# 2022 Coventry City Council election

The 2022 Coventry City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 18 out of 54 — on Coventry City Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
In the previous council election in 2021, Labour maintained its control of the council, holding 39 seats after the election. The Conservative Party held the remaining 15 seats.

## Background
### History

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 2021 Coventry City Council election, Labour won 13 of the seats up for election with 43.6% of the vote, while the Conservatives won the remaining six with 33.4% of the vote. The Green Party received 8.6% of the vote but won no seats. Labour maintained its majority on the council.
Positions up for election in 2022 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won thirteen seats and the Conservatives won five 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 will take 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 will be 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, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. People voting in this election in Coventry only vote for a councillor in the ward they reside.

## Previous council composition

| After 2021 election | After 2021 election | After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 39 | | Labour | 39 |
| | Conservative | 15 | | Conservative | 15 |

## Results summary

2022 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 | 13 | | 72.2 | 26 | 39 | 72.2 | 31,794 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 22.2 | 10 | 14 | 25.9 | 20,104 | 30.3 | |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 6,630 | 10.0 | |
| | Coventry Citizens | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,837 | 4.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,746 | 3.2 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,086 | 2.6 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,086 | 1.6 | |
| | ADF | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | 0.2 | N/A |

## Wards
### Bablake

Bablake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jaswant Singh Birdi | 2,074 | 50.0 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | George Walker | 1,391 | 33.5 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Niall Webb | 290 | 7.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Spence | 200 | 4.8 | +3.2 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Tony Middleton | 195 | 4.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,150 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6 | |
Bablake Seats Before the 2022 Election :
| Party | Councillor | Councillor |
| Conservative | Jaswant Singh Birdi | Outgoing |
| Conservative | Tarlochan Singh Jandu | 2019-Incumbent |
| Conservative | Steven Keough | 2021-Incumbent |

### Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mutton | 1,355 | 41.3 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Amarjit Singh Khangura | 949 | 28.9 | −1.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Paul Nichalos Cowley | 635 | 19.3 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Chrissie Lynn Brown | 232 | 7.1 | +1.5 |
| | ADF | Marianne Angela Fitzgerald | 113 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,284 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
Binley and Willenhall Seats Before the 2022 Election :
| Party | Councillor | Councillor |
| Labour | John Mutton | Outgoing |
| Labour | Ram Parkash Lakha | 2019-Incumbent |
| Labour | Christine Elizabeth Thomas | 2021-Incumbent |

### Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Maurice James Bailey | 1,848 | 47.0 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Ami Kaur | 1,526 | 38.8 | +3.1 |
| | Green | John Verdult | 222 | 5.6 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Caroline Grainger | 193 | 4.9 | −0.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Sian Jones | 82 | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| | TUSC | Judy Griffiths | 61 | 1.6 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,932 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
Cheylesmore Seats Before the 2022 Election :
| Party | Councillor | Councillor |
| Conservative | Roger Bailey | Outgoing |
| Labour | Richard Brown | 2019-Incumbent |
| Conservative | Barbara Mosterman | 2021-Incumbent |

### Earlsdon

Earlsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Kindy Sandhu | 2,806 | 53.0 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Zaid Rehman | 1,537 | 29.0 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Richmond | 469 | 8.9 | −0.9 |
| | Green | John David Campbell Finlayson | 250 | 4.7 | −1.4 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Cameron Ewart Baxter | 181 | 3.4 | −0.8 |
| | TUSC | Adam Joachim Harmsworth | 48 | 0.9 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,291 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |
Earlsdon Seats Before the 2022 Election :
| Party | Councillor | Councillor |
| Labour | Kindy Sandhu | Outgoing |
| Labour | Becky Gittins | 2019-Incumbent |
| Labour | Antony Tucker | 2021-Incumbent |

### Foleshill

Foleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tariq Khan | 1,806 | 46.0 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Zia Ahmed Khan | 1,746 | 44.5 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Raja Reddy Meesala | 373 | 9.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,925 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Foleshill Seats Before the 2022 Election :
| Party | Councillor | Councillor |
| Labour | Tariq Khan | Outgoing |
| Labour | Abdul Salam Khan | 2019-Incumbent |
| Labour | Shakila Nazir | 2021-Incumbent |

### Henley

Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Maton | 1,865 | 54.8 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth John Taylor | 960 | 28.2 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Cathy Wattebot | 296 | 8.7 | +3.2 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Charlie Ann Wilson | 219 | 6.4 | +2.3 |
| | TUSC | Aidan Spencer O'Toole | 63 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,403 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |
Henley Seats Before the 2022 Election :
| Party | Councillor | Councillor |
| Labour | Kevin Maton | Outgoing |
| Labour | Patricia Seaman | 2019-Incumbent |
| Labour | Ed Ruane | 2021-Incumbent |

### Holbrook

Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Stephen Robert George Gray | 2,105 | 51.3 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Raj Dhaliwal | 1,611 | 39.3 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Zeeshan Qazi | 290 | 7.1 | −9.4 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Alan Benjamin Gavin | 64 | 1.6 | −2.5 |
| | TUSC | Jim Hensman | 31 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,101 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,982 | 60.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Diane Sylvia Crookes | 645 | 19.8 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Karl Aldred | 295 | 9.1 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaspal Singh Bahara | 181 | 5.6 | +1.7 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Nicola Spalding | 151 | 4.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,254 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rupinder Singh | 2,274 | 59.5 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Arthur Ballinger | 810 | 21.2 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Esther Mary Reeves | 400 | 10.5 | +1.5 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Danielle Stringfellow | 211 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| | TUSC | John Patrick O'Sullivan | 130 | 3.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,825 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Radford

Radford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Maria Hetherton | 1,807 | 61.1 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Laura Frances Ridley | 600 | 20.3 | −4.2 |
| | Green | Julie Ann Spriddle | 261 | 8.8 | ±0.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Irena Bosworth | 175 | 5.9 | +0.4 |
| | TUSC | Dave Anderson | 114 | 3.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,957 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sherbourne

Sherbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Seamus Walsh | 1,455 | 39.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Gardiner | 1,420 | 38.9 | −3.3 |
| | Green | George Teggin | 336 | 9.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nukey Proctor | 176 | 4.8 | +0.3 |
| | TUSC | Jane Elizabeth Nellist | 159 | 4.4 | +2.9 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Marcus Luke Paris Fogden | 100 | 2.7 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,646 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### St. Michaels

St. Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Stuart Welsh | 1,898 | 69.8 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Taylor | 270 | 9.9 | −2.7 |
| | TUSC | Dave Nellist | 257 | 9.4 | +0.4 |
| | Green | David Neil Priestley | 181 | 6.7 | +1.3 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Karen Wilson | 114 | 4.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gurdev Singh Hayre | 1,696 | 57.5 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Gurdeep Singh Sohal | 582 | 19.7 | −6.3 |
| | Green | Laura Katherine Vesty | 357 | 12.1 | +3.8 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Gary Ronald Cooper | 226 | 7.7 | +2.8 |
| | TUSC | Terri-Jay Hersey | 87 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,948 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Wainbody

Wainbody :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mattie Heaven | 2,105 | 53.7 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Arthur Des | 1,315 | 33.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Frederick Morshead | 214 | 5.5 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Becky Finlayson | 198 | 5.0 | −2.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Adam Jack Hancock | 89 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,921 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Westwood

Westwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abdul Jobbar | 1,533 | 42.3 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Manjeet Rai | 1,431 | 39.5 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Jessica Mary Marshall | 350 | 9.7 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Simpson | 235 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
| | TUSC | Jim Donnelly | 76 | 2.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,625 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Whoberley

Whoberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Bally Singh | 2,390 | 61.5 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen James Smith | 911 | 23.5 | −8.6 |
| | Green | Anne Patterson | 303 | 7.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell David Field | 172 | 4.4 | −0.4 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Nate Lewis | 108 | 2.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,884 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 11.3 | |

### Woodlands

Woodlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julia Lepoidevin | 2,142 | 51.0 | −6.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lynnette Catherine Kelly | 1,449 | 34.5 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark James Perryman | 290 | 6.9 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Lesley Clare Sim | 191 | 4.5 | +1.3 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Thomas Watts | 67 | 1.6 | −0.7 |
| | TUSC | Sarah Stephanie Davis | 60 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,199 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Wyken

Wyken :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Faye Abbott | 1,635 | 48.4 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Myooran Sri | 1,157 | 34.3 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Russell Berry | 363 | 10.8 | +1.3 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Lorna Kareen Williams | 220 | 6.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,375 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |