouse | 359 | 11.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jonathon Johnston-Wilder | 282 | 8.68 |
| | Green | Daniel Joseph Finnan | 144 | 4.43 |
| | Independent | Dave Anderson | 132 | 4.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 30.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,250 | 27.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Arthur Hugh Thomas | 392 | 10.66 |
| | BNP | Justin Baldwin | 290 | 7.89 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jason Arnold Toynbee | 207 | 5.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,677 | 31.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Heather Rutter was the former Conservative councillor for Sherbourne ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.
St Michael's ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 84 | 2.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,855 | 25.57 |
| | Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Swing | |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Raja Mohammed Asif | 1,620 | 38.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell David Field | 1,617 | 37.98 |
| | Conservative | Brinder Kaur Seni | 521 | 12.24 |
| | BNP | Robert James Gillon | 291 | 6.84 |
| | Independent | Jack Gould | 208 | 4.30 |
| | Independent | Jack Clement Kybird | 25 | 0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,257 | 35.60 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Sawdon | 2,324 | 55.51 |
| | Labour | Joe Ijoma | 981 | 23.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Napier Penlington | 524 | 12.51 |
| | Green | Emma Biermann | 358 | 8.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,343 | 32.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,187 | 35.30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Westwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Charles Lee | 1,426 | 38.10 |
| | Labour | Peter Lacy | 1,326 | 35.43 |
| | BNP | Davied Edward Clarke | 456 | 12.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 374 | 9.99 |
| | Independent | Judi Lawson | 161 | 4.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 2.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,743 | 32.20 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Henry Charley | 1,370 | 35.14 |
| | Labour | David Stuart Welsh | 1,243 | 31.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Rees Lewis | 604 | 15.49 |
| | Independent | Bill Brennan | 384 | 9.85 |
| | BNP | Stephen John Pittaway | 298 | 7.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 3.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,899 | 34.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christian Michael Cliffe | 2,055 | 47.34 |
| | Labour | Bilal Akhtar | 877 | 20.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 719 | 16.56 |
| | BNP | Julie Margaret Allen | 690 | 15.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,178 | 27.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,341 | 35.91 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wyken ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hazel Jean Sweet | 1,585 | 39.39 |
| | Conservative | Allan Robert Andrews | 1,408 | 34.99 |
| | BNP | Steven Turner | 434 | 10.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Jane McKenzie-Gill | 354 | 8.80 |
| | Independent | Mick Noonan | 164 | 4.08 |
| | Independent | Adrian Roll | 79 | 1.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 4.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,024 | 33.81 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Mick Noonan was the former Conservative councillor for Wyken ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.