# 2021 Coventry City Council election

The 2021 Coventry City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, including the West Midlands mayoral election. One-third of the council's seats were up for election.

## Results

2021 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 | 1 | 68.4 | 26 | 39 | 72.2 | 33,833 | 43.6 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 1 | 31.6 | 9 | 15 | 27.8 | 25,965 | 33.4 | 6.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,711 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
| | Coventry Citizens | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,516 | 4.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,329 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,105 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,108 | 1.4 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Bablake

Bablake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Keough | 1,645 | 35.3 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Balvinder Kaur | 1,304 | 28.0 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Glenn Williams | 1,226 | 26.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Niall Webb | 273 | 5.9 | −8.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Tony Middleton | 132 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark James Perryman | 74 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,654 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Thomas | 1,430 | 37.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Amarjit Khangura | 1,167 | 30.5 | +12.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Paul Cowley | 817 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Danny Foulstone | 213 | 5.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Plowman | 158 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Michael Morgan | 37 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |

### Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Catharina Mosterman | 2,003 | 47.0 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Rois Ali | 1,520 | 35.7 | −7.8 |
| | Green | John Verdult | 336 | 7.9 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Granger | 211 | 5.0 | −2.4 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Nate Lewis | 122 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Judy Griffiths | 70 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,262 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Earlsdon

Earlsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Antony Tucker | 2,619 | 43.6 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Zaid Rehman | 2,133 | 35.5 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Richmond | 590 | 9.8 | +2.1 |
| | Green | John Finlayson | 364 | 6.1 | −4.3 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Cameron Baxter | 252 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Adam Harmsworth | 52 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,010 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Foleshill

Foleshill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shakila Nazir | 2,019 | 45.6 | −30.5 |
| | Independent | Zia Khan | 1,536 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Raja Meesala | 440 | 9.9 | −5.2 |
| | Green | David Priestley | 172 | 3.9 | −5.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Nicola Spalding | 123 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Jim Hensman | 67 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Newland | 66 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,423 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 32.6 | |

### Henley

Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ed Ruane | 2,237 | 56.1 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Laura Frances Ridley | 1,154 | 29.0 | +12.7 |
| | Green | Lesley Clare Sim | 219 | 5.5 | −3.8 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Charlie Ann Wilson | 162 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Andrew Shakespeare | 156 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Ian Christopher Wardle | 57 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,985 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Holbrook

Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Lancaster | 1,744 | 43.0 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Stephen Robert George Gray | 1,419 | 35.0 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Zeeshan Qazi | 668 | 16.5 | +1.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Alan Gavin | 166 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Margaret Richmond | 59 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,056 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.1 | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 2,229 | 57.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Balbir Singh Dhami | 861 | 22.0 | +10.3 |
| | Independent | Jim Bench | 343 | 8.8 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Joe McAvoy-Boss | 188 | 4.8 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaspal Singh Bahara | 151 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Coventry Citizens | Ian Arthur Rogers | 139 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Miks | 2,327 | 53.0 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Arthur Ballinger | 1,229 | 28.0 | +15.3 |
| | Green | Esther Mary Reeves | 393 | 9.0 | −4.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Lorna Karen Williams | 174 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andre Escorcio Rodrigues Soares | 168 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | TUSC | John O'Sullivan | 100 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,391 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Radford

Radford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mal Mutton | 1,846 | 54.1 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Neil Worwood | 835 | 24.5 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Jules Spriddle | 299 | 8.8 | −1.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Irena Bosworth | 187 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Dave Anderson | 124 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan David Ward | 121 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,011 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,412 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Sherbourne

Sherbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ryan Martin Thomas Simpson | 1,771 | 42.2 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Amanda Eccles | 1,672 | 39.8 | +5.1 |
| | Green | George Brian Teggin | 361 | 8.6 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nukey Proctor | 189 | 4.5 | −1.9 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Sian Jones | 143 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Aidan Spencer O'Toole | 62 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,198 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.1 | |

### St Michael's

St Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naeem Akhtar | 2,028 | 66.6 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel James Partington | 385 | 12.6 | +3.9 |
| | TUSC | Dave Nellist | 274 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Allan Aspinall | 166 | 5.4 | −2.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Karen Wilson | 100 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benoit David Jones | 94 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,643 | 54.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,047 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kamran Asif Caan | 1,865 | 53.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Gurdeep Singh Sohal | 900 | 26.0 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Laura Katerhine Vesty | 289 | 8.3 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Dorothy Solange Spence | 179 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Coventry Citizens | Thomas Watts | 168 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Terri Hersey | 62 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 27.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,463 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Wainbody

Wainbody :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Anthony Blundell | 2,427 | 55.6 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | John Philip Tallentire | 1,324 | 30.3 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Becky Finlayson | 310 | 7.1 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Morshead | 213 | 4.9 | −4.1 |
| | Coventry Citizens | George Ireland | 93 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,367 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Westwood

Westwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Asha Masih | 1,816 | 44.2 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Abdul Jobbar | 1,382 | 33.6 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Jess Marshall | 454 | 11.0 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Simpson | 191 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Coventry Citizens | Danielle Stringfellow | 101 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Jim Donneley | 85 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Iddrisu Sufyan | 80 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,109 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Whoberley

Whoberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Innes | 1,936 | 47.5 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Gardiner | 1,310 | 32.1 | +11.2 |
| | Green | Anne Patterson | 500 | 12.3 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell David Field | 195 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Coventry Citizens | Teri Fogden | 138 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,079 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Woodlands

Woodlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Christopher Ridley | 2,773 | 57.8 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Mark Leslie Farr | 1,454 | 30.3 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Hilton | 254 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Sudhir Kumar Sard | 152 | 3.2 | −6.7 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Marcus Luke Paris Fogden | 110 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Sarah Stephanie Smith | 58 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,319 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,801 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Wyken

Wyken :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Betty Hopkins | 1,504 | 38.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Richard Thay | 1,393 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Manjeet Rai | 1,304 | 33.7 |
| | Conservative | Myooran Srikantha | 1,144 | 29.6 |
| | Green | Chrissie Lynn Brown | 348 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juliet Emily Sarah Thomas | 260 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Cathy Wattebot | 255 | 6.6 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Gary Ronald Cooper | 195 | 5.0 |
| | Coventry Citizens | Sunny Singh Braitch | 194 | 5.0 |
| | TUSC | Farie Madzikanda | 60 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,870 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |