# 2024 Coventry City Council election

The 2024 Coventry City Council election was held predominately on 2 May 2024 alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, with one ward's election additionally being held a month later on 20 June 2024. The results mirrored Labour's strong showing across the country, taking three seats from the Conservatives and increasing their comfortable majority on the council.
Originally the Labour-held seat in Radford ward was meant to be contested on the same day as the other wards, but was delayed to 20 June 2024 due to the death of the ward's Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate a week before the election. The incumbent Labour councillor Mal Mutton unofficially remained in the seat between 4 May and 20 June 2024 before being re-elected. This was counted by the council as part of the local election rather than as a by-election.

## Background

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Coventry was a district of the West Midlands metropolitan county. The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Midlands Combined Authority was created in 2016 and began electing the mayor of the West Midlands from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former West Midlands metropolitan county.
Coventry Council has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control since it was established. Labour most recently gained control of the council in the 2010 election, when they gained six seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Socialist Alternative. Labour continued to make gains to consolidate its majority on the council in the 2011 and 2012 elections, since when the party's position has remained stable. In the most recent election in 2023, Labour won 13 of the seats up for election with 50.4% of the vote, the Conservatives won four seats with 29.5% of the vote, and the Greens won one seat with 9.3% of the vote. Labour maintained its majority on the council.
Seats up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2021. This election was originally scheduled for 2020, but was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that election, Labour won thirteen seats and the Conservatives won six seats.

## Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. The election took place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards being represented by three councillors, with one councillor elected in each ward each election year to serve a four-year term.
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Coventry aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. People voting in this election in Coventry had only vote for a councillor in the ward they reside.

## Previous council composition

| After 2023 election | After 2023 election | After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 37 | | Labour | 37 | | Labour | 40 |
| | Conservative | 15 | | Conservative | 15 | | Conservative | 12 |
| | Green | 2 | | Green | 2 | | Green | 2 |
Changes:
* 8 September 2023: Becky Gittins (Labour) resigns to stand as the Labour candidate for Clwyd East at the 2024 general election. A by-election is scheduled for 26 October 2023.
* 26 October 2023: The Earlsdon by-election is won by Lynette Kelly; Labour holds the seat.

## Summary
### Election result

2024 Coventry City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 15 | 3 | 83.3 | 25 | 40 | 74.1 | 34,321 | 49.8 | -0.6 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 3 | 16.7 | 9 | 12 | 22.2 | 18,503 | 26.9 | -2.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 | 5,206 | 7.6 | -1.7 |
| | Coventry Citizens | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,954 | 5.7 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,995 | 4.3 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,838 | 2.7 | NA |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,646 | 2.4 | +0.2 |
| | Britain First | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 379 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Bablake

Bablake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bea Christopher | 1,612 | 38.3 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Steve Keough* | 1,528 | 36.3 | –9.9 |
| | Britain First | Amanda Peel | 379 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Niall Webb | 292 | 6.9 | –0.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Tony Middleton | 194 | 4.6 | –0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 157 | 3.7 | –1.2 |
| | TUSC | Anthony Downes | 43 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,224 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Thomas* | 1,478 | 41.8 | –3.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Paul Cowley | 1,421 | 40.2 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | William Single | 562 | 15.9 | –1.8 |
| | TUSC | Rob Slater | 77 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 1.6 | –11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,568 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Mosterman* | 1,726 | 43.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Randhir Auluck | 1,601 | 39.9 | –4.4 |
| | Green | Bruce Tetlow | 282 | 7.0 | ±0.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Josh Finch | 178 | 4.4 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rambir Khatkar | 150 | 3.7 | –0.9 |
| | TUSC | Judy Griffiths | 73 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,062 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Earlsdon

Earlsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Antony Tucker* | 2,688 | 52.7 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Zaid Rehman | 1,663 | 32.6 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Richmond | 612 | 12.0 | +4.7 |
| | TUSC | Adam Harmsworth | 139 | 2.7 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 20.1 | –3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,148 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Foleshill

Foleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shakila Nazir | 2,027 | 46.9 | –31.6 |
| | Independent | Ferhan Kiani | 1,391 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rakesh Gill | 356 | 8.2 | –6.3 |
| | Independent | Abdirazak Ahmed | 247 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Coventry Citizens | Teri Fogden | 180 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David-Leigh Waters | 125 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 636 | 14.7 | –49.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,408 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Henley

Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ed Ruane* | 2,234 | 58.5 | –4.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Ballinger | 863 | 22.6 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Cathy Wattebot | 247 | 6.5 | –2.2 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Tom Watts | 229 | 6.0 | –0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Macy | 190 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Aidan O'Toole | 55 | 1.4 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,371 | 35.9 | –6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,818 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Holbrook

Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rachel Lancaster* | 2,180 | 55.2 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Gareth Lloyd | 1,234 | 31.2 | –13.4 |
| | Conservative | Zeeshan Qazi | 427 | 10.8 | –0.5 |
| | TUSC | Jim Hensman | 111 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,952 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 13.1 | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Duggins* | 2,289 | 65.9 | –1.7 |
| | Conservative | William Sidhu | 507 | 14.6 | –3.1 |
| | Green | Rachel Ward | 284 | 8.2 | +0.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Denise Sànchez | 178 | 5.1 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan McMichael | 122 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Alan Checklin | 93 | 2.7 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,782 | 51.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,473 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Miks* | 2,677 | 61.5 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wyatt | 812 | 18.7 | –4.4 |
| | Green | Tom Jewell | 357 | 8.2 | –0.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Dani Stringfellow | 205 | 4.7 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andre Soares | 176 | 4.0 | –1.2 |
| | TUSC | John O'Sullivan | 124 | 2.8 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,865 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,351 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Radford

Radford, 20 June 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mal Mutton* | 1,082 | 58.0 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Smith | 328 | 17.6 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Julie Spriddle | 156 | 8.4 | −1.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Cameron Baxter | 128 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Spence | 98 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Mila Matharu | 72 | 3.9 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 40.5 | −0.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Sherbourne

Sherbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Toulson | 1,636 | 42.8 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Simpson* | 1,490 | 39.0 | −1.8 |
| | Green | David Priestley | 261 | 6.8 | −0.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Julian Montague | 161 | 4.2 | +1.3 |
| | TUSC | Jane Nellist | 136 | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Norwood | 136 | 3.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,820 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naeem Akhtar* | 2,222 | 62.1 | –4.1 |
| | Conservative | Mehmet Yetkin | 350 | 9.8 | –1.3 |
| | TUSC | Dave Nellist | 346 | 9.7 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Chrissie Brown | 329 | 9.2 | +3.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Karen Wilson | 186 | 5.2 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benoit Jones | 147 | 4.1 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,872 | 52.3 | –2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,580 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kamran Caan* | 2,049 | 57.9 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative | Pratibha Ramidi | 508 | 14.4 | –3.0 |
| | Green | John Finlayson | 287 | 8.1 | –4.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Marcus Fogden | 218 | 6.2 | –2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gallagher | 186 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Aaron Essel | 143 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Terri Rosser | 88 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Angela Rusu | 57 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,541 | 43.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,536 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Wainbody

Wainbody :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Blundell* | 1,869 | 49.8 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Dianabasi Nkantah | 1,295 | 34.5 | –1.5 |
| | Green | Becky Finlayson | 258 | 6.9 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Morshead | 169 | 4.5 | –1.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Adam Hancock | 104 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| | Women's Equality | Megan Lemee | 60 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 15.3 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,774 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Westwood

Westwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Grace Lewis | 1,936 | 47.3 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Asha Masih | 1,415 | 34.5 | –12.6 |
| | Green | Jess Marshall | 342 | 8.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Simpson | 199 | 4.9 | –0.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Nate Lewis | 139 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Jim Donnelly | 65 | 1.6 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,143 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.5 | |

### Whoberley

Whoberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Innes | 2,070 | 55.6 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Boyle | 821 | 22.0 | –0.8 |
| | Green | Anne Patterson | 429 | 11.5 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Grainger | 199 | 5.3 | –1.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Ian Stringfellow | 132 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| | TUSC | Zoe Parker | 74 | 2.0 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,249 | 33.6 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,762 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Woodlands

Woodlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Ridley* | 1,994 | 47.5 | –4.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Neil Rider | 1,563 | 37.2 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Lesley Sim | 216 | 5.1 | –0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Perryman | 213 | 5.1 | –1.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Lorna Williams | 121 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Sarah Davis | 90 | 2.1 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 10.3 | –9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,232 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Wyken

Wyken :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Hopkins* | 1,682 | 47.3 | –2.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank Beechey | 1,284 | 36.1 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Richard Baker | 232 | 6.5 | –4.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Gary Cooper | 180 | 5.1 | –0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annabell Gurney-Terry | 116 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Mila Matharu | 60 | 1.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 11.2 | –9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,593 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

## Changes 2024-2026
### By-elections
#### St Michael's

St Michael's: 10 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sanjida Jobbar | 899 | 49.1 | –13.0 |
| | TUSC | Dave Nellist | 327 | 17.9 | +8.2 |
| | Workers Party | Ejaz Akbar Janjua | 212 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mehmet Yetkin | 145 | 7.9 | –1.9 |
| | Green | Thomas James Jewell | 96 | 5.2 | –4.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Karen Wilson | 94 | 5.1 | –0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robyn Clare Simpson | 57 | 3.1 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 31.2 | –21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |