2015 Birmingham City Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Seats won
79
30
11
Seat change
2
1
1
2015 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
The 2015 Birmingham City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections , and also the 2015 UK General Election .
In Birmingham the Labour Party went against the trend across the United Kingdom, as they lost the General Election the Labour Party managed to strengthen its hold on Birmingham City Council as well as performing well in the Westminster seats. This is despite the problems facing the Council in the form of the recent Operation Trojan Horse scandal and the Kerslake review, which was highly critical of Birmingham City Council. Albert Bore (Labour Group leader) said the Labour Party did well in Birmingham because it was honest and open with the people of Birmingham and that the people of Birmingham felt they had been unfairly targeted by the Conservative led government.[citation needed ]
All results compared to 2012, which is the term that expired in 2015. In 2011 Respect, who did not contest this election, were the main opposition to Labour in a small number of safe seats.
Result [ ]
Birmingham City Council Election Result 2015
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
29
2
2
70.7
46.0
199,871
Conservative
10
1
1
24.4
26.9
116,680
Liberal Democrats
2
1
1
4.9
10.1
43,898
UKIP
0
0
11.4
49,673
Green
0
0
4.7
20,444
TUSC
0
0
0.4
1,619
Independent
0
0
0.4
1,549
Socialist Labour
0
0
0.0
179
National Health Action
0
0
0.0
96
Patriotic Socialist Party
0
0
0.0
88
SDP
0
0
0.0
46
Council Composition [ ]
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
↓
77
31
12
Labour
Conservative
Lib Dem
After the election, the composition of the council was:
↓
79
30
11
Labour
Conservative
Lib Dem
Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats
Result by Ward [ ]
The electoral division results listed below[1] are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections ,[2] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.
Acocks Green [ ]
Acocks Green 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Stewart Stacey
4,741
44.3
3.7
Liberal Democrats
Penny Wagg
2,846
26.6
6.9
UKIP
Gerry Moynihan
1,390
13.0
8.7
Conservative
Richard Sparkes
1,174
11.0
1.6
Green
Amanda Baker
397
3.7
0.6
TUSC
Eamonn Flynn
108
1.0
N/A
SDP
Peter Johnson
46
0.4
N/A
Majority
1,895
17.7
Turnout
10,702
Labour hold
Swing
1.6
Aston [ ]
Aston 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Muhammad Afzal
8,388
83.6
21.2
Conservative
Joel Buckett
693
6.9
2.7
Liberal Democrats
Rezaul Billah
479
4.8
25.1
Green
Hazel Clawley
474
4.7
1.8
Majority
7,695
76.7
Turnout
10,034
Labour hold
Swing
9.3
Bartley Green [ ]
Bartley Green 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
John Lines
4,553
46.7
8.4
Labour
Aaron Mansfield
3,046
31.2
1.5
UKIP
Graham Short
1,565
16.1
N/A
Green
Michelle Adams
373
3.8
0.5
Liberal Democrats
Julia Garrett
217
2.2
0.7
Majority
1,507
15.5
Turnout
9,754
Conservative hold
Swing
3.5
Billesley [ ]
Billesley 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Susan Barnett
4,876
44.7
3.3
Conservative
Steve Mee
2,893
26.5
10.1
UKIP
James Dalton
2,215
20.3
N/A
Green
Cheryl Buxton-Sait
492
4.5
0.1
Liberal Democrats
Emily Cox
441
4.0
0.4
Majority
1,983
18.2
Turnout
10,917
Labour hold
Swing
3.4
Bordesley Green [ ]
Bordesley Green 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Shafique Shah
8,357
75.2
4.5
Liberal Democrats
Adnan Azam
1,569
14.1
3.5
Conservative
Parveen Hassan
558
5.0
2.3
Green
Alan Clawley
522
5.0
3.4
TUSC
Theo Sharieff
81
0.7
N/A
Majority
6,788
61.1
Turnout
11,117
Labour hold
Swing
4.0
Bournville [ ]
Bournville 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Tim Huxtable
5,422
40.8
1.9
Labour Co-op
Mary Locke
4,840
36.5
3.1
Green
Ian Jamieson
1,297
9.8
2.1
UKIP
Steven Brookes
1,186
8.9
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Trevor Sword
536
4.0
2.8
Majority
582
4.3
Turnout
13,281
Conservative hold
Swing
0.6
Brandwood [ ]
Brandwood 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Barry Henley
5,381
46.3
4.4
Conservative
Neville Summerfield
3,385
29.1
3.1
UKIP
Alan Blumenthal
1,699
14.6
N/A
Green
Lizzy Sharman
679
5.8
0.1
Liberal Democrats
Christopher Burgess
487
4.2
2.0
Majority
1,996
17.2
Turnout
11,631
Labour hold
Swing
0.6
Edgbaston [ ]
Edgbaston 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Matt Bennett
4,112
42.5
0.8
Labour
Tom Keeley
3,932
40.6
0.8
Green
Tom Dalton
777
8.0
1.3
Liberal Democrats
Lee Dargue
433
4.5
3.1
UKIP
Laura Howard
426
4.4
2.1
Majority
180
1.9
Turnout
9,680
Conservative hold
Swing
0.6
Erdington [ ]
Erdington 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Gareth Moore
4,109
43.3
7.0
Labour
Keith Heron
3,420
36.0
0.1
UKIP
Justin Gayle
1,215
12.8
N/A
Green
Ulla Grant
325
3.4
0.6
Liberal Democrats
Philip Mills
247
2.6
2.2
National Health Action
Krystyna Mikula-Deegan
96
1.0
N/A
TUSC
Joe Foster
83
0.9
N/A
Majority
689
7.3
Turnout
9,495
Conservative hold
Swing
3.6
Hall Green [ ]
Hall Green 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sam Burden
4,994
40.4
2.3
Conservative
David Agar
2,923
23.6
9.3
Liberal Democrats
Paula Smith
2,029
16.4
3.5
Independent
Bob Harvey
1,003
8.1
N/A
UKIP
Malcolm Mummery
980
7.9
N/A
Green
Rachel Xerri-Brooks
390
3.2
0.8
TUSC
David Geoffrey Wright
48
0.4
N/A
Majority
2,071
16.8
Turnout
12,367
Labour hold
Swing
3.5
Handsworth Wood [ ]
Handsworth Wood 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Paulette Hamilton
7,110
63.9
13.4
Conservative
Sukhwinder Sungu
2,393
21.5
19.4
UKIP
Harjinder Singh
597
5.4
N/A
Green
Eric Fairclough
457
4.1
0.4
Liberal Democrats
Arjun Singh
393
3.5
0.9
Socialist Labour
Shangara Bhatoe
179
1.6
N/A
Majority
4,717
42.4
Turnout
11,129
Labour hold
Swing
16.4
Harborne [ ]
Harborne 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
James McKay
4,922
43.0
3.6
Conservative
Jane James
4,384
38.3
0.9
Green
Phil Simpson
964
8.4
0.3
UKIP
Charles Brecknell
654
5.7
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Philip Banting
528
4.6
0.8
Majority
538
4.7
Turnout
11,452
Labour hold
Swing
1.4
Hodge Hill [ ]
Hodge Hill 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Majid Mahmood
6,065
61.0
1.8
Conservative
Robert Coleman
1,635
16.5
7.6
UKIP
Adrian Duffen
1,527
15.3
10.0
Liberal Democrats
Waheed Rafiq
373
3.8
19.3
Green
Rhys Morgan
266
2.7
0.7
TUSC
Marie O'Connor
68
0.7
N/A
Majority
4,430
44.5
Turnout
9,934
Labour hold
Swing
2.9
Kingstanding [ ]
Kingstanding 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Des Hughes
3,547
42.5
2.9
Conservative
Andy Rudge
2,640
31.7
10.1
UKIP
Eric Westacott
1,761
21.1
N/A
Green
Joe Belcher
196
2.4
0.1
Liberal Democrats
Graham Lippiatt
136
1.6
1.0
TUSC
Ben Perry
57
0.7
N/A
Majority
907
10.8
Turnout
8,337
Labour hold
Swing
3.6
Kings Norton [ ]
Kings Norton 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Peter Griffiths
3,847
39.2
6.0
Conservative
Barbara Wood
3,727
38.0
1.7
UKIP
Tim Plumbe
1,539
15.7
N/A
Green
Claire Hammond
413
4.2
0.1
Liberal Democrats
Peter Lloyd
277
2.9
1.8
Majority
120
1.2
Turnout
9,803
Labour hold
Swing
2.2
Ladywood [ ]
Ladywood 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Albert Bore
4,764
52.0
7.7
Conservative
Tom Skidmore
2,290
25.0
3.7
Green
Chloe Juliette
999
10.9
0.1
UKIP
Matthew Ludford
576
6.3
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Mohammed Saeed
527
5.8
1.6
Majority
2,474
27.0
Turnout
9,156
Labour hold
Swing
5.7
Longbridge [ ]
Longbridge 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Andy Cartwright
4,148
38.7
7.8
Conservative
Daniel Caldicott
3,576
33.4
5.2
UKIP
Kevin Morris
2,147
20.1
N/A
Green
Aysha Turner
475
4.4
0.5
Liberal Democrats
Kevin Hannon
365
3.4
1.4
Majority
572
5.3
Turnout
10,711
Labour hold
Swing
1.3
Lozells and East Handsworth [ ]
Lozells and East Handsworth 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Waseem Zaffar
8,535
80.7
10.3
Conservative
Ravi Chumber
977
9.2
4.5
Liberal Democrats
Baljinder Kaur
379
3.6
15.7
Green
Ankaret Harmer
367
3.5
1.3
TUSC
Alistair Wingate
312
3.0
N/A
Majority
7,558
71.5
Turnout
10,570
Labour hold
Swing
2.9
Moseley and Kings Heath [ ]
Moseley and Kings Heath 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Martin Straker-Welds
5,603
45.2
3.7
Liberal Democrats
Martin Mullaney
2,134
17.2
9.8
Conservative
Owen Williams
1,813
14.6
3.1
Green
Elly Stanton
1,666
13.5
3.9
Independent
Luke Holland
546
4.4
N/A
UKIP
Rashpal Mondair
465
3.8
1.5
TUSC
Mike Friel
165
1.3
N/A
Majority
3,469
28.0
Turnout
12,392
Labour hold
Swing
3.1
Nechells [ ]
Nechells 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Yvonne Mosquito
6,403
74.1
14.5
Conservative
John Turner
964
11.2
2.0
Green
Janet Assheton
611
7.1
1.1
Liberal Democrats
Shazad Iqbal
574
6.6
17.7
Patriotic Socialist Party
John McAuliffe
88
1.0
N/A
Majority
4,439
62.9
Turnout
8,640
Labour hold
Swing
6.3
Northfield [ ]
Northfield 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Debbie Clancy
4,705
39.7
2.3
Labour
Robbie Lea-Trengrouse
4,033
34.0
7.2
UKIP
Clair Braund
2,068
17.5
N/A
Green
Susan Pearce
517
4.4
0.9
Liberal Democrats
Andy Moles
436
3.7
1.3
TUSC
Clive Walder
78
0.7
N/A
Majority
672
5.7
Turnout
11,837
Conservative hold
Swing
2.5
Oscott [ ]
Oscott 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Keith Linnecor
4,268
42.3
15.7
Conservative
Graham Green
2,822
27.9
0.9
UKIP
Roger Tempest
2,382
23.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Nick Jolliffe
285
2.8
0.8
Green
Harry Eyles
253
2.5
0.4
TUSC
Brian Beddowes
91
0.9
N/A
Majority
1,446
14.4
Turnout
10,101
Labour hold
Swing
7.4
Perry Barr [ ]
Perry Barr 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Jon Hunt
4,161
41.7
4.7
Labour
Sarfraiz Hussain
3,484
34.9
5.9
Conservative
Alain Hurst
1,055
10.6
1.4
UKIP
Charles Douglas
1,033
10.3
N/A
Green
Seth Atkin
246
2.5
N/A
Majority
677
6.8
Turnout
9,979
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
0.6
Quinton [ ]
Quinton 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John Clancy
4,828
44.6
5.7
Conservative
Georgina Chandler
3,684
34.1
4.6
UKIP
Martin Barrett
1,423
13.1
N/A
Green
Peter Beck
491
4.5
0.8
Liberal Democrats
Ian Garrett
341
3.2
1.0
TUSC
Nick Hart
55
0.5
N/A
Majority
1,144
10.5
Turnout
10,822
Labour hold
Swing
0.6
Selly Oak [ ]
Selly Oak 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour Co-op
Brigid Jones
4,160
45.5
1.9
Conservative
Monica Hardie
2,225
22.7
4.8
Liberal Democrats
Colin Green
1,484
15.2
9.9
Green
Joe Rooney
1,189
12.2
3.1
UKIP
Sylvia Tempest-Jones
602
6.2
2.8
TUSC
Keturah Prendergast
122
1.2
N/A
Majority
1,935
19.8
Turnout
9,782
Labour Co-op hold
Swing
1.5
Shard End [ ]
Shard End 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Ian Ward
3,931
45.0
10.9
UKIP
Iain Roden
2,594
29.7
20.7
Conservative
Suzanne Webb
1,654
18.9
1.2
Liberal Democrats
Christopher Barber
327
3.7
0.1
Green
Christopher Nash
241
2.7
0.9
Majority
1,337
15.3
Turnout
8,747
Labour hold
Swing
15.8
Sheldon [ ]
Sheldon 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Paul Tilsley
3,952
41.2
11.5
Labour
Bob Collins
2,247
23.4
2.3
UKIP
David Bridges
1,852
19.3
13.5
Conservative
Barry Theocharides
1,250
13.1
4.8
Green
Lewis Mughal
189
2.0
0.5
TUSC
Mark Andrews
97
1.0
N/A
Majority
1,705
17.8
Turnout
9,587
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
4.6
Soho [ ]
Soho 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sybil Spence
7,321
77.9
6.2
Conservative
Robert Higginson
1,091
11.6
4.6
Green
Margaret Okole
505
5.4
2.1
Liberal Democrats
Majid Hussain
483
5.1
12.3
Majority
6,230
66.3
Turnout
9,400
Labour hold
Swing
0.8
South Yardley [ ]
South Yardley 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Nawaz Ali
4,682
41.6
2.7
Liberal Democrats
Daphne Gaved
3,790
33.6
7.8
UKIP
Graham Duffen
1,488
13.2
7.1
Conservative
Pervez Akhtar
887
7.9
3.1
Green
Paul Holloway
322
2.8
0.1
TUSC
Siobhan Friel
98
0.9
N/A
Majority
892
8.0
Turnout
11,267
Labour hold
Swing
2.6
Sparkbrook [ ]
Sparkbrook 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Tony Kennedy
8,599
77.5
28.0
Liberal Democrats
Seleen Hussein
1,285
11.6
5.2
Conservative
Andrew May
654
5.9
3.1
Green
James Mckears
553
5.0
+ 2.8
Majority
7,314
65.9
55.0
Turnout
11,091
Labour hold
Swing
11.4
Springfield [ ]
Springfield 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Habib Rehman
7,060
61.2
7.2
Liberal Democrats
Tanveer Chouxhry
2,836
24.6
1.7
Conservative
Tom Huxley
1,129
9.8
4.0
Green
Seeyam Brijmohun
515
4.5
1.7
Majority
4,224
36.6
5.5
Turnout
11,540
Labour hold
Swing
2.8
Stechford and Yardley North [ ]
Stechford and Yardley North 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Basharat Dad
3,567
35.6
Liberal Democrats
Colin Jones
3,354
33.5
8.8
UKIP
Paul Clayton
1,766
17.6
8.3
Conservative
Robert Clark
982
9.8
0.1
Green
Grant Bishop
269
2.7
0.4
TUSC
Laura Cross
87
0.9
N/A
Majority
213
2.1
4.5
Turnout
10,025
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
4.4
Stockland Green [ ]
Stockland Green 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mick Finnegan
4,649
54.3
0.9
Conservative
Rachel Toussaint
2,053
24.0
5.7
UKIP
Mike Kemble
1,061
12.4
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Franklyn Aaron
414
4.8
1.8
Green
Sara Myers
389
4.5
0.7
Majority
2,596
30.3
4.9
Turnout
8,566
Labour hold
Swing
2.4
Sutton Four Oaks [ ]
Sutton Four Oaks 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Maureen Cornish
8,393
62.0
7.9
Labour
Nick Preston
1,926
14.2
0.5
UKIP
Brendan Padmore
1,827
13.5
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Hubert Duffy
803
5.9
2.2
Green
David Ratcliff
596
4.4
3.2
Majority
6,467
47.7
8.5
Turnout
13,545
Conservative hold
Swing
4.2
Sutton New Hall [ ]
Due to a by-election the top two candidates were elected.
Sutton New Hall 2015 (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Barrie
6,889
Conservative
Alex Yip
4,832
UKIP
Stuart Connolly
2,750
Labour
Ian Brindley
2,373
Labour
Frank Ray
1,819
Green
Colin Marriott
891
Liberal Democrats
Gareth Hardy
636
Liberal Democrats
Trevor Holtom
585
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Sutton Trinity [ ]
Sutton Trinity 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Pears
5,990
47.3
10.6
Labour
Roger Barley
2,699
21.3
4.7
UKIP
Marcus Brown
2,577
20.4
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Sally Lippiatt
830
6.6
2.5
Green
Richard Winter
565
4.5
1.8
Majority
3,291
26.0
8.0
Turnout
12,661
Conservative hold
Swing
3.0
Sutton Vesey [ ]
Sutton Vesey 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Lyn Collin
5,942
46.2
2.8
Labour
Manish Puri
4,268
33.2
6.3
UKIP
Albert Meehan
1,627
12.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Lynn Williams
569
4.4
1.1
Green
Max Ramsay
464
3.6
N/A
Majority
1,674
13.0
3.5
Turnout
12,870
Conservative hold
Swing
1.8
Tyburn [ ]
Tyburn 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mike Sharpe
3,720
43.6
9.2
Conservative
Cilfton Welch
2,088
24.5
2.7
UKIP
Andrew Garcarz
1,894
22.2
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Ann Holtom
550
6.5
13.8
Green
Alex Wright
206
2.4
1.8
TUSC
James Redfren
69
0.8
N/A
Majority
1,632
19.1
11.9
Turnout
8,527
Labour hold
Swing
6.0
Washwood Heath [ ]
Washwood Heath 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Ansar Khan
9,200
78.4
10.0
Liberal Democrats
Shamsur Rehman
1,395
11.9
7.4
Conservative
Cameron Hughes
615
5.2
2.4
Green
John Bentley
525
4.5
2.3
Majority
7,805
66.5
17.9
Turnout
11,735
Labour hold
Swing
8.7
Weoley [ ]
Weoley 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Steve Booton
4,118
40.4
1.1
Conservative
Jayne Freeman
3,519
34.6
7.1
UKIP
Tony Hayes
1,641
16.1
N/A
Green
Anna Masters
494
4.7
0.3
Liberal Democrats
Steven Haynes
412
4.0
2.4
Majority
599
5.8
N/A
Turnout
10,184
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
3.0
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See also: 2015 United Kingdom general election