Birmingham City Council election, 2008
Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003.[1]
230 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats that were contested. Five parties contested every ward in Birmingham, the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, British National Party and the Greens.[2] Overall turnout across the city was 31.2%
The results saw the Conservative party gain significantly, winning 6 seats from the Labour party and Respect gain an independent seat.[1] The Liberal Democrats were pleased to hold all their seats.[3] As a result the Conservative and Liberal Democrat ruling coalition increased their majority to hold 75% of the seats on the council.[3] Both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats attributed their success to below inflation council tax rises and the national unpopularity of the Labour government.[3][4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Birmingham Local Election Result 2008 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 18 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 45.0 | 30.1 | 68,190 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | 23.2 | 52,454 | |||
Labour | 8 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 67,922 | |||
Respect | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 7,466 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 16,806 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 9,251 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1,688 | |||
Community Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 905 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.4 | 852 | |||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 781 | |||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 265 | |||
Ward results
Acocks Green ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Harmer | 2,743 | 51.5 | ||
Labour | John O'Shea | 1,125 | 21.1 | ||
BNP | Tanya Whitehead | 617 | 11.6 | ||
Conservative | Emma Mahay | 598 | 11.2 | ||
Green | Amanda Baker | 234 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 1,618 | 30.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,317 | 27.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Aston ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ayoub Khan | 2,769 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Amjad Hussain | 2,417 | 33.7 | ||
Respect | Abdul Aziz | 1,406 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | Olam Nyeko | 206 | 2.9 | ||
Green | David Goley | 118 | 1.7 | ||
UKIP | Abdul Azad | 113 | 1.6 | ||
BNP | Alan Chamberlain | 105 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 352 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,134 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Bartley Green ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Vivienne Barton | 3,422 | 64.4 | ||
Labour | Tom Guise | 1,004 | 18.9 | ||
BNP | Terrence Larkin | 436 | 8.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Julia Garrett | 262 | 4.9 | ||
Green | James Robertson | 180 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 2,418 | 45.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,304 | 30.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Billesley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Leonard Gregory | 2,832 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | Martin Welds | 1,633 | 28.2 | ||
BNP | Michael Bell | 663 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Wagg | 414 | 7.2 | ||
Green | Catherine Manhood | 236 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 1,199 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,778 | 30.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bordesley Green ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Shaukat Khan | 3,558 | 44.8 | ||
Labour | Zafar Dad | 3,427 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Mary Storer | 415 | 5.2 | ||
BNP | Graham Jones | 264 | 3.3 | ||
Green | Hazel Clawley | 248 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 131 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,912 | 40.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Bournville ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nigel Dawkins | 3,701 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | Nathan Matthew | 1,395 | 19.3 | ||
Green | Joe Rooney | 1,155 | 16.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Victoria Marsom | 592 | 8.2 | ||
BNP | Steven Thomas | 365 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 2,306 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,208 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brandwood ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Neville Summerfield | 2,864 | 46.0 | ||
Labour | Susan Burfoot | 1,937 | 31.1 | ||
BNP | Lynette Orton | 531 | 8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Peace | 472 | 7.6 | ||
Green | Anna Masters | 307 | 4.9 | ||
Independent | Frank Chance | 110 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 927 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,221 | 34.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Edgbaston ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Deirdre Alden | 2,429 | 58.8 | ||
Labour | Rod Dungate | 912 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Ritchie | 372 | 9.0 | ||
Green | Becki Cox | 234 | 5.7 | ||
BNP | Stuart Bates | 90 | 2.2 | ||
UKIP | Frank Jones | 55 | 1.3 | ||
Independent | Abhay Patekar | 31 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 1,517 | 36.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,123 | 26.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Erdington ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Bob Beauchamp | 2,678 | 56.0 | ||
Labour | Christopher Hillcox | 1,187 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Mills | 330 | 6.9 | ||
BNP | Simon Briscoe | 317 | 6.6 | ||
Green | Mark Oley | 185 | 3.9 | ||
UKIP | Umar Malik | 82 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 1,491 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,779 | 29.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Hall Green ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Francis Wilkes | 3,027 | 43.0 | ||
Conservative | Bob Harvey | 2,290 | 32.5 | ||
Labour | Samuel Burden | 1,123 | 15.9 | ||
BNP | Wendy Lawrie | 345 | 4.9 | ||
Green | Sarah Minchin | 164 | 2.3 | ||
UKIP | John Ison | 75 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 737 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,024 | 37.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Handsworth Wood ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Gurdial Atwal | 2,591 | 47.8 | ||
Conservative | Mahindarpal Singh | 1,129 | 20.8 | ||
Socialist Labour | John Tyrrell | 671 | 12.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nick Jolliffe | 570 | 10.5 | ||
Green | Eric Fairclough | 231 | 4.3 | ||
BNP | Paul Billingham | 217 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 1,462 | 27.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,409 | 28.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Harborne ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Alden | 2,717 | 49.5 | ||
Labour | John Priest | 1,389 | 25.3 | ||
Green | Phil Simpson | 691 | 12.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Sagier | 405 | 7.4 | ||
BNP | Howard Hamilton | 193 | 3.5 | ||
UKIP | Edward Siddall-Jones | 80 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 1,328 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,475 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hodge Hill ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Anita Ward | 2,375 | 40.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Maureen Barnsley | 1,852 | 31.7 | ||
Conservative | Wilf Holland | 757 | 13.0 | ||
BNP | Denis Adams | 526 | 9.0 | ||
UKIP | Peter Johnson | 176 | 3.0 | ||
Green | Lydia Bradshaw | 149 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 523 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,835 | 33.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kings Norton ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Sutton | 2,345 | 47.3 | ||
Labour | Amy Watson | 1,492 | 30.1 | ||
BNP | Malcolm Doughty | 534 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Neil Taylor | 341 | 6.9 | ||
Green | Steven Heywood | 235 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 853 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,947 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kingstanding ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Catharine Grundy | 1,376 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | Gary Sambrook | 1,296 | 34.6 | ||
BNP | David Campion | 648 | 17.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Hubert Duffy | 254 | 6.8 | ||
Green | Geoff Tapalu | 105 | 2.8 | ||
National Front | Terry Williams | 54 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 80 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,733 | 21.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ladywood ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kathleen Hartley | 1,467 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Ransford Clarkson | 719 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Jeffers | 368 | 12.6 | ||
Green | Damien Duff | 196 | 6.7 | ||
BNP | Lee Saunders | 122 | 4.2 | ||
UKIP | Mark Nattrass | 44 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 748 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,916 | 16.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Longbridge ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ken Wood | 1,977 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | Steve Bedser | 1,720 | 33.9 | ||
BNP | Elizabeth Wainwright | 716 | 14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Hannon | 464 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Bill Van Marle | 168 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 277 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,065 | 27.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Lozells And East Handsworth ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Don Brown | 2,689 | 42.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sabirul Islam | 1,725 | 27.4 | ||
Independent | Ahsan Raghib | 711 | 11.3 | ||
Community Independent | Raja Khan | 637 | 10.1 | ||
Conservative | Zaweed Khan | 284 | 4.5 | ||
Green | Ankaret Harmer | 159 | 2.5 | ||
BNP | Zane Patchell | 61 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 964 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 6,266 | 33.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Moseley And Kings Heath ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Mullaney | 2,476 | 37.2 | ||
Labour | Jane Howell | 2,181 | 32.8 | ||
Conservative | Maura Judges | 963 | 14.5 | ||
Green | Alan Clawley | 433 | 6.5 | ||
Respect | Ray Gaston | 327 | 4.9 | ||
BNP | Peter Lawrie | 156 | 2.3 | ||
UKIP | Alan Blumenthal | 88 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 295 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,624 | 35.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Nechells ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Tahir Ali | 1,713 | 41.8 | ||
Respect | Mushtaq Hussain | 781 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nazir Hussain | 710 | 17.3 | ||
Conservative | Fitzroy Stevenson | 429 | 10.5 | ||
BNP | Darren Potter | 211 | 5.2 | ||
Green | Janet Assheton | 191 | 4.7 | ||
UKIP | Afshar Nazemi | 39 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 932 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,074 | 22.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Northfield ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Les Lawrence | 2,804 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | Andrew Coulson | 1,496 | 25.1 | ||
BNP | Leslie Orton | 1,003 | 16.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Moles | 406 | 6.8 | ||
Green | Susan Pearce | 231 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 1,308 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,940 | 31.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Oscott ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Graham Green | 2,196 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | John Cotton | 1,939 | 36.7 | ||
BNP | Wilfred Palmer | 690 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James Hamilton | 304 | 5.8 | ||
Green | Harry Eyles | 151 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 257 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,280 | 29.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Perry Barr ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Raymond Hassall | 2,268 | 46.2 | ||
Labour | Samuel Allen | 1,190 | 24.2 | ||
Conservative | Mark Haddon | 843 | 17.2 | ||
BNP | Susan Morris | 443 | 9.0 | ||
Green | Lester Mundy | 160 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 1,078 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,904 | 28.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Quinton ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Smallbone | 2,903 | 44.8 | ||
Labour | Caroline Badley | 2,527 | 39.0 | ||
BNP | Josephine Larkin | 409 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Garrett | 355 | 5.5 | ||
Green | Peter Beck | 275 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 376 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,469 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Selly Oak ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Alistair Dow | 1,948 | 42.2 | ||
Labour | David Williams | 1,274 | 27.6 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Hardie | 889 | 19.3 | ||
Green | Peter Tinsley | 319 | 6.9 | ||
BNP | Trevor Shearer | 176 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 674 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,606 | 25.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Shard End ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Marjorie Bridle | 1,752 | 41.4 | ||
Conservative | Jessie Holland | 1,011 | 23.9 | ||
BNP | Richard Lumby | 999 | 23.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Chris Barber | 323 | 7.6 | ||
Green | John Read | 93 | 2.2 | ||
National Front | Mark Neary | 43 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 741 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,221 | 23.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sheldon ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Sue Anderson | 3,224 | 60.5 | ||
BNP | Robert Devenport | 789 | 14.8 | ||
Conservative | Hannah Axford | 586 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | Karen McCarthy | 555 | 10.4 | ||
Green | Elinor Stanton | 92 | 1.7 | ||
National Front | Paul Morris | 75 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 2,435 | 45.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,321 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Soho ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Chaman Lal | 2,599 | 52.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Morriam Jan | 1.647 | 33.1 | ||
Conservative | David Williams-Masinda | 351 | 7.1 | ||
Green | Huw Davies | 147 | 3.0 | ||
Socialist Labour | Sheera Johal | 110 | 2.2 | ||
BNP | Darren Allen | 108 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 952 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,962 | 29.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
South Yardley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Daphne Gaved | 3,179 | 54.3 | ||
Labour | Brendan O'Brien | 1,221 | 20.9 | ||
BNP | John Pugh | 649 | 11.1 | ||
Conservative | Ken Axford | 526 | 9.0 | ||
Green | Rianne Ten Veen | 177 | 3.0 | ||
National Front | Adrian Davidson | 93 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 1,958 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,845 | 30.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Sparkbrook ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Respect | Nahim Khan | 3,032 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Azim | 2,600 | 36.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Farah Naz | 466 | 6.6 | ||
Conservative | Guy Hordern | 370 | 5.2 | ||
Community Independent | Talib Hussain | 268 | 3.8 | ||
Green | Charles Alldrick | 237 | 3.3 | ||
BNP | Arthur Botterill | 106 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 432 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,079 | 36.8 | |||
Respect gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Springfield ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Jerry Evans | 2,559 | 33.1 | ||
Labour | Akhlaq Ahmed | 2,443 | 31.6 | ||
Respect | Salma Iqbal | 1,920 | 24.8 | ||
Conservative | Sam Pearce | 475 | 6.1 | ||
BNP | Michael Jones | 162 | 2.1 | ||
Green | Sandra Taylor | 149 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 116 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,708 | 39.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Stechford And Yardley North ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Neil Eustace | 3,098 | 58.3 | ||
Labour | John Bliss | 848 | 16.0 | ||
Conservative | Robert Clark | 572 | 10.8 | ||
BNP | Richard Morris | 546 | 10.3 | ||
UKIP | Graham Duffen | 154 | 2.9 | ||
Green | Edith Roberts | 85 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 2,250 | 42.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,303 | 29.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Stockland Green ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Matt Bennett | 1,946 | 41.1 | ||
Labour | Penny Holbrook | 1,874 | 39.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Franklyn Aaron | 379 | 8.0 | ||
BNP | Carl Brisker | 339 | 7.2 | ||
Green | John Bentley | 182 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 72 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,720 | 27.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Sutton Four Oaks ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Howard | 4,418 | 69.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Pearson | 616 | 9.7 | ||
Labour | Manish Puri | 403 | 6.3 | ||
UKIP | Brendan Padmore | 380 | 6.0 | ||
BNP | Maureen Davies | 341 | 5.4 | ||
Green | Karl Macnaughton | 212 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 3,802 | 59.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,370 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sutton New Hall ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Dennis Birbeck | 3,722 | 67.1 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Dowd | 691 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jean Woods | 479 | 8.6 | ||
BNP | Karl Benton | 458 | 8.3 | ||
Green | Jim Orford | 193 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 3,031 | 54.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,543 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sutton Trinity ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Philip Parkin | 3,394 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Roger Barley | 818 | 14.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Maureen Parker | 545 | 9.8 | ||
BNP | Karen Lawrie | 353 | 6.4 | ||
Green | Ulla Grant | 234 | 4.2 | ||
UKIP | Ray Skett | 191 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 2,576 | 46.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,535 | 28.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sutton Vesey ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Malcolm Cornish | 3,291 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Robert Pocock | 1,443 | 23.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sidney Woods | 507 | 8.4 | ||
BNP | Gemma Orton | 369 | 6.1 | ||
Green | Annabel Smith | 215 | 3.6 | ||
UKIP | Stephen Shorrock | 211 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 1,848 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,036 | 32.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Tyburn ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ann Holtom | 1,652 | 36.1 | ||
Labour | Des Hughes | 1,144 | 25.0 | ||
Conservative | Derek Johnson | 1,125 | 24.6 | ||
BNP | Ben Lumby | 395 | 8.6 | ||
Independent | Sallyann Rose | 129 | 2.8 | ||
Green | Tamara Bolger | 121 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 508 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,566 | 26.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Washwood Heath ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Tariq Khan | 4,342 | 47.2 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Rasib | 4,161 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | Ron Storer | 328 | 3.6 | ||
BNP | James Gibson | 170 | 1.9 | ||
Green | Steven Austin | 161 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 181 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,162 | 47.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Weoley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 2,389 | 45.5 | ||
Labour Co-op | Jan Drinkwater | 1,791 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gary Davies | 453 | 8.6 | ||
BNP | Roy Orton | 406 | 7.7 | ||
Green | Mina Coalter | 198 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 598 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,237 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Labour suffers Wolverhampton loss". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Birmingham City Council election candidates revealed". Birmingham Post. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- 1 2 3 "Tory-Lib Dem alliance holds firm in Birmingham". politics.co.uk. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Conservatives come out on top in Birmingham". Birmingham Mail. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- Birmingham City Council election service (with links to results)
- 2008 Birmingham Council election (BBC)
- Row over Tory candidate leaflet
- Birmingham local election results
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