2007 Birmingham City Council election
Appearance
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Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held in May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003.[1]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 44 | ![]() |
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Labour | 41 | ![]() |
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Liberal Democrats | 32 | ![]() |
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Respect | 2 | ![]() |
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BNP | 0 | ![]() |
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Green | 0 | ![]() |
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UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
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Community Independent | 0 | ![]() |
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Independent | 0 | ![]() |
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Socialist Labour | 0 | ![]() |
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National Front | 0 | ![]() |
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New Nationalist Party | 0 | ![]() |
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People's Justice | 0 | ![]() |
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Council Composition
After the election the composition of the council was:
style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:36.67%;" | 44 | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:34.17%;" | 41 | style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:26.67%;" | 32 | style="background:Template:Respect Party/meta/color; width:1.67%;" | 2 | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width:0.83%;" | 1 |
Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Respect | Other |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:36.67%;" | 44 | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:34.17%;" | 41 | style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:26.67%;" | 32 | style="background:Template:Respect Party/meta/color; width:1.67%;" | 2 | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width:0.83%;" | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Respect | Other |
Ward results
Acocks Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Penny Wagg | 3,072 | |||
Labour | John O'Shea | 1,452 | |||
BNP | Ben Lumby | 536 | |||
Conservative | Hannah Axford | 508 | |||
Green | Amanda Baker | 258 | |||
UKIP | Peter Hillman | 77 | |||
Majority | 1,620 | ||||
Turnout | 5,919 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Aston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Muhammad Afzal | 2,684 | |||
Respect | Abdul Aziz | 2,018 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Saeed Aehmed | 2005 | |||
Conservative | Mohammed Hasan | 209 | |||
Green | Liam Wilkinson | 165 | |||
BNP | Pamela Allen | 136 | |||
Majority | 666 | ||||
Turnout | 7,255 | 39.9 | |||
Labour gain from Respect | Swing |
Bartley Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Lines | 3,718 | |||
Labour | John Ritchie | 1,421 | |||
BNP | Julie Ashton | 569 | 8.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Ashley Hemming | 307 | |||
Green | Annabel Smith | 186 | |||
Majority | 2,297 | ||||
Turnout | 6,215 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Billesley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hughes | 2,608 | |||
Labour | Susan Burfoot | 2,445 | |||
BNP | Malcolm Owen | 753 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Wagg | 463 | |||
Green | Margaret James | 291 | |||
Majority | 163 | ||||
Turnout | 6,589 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Bordesley Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shafique Shah | 3,908 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Saeed Mohammed | 2,638 | |||
Respect | Farooq Rajput | 1,403 | |||
Conservative | Fitzroy Stevenson | 352 | |||
BNP | Martin Williams | 279 | |||
Green | Adam Clawley | 196 | |||
Majority | 1,270 | ||||
Turnout | 8,805 | 44.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bournville
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tim Huxtable | 3,890 | |||
Labour | Peter Griffiths | 1,715 | |||
Green | Joe Rooney | 1,096 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 792 | |||
BNP | Malcolm Doughty | 444 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 2,175 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,953 | 40.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brandwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Hill | 2,646 | |||
Labour | Gary Mills | 2,231 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Peace | 730 | |||
BNP | Gemma Orton | 588 | |||
Green | Anna Masters | 448 | |||
Majority | 415 | ||||
Turnout | 6,654 | 37.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Edgbaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Hutchings | 2,410 | |||
Labour | Martin Clee | 1,196 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Ritchie | 524 | |||
Green | Barney Smith | 322 | |||
BNP | Trevor Shearer | 121 | |||
UKIP | Francois Jones | 75 | |||
Majority | 1,214 | ||||
Turnout | 4,663 | 28.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Erdington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gareth Compton | 2,588 | |||
Labour Co-op | Susanna McCorry | 1,701 | |||
BNP | Terence Larkin | 494 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Hardy | 453 | |||
Green | Mark Oley | 295 | |||
Majority | 887 | ||||
Turnout | 5,540 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Hall Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hawthorn | 3,122 | |||
Conservative | Bob Harvey | 2,430 | |||
Labour | Samuel Burden | 1,346 | |||
BNP | Robert Davenport | 412 | |||
Green | Daniel Cook | 297 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 692 | ||||
Turnout | 7,622 | 40.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Handsworth Wood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paulette Hamilton | 2,684 | |||
Conservative | Arjan Singh | 2,224 | |||
Socialist Labour | John Tyrrell | 1,052 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Douglas | 517 | |||
Green | Eric Fairclough | 309 | |||
BNP | Keith Davies | 202 | |||
Majority | 460 | ||||
Turnout | 7,004 | 36.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harborne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Hollingworth | 2,699 | |||
Labour | John Priest | 1,662 | |||
Green | Phil Simpson | 786 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Miriam Banting | 649 | |||
BNP | Lynette Orton | 265 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 1,307 | ||||
Turnout | 6,083 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hodge Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gwyn Neilly | 2,191 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Mike Nangle | 2,075 | |||
BNP | Denis Adams | 686 | |||
Conservative | Jessie Holland | 671 | |||
Independent | Roger Gordon | 509 | |||
Green | Lydia Bradshaw | 108 | |||
Majority | 116 | ||||
Turnout | 6,433 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Kings Norton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Wood | 2,340 | |||
Labour | Laura Ross | 1,930 | |||
BNP | Michael Bell | 534 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hannon | 393 | |||
Green | Hermoine Coalter | 231 | |||
Majority | 410 | ||||
Turnout | 5,510 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Kingstanding
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Kane | 2,025 | |||
Conservative | Mark Haddon | 1,020 | |||
BNP | Lee Windridge | 673 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Hubert Duffy | 330 | |||
New Nationalist Party | Sharon Ebanks | 171 | |||
National Front | Terry Williams | 161 | |||
Green | Geoffrey Tapalu | 122 | |||
Majority | 1,005 | ||||
Turnout | 4,533 | 26.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ladywood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Albert Bore | 1,791 | |||
Conservative | Peter Smallbone | 732 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jeffers | 456 | |||
Green | Damien Duff | 276 | |||
BNP | Lee Saunders | 160 | |||
UKIP | Mark Nattrass | 47 | |||
Majority | 1,059 | ||||
Turnout | 3,474 | 21.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Longbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Barton | 2,050 | |||
Labour | Amy Watson | 1,629 | |||
BNP | Elizabeth Wainwright | 989 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sven Harvey | 443 | |||
Green | Bill Van Marle | 222 | |||
Majority | 421 | ||||
Turnout | 5,344 | 29.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lozells and East Handsworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mahmood Hussain | 3,454 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sabirul Islam | 1,634 | |||
Respect | Raghib Ahsan | 1,411 | |||
Conservative | Zaweed Khan | 334 | |||
Green | Richard Pitt | 224 | |||
BNP | Zane Patchell | 92 | |||
Majority | 1,820 | ||||
Turnout | 7,177 | 38.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moseley and Kings Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Emily Cox | 2,728 | |||
Labour | William Lees | 2,143 | |||
Respect | Yasir Idris | 947 | |||
Conservative | Tariq Hussain | 911 | |||
Green | Elinor Stanton | 683 | |||
BNP | Sabrina Garnowski | 161 | |||
UKIP | Alan Blumenthal | 134 | |||
Majority | 585 | ||||
Turnout | 7,730 | 41.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Nechells
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yvonne Mosquito | 1,878 | |||
Respect | Mushtaq Hussain | 1,013 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masoom | 874 | |||
BNP | Darren Potter | 297 | |||
Community Independent Party | Mohammed Shahban | 268 | |||
Green | Janet Assheton | 256 | |||
People's Justice | A Raja | 167 | |||
Majority | 865 | ||||
Turnout | 4,787 | 26.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Northfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Reg Corns | 2,931 | |||
Labour Co-op | Brian Seymore-Smith | 1,839 | |||
BNP | Leslie Orton | 1,228 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Moles | 575 | |||
Green | Susan Pearce | 255 | |||
Majority | 1,092 | ||||
Turnout | 6,935 | 36.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oscott
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Keith Linnecor | 2,819 | |||
Conservative | Graham Green | 2,144 | |||
BNP | Robert Purcell | 894 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Hamilton | 357 | |||
Green | Harry Eyles | 169 | |||
New Nationalist Party | Keith Axon | 102 | |||
Majority | 675 | ||||
Turnout | 6,494 | 35.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Perry Barr
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 2,794 | |||
Labour | Sam Allen | 1,675 | |||
Conservative | Maria Green | 734 | |||
BNP | Steven Thomas | 549 | |||
Green | Lester Mundy | 183 | |||
Majority | 1,119 | ||||
Turnout | 5,950 | 34.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Quinton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Len Clark | 3,215 | |||
Labour | Caroline Badley | 2,835 | |||
BNP | Josephine Larkin | 481 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Sherwen | 457 | |||
Green | Peter Beck | 336 | |||
Majority | 380 | ||||
Turnout | 7,335 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Selly Oak
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Wright | 2,081 | |||
Labour | David Williams | 1,620 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Hardie | 956 | |||
Green | Peter Tinsley | 546 | |||
BNP | Jeffrey Cahill | 230 | |||
Majority | 461 | ||||
Turnout | 5,443 | 26.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Shard End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Ward | 2,527 | |||
BNP | Richard Lumby | 1,263 | |||
Conservative | Barry Hands | 806 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Brooke | 454 | |||
Green | John Read | 112 | |||
National Front | Mark Neary | 92 | |||
New Nationalist Party | Matthew Benton | 30 | |||
Majority | 1,264 | ||||
Turnout | 5,373 | 29.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sheldon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Tilsley | 3,637 | |||
Labour | Mick Johnson | 729 | |||
BNP | Michael Jones | 724 | |||
Conservative | Emma Mahay | 489 | |||
Green | Michael Sheridan | 132 | |||
Majority | 2,908 | ||||
Turnout | 5,718 | 36.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Soho
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sybil Spence | 3,325 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Zalal Choudhury | 1,482 | |||
Conservative | David Williams-Masinda | 438 | |||
Socialist Labour | Sheera Johal | 260 | |||
Green | Huw Davies | 234 | |||
BNP | Darren Allen | 120 | |||
Majority | 1,843 | ||||
Turnout | 5,894 | 34.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
South Yardley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Osborne | 3,342 | |||
Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1,622 | |||
BNP | Tanya Whitehead | 686 | |||
Conservative | Ken Axford | 560 | |||
Green | Rianne Ten Veen | 221 | |||
National Front | Adrian Davidson | 134 | |||
Majority | 1,720 | ||||
Turnout | 6,482 | 33.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sparkbrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Respect | Mohammed Ishtiaq | 3,514 | |||
Labour | Mohammed Azim | 2,503 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Dilawar Khan | 919 | |||
Conservative | Anwar Hussain | 548 | |||
Community Independent | Shokat Ali | 503 | |||
Green | Charles Alldrick | 310 | |||
BNP | Arthur Botterill | 106 | |||
Majority | 1,011 | ||||
Turnout | 8,456 | 43.5 | |||
Respect gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Springfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tanveer Choudhry | 2,602 | |||
Labour | Fazal Ellahi | 2,283 | |||
Respect | Mohammed Suleman | 2,092 | |||
Conservative | Mahinderpal Singh | 561 | |||
Green | Ian Jamieson | 300 | |||
BNP | Deanne Adams | 254 | |||
Majority | 319 | ||||
Turnout | 8,124 | 41.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stechford and Yardley North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Barbara Jackson | 3,612 | |||
Labour | Suraiya Makhdoom | 784 | |||
BNP | Patrick Collins | 707 | |||
Conservative | Robert Clark | 506 | |||
Green | Edith Roberts | 119 | |||
UKIP | Alan Ware | 77 | |||
Majority | 2,837 | ||||
Turnout | 5,881 | 32.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stockland Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mick Finnegan | 2,300 | |||
Conservative | Jackie Banks | 1,376 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Pearson | 556 | |||
BNP | Peter Lawrie | 479 | |||
Green | John Bentley | 258 | |||
Majority | 924 | ||||
Turnout | 4,976 | 29.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sutton Four Oaks
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Maureen Cornish | 4,697 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Holtom | 647 | |||
Labour | Manish Puri | 555 | |||
UKIP | Brendan Padmore | 489 | |||
BNP | Maureen Davies | 372 | |||
Green | Karl Macnaughton | 301 | |||
Majority | 4,050 | ||||
Turnout | 7,070 | 37.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sutton New Hall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Breadman | 3,694 | |||
Labour | Christopher Hillcox | 922 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jean Woods | 660 | |||
BNP | Karen Lawrie | 618 | |||
Green | Jim Orford | 296 | |||
Majority | 2,772 | ||||
Turnout | 6,202 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sutton Trinity
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Pears | 3,622 | |||
Labour | Roger Barley | 1,063 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Parker | 730 | |||
BNP | Mark Trippas | 493 | |||
Green | Ulla Grant | 351 | |||
Majority | 2,559 | ||||
Turnout | 6,271 | 32.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sutton Vesey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stuart Clarkson | 3,477 | |||
Labour | Robert Pocock | 1,678 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sidney Woods | 696 | |||
BNP | Wendy Lawrie | 560 | |||
Green | Heather Ramsden | 397 | |||
Majority | 1,799 | ||||
Turnout | 6,821 | 37.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tyburn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mike Sharpe | 1,584 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Line | 1,112 | |||
Conservative | Sallyann Rose | 1,020 | |||
BNP | Alan Chamberlain | 550 | |||
Green | Tamara Bolger | 133 | |||
New Nationalist Party | John Mitchell | 54 | |||
Majority | 472 | ||||
Turnout | 4,464 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Washwood Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tariq Khan | 5,294 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nazabit Ali | 3,074 | |||
Conservative | Wilfred Holland | 481 | |||
BNP | Graham Jones | 254 | |||
Green | Hazel Clawley | 248 | |||
Majority | 2,220 | ||||
Turnout | 9,389 | 48.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weoley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 2,187 | |||
Labour Co-op | Mike Drinkwater | 1,860 | |||
BNP | Norman Ashton | 548 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 534 | |||
Independent | Mark Jastrzebski | 264 | |||
Green | Stuart Masters | 237 | |||
Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 198 | |||
UKIP | David Collin | 83 | |||
Majority | 327 | ||||
Turnout | 5,918 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Labour suffers Wolverhampton loss". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 2007". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- Birmingham City Council election service (with links to results)
- 2007 Birmingham Council election (BBC)