# 2011 Birmingham City Council election

The 2011 Birmingham City Council Election took place to elect members of Birmingham City Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, one seat in each of the city's 40 council wards. The election took place at the same day as the 2011 United Kingdom local elections.

## Election results

Birmingham Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 57 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| Conservative | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| BNP | 0 | | | | 0.0 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0.0 |
| SDP | 0 | | | | 0.0 |

## Ward results

Birmingham Council election, 2011: Acocks Green Electorate 19,787 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stewart Stacey | 3,102 | 48.03 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Wagg* | 2,161 | 33.46 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Joe Edginton | 606 | 9.38 | 4.2 |
| | Green | Amanda Baker | 277 | 4.29 | 1.6 |
| | UKIP | John Butler | 275 | 4.26 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 14.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,459 | 32.64 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Aston Electorate 19,982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Muhammad Afzal* | 4,562 | 62.42 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monhammed Hanif | 2,187 | 29.92 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Adam Felman | 304 | 4.16 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Aby Alamgir | 209 | 2.86 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,375 | 32.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,309 | 36.57 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Bartley Green Electorate 17,669 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lines | 3,429 | 55.08 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | Ash Piddington | 2,036 | 32.70 | 0.2 |
| | BNP | Peter Hickman | 341 | 5.48 | 2.5 |
| | Green | James Robertson | 206 | 3.31 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Garrett | 181 | 2.91 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,393 | 22.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,226 | 35.23 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Billesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Burfoot | 3,229 | 48.0 |
| | Conservative | Susan Axford | 2,459 | 36.6 |
| | BNP | Paul Hickman | 402 | 6.0 |
| | Green | Jane Bradshaw | 308 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Harvey | 294 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,182 | 35.1 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Bordesley Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shafique Shah | 6,684 | 70.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nazir Hussain | 1,668 | 17.6 |
| | Respect | Fozia Ayub | 514 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Fisher | 255 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Huw Davies | 155 | 1.6 |
| | UKIP | Dale Wynde | 127 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,016 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,314 | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Bournville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Huxtable | 3,773 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Walking | 3,497 | 39.6 |
| | Green | Joe Rooney | 678 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Stimpson | 600 | 6.8 |
| | BNP | Darren Allen | 253 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,389 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.6 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Brandwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Henley | 3,820 | 50,7 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Sutton | 2,424 | 32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Alec Peace | 470 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Anna Masters | 429 | 5.7 |
| | BNP | Susan Evans | 347 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,598 | 40.5 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hutchings | 2,555 | 41.7 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Dennis Minnis | 2,534 | 41.4 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Green | 472 | 7.6 | 4.2 |
| | Green | Peter Tinsley | 414 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| | UKIP | Glenda Houston | 145 | 2.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,120 | 33.9 | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Erdington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Moore | 2,941 | 50.3 |
| | Labour | Mark McKenzie | 2,113 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Mills | 279 | 4.8 |
| | BNP | David Campion | 240 | 4.1 |
| | Green | Michael Hoskins | 237 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 828 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sam Burden | 3,489 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative | Bob Harvey | 2,686 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 1,625 | 19.9 |
| | Green | John Rafter | 329 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Handsworth Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paulette Hamilton | 3,956 | 50.5 |
| | Conservative | Rabinder Gill | 3,204 | 40.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Douglas | 342 | 4.4 |
| | Green | Ulla Grant | 290 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Harborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Robert McKay | 3,655 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Hewitt | 3,071 | 39.2 |
| | Green | Phil Simpson | 633 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bates | 426 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Hodge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Majid Mahmood | 3,958 | 58.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwyn Neilly | 1,572 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Ash Zaman | 605 | 8.9 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Duffen | 359 | 5.3 |
| | SDP | Peter Johnson | 136 | 2.00 |
| | Green | Helen Sauntson | 134 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,386 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Kings Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Griffiths | 2,762 | 45.2 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Wood | 2,425 | 39.7 |
| | BNP | Frances Waldron | 350 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ball | 285 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Ged Hickman | 253 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Kingstanding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Kane | 2,209 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | Gary Sambrook | 2,035 | 41.8 |
| | BNP | Eileen Hickman | 344 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hubert Duffy | 128 | 2.6 |
| | Green | Tony O'Sullivan | 121 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,270 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.2 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Ladywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert Bore | 2,787 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | Parveen Hassan | 992 | 21.3 |
| | Green | Hazel Clawley | 506 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Usman | 344 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,669 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.9 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Longbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Cartwright | 2,635 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Barton | 2,188 | 38.6 |
| | BNP | Lynette Orton | 320 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Berwick | 276 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Colin Marriott | 221 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Lozells and East Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Waseem Zaffar | 5,408 | 70.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabirul Islam | 1,483 | 19.3 |
| | Green | David Toke | 367 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Talib Hussain | 364 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,925 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Moseley and Kings Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Straker-Welds | 4,188 | 48.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Cox | 2,312 | 27.0 |
| | Conservative | John Turner | 980 | 11.5 |
| | Green | William Lilley | 818 | 9.6 |
| | UKIP | Alan Blumenthal | 200 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,876 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Nechells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Mosquito | 3,118 | 59.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shazad Iqbal | 1,274 | 24.3 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Powell | 479 | 9.2 |
| | Green | Janet Assheton | 314 | 6.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 1,844 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.1 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Northfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Reg Corns | 2,887 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Winnie Flanagan | 2,833 | 41.2 |
| | BNP | Leslie Orton | 427 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Moles | 345 | 5.0 |
| | Green | Kirsty Axe | 265 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Oscott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Linnecor | 3,539 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | Maria Anna Green | 3,457 | 28.8 |
| | BNP | Howard Hamilton | 391 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Jolliffe | 217 | 3.6 |
| | Green | Harry Eyles | 174 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,783 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 2,795 | 46.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Lloyd Rhoden | 2,457 | 40.8 |
| | Conservative | Derek Johnson | 725 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Quinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Clancy | 3,707 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Clark | 2,849 | 38.7 |
| | Green | Peter Beck | 270 | 3.7 |
| | BNP | Stuart James Bates | 267 | 3.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Garrett | 246 | 3.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Selly Oak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brigid Jones | 2,855 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wright | 1,633 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative | Owen Williams | 1,170 | 17.9 |
| | Green | Charlene Bale | 597 | 9.11 |
| | UKIP | Peter Hughes | 220 | 3.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.20 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Shard End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Ward | 2,609 | 55.9 |
| | Conservative | Jessie Holland | 937 | 20.1 |
| | UKIP | Iain Roden | 419 | 9.0 |
| | BNP | Morris Vincent | 307 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Blair Kesseler | 179 | 3.8 |
| | Green | Tracie Hammond | 166 | 3.6 |
| | SDP | Joyce Ware | 23 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,672 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,666 | 25.2 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Sheldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tilsley | 2,971 | 52.7 |
| | Labour | Brendan O'Brien | 1,447 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative | Amil Khan | 470 | 8.3 |
| | UKIP | Richard Allen | 325 | 5.8 |
| | BNP | Amanda Bowyer | 305 | 5.4 |
| | Green | Alan Clawley | 85 | 1.5 |
| | SDP | Joylan Charlotte Ware | 19 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,524 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,635 | 35.0 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Soho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sybil Spence | 4,572 | 71.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Yaseen | 1,107 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert John Higginson | 448 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Steven Austin | 212 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,465 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,380 | 35.8 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: South Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nawaz Ali | 2,975 | 44.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Osborne | 2,780 | 41.4 |
| | UKIP | Albert Duffen | 412 | 6.13 |
| | Conservative | Sahar Rezazdeh | 321 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Rianne Ten Veen | 194 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,722 | 33.5 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Sparkbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Kennedy | 4,382 | 49.5 |
| | Respect | Mohammed Ishtiaq | 3,413 | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Khan | 569 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hardie | 243 | 2.8 |
| | Green | Charles John Alldrick | 192 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 969 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,849 | 45.0 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Springfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Habib Rehman | 4,791 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tanveer Choudhry | 2,029 | 22.9 |
| | Respect | Rana Nazir | 1,209 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Newman | 516 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Ian Jamieson | 239 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,762 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,865 | 43.8 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Stechford and Yardley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Jackson | 2,514 | 42.3 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Owen | 2,120 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert McKenzie Clark | 578 | 9.7 |
| | UKIP | Graham Duffen | 552 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Eric Fairclough | 136 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,950 | 32.8 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Stockland Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mick Finnegan | 3,043 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | Ash Kayani | 1,638 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Franklyn Earlynton Aaron | 366 | 6.6 |
| | BNP | Trevor Shearer | 220 | 4.0 |
| | Green | Elly Stanton | 210 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,405 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,514 | 32.0 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Sutton Four Oaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Cornish | 5,807 | 69.9 |
| | Labour | Manish Puri | 1,138 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sidney Woods | 676 | 8.1 |
| | Green | David Ratcliff | 634 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,669 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,313 | 43.6 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Sutton New Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Barrie Brindley | 4,304 |
| | Labour | Ian Osborne | 1,602 |
| | Green | Andrew Williams | 439 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn | 436 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,702 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Sutton Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Pears | 4,321 | |
| | Labour | Roger Barley | 1,936 | 26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Parker | 676 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Rod Palmer | 467 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,385 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,453 | 37.7 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Sutton Vesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Lyn | 3,864 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Pocock | 3,118 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Hardy | 436 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,891 | 42.6 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Tyburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Sharpe | 2,500 | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Brien | 1,033 | 21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Holtom | 963 | 20.3 |
| | Green | Lee Moore | 199 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,467 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,736 | 27.3 |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Washwood Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ansar Khan | 8,268 | 88.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Jones | 423 | 4.5 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pullen | 259 | 2.8 |
| | Green | John Bentley | 204 | 2.2 |
| | UKIP | Maurice Eden | 131 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Birmingham Council election, 2011: Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 2,599 | 41.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Hillcox | 2,587 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 402 | 6.4 |
| | Green | David Williams | 312 | 5 |
| | BNP | John Grainger | 305 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,239 | 35.3 |