Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.
Labour gained five seats (Cheylesmore, Foleshill, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Wyken) from the Conservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from the Socialist Party. As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats.
. Coventry City Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010 As the council is elected by thirds one seat in each of the wards was up for election Map of the results of the 2010 Coventry election Conservatives in blue Labour in redLabour gained five seats Cheylesmore Foleshill Sherbourne Whoberley Wyken from the Conservatives and one seat St Michael s from the Socialist Party As a result Labour gained control of the council with 30 out of 54 seats A general election was held on the same day which accounts for the higher turnout Contents 1 Election result 2 Council Composition 3 Ward results 4 ReferencesElection result editCoventry Local Election Result 2010 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 13 6 0 6 72 22 42 29 57 686 6 69 Conservative 5 0 5 5 27 78 28 51 38 891 9 41 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 00 17 70 24 141 9 63 BNP 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 58 6 248 3 32 Socialist Alternative 0 0 1 1 0 00 3 08 4 204 0 34 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 72 2 348 0 94 Green 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 33 1 810 3 78 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 67 912 N A Christian Movement for Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 12 160 N ACouncil Composition editThe composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table Party Previous council Staying councillors Seats up for election Election result New councilLabour 24 17 7 13 30Conservative 27 17 10 5 22Socialist Alternative 2 1 1 0 1Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 0 1BNP 0 0 0 0 0Independent 0 0 0 0 0Green 0 0 0 0 0UKIP 0 0 0 0 0Total 54 36 18 18 54Ward results editBablake ward Party Candidate Votes Conservative Andrew John Williams 2 902 34 6Labour Randhir Auluck 2 715 32 3Liberal Democrats Peter Simpson 1455 17 3Independent Walter William Milner 703 8 4BNP Mark Badrick 518 6 2Socialist Alternative Hannah Grace Seaman 105 1 3Majority 187Turnout 8440 68 5Conservative hold SwingBinley and Willenhall ward Party Candidate Votes Labour John Mutton 3 246 46 6Conservative Ric Richards 1 641 23 6Liberal Democrats Phillip Edward Banner 1 019 14 6UKIP Colin Stubbs 442 6 4BNP Jade Fahey 391 5 6Green Andrew Stephen Jones 126 1 8Socialist Alternative Lindsay Currie 94 1 4Majority 1 605 22 95Turnout 6993 57 3Labour hold SwingCheylesmore ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Harjinder Singh Sehmi 3 040 37 8Conservative Linda Ann Reece 2 934 36 5Liberal Democrats Napier Penlington 1 489 18 5Green John Verdult 327 4 1Socialist Alternative Matthew John Fisher 257 3 2Majority 106 1 31Turnout 8084 65 8Labour gain from Conservative SwingEarlsdon ward Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Antony Hammon 3 207 36 0Labour Christopher Nicholas Youett 3 014 33 8Liberal Democrats Derek Stephen Benefield 2111 23 7Green Scott Redding 408 4 6Socialist Alternative Thomas Allan House 172 1 9Majority 193 2 15Turnout 8967 72 6Conservative hold SwingFoleshill ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Tariq Khan 3 703 55 7Conservative Altaf Adalat Jim 2 008 30 2Liberal Democrats Scott Martin Tallis 469 7 1BNP Paul Jones 200 3 0Christian Movement for Great Britain Ron Lebar 160 2 4Socialist Alternative Jim Hensman 105 1 6Majority 295 6 84Turnout 4 311 39 84Labour gain from Conservative SwingHenley ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Kevin Barry Maton 2 994 41 6Liberal Democrats Brian David Patton 1951 27 1Conservative Will Jones 1519 21 1BNP Tom Gower 577 12 62Socialist Alternative Josie Kenny 154 2 1Majority 1043 14 42Turnout 7 231 56Labour hold SwingHolbrook ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Lucas 3 731 52 0Conservative Vinod Kumar 1 303 18 2Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Brian Sewards 956 13 3BNP Leisel Dawn Wagstaff 483 6 7Independent Sue Smith 461 6 4Green Danny Foulstone 137 1 9Socialist Alternative Glen Martin Watson 105 1 5Majority 2 428 21 84 33 66Turnout 7 213 59 0Labour hold SwingLongford ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Lindsley Harvard 3 623 50 3Conservative Jaswant Singh Birdi 1393 19 3Liberal Democrats Adam James Curran 1065 14 8BNP Darren Thomas 498 6 9UKIP Aaron Davies 470 6 5Socialist Alternative Clive Dunkley 152 2 1Majority 2 558 35 31Turnout 7 244 56 2Labour hold SwingLower Stoke ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Phil Townshend 3 535 47 3Conservative Sarah Chen 1 647 22 0Liberal Democrats Thomas George Wood 1 264 16 9BNP Davied Edward Clarke 503 6 7Socialist Alternative Richard Marcus Charles Groves 273 3 7Green Laura Vesty 256 3 4Majority 1 888 25 12Turnout 12 772 58 8Labour hold SwingRadford ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Kieran Mulhall 3 580 52 2Conservative Jane Marie Williams 1 279 18 6Liberal Democrats James Peter John Simpson 1 091 15 9BNP Philip Mark Jones 415 6 0Green Justin Timothy Wood 208 3 0Independent John Joseph Ryan 127 1 9Socialist Alternative Lenny Shail 99 1 4Independent Dave Anderson 61 0 9Majority 2 301 33 39Turnout 6 892 53 0Labour hold SwingSherbourne ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Seamus Walsh 3 208 42 3Conservative David Arrowsmith 2 010 27 3Liberal Democrats Vincent McKee 1 353 17 9BNP John Paul Hurren 434 5 7Green Stephen Robert George Gray 205 2 7Socialist Alternative Jason Arnold Toynbee 163 2 2Independent Kirpal Singh 143 1 9Majority 1 138 14 96Turnout 7 609 62 7Labour hold SwingSt Michael s ward Party Candidate Votes Labour David Stuart Welsh 2 958 48 1Socialist Alternative Rob Windsor 1 783 48 64Conservative Maya Ali 1 403 22 8Majority 1 715 18 92Turnout 6 211 43 2Labour gain from Socialist Alternative SwingUpper Stoke ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Sucha Bains 3 439 47 7Liberal Democrats Nick SOlman 1 983 27 5Conservative Val Stone 1127 15 6BNP Jason Mundy 480 6 7Socialist Alternative Paul Stephen Smith 185 2 6Majority 1 456 20 07Turnout 3 854 31 39Labour hold SwingWainbody ward Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gary Crookes 3 641 43 3Labour Sundeep Singh Virk 2 457 29 2Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bridget Basu 1 830 21 8BNP Mary Jane Nicholls 217 2 6Independent Alex Iwanczuk 190 2 3Socialist Alternative Fiona Pashazadeh 75 0 9Majority 1 184 13 96Turnout 8 483 67 4Conservative hold SwingWestwood ward Party Candidate Votes Conservative David John Skinner 2 803 43 16Labour Bilal Akhtar 2 767 35 3Liberal Democrats Terence Kenny 1 352 17 3BNP David Clarke 521 6 7Independent Merle Ross Gering 281 3 6Socialist Alternative James Richard Donnelly 109 1 4Majority 36 0 46Turnout 7 869 61 7Conservative hold SwingWhoberley ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Bally Singh 2 781 35 0Conservative Cliff Ridge 2 324 29 2Liberal Democrats Brian Rees Lewis 1 719 21 6BNP Keith Oxford 388 4 9Independent Steve Mahoney 382 4 8Socialist Alternative Teresa Chalcroft 210 2 6Green Martin Lyle 143 1 8Majority 457 5 73Turnout 7 979 64 4Labour gain from Conservative SwingWoodlands ward Party Candidate Votes Conservative Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevn 3 203 36 2Labour Damian Gannon 3 182 35 9Liberal Democrats Charles Coleman 1 558 17 6BNP David John White 623 7 0Green Daniel John Gower 187 2 1Socialist Alternative James Daryl Edgar 102 1 2Majority 21 0 24Turnout 8 883 68 2Conservative hold SwingWyken ward Party Candidate Votes Labour Faye Abbott 3 713 46 4Conservative Angela Marie Waters 2 547 31 8Liberal Democrats Beverley Elizabeth Patton 1 476 18 4Socialist Alternative Kyly Emmeline Wilson 271 3 4Majority 1 116 14 48Turnout 8 050 64 6Labour gain from Conservative SwingReferences edit Local election results 2010 Coventry City Council 2011 Archived from the original on 5 April 2013 Retrieved 21 January 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Coventry City Council election amp oldid 1185404201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,