2018 Coventry City Council election
# 2018 Coventry City Council election

The 2018 Coventry City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. This is on the same day as other local elections.

## Current Council seats

The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 3 May 2018 elections.

| Party | Number of seats 2016/17 |
| - | - |
| Labour | 39 |
| Conservative | 15 |
| Total | 54 |

## Number of candidates by party

| Description of party (if any) | Number of candidates |
| - | - |
| Conservative Party | 18 |
| Green Party | 18 |
| Labour Party | 18 |
| Liberal Democrat | 10 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 5 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 8 |
| Independent | 2 |

## Election result in 2018

Coventry Local Election Result 2018 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72.2 | 52.8 | 33,334 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.8 | 32.9 | 20,784 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4,133 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2,020 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,545 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 795 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 500 |

## Ward results

The following tables show candidates for each Ward.

### Bablake

Bablake Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jaswant Singh BIRDI | 2,048 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | Penelope BARBER | 1507 | 29.5 |
| | Green | Scott Gordon REDDING | 1187 | 23.2 |
| | UKIP | Tony MIDDLETON | 228 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter SIMPSON | 147 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Binley and Willenhall

Binley and Willenhall Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Roderick MUTTON | 1,574 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | Mattie HEAVEN | 911 | 29.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Nicholas COWLEY | 293 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Peter PLOWMAN | 146 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Tina Michele CHALLENOR | 123 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cheylesmore

Cheylesmore Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roger Maurice James BAILEY | 1,815 | 45.6 |
| | Labour | Maya Ajijun ALI | 1743 | 43.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Margaret RICHMOND | 214 | 5.4 |
| | Green | George TTOOULI | 205 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Earlsdon

Earlsdon Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kindy SANDHU | 2,375 | 45.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Arthur BALLINGER | 2219 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John RICHMOND | 322 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Cathy WATTEBOT | 260 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Foleshill

Foleshill Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tariq KHAN | 2,830 | 83.3 |
| | Conservative | William SIDHU | 314 | 9.2 |
| | Green | David Neil PRIESTLEY | 148 | 4.4 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Clare WELLS | 107 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Henley

Henley Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kevin Barry MATON | 1,709 | 54.7 |
| | Conservative | Oliver David GRAHAM | 896 | 28.7 |
| | UKIP | Martin Joseph BATES | 232 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Matthew HANDLEY | 228 | 7.3 |
| | TUSC | Michael MORGAN | 60 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Holbrook

Holbrook Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Evelyn Ann LUCAS | 1,839 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | Tarlochan Singh JANDU | 617 | 19.5 |
| | Green | Stephen GRAY | 549 | 17.4 |
| | UKIP | Marcus Luke Paris FOGEN | 155 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Longford

Longford Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lindsley HARVARD | 2,222 | 69.6 |
| | Conservative | Amarjit Singh KHANGURA | 715 | 22.4 |
| | Green | Katie SMITH | 256 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Lower Stoke

Lower Stoke Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rupinder SINGH | 2,206 | 58.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Michael NOONAN | 760 | 20.2 |
| | UKIP | Ivor Harold DAVIES | 263 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Esther Mary REEVES | 214 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andre Escorcio Rodrigues SOARES | 184 | 4.9 |
| | TUSC | Rob MCARDLE | 131 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Radford

Radford Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patricia Maria HETHERTON | 1,951 | 65.0 |
| | Conservative | Maureen LAPSA | 561 | 18.7 |
| | Green | Julie SPRIDDLE | 169 | 5.6 |
| | TUSC | Dave ANDERSON | 163 | 5.4 |
| | UKIP | Ian Arthur ROGERS | 158 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sherbourne

Sherbourne Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Seamus WALSH | 1,460 | 44.3 |
| | Conservative | Zaid REHMAN | 959 | 29.1 |
| | Independent | Matthew BATSON | 307 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Niall WEBB | 285 | 8.6 |
| | Independent | Merle Ross GERING | 193 | 5.9 |
| | TUSC | Isla Nell Edwina WINDSOR | 91 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Michael's

St Michael's Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Stuart WELSH | 1,952 | 71.7 |
| | TUSC | Dave NELLIST | 350 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Andrew LERIGO | 275 | 10.1 |
| | Green | Aimee CHALLENOR | 146 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Upper Stoke

Upper Stoke Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sucha Singh BAINS | 1,967 | 61.2 |
| | Conservative | Surinder Jit SINGH | 775 | 24.1 |
| | Green | Laura VESTY | 268 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nukey PROCTOR | 204 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wainbody

Wainbody Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gary Edward CROOKES | 1,867 | 51.4 |
| | Labour | Abdul JOBBAR | 1271 | 35.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Frederick MORSHEAD | 204 | 5.6 |
| | Green | Joe MCAVOY-BOSS | 182 | 5.0 |
| | UKIP | George Charles Alfie IRELAND | 109 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westwood

Westwood Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David John SKINNER | 1,729 | 50.4 |
| | Labour | Dave TOULSON | 1429 | 41.7 |
| | Green | Jess MARSHALL | 169 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg JUDGE | 103 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whoberley

Whoberley Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Bally SINGH | 2,140 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | Steve KEOUGH | 923 | 26.4 |
| | Green | Anne PATTERSON | 241 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob WHEWAY | 188 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woodlands

Woodlands Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Julia Elizabeth LEPOIDEVIN | 2,266 | 56.0 |
| | Labour | Gavin John LLOYD | 1267 | 31.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy HILTON | 308 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Joy Annette WARREN | 209 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wyken

Wyken Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Faye ABBOTT | 1,892 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Asha MASIH | 1134 | 34.2 |
| | Green | Chrissie BROWN | 294 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
