Birmingham City Council election, 2015

The 2015 Birmingham City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, and also the 2015 UK General Election.

In Birmingham the Labour Party went against the trend across the United Kingdom, as they lost the General Election the Labour Party managed to strengthen its hold on Birmingham City Council as well as performing well in the Westminster seats. This is despite the problems facing the Council in the form of the recent Operation Trojan Horse scandal and the Kerslake review, which was highly critical of Birmingham City Council. Albert Bore (Labour Group leader) said the Labour Party did well in Birmingham because it was honest and open with the people of Birmingham and that the people of Birmingham felt they had been unfairly targeted by the Conservative led government.

All results compared to 2012, which is the term that expired in 2015. In 2011 Respect, who did not contest this election, were the main opposition to Labour in a small number of safe seats.

Birmingham City Council election, 2015

7 May 2015

One third (40) seats to Birmingham City Council + 1 byelection 61 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Seats won 79 30 11 Seat change +2 -1 -1

Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

2015 local election results in Birmingham

Result

Birmingham City Council Election Result 2015
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	29	+2		+2	70.73	46.04	199,871
	Conservative	10		-1	-1	24.39	26.88	116,680
	Liberal Democrat	2		-1	-1	4.88	10.11	43,898
	UKIP	0			0	0	11.44	49,673
	Green	0			0	0	4.71	20,444
	TUSC	0			0	0	0.37	1,619
	Independent	0			0	0	0.36	1,549
	Socialist Labour	0			0	0	0.04	179
	National Health Action	0			0	0	0.02	96
	Patriotic Socialist Party	0			0	0	0.02	88
	Social Democratic	0			0	0	0.01	46

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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77	31	12
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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79	30	11
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem

Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats

Result by Ward

The electoral division results listed below^[1] are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections,^[2] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

Acocks Green

Acocks Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stewart Charles Stacey*	4,741	44.3	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Penny Wagg	2,846	26.6	-6.9
	UKIP	Gerry Moynihan	1,390	13.0	+8.7
	Conservative	Richard John Sparkes	1,174	11.0	+1.6
	Green	Amanda Caroline Baker	397	3.7	-0.6
	TUSC	Eamonn Kevin Flynn	108	1.0	N/A
	Social Democratic	Peter Frank Johnson	46	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,895	17.7
Turnout			10,702
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

Aston

Aston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Muhammad Afzal*	8,388	83.6	+21.2
	Conservative	Joel Christopher Buckett	693	6.9	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Rezaul Islam Billah	479	4.8	-25.1
	Green	Hazel Marjorie Clawley	474	4.7	+1.8
Majority			7,695	76.7
Turnout			10,034
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.3

Bartley Green

Bartley Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lines*	4,553	46.7	-8.4
	Labour	Aaron Mansfield	3,046	31.2	-1.5
	UKIP	Graham George Short	1,565	16.1	N/A
	Green	Michelle Annette Adams	373	3.8	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Franceska Garrett	217	2.2	-0.7
Majority			1,507	15.5
Turnout			9,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.5

Billesley

Billesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Elaine Barnett	4,876	44.7	-3.3
	Conservative	Steve Mee	2,893	26.5	-10.1
	UKIP	James Martin Dalton	2,215	20.3	N/A
	Green	Cheryl Ann Buxton-Sait	492	4.5	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Emily Rohaise Cox	441	4.0	-0.4
Majority			1,983	18.2
Turnout			10,917
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Bordesley Green

Bordesley Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shafique Shah*	8,357	75.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Adnan Azam	1,569	14.1	-3.5
	Conservative	Parveen Hassan	558	5.0	+2.3
	Green	Alan Clawley	522	5.0	+3.4
	TUSC	Theo Sharieff	81	0.7	N/A
Majority			6,788	61.1
Turnout			11,117
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Bournville

Bournville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Huxtable*	5,422	40.8	-1.9
	Labour Co-op	Mary Anne Locke	4,840	36.5	-3.1
	Green	Ian James Jamieson	1,297	9.8	+2.1
	UKIP	Steven John Brookes	1,186	8.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Peter Sword	536	4.0	-2.8
Majority			582	4.3
Turnout			13,281
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.6

Brandwood

Brandwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Stephen Henley*	5,381	46.3	-4.4
	Conservative	Neville Anthony Summerfield	3,385	29.1	-3.1
	UKIP	Alan Blumenthal	1,699	14.6	N/A
	Green	Lizzy Sharman	679	5.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher James Forest Burgess	487	4.2	-2.0
Majority			1,996	17.2
Turnout			11,631
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.6

Edgbaston

Edgbaston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matt Bennett	4,112	42.5	+0.8
	Labour	Tom Keeley	3,932	40.6	-0.8
	Green	Tom Dalton	777	8.0	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Lee James Dargue	433	4.5	-3.1
	UKIP	Laura Elizabeth Howard	426	4.4	+2.1
Majority			180	1.9
Turnout			9,680
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.6

Erdington

Erdington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Raymond Moore*	4,109	43.3	-7.0
	Labour	Keith Alexander Heron	3,420	36.0	-0.1
	UKIP	Justin Alexander Gayle	1,215	12.8	N/A
	Green	Ulla Barbro Grant	325	3.4	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Philip David Mills	247	2.6	-2.2
	National Health Action	Krystyna Teresa Mikula-Deegan	96	1.0	N/A
	TUSC	Joe Foster	83	0.9	N/A
Majority			689	7.3
Turnout			9,495
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.6

Hall Green

Hall Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Burden*	4,994	40.4	-2.3
	Conservative	David William Agar	2,923	23.6	-9.3
	Liberal Democrat	Paula Denise Smith	2,029	16.4	-3.5
	Independent	Bob Harvey	1,003	8.1	N/A
	UKIP	Malcolm Thomas Dudley Mummery	980	7.9	N/A
	Green	Rachel Ruana Xerri-Brooks	390	3.2	-0.8
	TUSC	David Geoffrey Wright	48	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,071	16.8
Turnout			12,367
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Handsworth Wood

Handsworth Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paulette Adassa Hamilton*	7,110	63.9	+13.4
	Conservative	Sukhwinder Singh Sungu	2,393	21.5	-19.4
	UKIP	Harjinder Singh	597	5.4	N/A
	Green	Eric Wyn Fairclough	457	4.1	+0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Arjun Singh	393	3.5	-0.9
	Socialist Labour	Shangara Singh Bhatoe	179	1.6	N/A
Majority			4,717	42.4
Turnout			11,129
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.4

Harborne

Harborne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Robert McKay*	4,922	43.0	-3.6
	Conservative	Jane James	4,384	38.3	-0.9
	Green	Phil Simpson	964	8.4	+0.3
	UKIP	Charles Richard Brecknell	654	5.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Andrew Banting	528	4.6	-0.8
Majority			538	4.7
Turnout			11,452
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Majid Mahmood*	6,065	61.0	+1.8
	Conservative	Robert Simon Coleman	1,635	16.5	+7.6
	UKIP	Adrian David Duffen	1,527	15.3	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Waheed Rafiq	373	3.8	-19.3
	Green	Rhys Bryn Morgan	266	2.7	+0.7
	TUSC	Marie Emma O'Connor	68	0.7	N/A
Majority			4,430	44.5
Turnout			9,934
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

Kingstanding

Kingstanding
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des Hughes	3,547	42.5	-2.9
	Conservative	Andy Rudge	2,640	31.7	-10.1
	UKIP	Eric Westacott	1,761	21.1	N/A
	Green	Joe Belcher	196	2.4	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Graham John Lippiatt	136	1.6	-1.0
	TUSC	Ben Perry	57	0.7	N/A
Majority			907	10.8
Turnout			8,337
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Kings Norton

Kings Norton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter James Llewelyn Griffiths*	3,847	39.2	-6.0
	Conservative	Barbara Iris Wood	3,727	38.0	-1.7
	UKIP	Tim Plumbe	1,539	15.7	N/A
	Green	Claire Marie Hammond	413	4.2	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Peter James Lloyd	277	2.9	-1.8
Majority			120	1.2
Turnout			9,803
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.2

Ladywood

Ladywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Albert Bore*	4,764	52.0	-7.7
	Conservative	Tom Skidmore	2,290	25.0	+3.7
	Green	Chloe Juliette	999	10.9	+0.1
	UKIP	Matthew Ludford	576	6.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Saeed	527	5.8	-1.6
Majority			2,474	27.0
Turnout			9,156
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Longbridge

Longbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Cartwright*	4,148	38.7	-7.8
	Conservative	Daniel James Caldicott	3,576	33.4	-5.2
	UKIP	Kevin Robert Morris	2,147	20.1	N/A
	Green	Aysha Peggy Lynton Turner	475	4.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Francis Hannon	365	3.4	-1.4
Majority			572	5.3
Turnout			10,711
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.3

Lozells and East Handsworth

Lozells and East Handsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Waseem Zaffar*	8,535	80.7	+10.3
	Conservative	Ravi Chumber	977	9.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Baljinder Kaur	379	3.6	-15.7
	Green	Ankaret Shakti Harmer	367	3.5	-1.3
	TUSC	Alistair James Wingate	312	3.0	N/A
Majority			7,558	71.5
Turnout			10,570
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Moseley and Kings Heath

Moseley and Kings Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Gladstone Straker-Welds*	5,603	45.2	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Martin James Paul Mullaney	2,134	17.2	-9.8
	Conservative	Owen Vaughan Williams	1,813	14.6	+3.1
	Green	Elly Stanton	1,666	13.5	+3.9
	Independent	Luke Edward Holland	546	4.4	N/A
	UKIP	Rashpal Mondair	465	3.8	+1.5
	TUSC	Mike Friel	165	1.3	N/A
Majority			3,469	28.0
Turnout			12,392
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.1

Nechells

Nechells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Maria Mosquito*	6,403	74.1	+14.5
	Conservative	John Robert Turner	964	11.2	+2.0
	Green	Janet Elizabeth Assheton	611	7.1	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Shazad Iqbal	574	6.6	-17.7
	Patriotic Socialist Party	John McAuliffe	88	1.0	N/A
Majority			4,439	62.9
Turnout			8,640
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Northfield

Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debbie Clancy	4,705	39.7	-2.3
	Labour	Robbie Lea-Trengrouse	4,033	34.0	-7.2
	UKIP	Clair Ann Marie Braund	2,068	17.5	N/A
	Green	Susan Pearce	517	4.4	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andy Moles	436	3.7	-1.3
	TUSC	Clive Richard Walder	78	0.7	N/A
Majority			672	5.7
Turnout			11,837
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.5

Oscott

Oscott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith William Linnecor*	4,268	42.3	-15.7
	Conservative	Graham Geoffrey Green	2,822	27.9	-0.9
	UKIP	Roger David Tempest	2,382	23.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Jolliffe	285	2.8	-0.8
	Green	Harry Eyles	253	2.5	-0.4
	TUSC	Brian Kenneth Beddowes	91	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,446	14.4
Turnout			10,101
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

Perry Barr

Perry Barr
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Hunt*	4,161	41.7	-4.7
	Labour	Sarfraiz Hussain	3,484	34.9	-5.9
	Conservative	Alain Gregory Keith Hurst	1,055	10.6	-1.4
	UKIP	Charles Douglas	1,033	10.3	N/A
	Green	Seth Atkin	246	2.5	N/A
Majority			677	6.8
Turnout			9,979
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+0.6

Quinton

Quinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Michael Clancy*	4,828	44.6	-5.7
	Conservative	Georgina Chandler	3,684	34.1	-4.6
	UKIP	Martin Joseph Barrett	1,423	13.1	N/A
	Green	Peter Charles Beck	491	4.5	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Anthony George Garrett	341	3.2	-1.0
	TUSC	Nick Hart	55	0.5	N/A
Majority			1,144	10.5
Turnout			10,822
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.6

Selly Oak

Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Brigid Jones*	4,160	45.5	+1.9
	Conservative	Monica Catherine Hardie	2,225	22.7	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Francis Green	1,484	15.2	-9.9
	Green	Joe Rooney	1,189	12.2	+3.1
	UKIP	Sylvia Emmeline Tempest-Jones	602	6.2	+2.8
	TUSC	Keturah Anna Prendergast	122	1.2	N/A
Majority			1,935	19.8
Turnout			9,782
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-1.5

Shard End

Shard End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Antony Ward*	3,931	45.0	-10.9
	UKIP	Iain James Albert Roden	2,594	29.7	+20.7
	Conservative	Suzanne Jane Webb	1,654	18.9	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Francis Barber	327	3.7	-0.1
	Green	Christopher Edward Nash	241	2.7	-0.9
Majority			1,337	15.3
Turnout			8,747
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.8

Sheldon

Sheldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Calvin Tilsley*	3,952	41.2	-11.5
	Labour	Bob Collins	2,247	23.4	-2.3
	UKIP	David Michael Bridges	1,852	19.3	+13.5
	Conservative	Barry Phillip Theocharides	1,250	13.1	+4.8
	Green	Lewis Latif Mughal	189	2.0	+0.5
	TUSC	Mark David Andrews	97	1.0	N/A
Majority			1,705	17.8
Turnout			9,587
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-4.6

Soho

Soho
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sybil Eurlena Spence*	7,321	77.9	+6.2
	Conservative	Robert John Higginson	1,091	11.6	+4.6
	Green	Margaret Okole	505	5.4	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Majid Sultan Hussain	483	5.1	-12.3
Majority			6,230	66.3
Turnout			9,400
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

South Yardley

South Yardley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nawaz Ali*	4,682	41.6	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Daphne Gaved	3,790	33.6	-7.8
	UKIP	Graham Michael Duffen	1,488	13.2	+7.1
	Conservative	Pervez Akhtar	887	7.9	+3.1
	Green	Paul Daniel Holloway	322	2.8	-0.1
	TUSC	Siobhan Friel	98	0.9	N/A
Majority			892	8.0
Turnout			11,267
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6

Sparkbrook

Sparkbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Kennedy	8,599	77.5	+28.0
	Liberal Democrat	Seleen Hussein	1,285	11.6	+5.2
	Conservative	Andrew May	654	5.9	+3.1
	Green	James Mckears	553	5.0	+2.8
Majority			7,314	65.9	+55.0
Turnout			11,091
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.4

Springfield

Springfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Habib Rehman	7,060	61.2	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Tanveer Chouxhry	2,836	24.6	+1.7
	Conservative	Tom Huxley	1,129	9.8	+4.0
	Green	Seeyam Brijmohun	515	4.5	+1.7
Majority			4,224	36.6	5.5
Turnout			11,540
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.8

Stechford and Yardley North

Stechford and Yardley North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Basharat Dad	3,567	35.6	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Jones	3,354	33.5	-8.8
	UKIP	Paul Clayton	1,766	17.6	+8.3
	Conservative	Robert Clark	982	9.8	+0.1
	Green	Grant Bishop	269	2.7	+0.4
	TUSC	Laura Cross	87	0.9	N/A
Majority			213	2.1	-4.5
Turnout			10,025
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	+4.4

Stockland Green

Stockland Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Finnegan	4,649	54.3	-0.9
	Conservative	Rachel Toussaint	2,053	24.0	-5.7
	UKIP	Mike Kemble	1,061	12.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Franklyn Aaron	414	4.8	-1.8
	Green	Sara Myers	389	4.5	+0.7
Majority			2,596	30.3	+4.9
Turnout			8,566
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.4

Sutton Four Oaks

Sutton Four Oaks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Cornish	8,393	62.0	-7.9
	Labour	Nick Preston	1,926	14.2	+0.5
	UKIP	Brendan Padmore	1,827	13.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Hubert Duffy	803	5.9	-2.2
	Green	David Ratcliff	596	4.4	-3.2
Majority			6,467	47.7	-8.5
Turnout			13,545
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.2

Sutton New Hall

Due to a by-election the top two candidates were elected.

Sutton New Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Barrie	6,889
	Conservative	Alex Yip	4,832
	UKIP	Stuart Connolly	2,750
	Labour	Ian Brindley	2,373
	Labour	Frank Ray	1,819
	Green	Colin Marriott	891
	Liberal Democrat	Gareth Hardy	636
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Holtom	585
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton Trinity

Sutton Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Pears	5,990	47.3	-10.6
	Labour	Roger Barley	2,699	21.3	-4.7
	UKIP	Marcus Brown	2,577	20.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Sally Lippiatt	830	6.6	-2.5
	Green	Richard Winter	565	4.5	-1.8
Majority			3,291	26.0	-8.0
Turnout			12,661
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.0

Sutton Vesey

Sutton Vesey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyn Collin	5,942	46.2	-2.8
	Labour	Manish Puri	4,268	33.2	-6.3
	UKIP	Albert Meehan	1,627	12.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Lynn Williams	569	4.4	-1.1
	Green	Max Ramsay	464	3.6	N/A
Majority			1,674	13.0	+3.5
Turnout			12,870
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.8

Tyburn

Tyburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Sharpe	3,720	43.6	-9.2
	Conservative	Cilfton Welch	2,088	24.5	+2.7
	UKIP	Andrew Garcarz	1,894	22.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Holtom	550	6.5	-13.8
	Green	Alex Wright	206	2.4	-1.8
	TUSC	James Redfren	69	0.8	N/A
Majority			1,632	19.1	-11.9
Turnout			8,527
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.0

Washwood Heath

Washwood Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ansar Ali Khan	9,200	78.4	-10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Shamsur Rehman	1,395	11.9	+7.4
	Conservative	Cameron Hughes	615	5.2	+2.4
	Green	John Bentley	525	4.5	+2.3
Majority			7,805	66.5	-17.9
Turnout			11,735
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.7

Weoley

Weoley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Booton	4,118	40.4	-1.1
	Conservative	Jayne Freeman	3,519	34.6	-7.1
	UKIP	Tony Hayes	1,641	16.1	N/A
	Green	Anna Masters	494	4.7	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Haynes	412	4.0	-2.4
Majority			599	5.9	N/A
Turnout			10,184
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.0

References

1. "2015 Local Election Results". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
2. "Elections Results 2011" (PDF). Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 16 February 2016.