2007 Coventry City Council election

2007 UK local government election December 2024 November 2013 right|thumb|A temporary cabin being used as a polling station in Coventry for the council elections on 3 May 2007 2007 Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election. The Labour Party gained two seats (Foleshill and Wyken) from the Conservative Party one seat (St Michaels) from Socialist Alternative, and one seat (Upper Stoke) from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Election results thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Coventry council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. Coventry local election result 2007 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 2 -2 44.44 34.07 23,974 -3.34 Labour Party (UK) 10 4 0 +4 55.56 38.33 26,978 +2.95 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.00 10.19 7,168 -4.45 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.53 6,002 N/A Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.07 2,159 N/A Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 2,111 -2.07 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 1 -1 0.00 2.48 1,744 -1.41 RESPECT The Unity Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.22 156 N/A Council Composition The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council Conservative Party (UK) 29 19 10 8 28 Labour Party (UK) 19 13 6 10 23 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 3 2 1 0 2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 1 0 1 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 RESPECT The Unity Coalition 0 0 0 0 0 Total 54 36 18 18 54 Ward results Bablake ward Conservative Party (UK) Brian Kelsey 2,126 47.96 Labour Party (UK) Mal Mutton 1,147 25.87 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Simpson 510 11.50 British National Party Michele Jean Stone 401 9.05 Green Party of England and Wales Gianluca Grimalda 249 5.62 979 22.08 4,433 37.70 Conservative Party (UK) Binley and Willenhall ward Labour Party (UK) Ram Lakha 1,733 46.39 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Beech 1,010 27.03 British National Party David Clarke 561 15.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Brian Sewards 306 8.19 Green Party of England and Wales Cathy Wattebot 126 3.37 723 19.35 3,736 32.40 Labour Party (UK) Cheylesmore ward Conservative Party (UK) Kevin John Foster 1,803 42.49 Labour Party (UK) Jean Jackson 1,342 31.63 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence Kenny 423 9.97 British National Party Zoe Gale Hughes 350 8.25 Green Party of England and Wales Bryn Tittle 325 7.66 461 10.86 4,243 36.40 Conservative Party (UK) Earlsdon ward Conservative Party (UK) Ken Taylor 2,364 48.51 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Nicholas Youett 1,241 25.46 Green Party of England and Wales Scott Gordon Redding 652 13.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vincent John McKee 427 8.76 British National Party Joanne Felvus-McCarron 189 3.89 1,123 23.05 4,873 41.96 Conservative Party (UK) Foleshill ward Labour Party (UK) Abdul Salam Khan 2,577 57.77 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Asif 1,359 30.46 RESPECT The Unity Coalition Caron McKenna 156 3.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Jane Johnston-Wilder 155 3.48 British National Party Thomas Paul Jones 105 2.35 Green Party of England and Wales Penny Walker 92 2.06 Independent (politician) Andrew Murdoch 17 0.38 1,218 27.30 4,461 44.47 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Henley ward Labour Party (UK) Lynnette Catherine Kelly 1,672 49.39 Conservative Party (UK) Harbans Gumman 910 26.88 British National Party Mark Badrick 422 12.47 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Josie Kenny 381 11.26 762 22.51 3,385 27.86 Labour Party (UK) Holbrook ward Labour Party (UK) Joe Clifford 1,673 48.66 Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Ann Reece 833 24.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Herbert Jeffery 481 13.99 British National Party Simon Bien 451 13.12 840 24.43 3,438 29.67 Labour Party (UK) Longford ward Labour Party (UK) Linda Joyce Bigham 2,073 56.78 Conservative Party (UK) Val Stone 1.079 29.55 British National Party Leisel Dawn Wagstaff 286 7.83 Green Party of England and Wales Natalia Grana 213 5.84 994 27.23 3,651 29.23 Labour Party (UK) Lower Stoke ward Labour Party (UK) John Douglas McNicholas 1,810 46.20 Conservative Party (UK) Jaswant Singh Birdi 1,060 27.06 Independent (politician) Christine Margaret Oddy 629 16.05 British National Party Darren Thomas 419 10.69 750 19.14 3,918 33.39 Labour Party (UK) Radford ward Labour Party (UK) Tony Skipper 1,663 51.17 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Marie Williams 670 20.61 British National Party Tracey Whitehouse 359 11.05 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Jonathon Johnston-Wilder 282 8.68 Green Party of England and Wales Daniel Joseph Finnan 144 4.43 Independent (politician) Dave Anderson 132 4.06 993 30.55 3,250 27.64 Labour Party (UK) Sherbourne ward Conservative Party (UK) David Vincent Smith 1,197 32.55 Labour Party (UK) Faye Sweet 1,175 31.96 Independent (politician) Heather Rutter 416 11.31 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Hugh Thomas 392 10.66 British National Party Justin Baldwin 290 7.89 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Jason Arnold Toynbee 207 5.63 22 0.60 3,677 31.39 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Rutter was the former Conservative councillor for Sherbourne ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested. St Michael's ward Labour Party (UK) Jim O'Boyle 1,240 43.43 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Lindsay Margaret Currie 1,156 40.49 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bailey 459 16.08 84 2.94 2,855 25.57 Labour Party (UK) Socialist Party (England and Wales) Upper Stoke ward Labour Party (UK) Raja Mohammed Asif 1,620 38.05 Liberal Democrats (UK) Russell David Field 1,617 37.98 Conservative Party (UK) Brinder Kaur Seni 521 12.24 British National Party Robert James Gillon 291 6.84 Independent (politician) Jack Gould 208 4.30 Independent (politician) Jack Clement Kybird 25 0.59 3 0.07 4,257 35.60 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wainbody ward Conservative Party (UK) Tim Sawdon 2,324 55.51 Labour Party (UK) Joe Ijoma 981 23.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Napier Penlington 524 12.51 Green Party of England and Wales Emma Biermann 358 8.55 1,343 32.08 4,187 35.30 Conservative Party (UK) Westwood ward Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Charles Lee 1,426 38.10 Labour Party (UK) Peter Lacy 1,326 35.43 British National Party Davied Edward Clarke 456 12.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Bridget Basu 374 9.99 Independent (politician) Judi Lawson 161 4.30 100 2.67 3,743 32.20 Conservative Party (UK) Whoberley ward Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Henry Charley 1,370 35.14 Labour Party (UK) David Stuart Welsh 1,243 31.88 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Rees Lewis 604 15.49 Independent (politician) Bill Brennan 384 9.85 British National Party Stephen John Pittaway 298 7.64 127 3.26 3,899 34.13 Conservative Party (UK) Woodlands ward Conservative Party (UK) Christian Michael Cliffe 2,055 47.34 Labour Party (UK) Bilal Akhtar 877 20.20 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Howarth 719 16.56 British National Party Julie Margaret Allen 690 15.90 1,178 27.14 4,341 35.91 Conservative Party (UK) Wyken ward Labour Party (UK) Hazel Jean Sweet 1,585 39.39 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Robert Andrews 1,408 34.99 British National Party Steven Turner 434 10.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Jane McKenzie-Gill 354 8.80 Independent (politician) Mick Noonan 164 4.08 Independent (politician) Adrian Roll 79 1.96 177 4.40 4,024 33.81 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mick Noonan was the former Conservative councillor for Wyken ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested. References http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/content/legal-%26-democratic-services-directorate/democratic-services/local-election-results-2007.en Local election results 2007 2008-05-09 2007 Coventry City Council dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100107053328/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/content/legal-%26-democratic-services-directorate/democratic-services/local-election-results-2007.en 7 January 2010 Coventry City Council election 2007 City Council election, 2007