2008 Birmingham City Council election
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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]
Election result[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 49 | ![]() |
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45.0 | 30.1 | 68,190 | ||
Labour | 36 | ![]() |
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20.0 | 30.0 | 67,922 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 32 | ![]() |
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32.5 | 23.2 | 52,454 | ||
Respect | 1 | ![]() |
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2.5 | 3.3 | 7,466 | ||
BNP | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 7.4 | 16,806 | ||
Green | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 4.1 | 9,251 | ||
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 0.7 | 1,688 | ||
Community Independent | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 0.4 | 905 | ||
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 0.4 | 852 | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 0.3 | 781 | ||
National Front | 0 | ![]() |
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0 | 0.1 | 265 |
Ward results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Vivienne Barton | 3,422 | 64.4 | ||
Labour | Tom Guise | 1,004 | 18.9 | ||
BNP | Terrence Larkin | 436 | 8.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Garrett | 262 | 4.9 | ||
Green | James Robertson | 180 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 2,418 | 45.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,304 | 30.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leonard Gregory | 2,832 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | Martin Welds | 1,633 | 28.2 | ||
BNP | Michael Bell | 663 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Wagg | 414 | 7.2 | ||
Green | Catherine Manhood | 236 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 1,199 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,778 | 30.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Dawkins | 3,701 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | Nathan Matthew | 1,395 | 19.3 | ||
Green | Joe Rooney | 1,155 | 16.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Marsom | 592 | 8.2 | ||
BNP | Steven Thomas | 365 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 2,306 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,208 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Neville Summerfield | 2,864 | 46.0 | ||
Labour | Susan Burfoot | 1,937 | 31.1 | ||
BNP | Lynette Orton | 531 | 8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Deirdre Alden | 2,429 | 58.8 | ||
Labour | Rod Dungate | 912 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bob Beauchamp | 2,678 | 56.0 | ||
Labour | Christopher Hillcox | 1,187 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gurdial Atwal | 2,591 | 47.8 | ||
Conservative | Mahindarpal Singh | 1,129 | 20.8 | ||
Socialist Labour | John Tyrrell | 671 | 12.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Alden | 2,717 | 49.5 | ||
Labour | John Priest | 1,389 | 25.3 | ||
Green | Phil Simpson | 691 | 12.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anita Ward | 2,375 | 40.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Sutton | 2,345 | 47.3 | ||
Labour | Amy Watson | 1,492 | 30.1 | ||
BNP | Malcolm Doughty | 534 | 10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 341 | 6.9 | ||
Green | Steven Heywood | 235 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 853 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,947 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Catharine Grundy | 1,376 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | Gary Sambrook | 1,296 | 34.6 | ||
BNP | David Campion | 648 | 17.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kathleen Hartley | 1,467 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Ransford Clarkson | 719 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ken Wood | 1,977 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | Steve Bedser | 1,720 | 33.9 | ||
BNP | Elizabeth Wainwright | 716 | 14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Don Brown | 2,689 | 42.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tahir Ali | 1,713 | 41.8 | ||
Respect | Mushtaq Hussain | 781 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Les Lawrence | 2,804 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | Andrew Coulson | 1,496 | 25.1 | ||
BNP | Leslie Orton | 1,003 | 16.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Moles | 406 | 6.8 | ||
Green | Susan Pearce | 231 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 1,308 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,940 | 31.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Green | 2,196 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | John Cotton | 1,939 | 36.7 | ||
BNP | Wilfred Palmer | 690 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Smallbone | 2,903 | 44.8 | ||
Labour | Caroline Badley | 2,527 | 39.0 | ||
BNP | Josephine Larkin | 409 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Marjorie Bridle | 1,752 | 41.4 | ||
Conservative | Jessie Holland | 1,011 | 23.9 | ||
BNP | Richard Lumby | 999 | 23.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chaman Lal | 2,599 | 52.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Respect | Nahim Khan | 3,032 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Azim | 2,600 | 36.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matt Bennett | 1,946 | 41.1 | ||
Labour | Penny Holbrook | 1,874 | 39.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Howard | 4,418 | 69.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dennis Birbeck | 3,722 | 67.1 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Dowd | 691 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Parkin | 3,394 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Roger Barley | 818 | 14.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Malcolm Cornish | 3,291 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Robert Pocock | 1,443 | 23.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 2,389 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | Jan Drinkwater | 1,791 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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[]
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- ^ a b c "Tory-Lib Dem alliance holds firm in Birmingham". politics.co.uk. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
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