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Chapter 5  West Midlands

5.1  Birmingham

PJP = People's Justice Party

Acock's Green

James Whorwood  LD  3,596
Suraiya Makhdoom  Lab  1,110
Edward Lear  C  560

Aston

A Khan  LD  2,467
Abdul Malik  Lab  1,868
G Khan  C  560

Bartley Green

Bruce Lines  C  2,959
Peter Mayer  Lab  1,259
Robert Wright  LD  351

Billesley

Susan Axford  C  2,351
Sandra Jenkinson  Lab  2,324
Iain Bowen  LD  736
Patrick Morrin  Soc All  226

Bournville

William Evans  C  2,609
Jahangir Alam  Lab  1,646
David Radcliffe  LD  970
Patricia Knowles  Grn  309
Lynne Hubbard  Soc All  197

Brandwood

Neville Summerfield  C  2,594
Roy Pinney  Lab  2,144
Anthony Leydon  LD  1,117
Matthew Paterson  Grn  273

Edgbaston

Deirdre Alden  C  2,720
Dennis Minnis  Lab  1,671
Thomas Lister  LD  591
David Toke  Grn  184

Erdington

Jillian Bermingham  Lab  1,862
Andrew Ferryman  C  1,641
Mark Oley  LD  673
Steven Godward  Soc All  285

Fox Hollies

Penelope Wagg  LD  2,900
Matthew Redmond  Lab  1,410
William Hordern  C  386

Hall Green

Jacqueline Hawthorn  LD  4,232
Brian Mogford  C  1,673
Martin Straker Welds  Lab  1,123

Handsworth

Donald Brown  Lab  2,369
Gerald Smith  LD  1,639
Mohammed Shariff-Malik  PJP  510
Jonathan O'Hagan  C  500

Harborne

Michael Whitby  C  3,143
Lee Moore  Lab  1,875
Miriam Banting  LD  736
Stuart Masters  Grn  302

Hodge Hill

Michael Nangle  Lab  1,949
Benjamin Browning  C  1,172
Martin Gollogly  LD  678
Peter Johnson  UKIP  617

Kingsbury

Michael Olley  Lab  1,218
Ian Wells  C  825
Nicholas Hall  LD  344

Kings Norton

Stewart Stacey  Lab  1,797
Stuart Clarkson  C  1,602
Brian Peace  LD  551

Kingstanding

Peter Kane  Lab  1,774
Simon Cardinali  C  896
John Williams  National Front  567
Mark Haddon  LD  560

Ladywood

Carl Rice  Lab  2,037
Christine McCabe  LD  1,132
Benjamin Prentice  C  743

Longbridge

Steven Bedser  Lab  2,318
Nils Purser  C  1,783
Trevor Sword  LD  693
Mark Cattell  BNP  646
Louise Houldey  Soc Alt  113

Moseley

Kenneth Hardeman  C  2,440
Douglas McCarrick  Lab  2,133
Martin Mullaney  LD  1,861
Nicholas Whittingham  Grn  583

Nechells

TA Khan  LD  3,312
Ali Tahir  Lab  1,823
Terrence James  C  347
Janet Assheton  Grn  207

Northfield

Margaret Scrimshaw  C  2,394
Duncan Ross  Lab  1,707
Andrew Moles  LD  722
Lee Savage  BNP  581

Oscott

John Cotton  Lab  2,052
Diana Duggan  C  1,339
Sharon Ebanks  BNP  741
Jonathan Hassall  LD  498

Perry Barr

Jonathan Hunt  LD  2,744
Michael Leddy  Lab  1,991
Richard Brett  C  673

Quinton

Richard Bashford  Lab  2,477
Graham Green  C  2,209
Susan Sherwen  LD  492
Peter Beck  Grn  258

Sandwell

John Tyrrell  Lab  3,085
Maureen Cornish  C  1,354
Nicholas Jolliffe  LD  680
Satbir Johal  Soc Lab  512
Harry Eyles  Grn  167

Selly Oak

Charles Dow  LD  2,459
David Williams  Lab  2,232
Iftkhar Hussain  C  922
Barney Smith  Grn  443

Shard End

Anthony Ward  Lab  1,864 
Paul Valdmanis  C  896
Kevin McLoughlin  LD  707

Shelton

Michael Ward  LD  3,381
Peter Griffiths  Lab  1,018
Philippa Stroud  C  534

Small Heath

SA Khan  PJP  4,120
ZA Khan  Lab  2,021
Nazar Hussain  LD  1,414
Michael Nicholls  C  448
Alan Clawley  Grn  262
Brian Bonnie  Ind  73

Soho

Sybil Spence  Lab  2,750
Ernest Hendricks  LD  936
Surinder Virdee  Soc Lab  618
David Williams-Masinda  C  430

Sparkbrook

Talib Hussain  LD  3,061
Akhlaq Ahmed  Lab  1,991
Keith Barton  C  476
Charles Alldrick  Grn  338

Sparkhill

Jeremy Evans  LD  4,648
Mohammad Bashir  Lab  1,894
Derek Green  C  347
Huw Davies  Grn  330

Stockland Green

Penny Holbrook  Lab  1,700
Philip Parkin  C  796
Philip Mills  LD  679
Lee Salsbury  National Front  429

Sutton Four Oaks

Dorothea Underwood  C  4,950
Jane Robins  LD  1,144
Roger Barley  Lab  862

Sutton New Hall

Dennis Birbeck  C  4,096
John Jordan  Lab  1,340
Jean Woods  LD  1,045

Sutton Vesey

Alan Rudge  C  4,104
Robert Pocock  Lab  1,715
Sidney Woods  LD  1,082

Washwood Heath

Leslie Byron  LD  2,737
Mohammed Nawaz  Lab  2,134
Mohammed Nazam  PJP  1,369
Jessica Holland  C  661

Weoley

Raymond Holtom  Lab  1,713
Adrian Delaney  C  1,595
Lee Windridge  BNP  709
Stephen Tomlin  LD  593

Yardley

Carol Jones  LD  3,091
Brendan O'Brien  Lab  1,019
Robert Purcell  BNP  920
Roy Lowndes  C  390

Consolidated Results — Birmingham

Labour                 71,275  34.0%  15 councillors
Liberal Democrat       61,252  29.2%  12 councillors
Conservative           60,118  28.7%  11 councillors
People's Justice Party  5,999   2.9%   1 councillor
Green Party             3,656   1.7%
British National Party  3,597   1.7%
Socialist Alliance      1,838   0.9%
National Front            996   0.5%
UK Independence Party     617   0.3%
Socialist Alternative     113   0.1%
Independent                73   0.0%

5.2  Coventry

Bablake

Brian Kelsey  C  2,139
Gordon Wright  Lab  1,011
Gilbert Penlington  LD  713

Binley and Willenhall

Ram Lakha  Lab  1,386
Heather Johnson  C  1,247
Brian McCarney  Ind  536
Samantha Ashby  Soc Alt  230

Cheylesmore

Linda Reece  C  1,840
Ray Byers  Lab  1,041
Vincent McKee  LD  563

Earlsdon

Andy Matchet  C  2,166
Lindsley Harvard  Lab  1,366
Adrian Dyke  LD  822
Paul Smith  Soc All  223

Foleshill

Heather Parker  Lab  1,679
Shabbir Ahmed  C  819
Jim Hensman  Soc Alt  348

Henley

Thomas Ruddy  Lab  1,228
Jean Tandy  C  778
Mandeep Singh Jandu  LD  302
Martha Young  Soc Alt  262

Holbrook

Joe Clifford  Lab  1,569
Harjinder Sehmi  C  775
Christine Coupe  LD  701

Longford

George Duggins  Lab  1,561
Harry Maeers  C  777
Geoff Sewards  LD  515

Lower Stoke

Phil Townshend  Lab  1,171
Margaret Rigby  C  957
Conrad Benefield  LD  465
Jane Ashwell  Soc Alt  345

Radford

Tony Skipper  Lab  1,262
Peter Simpson  LD  712
Ronald Carr  C  605
David Anderson  Marxist Party  134

St Michael's

Karen McKay  Soc Alt  1,185
Jimmy O'Boyle  Lab  1,005
Marc Howson  C  270

Sherbourne

Heather Rutter  C  1,394
Peter Lacy  Lab  1,186
William Haymes  LD  681

Upper Stoke

Russell Field  LD  2,201
Dave Edwards  Lab  1,294
Hazel Reece  C  244

Wainbody

Gary Crookes  C  2,194
Francis Lockett  LD  957
Chris Youett  Lab  800

Westwood

Dave Batten  Lab  1,304
Nigel Lee  C  1,086
Henderson Brooks  Ind  251
James Donnelly  Soc Alt  218

Whoberley (2)

Joan Griffin  C  1,497
Clifford Ridge  C  1,383
Kevin Maton  Lab  1,043
John French  Lab  1,000
Arthur Thomas  LD  734
Jacqueline Basu  LD  712
Michael Holton  Soc Alt  268
Mark Power  Soc Alt  253

Woodlands

Diana Tuson  C  1,827
Jean Jackson  Lab  1,276
Mark Payne  BNP  1,013
Stephen Howarth  LD  811

Wyken

Susanna Dixon  C  1,594
Mal Mutton  Lab  1,334
Brian Lewis  LD  749

Consolidated Results — Coventry

Labour                 22,516  37.1%  8 councillors
Conservative           22,209  36.6%  9 councillors
Liberal Democrat       10,926  18.0%  1 councillor
Socialist Alternative   3,079   5.1%  1 councillor
British National Party  1,013   1.7%
Independent               787   1.3%
Marxist Party             134   0.2%

5.3  Dudley

Amblecote

Jim Musk  C  1,502
Roger Timmins  Lab  1,199
Lois Bramall  LD  536

Belle Vale and Hasbury

Jill Nicholls  C  1,172
Martin Knight  Lab  1,132
Elaine Sheppard  LD  330

Brierley Hill

Rachel Harris  Lab  815
John Martin  LD  582
Philip Martin  C  282

Brockmoor and Pensnett

Rosemary Tomkinson  Lab  961
John Davies  C  627
Janice Porter  LD  607

Castle and Priory

Simon Darby  BNP  1,069
Peter Hall  Lab  896
Michael Wolohan  C  356
Ann Lewis  LD  182

Coseley East

Melvyn Mottram  Lab  1,194
William Pinchers  BNP  741
Terence Dickenson  C  558
Colin Davies  LD  117
John Wilkes  Lib  115

Coseley West

David Simms  C  967
Jeffrey Jewkes  Lab  884
Gary Woodall  BNP  682
Lyn Davies  LD  301

Gornal

Kenneth Finch  Lab  1,895
Stephen Marsh  C  1,879
Michael Jones  LD  395

Halesowen North

Lesley Faulkner  C  1,442
Lindsay Sadler  Lab  1,204
Amanda Oakes  LD  409

Halesowen South

Harold Jackson  C  2,102
Michael Freeman  Lab  900
Dawn Read  LD  449

Hayley Green

Hazel Turner  C  1,726
Ruth Forbes  Lab  1,285
David Lucas  LD  313

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

David Tyler  LD  1,835
Susan Thornton  C  1,480
Mushtaq Hussain  Lab  400

Kingswinford South

David Blood  C  1,469
Timothy Fletcher  LD  1,324
Khurshid Ahmed  Lab  473

Lye and Wollescote (2)

Timothy Crumpton  Lab  1,390
Mohammad Zarab  Lab  1,188
Michael Nicholls  C  653
David Vickers  C  612
Steven Brain  LD  490
Jeremy Langford  Soc All  189

Netherton and Woodside

Martin Bradney  Lab  857
Patrick Harley  C  418
Judith Flavell  LD  278

Norton

Chris Bramall  LD  1,869
David Rogers  C  1,757
Mohammed Hanif  Lab  352

Pedmore and Stourbridge East

Les Jones  C  2,140
Ivor Williams  Lab  781
Simon Hanson  LD  572

Quarry Bank and Cradley

Bryan Cotterill  Lab  1,485
John Donegan  C  990
Martin Roebuck  LD  448

St Andrew's

Peter Lowe  Lab  880
Steven Ridley  C  607
John Dyer  LD  244

St James' (2)

Rebirtha Hart-Bowman  LD  1,067
Serena Craigie  LD  980
John Elliott  Lab  914
Michael Hammond  Lab  827
Alan Clarke  BNP  558
May Killoran  C  430
Adrian Turner  C  366
Bill Harris  Ind  145
Tony Barnsley  Soc All  57

St Thomas'

Shaukat Ali  Lab  1,433
Victoria Wolohan  C  705
William Chambers  LD  376

Sedgley

Charles Fraser-Macnamara  C  2,149
Andrew Jewkes  Lab  779
Irene Chambers  LD  435

Wollaston and Stourbridge West

Margaret Cowell  C  1,248
Christopher Horne  LD  1,070
Anthony Morton  Lab  1,041

Wordsley

Geoff Southall  C  1,347
Graham Debney  Lab  1,271
Derise Williams  LD  652

Consolidated Results — Dudley

Conservative           28,006  39.5%  11 councillors
Labour                 24,421  34.5%  10 councillors
Liberal Democrat       14,881  21.0%   4 councillors
British National Party  3,050   4.3%   1 councillor
Socialist Alliance        246   0.3%
Independent               145   0.2%
Liberal Party             115   0.2%

5.4  Sandwell

FP = Freedom Party

Abbey

Robert Piper  Lab  1,544
Ewart Johnson  C  638
Roger Prior  LD  490
Jasvinder Singh  Soc Lab  81

Blackheath

Robert Price  Lab  1,200
Mary Docker  C  1,056
Rajinder Singh  Soc Lab  54

Bristnall

Richard Young  Lab  1,292
John McHard  C  896
Sukhjinder Clair  Soc Lab  119

Charlemont

Anthony Ward  C  1,153
Anthony Underhill  LD  922
Victoria Handy  Lab  740
Nirmala Devi  Soc Lab  47

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

John Southall  Lab  1,316
Susan Bennett  C  835

Friar Park

Geoffrey Lewis  Lab  935
Gaynor Skeldon  C  444
Yvonne Reed  LD  183

Great Barr

Mary Wilson  LD  1,188
Robert White  C  942
Sharron Devonport  Lab  774

Great Bridge

David Watkins  BNP  772
Fred Perry  2003 Community Party  732
Bob Patel  Lab  674
Diane Meacham  C  273

Greets Green and Lyng

Robert Badham  Lab  1,024
Rosemarie Campbell  C  537
Philip Roberts  LD  317

Hateley Heath

John Blyth  Lab  930
Rachel Cheeseman  LD  865
Mark Elliott  C  270
Chuhar Singh  Soc Lab  47

Langley

Martin Prestidge  Lab  1,395
Roland Hill  C  750
Alan Hipkiss  BNP  643
Bahadur Shankar  Soc Lab  93

Newton

Joyce Underhill  LD  1,341
Simon Hackett  Lab  1,232
Valerie Ward  C  386
Baldeesh Singh  Soc Lab  50

Oldbury

Mahboob Hussain  Lab  1,619
David Hadley  C  756
Christopher Reed  LD  291
Atma Matharu  Soc Lab  270

Old Warley

Terri Grainger  C  1,453
Brian Caddick  Lab  1,228

Princes End

John Salvage  BNP  754
Elaine Giles  Lab  717
Margaret Dixon  C  365
Alison Aitken-Jones  FP  135
Kevin Walker  UKIP  69

Rowley

Iris Boucher  Lab  1,398
Joanne Hadley  C  859
Amarjit Takhar  Soc Lab  61

St Paul's

Bawa Dhallu  Lab  1,467
Hari Randhawa  Soc Lab  860
Manjit Lall  C  461

Smethwick

Keith Davies  Lab  1,258
John Patterson  C  563
Boota Singh  Soc Lab  243

Soho and Victoria

Darren Cooper  Lab  995
Salahadin Adrwish  C  203
Malcolm Connigale  Soc Lab  163

Tipton Green

Syeda Khatun  Lab  1,724
Stephen Edwards  FP  1,084
Ian Davies  C  633
Terence Taylor  BNP  526
Surinder Sandhu  Soc Lab  134

Tividale

Maria Crompton  Lab  1,079
Carl Butler  BNP  788
Steven Hockley  C  459
Diane Gorton  LD  281

Wednesbury North

Elaine Costigan  C  1,429
Peter Allen  Lab  702
John Macefield  Grn  150

Wednesbury South

George Turton  Lab  1,158
Jean Nugent  C  943
Karam Singh  Soc Lab  131

West Bromwich Central

Mohinder Tagger  Lab  1,338
Norman Lawley  C  593
Sandra Berisford  LD  383
Barinder Sandhu  Soc Lab  134

Consolidated Results — Sandwell

Labour                 27,739  47.0%  17 councillors
Conservative           16,897  28.6%   3 councillors
Liberal Democrat        6,261  10.6%   2 councillors
British National Party  3,483   5.9%   2 councillors
Socialist Labour Party  2,440   4.1%
Freedom Party           1,219   2.1%
2003 Community Party      732   1.2%
Green Party               150   0.3%
UK Independence Party      69   0.1%

5.5  Solihull

Bickenhill

Alan Martin  C  1,765
Florence Nash  Lab  747
Douglas Hogg  LD  89

Castle Bromwich

Robin Draycott  C  1,731
Jim Moore  Lab  589
Geoffrey Daniell  LD  270

Chelmsley Wood

Nicholas Stephens  Lab  719
Martin McCarthy  C  330
Jennifer Wright  LD  173

Elmdon

John Bramham  C  1,268
Nigel Dyer  LD  864
Frederick Churchill  Lab  502

Fordbridge

Kenneth Harrop  Lab  485
Michael Robinson  C  252
Christopher Hayes  LD  127

Kingshurst

John Kimberley  Lab  669
David Plaister  C  360
Bernard Wright  LD  90

Knowle

Don Blake  C  2,173
David Small  LD  563
Patricia Harrop  Lab  307

Lyndon

Olive Hogg  LD  1,479
Gary Allport  C  441
Catherine Connan  Lab  279

Meriden

Kenneth Allsopp  C  2,054
Jonathan Maltman  Lab  581
Peter Whitlock  LD  563

Olton

Honor Cox  LD  1,953
Jeffrey Stocks  C  942
Rajeshwar Singh  Lab  187

Packwood

Ian Courts  C  2,522
Christine Reeves  LD  1,226
Kenneth Nye  Lab  291

St Alphege

Stuart Davis  C  2,516
Brenda Chapple  LD  950
Marcus Bennion  Lab  306

Shirley East

John Reeve  LD  1,567
Patricia Handslip  C  1,307
Kevin Raven  Lab  273

Shirley South

Fiona Oakes  C  1,897
Roger Gemmell  LD  1,151
James Burman  Lab  512

Shirley West

Susan Reeve  LD  1,492
David Skelding  C  843
Arthur Harper  Lab  317

Silhill

Susan Gomm  C  1,849
Barbara Harber  LD  794
Una Kimberley  Lab  370

Smith's Wood

Donald Cornock  Lab  716
Daniel Kettle  C  307
Brenda Davies  LD  173

Consolidated Results — Solihull

Conservative      22,557  51.3%  9 councillors
Liberal Democrat  13,524  30.8%  4 councillors
Labour             7,850  17.9%  4 councillors

5.6  Walsall

Note:— The elections in Bloxwich East, and Hatherton Rushall, were postponed after the death of a candidate.

Aldridge Central and South

Thomas Ansell  C  1,869
Royston Sheward  LD  827
Steven King  Lab  457

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood

Graham Eardley  C  1,734
Peter Upton  Lab  747

Bentley and Darlaston North

Keith Chambers  Lab  1,157
Jennifer Beale  C  767

Birchills-Leamore

Carol Rose  Lab  916
Mohammed Arshad  C  566
Martin Lynch  Soc All  240

Blakenhall

Ian Robertson  Lab  745
Peter Smith  Soc All  308
Chad Pitt  C  268

Bloxwich West

Frederick Westley  Lab  1,125
Desmond Pitt  C  952
Alan Davies  Soc All  290

Brownhills

David Turner  C  1,114
Violet Upton  Lab  869

Darlaston South

Dorreen Farrell-Evans  Lab  972
Haqnawaz Khan  C  308
Alan Johnston  Soc All  292

Paddock

Zahid Ali  C  1,264
Ted Moorman  Ind  831
Daniel Barker  LD  777
Martin Evans  Lab  535
Derek Bennett  UKIP  359
David Church  Soc All  38

Palfrey

Mohammad Yasin  C  1,510
Mark Pulford  Lab  1,020
Richard Cullum  Ind  348
Azra Jabbar  Soc All  279

Pelsall

Marco Longhi  C  1,927
Linda Dickens  LD  898
Wendy Collins  Lab  624
Derek Roddy  Soc All  105

Pheasey

Christopher Towe  C  1,156
Rose Burley  Lab  1,118

Pleck

Dennis Anson  Lab  1,070
Doris Silvester  C  531
Brian Powell  Soc All  222

St Matthew's

Mohammad Nazir  Lab  1,337
Susan Allen  C  831
Louise Shires  LD  356
Stephanie Peart  Soc All  110

Short Heath

Doreen Shires  LD  891
Frederick Harris  Ind  466
Gareth Walker  Lab  452
Rachel Walker  C  372

Streetly

Brian Douglas-Maul  C  2,135
Steven Grey  UKIP  691
Thomas Charlton  Lab  590

Willenhall North

Valerie Woodruff  LD  983
Robert Matthews  Lab  468
Lisa Hodgetts  C  380
Alan Paddock  Soc All  86

Willenhall South

Sean Coughlan  Lab  1,022
Steven Turner  C  498
Gerald Watkins  Ind  492

Consolidated Results — Walsall

Conservative          18,182  42.0%  8 councillors
Labour                15,224  35.2%  8 councillors
Liberal Democrat       4,732  10.9%  2 councillors
Independents           2,137   4.9%
Socialist Alliance     1,970   4.6%
UK Independence Party  1,050   2.4%

5.7  Wolverhampton

Bilston East

Thomas Turner  Lab  1,068
Sarah Wynne  C  414
Michael Birch  LD  255

Bilston North

Philip Page  Lab  1,171
Christopher Haynes  C  922
Frances Heap  LD  307

Blakenhall

Judith Rowley  Lab  1,943
John Corns  C  453
Susan Butler  LD  256

Bushbury

Paula Brookfield  Lab  1,067
Christine Riddle  C  1,001
John Steatham  LD  279

East Park

Frank Docherty  Lab  1,099
Robert Green  C  407
Ann Whitehouse  LD  240

Ettingshall

Alan Smith  Lab  1,230
Peter Dobb  C  321
Eileen Birch  LD  270

Fallings Park

Geoffrey Foster  Lab  1,316
Jonathan Evans  C  973
Robin Lawrence  LD  304

Graiseley

Man Passi  Lab  1,741
John Mellor  C  1,624
Mary Millar  LD  306
David Hawkins  Grn  145

Heath Town

Milkinderpal Jaspal  Lab  827
Colin Hallmark  Lib  531
Morriss Berry  C  331

Low Hill

Peter O'Neill  Lab  946
Peter Knight  C  438

Merry Hill

David Nicholls  C  1,868
Manohar Minhas  Lab  774
Jessica Pringle  LD  415

Oxley

Ian Brookfield  Lab  1,304
Brian Bromley  C  1,012
Ian Jenkins  LD  464

Park

Geoffrey Patten  C  1,662
Sandra Samuels  Lab  1,303
Bryan Lewis  LD  476
Rachel Shanks  Grn  289

Penn

Patricia Bradley  C  2,127
David Hampton  Lab  1,071
June Hemsley  LD  428

St Peter's

Roger Lawrence  Lab  1,438
David Jack  LD  652
Harjinder Singh  C  311
Paul Armstrong  Grn  143

Spring Vale

Michael Heap  LD  2,094
John Thomas  Lab  1,011
Brian Fellows  C  287

Tettenhall Regis

John Davis  C  1,746
Roger Gray  LD  472
Maqsood Ahmed  Lab  355

Tettenhall Wightwick

Joan Stevenson  C  2,426
William Reynolds  Lab  575
Philip Bennett  LD  349

Wednesfield North

David Bourne  C  1,217
Gwendoline Stafford-Good  Lab  1,208
Stephen Birch  LD  323

Wednesfield South

Fiona Latter  C  1,216
Paul Kalinauckas  Lab  1,214
Carole Jenkins  LD  292

Consolidated Results — Wolverhampton

Labour           22,661  43.0%  12 councillors
Conservative     20,756  39.4%   7 councillors
Liberal Democrat  8,182  15.5%   1 councillor
Green Party         577   1.1%
Liberal Party       531   1.0%

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