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2016 Birmingham City Council election
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One third (40) seats to Birmingham City Council
61 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Clancy Robert Alden Paul Tilsley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Quinton Erdington Sheldon
Seats before 77[a] 30 11
Seats after 80 29 10
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 113,018 50,828 26,877
Percentage 51.09% 22.98% 12.15%
2016 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election

John Clancy
Labour

Council control after election

John Clancy
Labour

The 2016 Birmingham City Council election took place on 5 May 2016[1][2][3] to elect one third of the members of Birmingham City Council in England. The election was held on the same day as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands as part of the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Labour increased their hold on the City Council, winning 30 of the 40 seats up for election, gaining 1 from the Conservatives and 1 from the Liberal Democrats as well as retaining 1 previously vacant seat formerly held by a Labour Councillor.

Result

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Birmingham City Council election result, 2016
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 30 Increase 2 Steady 0 Increase 2 75.0 51.1 113,018 Increase 3,177
  Conservative 7 Steady 0 Decrease 1 Decrease 1 17.5 23.0 50,828 Decrease 662
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 0 Decrease 1 Decrease 1 7.5 12.2 26,877 Decrease 7,830
  UKIP 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 8.1 17,801 Decrease 12,886
  Green 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 4.5 9,920 Decrease 217
  Independent 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 0.5 989 Increase 844
  TUSC 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 0.4 937 Increase 879
  Socialist Labour 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 0.2 358 Decrease 71
  Christian 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 0.1 310 Increase 132
  National Front 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 0.1 104 Decrease 39
  SDP 0 Steady Steady Steady 0 0.0 0.0 58 Decrease 4
  Totals 40 221,200

Ward results

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Acocks Green

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Acocks Green 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Shea 2,760 48.0 Increase 5.3
Liberal Democrats Penny Wagg 2,136 37.1 Decrease 2.1
Conservative Richard Sparkes 467 8.1 Decrease 3.2
Green Amanda Baker 225 3.9 Increase 0.6
TUSC Eamonn Flynn 131 2.3 Increase 1.2
SDP Alan Ware 32 0.6 Increase 0.3
Majority 624 10.9 Increase 7.4
Turnout 5,751 30.4
Labour hold Swing Increase 3.7

Aston

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Aston 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 5,047 88.6 Increase 38.1
Conservative Jahid Choudhury 208 3.7 Increase 1.7
Green Christopher Garghan 181 3.2 Increase 1.9
Christian Adrian Dawkins 159 2.8 −
Liberal Democrats Yaser Iqbal 100 1.8 Decrease 42.4
Majority 4,839 85.0 Increase 78.7
Turnout 5,695 32.2
Labour hold Swing Increase 18.2

Bartley Green

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Bartley Green 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Des Flood 2,080 45.0 Decrease 1.5
Labour Saddak Miah 1,270 27.5 Decrease 3.7
UKIP Tony Hayes 827 17.9 Increase 1.8
Green Peter Thorneycroft 216 4.7 Decrease 0.9
Liberal Democrats Julia Garrett 165 3.6 Increase 1.4
TUSC Moira O'Driscoll 62 1.3
Majority 810 17.5
Turnout 4,620 27.3
Conservative hold Swing

Billesley

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Billesley 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Davis 2,730 52.2
UKIP James Dalton 1,052 20.1
Conservative Aaron Humphriss 1,045 20.0
Green Clare Thomas 218 4.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Morrow 187 3.6
Majority 1,678 32.1
Turnout 5,232 28.4
Labour hold Swing

Bordesley Green

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Bordesley Green 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Uzma Ahmed 4,300 58.3 Decrease 16.9
Liberal Democrats Shaukat Khan 2,298 31.2 Decrease 17.1
UKIP Mohammed Khan 337 4.6 Increase 4.6
Green Alan Clawley 242 3.3 Decrease 1.7
Conservative Guy Hordern 198 2.7 Decrease 2.3
Majority 2,002 27.1
Turnout 7,375 37.2
Labour hold Swing

Bournville

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Bournville 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Locke 3,408 42.9 Increase 6.4
Conservative Nigel Dawkins 3,095 38.9 Decrease 1.9
Green Ian Jamieson 695 8.7 Decrease 1.1
UKIP Sylvia Tempest-Jones 514 6.5 Decrease 2.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Gilliam 196 2.4 Decrease 1.6
Majority 313 3.9
Turnout 7,948 42.3
Labour hold Swing Increase 4.2

Brandwood

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Brandwood 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eva Phillips 3,520 56.1 Increase 9.8
Conservative Neville Summerfield 1,485 23.7 Decrease 5.4
UKIP Alan Blumenthal 813 13.0 Decrease 1.6
Green Patrick Cox 266 4.2 Decrease 1.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Smith 186 3.0 Decrease 1.2
Majority 2,035 32.4
Turnout 6,270 35.1
Labour hold Swing

Edgbaston

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Edgbaston 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deirdre Alden 2,043 44.6 Increase 2.1
Labour Tom Keeley 1,967 42.9 Increase 2.3
Green Joe Belcher 222 4.8 Decrease 3.2
UKIP Peter Hughes 180 3.9 Decrease 0.5
Liberal Democrats Lee Dargue 174 3.8 Decrease 0.7
Majority 76 1.7
Turnout 4,586 32.3
Conservative hold Swing

Erdington

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Erdington 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Beauchamp 2,722 53.0 Increase 9.7
Labour Keith Heron 1,701 33.1 Decrease 2.9
UKIP Steve Cooling 462 9.0 Decrease 3.8
Green Joe Rooney 122 2.4 Decrease 1.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Mills 103 2.0 Decrease 0.6
TUSC Joe Foster 30 0.6 Decrease 0.3
Majority 1,021 19.9
Turnout 5,140 31.9
Conservative hold Swing

Hall Green

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Hall Green 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Bowles 2,827 42.2 Increase 1.8
Conservative Tom Skidmore 1,823 27.2 Increase 3.6
Independent Bob Harvey 989 14.8 Increase 6.7
Liberal Democrats Tavneer Choudhry 467 7.0 Decrease 9.4
UKIP Malcolm Mummery 400 6.1 Decrease 1.8
Green Rachel Xerri-Brooks 162 2.4 Decrease 0.8
TUSC David Wright 20 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Majority 1,004 5.9
Turnout 6,688 35.2
Labour hold Swing

Handsworth Wood

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Handsworth Wood 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gurdial Atwal 3,743 66.8 Increase 2.9
Conservative Sukhwinder Sungu 863 15.4 Increase 7.1
Green Chloe Juliette 370 6.6 Increase 2.5
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell 358 6.4 Increase 4.8
Liberal Democrats Valvinder Kaur 267 4.8 Increase 1.3
Majority 2,880 51.4
Turnout 5,601 30.7
Labour hold Swing

Harborne

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Harborne 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Francis 2,841 44.7 Increase 1.7
Conservative Akaal Sidhu 2,404 37.8 Decrease 0.5
Green Phil Simpson 494 7.8 Decrease 0.6
UKIP Mary Morris 376 5.9 Increase 0.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Banting 240 3.8 Decrease 0.8
Majority 437 6.9 Increase 2.2
Turnout 6,355 39.2
Labour hold Swing

Hodge Hill

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Hodge Hill 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Donaldson 3,433 66.0 Increase 5.0
UKIP David Bridges 680 13.1 Decrease 2.2
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Neilly 542 10.4 Increase 6.6
Conservative Parveen Hassan 405 7.8 Decrease 8.7
Green Michael Harrison 114 2.2 Decrease 0.5
SDP Peter Johnson 26 0.5 Increase 0.5
Majority 2,753 52.9 Increase 8.4
Turnout 5,200 29.8
Labour hold Swing

Kings Norton

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Kings Norton 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Seabright 1,834 38.7 Decrease 0.5
Conservative Barbara Wood 1,811 38.3 Increase 0.3
UKIP Tim Plumbe 722 15.3 Decrease 0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Lloyd 196 4.1 Increase 1.2
Green Eleanor Masters 172 3.6 Decrease 0.6
Majority 23 0.5 Decrease 0.7
Turnout 4,735 29.3
Labour hold Swing

Kingstanding

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Kingstanding 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Sambrook 1,858 43.5 Increase 11.8
Labour Jane Jones 1,651 38.6 Decrease 3.9
UKIP Philip Davies 593 13.9 Decrease 7.2
Green Anne Okole 89 2.1 Decrease 0.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Lippiatt 48 1.1 Decrease 0.5
National Front Terry Williams 21 0.5 Increase 0.5
TUSC Joseph Derbyshire 16 0.4 Decrease 0.3
Majority 207 4.8 Decrease 6.0
Turnout 4,276 26.1
Conservative hold Swing

Ladywood

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Ladywood 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kath Hartley 2,337 62.7 Increase 10.7
Conservative Rob Coleman 735 19.7 Decrease 5.3
Green Sara Myers 372 10.0 Decrease 0.9
Liberal Democrats Gareth Hardy 284 7.6 Increase 1.8
Majority 1,602 43.0 Increase 16.0
Turnout 3,728 22.0
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

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Longbridge 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Griffiths 1,753 39.74
Conservative Dan Caldicott 1,316 29.83
UKIP Kevin Morris 993 22.51
Green Elizabeth Sharman 152 3.45
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hannon 147 3.33
TUSC Clive Walder 50 1.13
Majority 437 9.91
Turnout 4,411
Labour hold Swing

Lozells and East Handsworth

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Lozells and East Handsworth 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mahmood Hussain 4,967
Conservative Ravi Chumber 448
Green Hazel Clawley 295
Liberal Democrats Baljinder Kaur 250
Majority 4,519
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Moseley and Kings Heath

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Moseley and Kings Heath 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Trickett 4,029 55.3%
Liberal Democrats Martin Mullaney 1,945 26.7%
Green Robert Grant 554 7.6%
Conservative Owen Williams 522 7.2%
UKIP Kenneth Lowry 231 3.2%
Majority 2,084
Turnout 7281
Labour hold Swing

Nechells

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Nechells 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tahir Ali 3,405
Conservative Emma Watkins 414
Green Janet Assheton 295
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jolliffe 174
Majority 2,991
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Northfield

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Northfield 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brett O'Reilly 2,283 38.93
Conservative Les Lawrence 2,098 35.78
UKIP Keith Rowe 752 12.82
Green Fiona Nunan 575 9.81
Liberal Democrats Andy Moles 156 2.66
Majority 185 3.15
Turnout 5,864
Labour hold Swing

Oscott

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Oscott 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tristan Chatfield 2,042
Conservative Graham Green 1,100
UKIP Roger Tempest 926
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fullylove 164
Green Harry Eyles 108
National Front Adrian Davidson 37
Majority 942
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Perry Barr

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Perry Barr 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Hassall 3,248
Labour Mohammed Hanif 2,085
Conservative Alain Hurst 338
Green Beck Collins 200
Majority 1,163
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Quinton

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Quinton 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kate Booth 2,668 45.89
Conservative Georgina Chandler 2,067 35.55
UKIP Martin Barrett 641 11.03
Green James Robertson 225 3.87
Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett 185 3.18
TUSC Nick Hart 28 0.48
Majority 601 10.34
Turnout 5,814
Labour hold Swing

Selly Oak

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Selly Oak 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen McCarthy 2,141 51.5 Increase 6
Conservative Monica Hardie 779 18.7 Decrease 4
Liberal Democrats Colin Green 763 18.4 Increase 3.2
Green Daniel Wilshire 381 9 Decrease 3.2
TUSC Theo Sharieff 67 1.6 Decrease 0.4
Majority 1,362 32.8 Increase 13
Turnout 4,131
Labour hold Swing Increase 5

Shard End

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Shard End 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marjorie Birdle 2,437
UKIP Paul Clayton 1,178
Conservative Nick Psirides 284
Green Sam Braithwaite 106
Liberal Democrats Christopher Barber 104
Majority 1,259
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sheldon

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Sheldon 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Anderson 2,742 58.41
Labour Bob Collins 928 19.77
UKIP Attiqa Khan 486 10.35
Conservative Alexander Hall 314 6.69
Green Max Ramsay 142 3.03
National Front Paul Morris 46 0.98
TUSC Richard Carter 36 0.77
Majority 1,814 38.65
Turnout 4,694
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Soho

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Soho 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chaman Lal 4,263
Conservative Robert Higginson 440
Green Kefentse Dennis 262
Liberal Democrats Morriam Jan 193
Christian Pastor Gabriel Ukandu 151
Majority 3,823
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

South Yardley

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South Yardley 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zafar Iqbal 3,112
Liberal Democrats Baber Baz 2,361
Conservative Neil Shastri-Hurst 408
TUSC Mark Andrews 372
Green Ulla Grant 207
Majority 751
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sparkbrook

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Sparkbrook 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Azim 6,069 87.61
Conservative Santhi Rajakaruna 343 4.95
Green Elly Stanton 307 4.43
Liberal Democrats Blair Kesseler 208 3.00
Majority 5,726 82.66
Turnout 6,927
Labour hold Swing

Springfield

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Springfield 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shabrana Hussain 3,828 47.44
Liberal Democrats Jerry Evans 3,775 46.78
Conservative Adam Higgs 292 3.62
Green Seeyam Brijmohun 174 2.16
Majority 53 0.66
Turnout 8,069
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Stechford and Yardley North

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Stechford and Yardley North 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Eustace 3,001
Labour Cheryl Garvey 1,721
UKIP Graham Duffen 580
Conservative Mary Storer 193
Green Julien Pritchard 70
Majority 1,280
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stockland Green

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Stockland Green 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josh Jones 2,533
Conservative Leona Leung 698
UKIP Albert Meehan 535
Liberal Democrats Franklyn Aaron 189
Green Darren Smith 133
TUSC Ted Woodley 71
Majority 1,835
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sutton Four Oaks

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Sutton Four Oaks 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Meirion Jenkins 4,022 61.67
Labour Peter French 970 14.87
UKIP Stephen Shorrock 845 12.96
Liberal Democrats Hubert Duffy 354 5.43
Green David Ratcliff 331 5.08
Majority 3,052 46.80
Turnout 6,522
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton New Hall

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Sutton New Hall 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Yip 3,277 58.71
Labour Ian Brindley 1,007 18.04
UKIP Stewart Cotterill 856 15.34
Green Colin Marriott 231 4.14
Liberal Democrats Trevor Holtom 211 3.78
Majority 2,270 40.67
Turnout 5582
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Trinity

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Sutton Trinity 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Waddington 2,890
Labour Roger Barley 1,265
UKIP Michael Joyce 879
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wilkinson 360
Green Eloise England 309
Majority 1,625
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Vesey

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Sutton Vesey 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Pocock 4,102
Conservative Suzanne Webb 2,303
UKIP Maureen Smith 457
Green Zoe Challenor 163
Liberal Democrats Sally Lippiatt 163
Majority 1,799
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Tyburn

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Tyburn 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick Brown 1,780
UKIP Andrew Garcarz 747
Conservative Clifton Welch 747
Liberal Democrats Ann Holtom 318
Green Giovanni Esposito 86
TUSC Marie O'Connor 54
Majority 1,033
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Washwood Heath

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Washwood Heath 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mariam Khan 6,136 81.15
Liberal Democrats Shamsur Rehman 821 10.86
Conservative Adrian Delaney 350 4.63
Green Jane McKears 254 3.36
Majority 5,315 70.29
Turnout 7,561
Labour hold Swing

Weoley

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Weoley 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Johnson 2,125 40.71
Conservative Eddie Freeman 1,943 37.22
UKIP Steven Brookes 739 14.16
Liberal Democrats Steve Haynes 213 4.08
Green Ben Kerr-Morgan 200 3.83
Majority 182 3.49
Turnout 5,220
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Labour had previously held 78 seats until one Labour councillor's seat became vacant before the election.

References

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  1. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ "City Council elections information". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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