Coventry local elections

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One third of Coventry Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - 1978

Conservative 1978 - 1979

Labour 1979 - 2003

No overall control 2003 - 2006

Conservative 2006 -

[edit] Council elections

Coventry Council election 1998

Coventry Council election 1999

Coventry Council election 2000

Coventry Council election 2002

Coventry Council election 2003

Coventry Council election 2004

Coventry Council election 2006

[edit] By-election results

Foleshill By-Election 6 June 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,674	49.0
	Conservative		953	27.9
	Militant Labour		535	15.6
	Liberal Democrats		255	7.5
Majority			721	21.1
Turnout			3,417	28.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Henley By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		4,801	63.7	-7.2
	Conservative		1,600	21.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats		1,136	15.1	+4.8
Majority			3,201	42.5
Turnout			7,537	62.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Wainbody By-Election 13 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,741	61.8	+11.9
	Labour		673	23.9	-7.8
	Liberal Democrats		360	12.8	-5.6
	Socialist		44	1.6	+1.6
Majority			1,068	37.9
Turnout			2,818	22.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheylesmore By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		2,998	46.9	-5.2
	Conservative		2,146	33.6	-23.2
	Liberal Democrats		987	15.5	+13.9
	Unknown		257	4.0	+4.0
Majority			852	13.3
Turnout			6,388
	Labour hold		Swing

Radford By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		873	53.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats		442	27.1	+11.8
	Conservative		316	19.4	-8.4
Majority			431	26.4
Turnout			1,631	13.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Coventry Council
• The City of Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2003