Coventry local elections
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One third of Coventry City Council in the West Midlands, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 54 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]
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Political control [edit]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 1978 |
| Conservative | 1978 - 1979 |
| Labour | 1979 - 2003 |
| No overall control | 2003 - 2006 |
| Conservative | 2006 - 2008 |
| No overall control | 2008 - 2010 |
| Labour | 2010 - present |
Council elections [edit]
- Coventry Council election, 1998
- Coventry Council election, 1999
- Coventry Council election, 2000
- Coventry Council election, 2002
- Coventry Council election, 2003
- Coventry Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes took place)[3]
- Coventry Council election, 2006
- Coventry Council election, 2007
- Coventry Council election, 2008
- Coventry Council election, 2010
- Coventry Council election, 2011
- Coventry Council election, 2012
Overview [edit]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Socialist | Independent | |||||
| 2012 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2004 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
By-election results [edit]
1993-1997 [edit]
| Foleshill By-Election 6 June 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,674 | 49.0 | |||
| Conservative | 953 | 27.9 | |||
| Militant Labour | 535 | 15.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 255 | 7.5 | |||
| Majority | 721 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,417 | 28.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1997-2001 [edit]
| Henley By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 4,801 | 63.7 | -7.2 | ||
| Conservative | 1,600 | 21.2 | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,136 | 15.1 | +4.8 | ||
| Majority | 3,201 | 42.5 | |||
| Turnout | 7,537 | 62.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Wainbody By-Election 13 November 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,741 | 61.8 | +11.9 | ||
| Labour | 673 | 23.9 | -7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 360 | 12.8 | -5.6 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 44 | 1.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,068 | 37.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,818 | 22.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005 [edit]
| Cheylesmore By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 2,998 | 46.9 | -5.2 | ||
| Conservative | 2,146 | 33.6 | -23.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 987 | 15.5 | +13.9 | ||
| Unknown | 257 | 4.0 | +4.0 | ||
| Majority | 852 | 13.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6,388 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Radford By-Election 20 September 2001[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Skipper | 873 | 53.5 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Simpson | 442 | 27.1 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Gary Ridley | 316 | 19.4 | -8.4 | |
| Majority | 431 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,631 | 13.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2011 [edit]
| Lower Stoke By-Election 6 October 2011[5][6][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Catherine Elizabeth Miks | 1366 | 53.9 | -3.3 | |
| Conservative | Jaswant Singh Birdi | 563 | 22.2 | -0.1 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Robert McArdle | 254 | 10.0 | +3.6 | |
| BNP | Keith Oxford | 149 | 5.9 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Laura Vesty | 114 | 4.5 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Edward Widdop | 79 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 803 | 31.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2532 | 18.51 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ "Coventry City Council". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Coventry". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Coventry council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Tony's win keeps Labour hold". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2001-09-21. p. 5.
- ^ "Notice of By-election". Coventry City Council. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Coventry City Council. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Statement of results". Coventry City Council. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
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