The 2019 Coventry City Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Residents in Allesley, Finham and Keresley areas of the City had the opportunity to elect Parish Councillors.[2]
Current Council seats
editThe table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 2 May 2019 elections.[3]
| Party | Number of seats 2016/17 |
|---|---|
| Labour | 40 |
| Conservative | 13 |
| Independent | 1 |
| Total | 54 |
Key dates
edit- 3 April 2019 4pm: Deadline for those interested in standing as a candidate
- 12 April 2019: Deadline for new applications to register in time to vote
- 15 April 2019 5pm: Deadline for submitting applications to vote by post
- 24 April 2019 5pm: Deadline for submitting applications to vote by proxy
All electors who are currently registered and are eligible to vote on Thursday 2 May should receive their polling card by 7 April.
Number of candidates by party
edit| Description of party (if any) | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
| Conservative Party | |
| Green Party | |
| Labour Party | |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | |
| Independent |
Election result in 2019
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.67 | 28056 | |||
| Conservative | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.88 | 16512 | |||
| Green | 0 | 11.92 | 7325 | ||||||
| UKIP | 0 | 11.74 | 7214 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1.91 | 1176 | ||||||
| TUSC | 0 | 1 | 623 | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 503 | |||
Ward results
editBablake
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tarlochan Jandu | 1,535 | 39.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Angela Hopkins | 1,147 | 29.7 | ||
| UKIP | Tony Middleton | 644 | 16.7 | ||
| Green | David Priestley | 536 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,862 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Binley and Willenhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ram Lakha | 1,417 | 45.9 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Cowley | 847 | 27.5 | ||
| Conservative | Derek Andrews | 553 | 17.9 | ||
| Green | Danney Foulstone | 267 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,084 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cheylesmore
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Brown | 1,492 | 43.5 | ||
| Conservative | Zaid Rehman | 1,208 | 35.3 | ||
| Green | John Verdult | 472 | 13.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jim McClean | 254 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,426 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Earlsdon
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Becky Gittins | 2,155 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Taylor | 2,051 | 39.9 | ||
| Green | John Finlayson | 535 | 10.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Richmond | 394 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,135 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Foleshill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abdul Khan | 2,516 | 76.1 | ||
| Conservative | Raja Meesala | 498 | 15.1 | ||
| Green | Cathy Wattebot | 293 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,307 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Henley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Seaman | 1,586 | 50.3 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Rogers | 593 | 18.8 | ||
| Conservative | William Sidhu | 514 | 16.3 | ||
| Green | Matthew Handley | 293 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Eamonn Mahon | 169 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,155 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Holbrook
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joe Clifford | 1,598 | 50.3 | ||
| Green | Stephen Gray | 642 | 20.2 | ||
| Conservative | Amarhit Khangura | 488 | 15.4 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Alcock | 448 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,176 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Longford
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Linda Bigham | 1,874 | 57.7 | ||
| UKIP | Marcus Fogden | 452 | 13.9 | ||
| Conservative | Laura Ridley | 379 | 11.7 | ||
| Independent | Jim Bench | 334 | 10.3 | ||
| Green | Cristian Honeychurch | 211 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,250 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lower Stoke
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | John McNicholas | 2,008 | 55.0 | ||
| UKIP | Ivor Davies | 564 | 15.4 | ||
| Green | Esther Reeves | 498 | 13.6 | ||
| Conservative | Zeeshan Qazi | 465 | 12.7 | ||
| Socialist Alternative | Terri Hersey | 118 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,653 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Radford
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maya Ali | 1,581 | 54.4 | ||
| UKIP | James Stubbs | 497 | 17.1 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Worwood | 418 | 14.4 | ||
| Green | Jules Spriddle | 302 | 10.4 | ||
| Socialist Alternative | Isla Boadle | 109 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,907 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sherbourne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gavin Lloyd | 1,172 | 34.7 | ||
| Conservative | Mattie Heaven | 1,115 | 33.0 | ||
| UKIP | Glyn Davies | 484 | 14.3 | ||
| Green | Niall Webb | 388 | 11.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nukey Proctor | 216 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,375 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. Michael's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim O'Boyle | 1,765 | 68.5 | ||
| Socialist Alternative | Dave Nellist | 396 | 15.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mary Taylor | 224 | 8.7 | ||
| Green | Joe McAvoy-Boss | 190 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,575 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Stoke
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Randhir Auluck | 1,538 | 50.4 | ||
| Conservative | Surinder Singh | 621 | 20.3 | ||
| UKIP | George Ireland | 501 | 16.4 | ||
| Green | Laura Vesty | 394 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,054 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wainbody
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tim Sawdon | 1,666 | 47.8 | ||
| Labour | Abdul Jobbar | 919 | 26.4 | ||
| Green | Becky Finlayson | 381 | 10.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Morshead | 312 | 9.0 | ||
| UKIP | Joshua Gregory-Salter | 207 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,485 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Westwood
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marcus Lapsa | 1,429 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | Dave Toulson | 1,128 | 32.5 | ||
| UKIP | Stephen Arnold | 490 | 14.1 | ||
| Green | Jess Marshall | 429 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,476 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Whoberley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pervez Akhtar | 1,577 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Keough | 729 | 20.9 | ||
| Green | Anne Patterson | 727 | 20.9 | ||
| UKIP | Kate Harper | 451 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,484 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Woodlands
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Male | 1,854 | 48.1 | ||
| Labour | Nobby Clarke | 1,158 | 30.0 | ||
| UKIP | Bradley Alcock | 463 | 12.0 | ||
| Green | Sudhir Sard | 382 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,857 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wyken
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hazel Sweet | 1,425 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | Asha Masih | 765 | 24.3 | ||
| UKIP | Michelle Reid | 573 | 18.2 | ||
| Green | Chrissie Brown | 385 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,148 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Sharon. "Coventry City Council elections - 2 May 2019". www.coventry.gov.uk. Coventry City Council. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Sharon. "Coventry City Council elections - 2 May 2019". www.coventry.gov.uk. Coventry City Council. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Bradley, Nicki. "Coventry City Council (local) elections results - 3 May 2018". www.coventry.gov.uk. Coventry City Council.