# 2019 Coventry City Council election

The 2019 Coventry City Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Residents in Allesley, Finham and Keresley areas of the City had the opportunity to elect Parish Councillors.

## Current Council seats

The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 2 May 2019 elections.
| Party | Number of seats 2016/17 |
| Labour | 40 |
| Conservative | 13 |
| Independent | 1 |
| Total | 54 |

## Key dates

* 3 April 2019 4pm: Deadline for those interested in standing as a candidate
* 12 April 2019: Deadline for new applications to register in time to vote
* 15 April 2019 5pm: Deadline for submitting applications to vote by post
* 24 April 2019 5pm: Deadline for submitting applications to vote by proxy
All electors who are currently registered and are eligible to vote on Thursday 2 May should receive their polling card by 7 April.

## Number of candidates by party

* Description of party (if any)
* Conservative Party
* Green Party
* Labour Party
* Liberal Democrat
* Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
* UK Independence Party (UKIP)
* Independent

## Election result in 2019

Coventry Local Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.67 | 28056 |
| Conservative | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.88 | 16512 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 11.92 | 7325 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 11.74 | 7214 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | | | | 1.91 | 1176 |
| TUSC | 0 | | | | 1 | 623 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 503 |

## Ward results
### Bablake

Bablake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tarlochan Jandu | 1,535 | 39.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Angela Hopkins | 1,147 | 29.7 |
| | UKIP | Tony Middleton | 644 | 16.7 |
| | Green | David Priestley | 536 | 13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,862 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ram Lakha | 1,417 | 45.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Cowley | 847 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | Derek Andrews | 553 | 17.9 |
| | Green | Danney Foulstone | 267 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,084 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Brown | 1,492 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative | Zaid Rehman | 1,208 | 35.3 |
| | Green | John Verdult | 472 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim McClean | 254 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,426 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Earlsdon

Earlsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Becky Gittins | 2,155 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Taylor | 2,051 | 39.9 |
| | Green | John Finlayson | 535 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Richmond | 394 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,135 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Foleshill

Foleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdul Khan | 2,516 | 76.1 |
| | Conservative | Raja Meesala | 498 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Cathy Wattebot | 293 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,307 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Henley

Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Seaman | 1,586 | 50.3 |
| | UKIP | Ian Rogers | 593 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | William Sidhu | 514 | 16.3 |
| | Green | Matthew Handley | 293 | 9.3 |
| | Independent | Eamonn Mahon | 169 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,155 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Holbrook

Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joe Clifford | 1,598 | 50.3 |
| | Green | Stephen Gray | 642 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Amarhit Khangura | 488 | 15.4 |
| | UKIP | Ian Alcock | 448 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Bigham | 1,874 | 57.7 |
| | UKIP | Marcus Fogden | 452 | 13.9 |
| | Conservative | Laura Ridley | 379 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | Jim Bench | 334 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Cristian Honeychurch | 211 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,250 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | John McNicholas | 2,008 | 55.0 |
| | UKIP | Ivor Davies | 564 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Esther Reeves | 498 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Zeeshan Qazi | 465 | 12.7 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Terri Hersey | 118 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,653 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Radford

Radford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maya Ali | 1,581 | 54.4 |
| | UKIP | James Stubbs | 497 | 17.1 |
| | Conservative | Neil Worwood | 418 | 14.4 |
| | Green | Jules Spriddle | 302 | 10.4 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Isla Boadle | 109 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sherbourne

Sherbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gavin Lloyd | 1,172 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | Mattie Heaven | 1,115 | 33.0 |
| | UKIP | Glyn Davies | 484 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Niall Webb | 388 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nukey Proctor | 216 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,375 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim O'Boyle | 1,765 | 68.5 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Dave Nellist | 396 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative | Mary Taylor | 224 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Joe McAvoy-Boss | 190 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,575 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Randhir Auluck | 1,538 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Surinder Singh | 621 | 20.3 |
| | UKIP | George Ireland | 501 | 16.4 |
| | Green | Laura Vesty | 394 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,054 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wainbody

Wainbody :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Sawdon | 1,666 | 47.8 |
| | Labour | Abdul Jobbar | 919 | 26.4 |
| | Green | Becky Finlayson | 381 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Morshead | 312 | 9.0 |
| | UKIP | Joshua Gregory-Salter | 207 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,485 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westwood

Westwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marcus Lapsa | 1,429 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Dave Toulson | 1,128 | 32.5 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Arnold | 490 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Jess Marshall | 429 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,476 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whoberley

Whoberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pervez Akhtar | 1,577 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | Steve Keough | 729 | 20.9 |
| | Green | Anne Patterson | 727 | 20.9 |
| | UKIP | Kate Harper | 451 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,484 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woodlands

Woodlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Male | 1,854 | 48.1 |
| | Labour | Nobby Clarke | 1,158 | 30.0 |
| | UKIP | Bradley Alcock | 463 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Sudhir Sard | 382 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,857 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wyken

Wyken :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hazel Sweet | 1,425 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | Asha Masih | 765 | 24.3 |
| | UKIP | Michelle Reid | 573 | 18.2 |
| | Green | Chrissie Brown | 385 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,148 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |