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Local Election Results 2008

Birmingham

CIP = Community Independent Party (UK)

Other results for Birmingham: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022
By-elections for Birmingham (may be incomplete): 20th November 2003 (Stockland Green) — 5th May 2005 (Moseley & Kings Heath) — 28th July 2005 (Aston; Bordesley Green) — 8th September 2005 (Tyburn) — 20th September 2007 (Brandwood) — 4th June 2009 (Lozells & East Handsworth) — 17th September 2009 (Sparkbrook) — 22nd October 2009 (Sutton New Hall) — 10th November 2011 (Sparkbrook) — 13th February 2014 (Kingstanding) — 4th May 2017 (Hall Green; Perry Barr) — 6th May 2021 (Billesley; Hall Green N.; Oscott; Quinton) — 21st October 2021 (Yardley E.) — 6th October 2022 (Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath E.) — 2nd May 2024 (Bournbrook & Selly Park) — 30th May 2024 (Kingstanding) — 4th July 2024 (King's Norton N.; Northfield)

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Consolidated results — Birmingham 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 68210 30.2% 18
Labour 67922 30.1% 8
Liberal Democrat 52454 23.2% 13
British National Party 16028 7.1% 0
Green Party 9251 4.1% 0
Respect - The Unity Coalition 7466 3.3% 1
UK Independence Party 1688 0.7% 0
Independent 981 0.4% 0
Community Independent Party (UK) 905 0.4% 0
Socialist Labour Party 781 0.3% 0
National Front 265 0.1% 0

Acocks Green

Roger Harmer LD 2743 51.6%
John O'Shea Lab 1125 21.2%
Tanya Whitehead BNP 617 11.6%
Emma Mahay C 598 11.2%
Amanda Baker Grn 234 4.4%

Aston

Ayoub Khan LD 2769 38.8%
Amjad Hussain Lab 2417 33.9%
Abdul Aziz Respect 1406 19.7%
Tom Nyeko Olam C 206 2.9%
David Goley Grn 118 1.7%
Abdul Azad UKIP 113 1.6%
Alan Chamberlain BNP 105 1.5%

Bartley Green

Vivienne Barton C 3422 64.5%
Tom Guise Lab 1004 18.9%
Terence Larkin BNP 436 8.2%
Julia Garrett LD 262 4.9%
James Robertson Grn 180 3.4%

Billesley

Leonard Gregory C 2832 49.0%
Martin Welds Lab 1633 28.3%
Michael Bell BNP 663 11.5%
Robert Wagg LD 414 7.2%
Catherine Manhood Grn 236 4.1%

Bordesley Green [LD gain from People's Justice Party]

Shaukat Khan LD 3558 45.0%
Zafar Dad Lab 3427 43.3%
Mary Storer C 415 5.2%
Graham Jones BNP 264 3.3%
Hazel Clawley Grn 248 3.1%

Bournville

Nigel Dawkins C 3701 51.3%
Nathan Matthew Lab 1395 19.4%
Joe Rooney Grn 1155 16.0%
Victoria Marsom LD 592 8.2%
Steven Thomas BNP 365 5.1%

Brandwood

Neville Summerfield C 2864 46.0%
Susan Burfoot Lab 1937 31.1%
Lynette Orton BNP 531 8.5%
Brian Peace LD 472 7.6%
Anna Masters Grn 307 4.9%
Frank Chance Ind 110 1.8%

Edgbaston

Deirdre Alden C 2429 58.9%
Rod Dungate Lab 912 22.1%
Stuart Ritchie LD 372 9.0%
Becki Cox Grn 234 5.7%
Stuart Bates BNP 90 2.2%
Frank Jones UKIP 55 1.3%
Abhay Patekar Ind 31 0.8%

Erdington [C gain from Lab]

Bob Beauchamp C 2678 56.0%
Christopher Hillcox Lab 1187 24.8%
Philip Mills LD 330 6.9%
Simon Briscoe BNP 317 6.6%
Mark Oley Grn 185 3.9%
Umar Malik UKIP 82 1.7%

Hall Green

Francis Wilkes LD 3027 43.1%
Bob Harvey C 2290 32.6%
Samuel Burden Lab 1123 16.0%
Wendy Lawrie BNP 345 4.9%
Sarah Minchin Grn 164 2.3%
John Ison UKIP 75 1.1%

Handsworth Wood

Gurdial Singh Atwal Lab 2591 47.9%
Mahinderpal Singh C 1129 20.9%
John Tyrrell SocLab 671 12.4%
Nick Jolliffe LD 570 10.5%
Eric Fairclough Grn 231 4.3%
Paul Billingham BNP 217 4.0%

Harborne

John Alden C 2717 49.6%
John Priest Lab 1389 25.4%
Phil Simpson Grn 691 12.6%
Mohammed Sagier LD 405 7.4%
Howard Hamilton BNP 193 3.5%
Edward Siddall-Jones UKIP 80 1.5%

Hodge Hill

Anita Ward Lab 2375 40.7%
Maureen Barnsley LD 1852 31.7%
Wilf Holland C 757 13.0%
Denis Adams BNP 526 9.0%
Peter Johnson UKIP 176 3.0%
Lydia Bradshaw Grn 149 2.6%

Kings Norton

Geoffrey Sutton C 2345 47.4%
Amy Watson Lab 1492 30.2%
Malcolm Doughty BNP 534 10.8%
Neil Taylor LD 341 6.9%
Steven Heywood Grn 235 4.8%

Kingstanding

Catharine Grundy Lab 1376 36.9%
Gary Sambrook C 1296 34.7%
David Campion BNP 648 17.4%
Hubert Duffy LD 254 6.8%
Geoff Tapalu Grn 105 2.8%
Terry Williams NF 54 1.4%

Ladywood

Kathleen Hartley Lab 1467 50.3%
Ransford Clarkson C 719 24.7%
Kenneth Jeffers LD 368 12.6%
Damien Duff Grn 196 6.7%
Lee Saunders BNP 122 4.2%
Mark Nattrass UKIP 44 1.5%

Longbridge [C gain from Lab]

Ken Wood C 1997 39.4%
Steve Bedser Lab 1720 34.0%
Elizabeth Wainwright BNP 716 14.1%
Kevin Hannion LD 464 9.2%
Bill van Marle Grn 168 3.3%

Lozells and East Handsworth

Don Brown Lab 2689 42.9%
Sabirul Islam LD 1725 27.5%
Raghib Ahsan Ind 711 11.3%
Raja Khan CIP 637 10.2%
Zaweed Khan C 284 4.5%
Ankaret Harmer Grn 159 2.5%
Zane Patchell BNP 61 1.0%

Moseley and Kings Heath

Martin Mullaney LD 2476 37.4%
Jane Howell Lab 2181 32.9%
Maura Judges C 963 14.5%
Alan Clawley Grn 433 6.5%
Ray Gaston Respect 327 4.9%
Peter Lawrie BNP 156 2.4%
Alan Blumenthal UKIP 88 1.3%

Nechells

Tahir Ali Lab 1713 42.0%
Mushtaq Hussain Respect 781 19.2%
Nazir Hussain LD 710 17.4%
Fitzroy Stevenson C 429 10.5%
Darren Potter BNP 211 5.2%
Janet Assheton Grn 191 4.7%
Lynette Nazemi Afshar UKIP 39 1.0%

Northfield

Les Lawrence C 2804 47.2%
Andrew Coulson Lab 1496 25.2%
Leslie Orton BNP 1003 16.9%
Andrew Moles LD 406 6.8%
Susan Pearce Grn 231 3.9%

Oscott [C gain from Lab]

Graham Green C 2196 41.6%
John Cotton Lab 1939 36.7%
Wilfred Palmer BNP 690 13.1%
James Hamilton LD 304 5.8%
Harry Eyles Grn 151 2.9%

Perry Barr

Raymond Hassall LD 2268 46.2%
Samuel Allen Lab 1190 24.3%
Mark Haddon C 843 17.2%
Susan Morris BNP 443 9.0%
Lester Mundy Grn 160 3.3%

Quinton [C gain from Lab]

Peter Smallbone C 2903 44.9%
Caroline Badley Lab 2527 39.1%
Josephine Larkin BNP 409 6.3%
Ian Garrett LD 355 5.5%
Peter Beck Grn 275 4.3%

Selly Oak

Alistair Dow LD 1948 42.3%
David Williams Lab 1274 27.7%
Andrew Hardie C 889 19.3%
Peter Tinsley Grn 319 6.9%
Trevor Shearer BNP 176 3.8%

Shard End

Marjorie Bridle Lab 1752 41.5%
Jessie Holland C 1011 24.0%
Richard Lumby BNP 999 23.7%
Chris Barber LD 323 7.7%
John Read Grn 93 2.2%
Mark Neary NF 43 1.0%

Sheldon

Sue Anderson LD 3224 60.6%
Robert Devenport BNP 789 14.8%
Hannah Axford C 586 11.0%
Karen McCarthy Lab 555 10.4%
Elinor Stanton Grn 92 1.7%
Paul Morris NF 75 1.4%

Soho

Chaman Lal Lab 2599 52.4%
Morriam Jan LD 1647 33.2%
David Williams-Masinda C 351 7.1%
Huw Davies Grn 147 3.0%
Sheera Johal SocLab 110 2.2%
Darren Allen BNP 108 2.2%

South Yardley

Daphne Gaved LD 3179 54.4%
Brendan O'Brien Lab 1221 20.9%
John Pugh BNP 649 11.1%
Ken Axford C 526 9.0%
Rianne ten Veen Grn 177 3.0%
Adrian Davidson NF 93 1.6%

Sparkbrook [Respect gain from LD]

Nahim Khan Respect 3032 42.8%
Mohammed Azim Lab 2600 36.7%
Farah Naz LD 466 6.6%
Guy Hordern C 370 5.2%
Talib Hussain CIP 268 3.8%
Charles Alldrick Grn 237 3.3%
Arthur Botterill BNP 106 1.5%

Springfield

Jerry Evans LD 2559 33.2%
Akhlaq Ahmed Lab 2443 31.7%
Salma Iqbal Respect 1920 24.9%
Sam Pearce C 475 6.2%
Michael Jones BNP 162 2.1%
Sandra Taylor Grn 149 1.9%

Stechford and Yardley North

Neil Eustace LD 3098 58.4%
John Bliss Lab 848 16.0%
Robert Clark C 572 10.8%
Richard Morris BNP 546 10.3%
Graham Duffen UKIP 154 2.9%
Edith Roberts Grn 85 1.6%

Stockland Green [C gain from Lab]

Matt Bennett C 1946 41.2%
Penny Holbrook Lab 1874 39.7%
Franklyn Aaron LD 379 8.0%
Carl Brisker BNP 339 7.2%
John Bentley Grn 182 3.9%

Sutton Four Oaks

Peter Howard C 4418 69.4%
Richard Pearson LD 616 9.7%
Manish Puri Lab 403 6.3%
Brendan Padmore UKIP 380 6.0%
Maureen Davies BNP 341 5.4%
Karl MacNaughton Grn 212 3.3%

Sutton New Hall

Dennis Birbeck C 3722 67.1%
Elizabeth Dowd Lab 691 12.5%
Jean Wodds LD 479 8.6%
Karl Benton BNP 458 8.3%
Jim Orford Grn 193 3.5%

Sutton Trinity

Philip Parkin C 3394 61.3%
Roger Barley Lab 818 14.8%
Maureen Parker LD 545 9.8%
Karen Lawrie BNP 353 6.4%
Ulla Grant Grn 234 4.2%
Ray Skett UKIP 191 3.5%

Sutton Vesey

Malcolm Cornish C 3291 54.5%
Robert Pocock Lab 1443 23.9%
Sidney Woods LD 507 8.4%
Gemma Orton BNP 369 6.1%
Annabel Smith Grn 215 3.6%
Stephen Shorrock UKIP 211 3.5%

Tyburn [LD gain from Lab]

Ann Holtom LD 1652 36.2%
Des Hughes Lab 1144 25.1%
Derek Johnson C 1125 24.6%
Ben Lumby BNP 395 8.7%
Sallyann Rose Ind 129 2.8%
Tamara Bolger Grn 121 2.7%

Washwood Heath

Tariq Khan LD 4342 47.4%
Mohammed Rasib Lab 4161 45.4%
Ron Storer C 328 3.6%
James Gibson BNP 170 1.9%
Steven Austin Grn 161 1.8%

Weoley [C gain from Lab]

Eddie Freeman C 2389 45.6%
Jan Drinkwater Lab 1791 34.2%
Gary Davies LD 453 8.6%
Roy Orton BNP 406 7.8%
Mina Coalter Grn 198 3.8%

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