# 2010 Coventry City Council election

Elections for Coventry 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 the Conservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from the Socialist Party. As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats.
A general election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout.

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2010 :
| 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 |

## 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 |
| | 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 | Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Ward results

Bablake ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8440 | 68.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,605 | 22.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6993 | 57.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 106 | 1.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8084 | 65.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 193 | 2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8967 | 72.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 295 | 6.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,311 | 39.84 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Henley ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1043 | 14.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,231 | 56 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,428 | 21.84 | 33.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,213 | 59.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Longford ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,558 | 35.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,244 | 56.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,888 | 25.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,772 | 58.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Radford ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,301 | 33.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,892 | 53.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,138 | 14.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,609 | 62.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St Michael's ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,715 | 18.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,211 | 43.2 |
| | Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Labour gain from Socialist Alternative | Swing | |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,456 | 20.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,854 | 31.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,184 | 13.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,483 | 67.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Westwood ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 36 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,869 | 61.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 457 | 5.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,979 | 64.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,883 | 68.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wyken ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,116 | 14.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,050 | 64.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |