2010 Birmingham City Council election

2010 Birmingham City Council election

6 May 2010
One third (40) seats to Birmingham City Council 61 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mike Whitby Albert Bore Paul Tilsley Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Harborne Ladywood Sheldon Seats won 45 41 31 Seat change 4 5 1 Popular vote 115,742 156,951 104,902 Percentage 27.1% 36.8% 24.6%
2010 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

The 2010 Birmingham City Council Election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, one seat in each of the city's 40 council wards,^[1] with the election taking place at the same time as the general election.

Campaign

Before the election the council was under no overall control with the composition of the council being Conservative 49, Labour 36, Liberal Democrat 32 and Respect 3.^[2] The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats ran the council in coalition, while Labour formed the main opposition.^[3] 40 seats were up for election with 16 Conservative, 15 Labour, 9 Liberal Democrat and 1 Respect seats being defended.

Election results

Birmingham Local Election Result 2010^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	45	0	4	4	37.5	27.1	115,742
	Labour	41	5	0	5	34.2	36.8	156,951
	Liberal Democrats	31	0	1	1	25.8	24.6	104,902
	Respect	3	0	0	0	2.5	2.5	10,646
	BNP	0				0	4.8	20,578
	Green	0				0	2.5	10,651
	UKIP	0				0	0.7	3,136
	Independent	0				0	0.5	2,199
	National Front	0				0	0.17	727
	Christian Peoples Alliance	0				0	0.08	321
	SDP	0				0	0.07	294
	English Democrat	0				0	0.06	272

Ward results

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Acocks Green Electorate 19,721
Turnout 53.0%,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain David Bowen	4,374	41.9	9.6
	Labour	Stewart Charles Stacey	3,400	32.5	11.4
	Conservative	Joe Edginton	1,416	13.6	2.4
	BNP	Carl Brisker	686	6.6	−5.0
	Green	Amanda Baker	280	2.7	1.7
	UKIP	John Butler	233	2.2	2.2
	SDP	Alan Ware	21	0.2	+0.2
Majority			974	9.4	−21.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Aston Electorate 19,877

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ziaul Islam	5,683	54.8	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sham Uddin	3,360	32.4	6.2
	Conservative	Gareth Moore	564	5.4	2.5
	Independent	Abdusalam Smith	321	3.1	3.1
	Green	Alan Bale	242	2.3	0.6
Majority			2,323	22.4
Turnout				53.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Bartley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Lines	4,508	45.0
	Labour	Caroline Badley	3,290	32.9
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Garrett	1,267	12.8
	BNP	Trevor Sidney Lloyd	807	8.0
	Green	Alan Clawley	180	1.4
Majority
Turnout			10,052	56.9

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Billesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Buchanan	4,043
	Conservative	Susan Axford	3,832
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Banting	1,692
	BNP	Howard Hamilton	1,235
	Green	John Bentley	229
	Independent	Lol Stait	149
Majority
Turnout				58.8

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Bordesley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Aikhlaq	5,486
	Liberal Democrats	Zaker Choudhry	4,358
	Conservative	Aqil Zada	896
	Green	Hazel Clawley	376
	UKIP	Elaine Duffen	299
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Bournville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Sealey	4,781
	Labour Co-op	Nathan Matthew	4,077
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Stimpson	2,844
	Green	Charlene Bale	752
	BNP	Paul Oakley	670
Majority
Turnout				67.9

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Brandwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Leddy	4,706
	Conservative	Derek Johnson	3,772
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Peace	1,929
	BNP	Lynette Orton	731
	Green	Steven Austin	347
	CPA	Morag Marinoni	108
Majority
Turnout				62.9

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Edgbaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fergus David Robinson	3,832	40.4
	Labour	Niki Constantinou	3,036	32.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Hunter	2,053	21.7
	Green	Ed Moss	378
	BNP	Elizabeth Wainwright	181
Majority
Turnout				51.8

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Erdington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Alden	4,539
	Labour	Mark McKenzie	2,990
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Mills	1,265
	BNP	Amanda Offord	512
	CPA	Michael Warom	133
Majority
Turnout				57.3

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Hall Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Smith	4,691
	Conservative	Bob Harvey	3,336
	Labour	Rod Dungate	2,882
	Respect	Rana Nazir	1,136
	BNP	Brian Frank Maund	538
	Green	Johnny Rafter	225
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Handsworth Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Narinder Kooner	6,741
	Liberal Democrats	Baljinder Kaur	2,080
	Conservative	Mahinderpal Singh	1,953
	Green	Elizabeth Sharman	504
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Harborne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael John Whitby	4,640	42.0
	Labour	James McKay	3,766	34.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Sagier	1,609	14.6
	Green	Phil Simpson	744
	BNP	Roy Bevington	289
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Hodge Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Evans	4,336
	Liberal Democrats	Hakil Ahmed	2,830
	Conservative	Arshed Zaman	1,598
	BNP	David Campion	875
	UKIP	Waheed Rafiq	214
	SDP	Peter Johnson	192
	Green	Anna Masters	154
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Kings Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Steve Bedser	3,710
	Conservative	Jacquie Fear	3,531
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Roberts	1,548
	BNP	Malcolm Doughty	541
	Green	Ged Hickman	302
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Kingstanding

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Des Hughes	3,372
	Conservative	Gary Sambrook	2,792
	BNP	Kevin McHugh	891
	Liberal Democrats	Hubert Duffy	866
	National Front	Terry Williams	160
	Green	Lee Moore	103
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Ladywood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Rice	3,504
	Liberal Democrats	David Nikel	2,338
	Conservative	Sharon Pennant	1,684
	Green	James Robertson	378
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Longbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Cruise	3,769
	Conservative	Sue Barton	3,652
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Hannon	1,601
	BNP	Michael Bell	906
	Green	Joel Large	175
	English Democrat	Vincent Schittone	174
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Lozells and East Handsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hendrina Quinnen	6,362
	Liberal Democrats	Mehnaz Khan	1,704
	Conservative	Raja Khan	1,646
	Independent	Abdul Azad	308
	Green	Kirsty Tedstone	301
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Moseley and Kings Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ernie Hendricks	4,300
	Labour	Martin Welds	4,061
	Conservative	Maura Judges	1,888
	Respect	Tahir Rehman	1,420
	Green	William Lilley	697
	BNP	Brian Haynes	256
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Nechells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chauhdry Abdul Rashid	4,402
	Conservative	Mohammed Shahban	1,203
	Liberal Democrats	Shazad Iqbal	1,197
	Independent	Mohamed Sharif	534
	Green	Janet Assheton	478
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Northfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Randal Brew	4,344
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Coulson	3,631
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Moles	1,872
	BNP	Leslie Orton	993
	UKIP	John Borthwick	526
	Green	Tracie Hammond	215
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Oscott

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Dring	4,048
	Conservative	Maria Green	3,457
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Jolliffe	1,501
	BNP	Richard Morris	992
	National Front	Keith Axon	241
	Green	Harry Eyles	194
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Perry Barr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Hamilton	4,163
	Labour	Brian Rhoden	3,307
	Conservative	Paul Burke	1,660
	BNP	Susan Morris	620
	Green	Karl MacNaughton	199
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Quinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matthew Gregson	4,298	39.6
	Conservative	Jennifer James	4,142	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Garrett	1,413
	BNP	Stuart Bates	647
	Green	Peter Beck	354
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Selly Oak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Radcliffe	4,536
	Labour	Brigid Jones	3,142
	Conservative	Andrew Hardie	2,214
	Green	James Burn	453
	BNP	Zane Patchell	230
	CPA	David Booth	80
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Shard End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cotton	3,824
	Conservative	Jessie Holland	1,980
	BNP	Richard Lumby	1,177
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Barber	1,110
	UKIP	Iain Roden	308
	National Front	Mark Neary	98
	English Democrat	Frank Parker	98
	Green	Colette Tedstone	70
	SDP	Joyce Ware	35
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Sheldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Ward	4,860
	Labour	Keith Culliford	1,920
	Conservative	Amil Khan	1,261
	BNP	Mark Wilson	831
	UKIP	Richard Allen	376
	National Front	Paul Morris	101
	Green	Samantha Winsper	79
	SDP	Joylan Ware	46
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Soho

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Hargreaves	5,762
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Yaseen	2,641
	Conservative	Robert Higginson	957
	Green	Huw Davies	262
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: South Yardley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Willis	5,298
	Labour	Nawaz Ali	3,212
	Conservative	Pervez Akhtar	1,155
	BNP	Tanya Lumby	681
	UKIP	Albert Duffen	341
	Green	Helen Sauntson	187
	National Front	Adrian Davidson	127
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Sparkbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Respect	Salma Yaqoob	5,119
	Labour	Mohammed Azim	3,878
	Conservative	Abdul Kadir	1,027
	Liberal Democrats	Naeem Qureshi	973
	Green	Charles Alldrick	349
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Springfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Fazal	4,225
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Fiaz	3,362
	Respect	Saleem Younis	2,971
	Conservative	Tim Hasker	924
	BNP	Darren Allen	328
	Green	David Ratcliff	282
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Stechford and Yardley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Jones	4,834
	Labour	Gill Beddows	2,470
	Conservative	Robert Clark	1,353
	BNP	Ben Lumby	911
	UKIP	Graham Duffen	350
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Stockland Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Penny Holbrook	4,513
	Conservative	Simon Phillips	2,753
	Liberal Democrats	Franklyn Aaron	1,335
	BNP	Robert Offord	514
	Green	Elly Stanton	210
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Sutton Four Oaks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Underwood	8,168
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Pearson	2,396
	Labour	Manish Puri	1,616
	BNP	Robert Grierson	652
	Green	Ben Bradley	430
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Sutton New Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Bird	6,058
	Labour	Richard Costello	2,179
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Hardware	1,792
	Independent	Maureen Murphy	887
	BNP	Roger Turner	667
	Green	Jim Orford	184
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Sutton Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alberta Waddington	6,468
	Labour	Roger Barley	2,580
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Parker	2,518
	BNP	Michael Jones	656
	Green	Joe Rooney	313
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Sutton Vesey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Rudge	6,346
	Labour	Robert Pocock	3,798
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney Woods	2,526
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Tyburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Clinton	3,846
	Conservative	Tim Wilson	2,217
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Holtom	1,911
	BNP	Graham Jones	688
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Washwood Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Idrees	7,511
	Liberal Democrats	Saleem Malik	3,057
	Conservative	Asifa Khan	998
	UKIP	Adrian David Duffen	489
Majority
Turnout

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Osborn	3,639
	Labour	Christopher Hillcox	3,575
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	1,694
	BNP	Trevor Shearer	873
	Green	David Toke	277
Majority
Turnout

References

1. "Councillors by Ward". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
2. "Birmingham City Council - Composition". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
3. "Birmingham City Council elections - who is standing in your area". Birmingham Mail. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
4. "Local Elections 2010 - Results". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

External links

• List of Candidates by Ward