2018 Birmingham City Council election
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The 2018 Birmingham City Council election is one of many local elections that took place in England on 3 May 2018. This was the first 'all-out' election for Birmingham City Council following a boundary review, which reduced the number of councillors from 120 to 101, serving 69 wards (previously 40 wards).[1][2] Since the election, the city council has been composed of 37 single-member wards and 32 two-member wards.[3]
Eligibility to vote
[edit]All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day will be entitled to vote in the local elections.[4] A person who has two homes (such as a university student having a term-time address and living at home during holidays) can register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, and can vote in the local elections for the two different local councils.[5]
Election Results
[edit]Overall election result
[edit]Overall result compared with 2016.
Party | Councillors | Votes | |||||||
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Of total | Net | Of total | Net | ||||||
Labour Party | 67 | 66.3% | -13 | 67 / 101 | 120,083 | 50.2% | -0.3% | ||
Conservative Party | 25 | 24.8% | -4 | 25 / 101 | 68,840 | 28.8% | +6.1% | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 7.9% | -2 | 8 / 101 | 33,648 | 14.1% | +0.9% | ||
Green | 1 | 1.0% | +1 | 1 / 101 | 10,557 | 4.4% | - | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0% | -1 | 0 / 101 | 4,765 | 2.0% | +1.6% | ||
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 / 101 | 750 | 0.3% | -0.1% | ||
Communist | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 / 101 | 296 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 / 101 | 170 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
UK Independence Party | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 / 101 | 111 | 0.0% | -7.9% | ||
The Common Good | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 / 101 | 72 | 0.0% | N/A |
Council Composition
[edit]Prior to the election
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Birmingham_wards_2016.png/250px-Birmingham_wards_2016.png)
Prior to the 2018 election, Birmingham City Council was composed of 120 councillors across 40 wards. The council has been controlled by the Labour Party since 2012, which held two-thirds (80) of the seats. The Conservative Party last held sole control of the council in 1984. It was under no overall control from 2003 until 2012, run by a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition from 2003 to 2004 and by a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition from 2004 to 2012.[7]
Ward results
[edit]City centre and surrounding area
[edit]Aston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Muhammad Afzal | 2,902 | 46.3 | ||
Labour | Nagina Kauser | 2,793 | 44.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 2,252 | 35.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sham Uddin | 1,546 | 24.7 | ||
Independent | Abdul Aziz | 1,134 | 18.1 | ||
Conservative | Jahid Choudhury | 891 | 14.2 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Bennett | 328 | 5.2 | ||
Green | Vijay Rana | 160 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 541 | ||||
Turnout | 6,266 | 44.06 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Birchfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mahmood Hussain | 1,905 | 83.66 | ||
Conservative | Raja Khan | 217 | 9.53 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rezaul Billah | 155 | 6.81 | ||
Majority | 1,688 | 74.13 | |||
Turnout | 2,277 | 33.08 | |||
Rejected ballots | 15 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bordesley & Highgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Yvonne Mosquito | 1,176 | 78.45 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rezaul Billah | 120 | 8.00 | ||
Conservative | Raja Khan | 113 | 7.54 | ||
Green | Tom Jenkins | 90 | 6.00 | ||
Majority | 1,056 | 70.45 | |||
Turnout | 1,499 | 21.87 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bordesley Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chauhdry Rashid | 1,664 | 69.42 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Saeed | 540 | 22.53 | ||
Conservative | Ayan Tifow | 109 | 4.55 | ||
Green | Alan Clawley | 84 | 3.50 | ||
Majority | 1,124 | 46.89 | |||
Turnout | 2,397 | 34.06 | |||
Rejected ballots | 23 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Edgbaston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Deirdre Alden | 2,067 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | Matt Bennett | 1,969 | 48.0 | ||
Labour | Jenny Nolan | 1,571 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | Marcus Bernasconi | 1,470 | 35.8 | ||
Green | Alexander Nettle | 279 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Chamberlain | 259 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Scott | 222 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 398 | ||||
Turnout | 4,104 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Handsworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hendrina Quinnen | 1,726 | 71.7 | ||
Conservative | Enam-Ur Rahman | 455 | 18.9 | ||
Green | Susan Green | 146 | 6.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Douglas | 80 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 1,271 | ||||
Turnout | 2,417 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Handsworth Wood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Narinder Kooner | 2,606 | 62.8 | ||
Labour | Gurdial Atwal | 2,509 | 60.5 | ||
Conservative | Steve White | 693 | 16.7 | ||
Conservative | Ravi Chumber | 679 | 16.4 | ||
Green | Eric Fairclough | 283 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Joliffe | 245 | 5.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rizwan Ali | 200 | 4.8 | ||
TUSC | Rachel Jenkins | 134 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | PG Aathouli-Singh | 64 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 1,816 | ||||
Turnout | 4,150 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Harborne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jayne Francis | 2,623 | 42.9 | ||
Conservative | Peter Fowler | 2,533 | 41.5 | ||
Conservative | Akaal Sidhu | 2,390 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | Sundip Meghani | 2,061 | 33.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Green | 657 | 10.8 | ||
Green | Phil Simpson | 650 | 10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Garrett | 646 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 143 | ||||
Turnout | 6,109 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Holyhead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paulette Hamilton | 1,646 | 70.4 | ||
Conservative | Mujakkir Ahmed | 436 | 18.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Foysol Ahmed | 257 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 1,210 | ||||
Turnout | 2,366 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ladywood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kath Hartley | 1,639 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | Albert Bore | 1,631 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Morris | 489 | 17.9 | ||
Conservative | Nayaz Qazi | 388 | 14.2 | ||
Green | Robert Jones | 342 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lee Dargue | 340 | 12.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lambert | 278 | 10.2 | ||
Majority | 1,142 | ||||
Turnout | 2,732 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Lozells
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Waseem Zaffer | 2,071 | 64.5 | ||
Conservative | Abdul Khalique | 745 | 23.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sadek Hussain | 395 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 1,326 | ||||
Turnout | 3211 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Nechells
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tahir Ali | 1,237 | 81.2 | ||
Conservative | Neil Shastri-Hurst | 164 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shazad Iqbal | 123 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | 1,073 | ||||
Turnout | 1,542 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newtown
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ziaul Islam | 1,319 | 77.4 | ||
Conservative | Desmond Jaddoo | 310 | 18.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sultan Ahmed | 76 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 1,009 | ||||
Turnout | 1,722 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
North Edgbaston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carl Rice | 2,854 | 70.5 | ||
Labour | Sharon Thompson | 2,383 | 58.8 | ||
Conservative | Dal Sidhu | 1,254 | 31.0 | ||
Conservative | Raj Padda | 962 | 23.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Joni Hood | 241 | 5.9 | ||
Independent | Gino Bellavia | 227 | 5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ned Hilton | 180 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 8,101 | 32.38 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Quinton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Kate Booth | 2,332 | 45.7 | ||
Labour Co-op | John Clancy | 2,307 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | Georgina Chandler | 2,206 | 43.3 | ||
Conservative | Rachel Okello | 1,919 | 37.6 | ||
Green | James Bolton | 344 | 6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Garrett | 343 | 6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jo Walker | 146 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 101 | ||||
Turnout | 5,100 | ||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chaman Lal | 2,365 | 62.2 | ||
Labour | Sybil Spence | 2,097 | 55.1 | ||
Conservative | Janatul Choudhury | 644 | 16.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Hardy | 566 | 14.9 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Islam | 460 | 12.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Maxwell | 373 | 9.8 | ||
Green | Kefentse Dennis | 272 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 1,453 | ||||
Turnout | 3,805 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
East of city centre
[edit]Alum Rock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Idrees | 4,910 | 85.3 | ||
Labour | Mariam Khan | 4,464 | 77.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Lister | 296 | 5.1 | ||
Conservative | Richard Brookes-Bland | 215 | 3.7 | ||
Conservative | Amil Khan | 214 | 3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 187 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 4,168 | ||||
Turnout | 5,755 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bromford & Hodge Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Majid Mahmood | 2,569 | 65.4 | ||
Labour | Diane Donaldson | 2,435 | 61.9 | ||
Conservative | Aminur Rahman | 721 | 18.3 | ||
Conservative | Bogdan Tudor | 617 | 15.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gwyn Neilly | 424 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Asad Mehmood | 254 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | 1,714 | ||||
Turnout | 3,931 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Garretts Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Saddak Miah | 961 | 49.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Jones | 824 | 42.6 | ||
Conservative | Simon Conn | 151 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | 137 | ||||
Turnout | 1,940 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marje Bridle | 2,302 | 67.9 | ||
Labour | John Cotton | 2,102 | 62.0 | ||
Conservative | Rosemary Gasson | 518 | 15.3 | ||
Conservative | Fergus Robinson | 456 | 13.5 | ||
Independent | Paul Clayton | 366 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rafiqur Rahman | 256 | 7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shamsur Rehman | 244 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 1,584 | ||||
Turnout | 3,388 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Heartlands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shafique Shah | 2,136 | 78.9 | ||
Independent | Aftab Hussain | 234 | 8.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Faisal Mahmood | 166 | 6.1 | ||
Conservative | Mary Storer | 111 | 4.1 | ||
Green | Janet Assheton | 59 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,902 | ||||
Turnout | 2,728 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Shard End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Ward | 911 | 60.8 | ||
Conservative | John Alden | 371 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Barber | 66 | 4.4 | ||
Green | Mike Harrison | 61 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | James Scroggie | 61 | 4.1 | ||
TUSC | Mark Andrews | 28 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 540 | ||||
Turnout | 1,506 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sheldon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Tilsley | 2,565 | 62.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Ward | 2,342 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | Bob Collins | 900 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | Julia Larden | 880 | 21.3 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Psirides | 474 | 11.5 | ||
Conservative | Suhel Ali | 452 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Kevin Harrison | 131 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 1,442 | ||||
Turnout | 4,126 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Small Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zaheer Khan | 3,270 | 55.4 | ||
Labour | Safia Akhtar | 3,196 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shaukat Khan | 1,738 | 29.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gerry Moynihan | 1,017 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | Kabir Uddin | 655 | 11.1 | ||
Independent | Shaaky Ahmed | 604 | 10.2 | ||
Conservative | Pervez Akhtar | 547 | 9.3 | ||
Green | Hazel Clawley | 149 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 1,458 | ||||
Turnout | 5,900 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South Yardley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Zaker Choudhry | 1,507 | 60.4 | ||
Labour | David Welburn | 601 | 24.1 | ||
Conservative | Susan Axford | 344 | 13.8 | ||
Green | Christopher Garghan | 43 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 906 | ||||
Turnout | 2,504 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Ward End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Aikhlaq | 1,663 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nazabit Ali | 909 | 29.6 | ||
Independent | Wajid Hussain | 331 | 10.8 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Hamblin | 166 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 754 | ||||
Turnout | 3,069 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Yardley East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Eustace | 1,856 | 64.9 | ||
Labour | Ann Wackett | 863 | 30.2 | ||
Conservative | Edwin Caldecott | 140 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 993 | ||||
Turnout | 2,869 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Yardley West & Stechford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Baber Baz | 1,505 | 51.5 | ||
Labour | Basharat Dad | 1,285 | 43.9 | ||
Conservative | Ali Mothin | 133 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 220 | ||||
Turnout | 2,923 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
North of city centre
[edit]Castle Vale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Suzanne Webb | 731 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | Lynda Clinton | 640 | 44.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Holtom | 35 | 2.4 | ||
TUSC | Kris Sucilla O'Sullivan | 34 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 91 | ||||
Turnout | 1,445 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Erdington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Alden | 2,727 | 56.1 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Moore | 2,456 | 50.5 | ||
Labour Co-op | Vic Hooper | 1,837 | 37.8 | ||
Labour Co-op | Dee Smyth | 1,666 | 34.3 | ||
Green | Rebecca Collins | 259 | 5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Callum Reilly | 132 | 2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hunt | 126 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 619 | ||||
Turnout | 4,859 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Gravelly Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mick Brown | 1,238 | 74.2 | ||
Conservative | Luqmaan Nawaz | 297 | 17.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Mills | 133 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 941 | ||||
Turnout | 1,668 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Kingstanding
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Sambrook | 1,745 | 52.4 | ||
Conservative | Ron Storer | 1,577 | 47.4 | ||
Labour | Des Hughes | 1,465 | 44.0 | ||
Labour | Jane Jones | 1,459 | 43.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Violaine Mendez | 97 | 2.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Perrott | 89 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 122 | ||||
Turnout | 3,327 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Oscott
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Linnecor | 1,794 | 50.7 | ||
Labour | Barbara Dring | 1,705 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | Tom Coffey | 1,407 | 39.7 | ||
Conservative | Leona Leung | 1,245 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andy Fullylove | 147 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Harry Eyles | 132 | 3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Marcia Hunt | 131 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 298 | ||||
Turnout | 3,540 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Perry Barr
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 2,957 | 58.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Morriam Jan | 2,398 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Hanif | 1,887 | 37.1 | ||
Labour | Sukhi Kaur | 1,662 | 32.6 | ||
Conservative | Janet Coffey | 361 | 7.1 | ||
Conservative | Tariq Rashid | 190 | 3.7 | ||
TUSC | Corinthia Ward | 78 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 511 | ||||
Turnout | 5,093 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Perry Common
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Beauchamp | 1,007 | 49.2 | ||
Labour Co-op | Anita Ward | 955 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Allsopp | 84 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 52 | ||||
Turnout | 2,056 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Pype Hayes
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Sharpe | 851 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | Clifton Welch | 835 | 45.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Holtom | 109 | 5.9 | ||
Green | John Bentley | 58 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 16 | ||||
Turnout | 1,856 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Stockland Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Penny Holbrook | 2,536 | 68.0 | ||
Labour | Josh Jones | 2,259 | 60.6 | ||
Conservative | Mohammad Kayani | 726 | 19.5 | ||
Conservative | Asif Mehmood | 686 | 18.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Joe Harmer | 238 | 6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rizwan Syed | 149 | 4.0 | ||
TUSC | Ted Woodley | 127 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 1,533 | ||||
Turnout | 3,728 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South-east of city centre
[edit]Acocks Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John O'Shea | 2,249 | 48.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 1,857 | 39.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Penny Wagg | 1,737 | 37.1 | ||
Labour | Fiona Williams | 1,521 | 32.5 | ||
Conservative | Wajad Ali | 525 | 11.2 | ||
Conservative | Luke Watson | 329 | 7.0 | ||
Green | Amanda Baker | 201 | 4.3 | ||
TUSC | Eamonn Flynn | 71 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 120 | ||||
Turnout | 4,683 | 29.22 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Balsall Heath West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zhor Malik | 1,938 | 76.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Islam Issa | 204 | 8.0 | ||
Birmingham Worker | Sammi Ibrahem | 156 | 6.2 | ||
Conservative | Ali Fazel | 139 | 5.5 | ||
Green | Martin Guest | 98 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 1,734 | ||||
Turnout | 2,570 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Brandwood & King's Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lisa Trickett | 3,395 | 59.4 | ||
Labour | Mike Leddy | 3,350 | 58.6 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Franks | 1,122 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | Joshua Mackenzie-Lawrie | 829 | 14.5 | ||
Green | Patrick Cox | 658 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Burgess | 479 | 8.4 | ||
Green | Julie Kaya | 392 | 6.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rob Gilliam | 293 | 5.1 | ||
Birmingham Worker | Katherine Cremer | 95 | 1.7 | ||
TUSC | Bill Murray | 78 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 2,228 | 39 | |||
Turnout | 5,713 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Druids Heath and Monyhull
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Julien Pritchard | 1,201 | 45.4 | ||
Labour | Victoria Quinn | 725 | 27.4 | ||
Conservative | Ben Brittain | 688 | 26.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Emily Cox | 27 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 476 | ||||
Turnout | 2,646 | ||||
Green win (new seat) |
Hall Green North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Akhlaq Ahmed | 2,989 | 58.6 | ||
Labour | Lou Robson | 2,922 | 57.3 | ||
Independent | Bob Harvey | 1,098 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | Sohan Singh | 687 | 13.5 | ||
Conservative | Tukeer Hussain | 529 | 10.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andy Spruce | 386 | 7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Spruce | 345 | 6.8 | ||
Green | Gareth Courage | 341 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 1,824 | ||||
Turnout | 5,102 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hall Green South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Huxtable | 1,744 | 60.0 | ||
Labour Co-op | Changese Khan | 855 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 154 | 5.3 | ||
Green | Ulla Grant | 124 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 889 | ||||
Turnout | 2,916 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Highter's Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Higgs | 1,362 | 61.7 | ||
Labour | Barry Bowles | 709 | 32.1 | ||
Green | Clare Thomas | 79 | 3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Jerome | 57 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 653 | ||||
Turnout | 2,213 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Moseley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kerry Jenkins | 3,123 | 50.2 | ||
Labour | Martin Straker-Welds | 3,114 | 50.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Izzy Knowles | 2,211 | 35.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Farrow | 1,494 | 24.0 | ||
Green | Rachel Xerri-Brooks | 608 | 9.8 | ||
Conservative | John Turner | 579 | 9.3 | ||
Conservative | Dominic O'Callaghan | 547 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 6,225 | ||||
Turnout | 903 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Azim | 4,257 | 77.2 | ||
Labour | Shabrana Hussain | 3,950 | 71.6 | ||
Conservative | Abu Nowshed | 701 | 12.7 | ||
Conservative | Mohammad Sweet | 665 | 12.1 | ||
Green | Roxanne Green | 237 | 4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Joynal Abedin | 201 | 3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Satwinder Singh | 159 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 3,249 | ||||
Turnout | 5,517 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sparkhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Fazal | 3,140 | 61.6 | ||
Labour | Nicky Brennan | 2,971 | 58.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tanveer Choudhry | 1,295 | 25.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tassawer Hussain | 1,178 | 23.1 | ||
Conservative | Murad Mohammed | 453 | 8.9 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Talukder | 440 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | 1,676 | ||||
Turnout | 5,098 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tyseley & Hay Mills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zafar Iqbal | 1,361 | 66.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Syed Ali | 306 | 15.0 | ||
Conservative | Shafayet Khan | 208 | 10.2 | ||
Liberal | Mike Sheridan | 170 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 1,055 | ||||
Turnout | 2,045 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South-west of city centre
[edit]Allens Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 1,023 | 46.84 | ||
Labour Co-op | Steve Bedser | 974 | 44.60 | ||
Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 72 | 3.30 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clare Fielden | 63 | 2.88 | ||
Green | Peter Beck | 52 | 2.38 | ||
Majority | 49 | 2.24 | |||
Turnout | 2,184 | 29.03 | |||
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bartley Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bruce Lines | 2,627 | 61.8 | ||
Conservative | John Lines | 2,626 | 61.8 | ||
Labour | Paul Preston | 1,296 | 30.5 | ||
Labour | Joanne Shemmans | 1,197 | 28.2 | ||
Green | James Robertson | 188 | 4.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Osborne | 113 | 2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Osborne | 110 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 1,330 | ||||
Turnout | 4,252 | 27.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Billesley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Davis | 2,537 | 50.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Lucy Seymour-Smith | 2,309 | 46.0 | ||
Conservative | Tom Huxley | 2,037 | 40.6 | ||
Conservative | Jane James | 2,035 | 40.5 | ||
Green | Robert Grant | 232 | 4.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Morrow | 220 | 4.4 | ![]() | |
Green | David Gaussen | 139 | 2.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Phil Wagg | 110 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 272 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,022 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bournbrook & Selly Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Brigid Jones | 1,884 | 61.3 | ||
Labour Co-op | Karen McCarthy | 1,773 | 57.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jake Calcutt | 476 | 15.5 | ||
Conservative | Monica Hardie | 423 | 13.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Thornton | 413 | 13.4 | ||
Conservative | Angus Gillan | 411 | 13.4 | ||
Green | Alice Kiff | 266 | 8.7 | ||
Green | Benjamin Mabbett | 123 | 4.0 | ||
TUSC | Sam Witts | 82 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 1,297 | 42.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,074 | ||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Bournville & Cotteridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Liz Clements | 2,809 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | Fred Grindrod | 2,505 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | Rob Sealey | 2,065 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | Peter Douglas Osborn | 1,899 | 34.7 | ||
Green | Anna Masters | 410 | 7.5 | ||
Green | Claire Hammond | 371 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Radcliffe | 284 | 5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Stimpson | 194 | 3.5 | ||
TUSC | Clive Walder | 41 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 440 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,476 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Frankley Great Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Morrall | 1,019 | 50.9 | ||
Labour | Andrew Cartwright | 904 | 45.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gerry Jerome | 78 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 115 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,012 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
King's Norton North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Aitken | 1,341 | 50.2 | ||
Conservative | Simon Jevon | 1,237 | 46.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Peace | 95 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 104 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,694 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
King's Norton South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Griffiths | 1,015 | 51.52 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Wood | 843 | 42.79 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lloyd | 106 | 5.38 | ||
Majority | 172 | 8.73 | |||
Turnout | 1,970 | 25.28 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Longbridge & West Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Debbie Clancy | 2,174 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | Brett O'Reilly | 1,925 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Graham Knight | 1,911 | 43.7 | ||
Labour | Carmel Corrigan | 1,863 | 42.6 | ||
Green | Susan Pearce | 290 | 6.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Duffy | 101 | 2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jim Whorwood | 89 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 14 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,376 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Northfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olly Armstrong | 1,635 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | Randal Brew | 1,257 | 41.1 | ||
Green | Margaret Okole | 84 | 2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andy Moles | 81 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 378 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 3064 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Rubery & Rednal
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 969 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | Carole Griffiths | 706 | 38.9 | ||
Green | Rob Ball | 89 | 4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hannon | 52 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 263 | 14.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,819 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Stirchley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mary Locke | 1,856 | 66.8 | ||
Conservative | Owen Williams | 576 | 20.7 | ||
Green | Elly Stanton | 155 | 5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Phil Banting | 141 | 5.1 | ||
Birmingham Worker | Reuben Lawrence | 45 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 1,280 | 46.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,780 | ||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Weoley & Selly Oak
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Johnson | 2,080 | 43.9 | ||
Labour | Tristan Chatfield | 2,035 | 43.0 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Hardie | 1,885 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative | Des Flood | 1,875 | 39.6 | ||
Green | Eleanor Masters | 410 | 8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 329 | 6.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Wright | 274 | 5.8 | ||
TUSC | Nick Hart | 77 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 150 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,734 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sutton Coldfield
[edit]Sutton Four Oaks
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maureen Cornish | 1,957 | 77.1 | ||
Labour | Roger Barley | 340 | 13.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Willett | 141 | 5.6 | ||
Green | Fiona Nunan | 100 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 1,617 | 63.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,558 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sutton Mere Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Meirion Jenkins | 2,062 | 71.8 | ||
Labour | Ian Brindley | 462 | 16.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonny Mayner | 194 | 6.8 | ||
Green | David Ratcliff | 153 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 1,600 | 55.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,890 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sutton Reddicap
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Hodivala | 1,008 | 56.7 | ||
Labour | Judy Preston | 537 | 30.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Cotterill | 121 | 6.8 | ||
UKIP | Stewart Cotterill | 111 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 471 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,794 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sutton Roughley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ewan Mackey | 1,809 | 67.4 | ||
Labour | Paul Tomlinson | 521 | 19.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kate Potter | 215 | 8.0 | ||
Green | Will Greaves | 140 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 1,288 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,695 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sutton Trinity
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pears | 1,355 | 57.1 | ||
Labour | Peter French | 593 | 25.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Wilkinson | 299 | 12.6 | ||
Green | Sean Madden | 124 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 762 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,371 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sutton Vesey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rob Pocock | 3,377 | 56.96 | ||
Labour | Kath Scott | 2,458 | 41.5 | ||
Conservative | Janet Cairns | 2,354 | 39.7 | ||
Conservative | Louise Passey | 2,182 | 36.8 | ||
Green | Colin Marriott | 297 | 5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gibson | 271 | 4.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Khalid | 110 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 104 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,929 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sutton Walmley & Minworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Barrie | 2,445 | 65.0 | ||
Conservative | Ken Wood | 1,869 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | Katy Coxall | 696 | 18.5 | ||
Independent | David O’Hagan | 646 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | Paul Finnegan | 574 | 15.2 | ||
Green | Ben Auton | 336 | 8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Cooke | 236 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Garrington | 179 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 1,173 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,764 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sutton Wylde Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Yip | 1,806 | 65.13 | ||
Labour | Terry Johnson | 644 | 23.22 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Spencer | 162 | 5.84 | ||
Green | Zoe Challenor | 142 | 5.12 | ||
Majority | 1,162 | 41.90 | |||
Turnout | 2,773 | 37.63 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
By-elections
[edit]Billesley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Katherine Carlisle | 2,553 | 54.0 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Clair Felton | 1,534 | 32.5 | −8.0 | |
Green | Joseph Peacock | 252 | 5.3 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Nadia Rashid | 107 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Neal | 91 | 1.9 | −2.5 | |
Independent | James Dalton | 64 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Freedom Alliance | John Goss | 49 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Ian Bishop | 42 | 0.9 | N/A | |
TUSC | Abdul Haq | 34 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,019 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,726 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hall Green North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Saima Suleman | 2,542 | 53.7 | −0.6 | |
Independent | Bob Harvey | 833 | 17.6 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Pranav Gupta | 819 | 17.3 | +3.8 | |
Green | Chris Garghan | 246 | 5.2 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andy Spruce | 242 | 5.1 | −1.9 | |
TUSC | Eamonn Flynn | 55 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,709 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,737 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Oscott
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darius Sandhu | 1,981 | 54.4 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Uzma Ahmed | 1,086 | 29.8 | −21.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joshua Bunting | 238 | 6.5 | +2.3 | |
Green | Benjamin Craddock | 165 | 4.5 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Graham Green | 112 | 3.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Ted Woodley | 58 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 895 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,640 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Quinton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dominic Stanford | 2,728 | 48.7 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Elaine Kidney | 2,344 | 41.8 | −2.8 | |
Green | Peter Beck | 323 | 5.8 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Garrett | 182 | 3.2 | −3.4 | |
TUSC | Mia Wroe | 27 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 384 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,604 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Yardley East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Deborah Harries | 1,312 | 65.3 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Carmel Corrigan | 609 | 30.3 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Pervez Akhtar | 89 | 4.4 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 703 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,016 | 25.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The large seat loss was caused by a change in the boundaries and number of overall seats.
References
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