Coventry City Council Elections
Coventry City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Coventry City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 54 councillors have been elected from 18 wards. Political control From 1889 to 1974 Coventry was a county borough, independent of any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with West Midlands County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. West Midlands County Council was abolished in 1986 and Coventry became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties: Leadership The role of Lord Mayor o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coventry City Council
Coventry City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. The city is divided up into 18 Wards each with three councillors. Coventry has usually been controlled by the Labour Party over the past few decades, and at times they appeared to be in safe control. However, the Conservatives held control for a short time in the 1970s, and they also held control from July 2004 until 2010. For a time they held control on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor, but they won clear control at the local elections of 4 May 2006. However, in 2010 the Conservatives lost control of Coventry City Council when Labour gained enough seats to have overall control. The leader of the controlling Labour group is George Duggins. He has held the post of Leader of the Council since May 2016 after winning a leadership election against the incumbent Ann Lucas. The Chief Executive is Martin Reeves. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Coventry City Council Election
The 2019 Coventry City Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Residents in Allesley, Finham and Keresley areas of the City had the opportunity to elect Parish Councillors. Current Council seats The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 2 May 2019 elections. Key dates * 3 April 2019 4pm: Deadline for those interested in standing as a candidate * 12 April 2019: Deadline for new applications to register in time to vote * 15 April 2019 5pm: Deadline for submitting applications to vote by post * 24 April 2019 5pm: Deadline for submitting applications to vote by proxy All electors who are currently registered and are eligible to vote on Thursday 2 May should receive their polling card by 7 April. Number of candidates by party Election result in 2019 Ward results Bablake Binley and Willenhall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Coventry City Council Election
The 2018 Coventry City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Coventry City Council Coventry City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. The city is divided up into 18 Wards each with three councillors. Coventr ... 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. Number of candidates by party Election result in 2018 Ward results The following tables show candidates for each Ward. Bablake Binley and Willenhall Cheylesmore Earlsdon Foleshill Henley Holbrook Longford Lower Stoke Radford Sherbourne St Michael's Upper St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Coventry City Council Election
The 2016 Coventry City Council election was scheduled to take place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Coventry City Council Coventry City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. The city is divided up into 18 Wards each with three councillors. Coventr ... in England. This was 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 5 May 2016 elections. Number of candidates by party Election result in 2016 Ward results Bablake Binley and Willenhall Cheylesmore Earlsdon Foleshill Henley Holbrook Longford Lower Stoke Radford Sherbourne St Michael's Upper Stoke Wainbody Westwood Whober ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Coventry City Council Election
The 2015 Coventry City Council election took take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Coventry City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. References 2015 English local elections May 2015 events in the United Kingdom 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ... 2010s in Coventry {{England-election-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Coventry City Council Election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 local elections in the United Kingdom. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the city's 18 wards was up for election. The Labour Party won the seat in 15 of the wards, gaining a total of 8 and increasing their majority to 32 seats. The Conservative Party won the remaining three seats, losing six, with the Liberal Democrats and the Socialist Party both losing their only seat on the council. The election coincided with a local referendum on whether to have an elected mayor. Campaign The Conservative party focused their efforts on retaining their existing seats, campaigning on issues like the closure of Sure Start centres, disruption caused by rebuilding the city centre, and an alternative budget proposal. Labour focused on their aim of protecting frontline services, rebuilding the city centre for the Olympics ( Coventry hosted several football events), and f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 Coventry City Council Election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election. The vote took place alongside the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. Labour took five seats (Bablake, Sherbourne, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands) from the Conservatives, and retained control of the council with an increased majority, holding 35 out of 54 seats. During the election count, a box of ballot papers for Cheylesmore ward was misplaced. Before they were discovered, Councillor Kevin Foster was about to concede that he had lost his seat, although after the additional votes were counted he had retained it. Election result Council composition The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: Ward results Note: the Green Party candidate stood in this ward as an independent at the last election, so it could be argued that he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010 Coventry City Council Election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election. Labour gained five seats (Cheylesmore, Foleshill, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Wyken) from the Conservatives and one seat (St Michael's) from the Socialist Party. As a result, Labour gained control of the council, with 30 out of 54 seats. A general election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout. Election result Council Composition The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: Ward results References * {{United Kingdom local elections, 2010 2010 English local elections May 2010 events in the United Kingdom 2010 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 Coventry City Council Election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election. The Labour Party gained two seats (Radford, whose sitting councillor had been elected for Labour but later switched parties, and Foleshill) from the Conservative Party and the Conservatives gained one seat (Westwood) from Labour. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, but remained the ruling party, with half of the seats. Election result Council Composition The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: Ward results Note: Gains and holds of wards are noted with respect to the 2006 council election except for Radford - where the seat changed hands by defection.. Percentage changes are given with respect to the 2007 council election. Turnout figures include spoilt ballots. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2007 Coventry City Council Election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election. The Labour Party gained two seats (Foleshill and Wyken) from the Conservative Party one seat (St Michaels) from Socialist Alternative, and one seat (Upper Stoke) from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative party held overall control of the council. Election result Council Composition The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: Ward results Heather Rutter was the former Conservative councillor for Sherbourne ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested. Mick Noo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 Coventry City Council Election
Elections to Coventry City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party took overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 29 * Labour 19 * Socialist Alternative 3 * Liberal Democrat 2 *Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independe ... 1 On 25 October 2006 Kate Hunter, a Councillor for Radford Ward, moved from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party. On 17 January 2007 Val Stone, a former Councillor for Longford Ward, moved from being an Independent to the Conservative Party. In April 2007 Mick Noonan, a Councillor for Wyken Ward, and Heather Rutter, a Councillor for Sherbourne Ward, moved from the Conservative Party to being Independents. Election ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |