2007 UK local government election
Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held in May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003.[1]
Election result
Birmingham Local Election Result 2007[2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 44 | 3 | | 3 | | | | |
| Labour | 41 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 32 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Respect | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| BNP | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| Community Independent | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| National Front | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| New Nationalist Party | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
| People's Justice | 0 | | | | 0 | | | |
Ward results
Acocks Green
Acocks Green 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Wagg | 3,072 | | |
| Labour | John O'Shea | 1,452 | | |
| BNP | Ben Lumby | 536 | | |
| Conservative | Hannah Axford | 508 | | |
| Green | Amanda Baker | 258 | | |
| UKIP | Peter Hillman | 77 | | |
Majority | 1,620 | | |
Turnout | 5,919 | 30.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Aston
Aston 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Muhammad Afzal | 2,684 | | |
| Respect | Abdul Aziz | 2,018 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Saeed Aehmed | 2005 | | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Hasan | 209 | | |
| Green | Liam Wilkinson | 165 | | |
| BNP | Pamela Allen | 136 | | |
Majority | 666 | | |
Turnout | 7,255 | 39.9 | |
| Labour gain from Respect | Swing | | |
Bartley Green
Bartley Green 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Lines | 3,718 | | |
| Labour | John Ritchie | 1,421 | | |
| BNP | Julie Ashton | 569 | 8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Ashley Hemming | 307 | | |
| Green | Annabel Smith | 186 | | |
Majority | 2,297 | | |
Turnout | 6,215 | 35.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Billesley
Billesley 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Hughes | 2,608 | | |
| Labour | Susan Burfoot | 2,445 | | |
| BNP | Malcolm Owen | 753 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Wagg | 463 | | |
| Green | Margaret James | 291 | | |
Majority | 163 | | |
Turnout | 6,589 | 35.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bordesley Green
Bordesley Green 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Shafique Shah | 3,908 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Saeed Mohammed | 2,638 | | |
| Respect | Farooq Rajput | 1,403 | | |
| Conservative | Fitzroy Stevenson | 352 | | |
| BNP | Martin Williams | 279 | | |
| Green | Adam Clawley | 196 | | |
Majority | 1,270 | | |
Turnout | 8,805 | 44.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bournville
Bournville 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Huxtable | 3,890 | | |
| Labour | Peter Griffiths | 1,715 | | |
| Green | Joe Rooney | 1,096 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 792 | | |
| BNP | Malcolm Doughty | 444 | 5.1 | |
Majority | 2,175 | 31.9 | |
Turnout | 7,953 | 40.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brandwood
Brandwood 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Hill | 2,646 | | |
| Labour | Gary Mills | 2,231 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Peace | 730 | | |
| BNP | Gemma Orton | 588 | | |
| Green | Anna Masters | 448 | | |
Majority | 415 | | |
Turnout | 6,654 | 37.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edgbaston
Edgbaston 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Hutchings | 2,410 | | |
| Labour | Martin Clee | 1,196 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Ritchie | 524 | | |
| Green | Barney Smith | 322 | | |
| BNP | Trevor Shearer | 121 | | |
| UKIP | Francois Jones | 75 | | |
Majority | 1,214 | | |
Turnout | 4,663 | 28.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Erdington
Erdington 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gareth Compton | 2,588 | | |
| Labour Co-op | Susanna McCorry | 1,701 | | |
| BNP | Terence Larkin | 494 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Hardy | 453 | | |
| Green | Mark Oley | 295 | | |
Majority | 887 | | |
Turnout | 5,540 | 33.4 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hall Green
Hall Green 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hawthorn | 3,122 | | |
| Conservative | Bob Harvey | 2,430 | | |
| Labour | Samuel Burden | 1,346 | | |
| BNP | Robert Davenport | 412 | | |
| Green | Daniel Cook | 297 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 692 | | |
Turnout | 7,622 | 40.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Handsworth Wood
Handsworth Wood 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paulette Hamilton | 2,684 | | |
| Conservative | Arjan Singh | 2,224 | | |
| Socialist Labour | John Tyrrell | 1,052 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Douglas | 517 | | |
| Green | Eric Fairclough | 309 | | |
| BNP | Keith Davies | 202 | | |
Majority | 460 | | |
Turnout | 7,004 | 36.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Harborne
Harborne 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Hollingworth | 2,699 | | |
| Labour | John Priest | 1,662 | | |
| Green | Phil Simpson | 786 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Miriam Banting | 649 | | |
| BNP | Lynette Orton | 265 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 1,307 | | |
Turnout | 6,083 | 37.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gwyn Neilly | 2,191 | 40.7 | |
| Labour | Mike Nangle | 2,075 | | |
| BNP | Denis Adams | 686 | | |
| Conservative | Jessie Holland | 671 | | |
| Independent | Roger Gordon | 509 | | |
| Green | Lydia Bradshaw | 108 | | |
Majority | 116 | | |
Turnout | 6,433 | 37.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kings Norton
Kings Norton 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Barbara Wood | 2,340 | | |
| Labour | Laura Ross | 1,930 | | |
| BNP | Michael Bell | 534 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hannon | 393 | | |
| Green | Hermoine Coalter | 231 | | |
Majority | 410 | | |
Turnout | 5,510 | 32.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kingstanding
Ladywood
Ladywood 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Albert Bore | 1,791 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Smallbone | 732 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jeffers | 456 | | |
| Green | Damien Duff | 276 | | |
| BNP | Lee Saunders | 160 | | |
| UKIP | Mark Nattrass | 47 | | |
Majority | 1,059 | | |
Turnout | 3,474 | 21.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Longbridge
Longbridge 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Barton | 2,050 | | |
| Labour | Amy Watson | 1,629 | | |
| BNP | Elizabeth Wainwright | 989 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sven Harvey | 443 | | |
| Green | Bill Van Marle | 222 | | |
Majority | 421 | | |
Turnout | 5,344 | 29.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lozells and East Handsworth
Lozells and East Handsworth 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mahmood Hussain | 3,454 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sabirul Islam | 1,634 | | |
| Respect | Raghib Ahsan | 1,411 | | |
| Conservative | Zaweed Khan | 334 | | |
| Green | Richard Pitt | 224 | | |
| BNP | Zane Patchell | 92 | | |
Majority | 1,820 | | |
Turnout | 7,177 | 38.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Moseley and Kings Heath
Moseley and Kings Heath 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Cox | 2,728 | | |
| Labour | William Lees | 2,143 | | |
| Respect | Yasir Idris | 947 | | |
| Conservative | Tariq Hussain | 911 | | |
| Green | Elinor Stanton | 683 | | |
| BNP | Sabrina Garnowski | 161 | | |
| UKIP | Alan Blumenthal | 134 | | |
Majority | 585 | | |
Turnout | 7,730 | 41.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nechells
Nechells 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Yvonne Mosquito | 1,878 | | |
| Respect | Mushtaq Hussain | 1,013 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masoom | 874 | | |
| BNP | Darren Potter | 297 | | |
| Community Independent Party | Mohammed Shahban | 268 | | |
| Green | Janet Assheton | 256 | | |
| People's Justice | A Raja | 167 | | |
Majority | 865 | | |
Turnout | 4,787 | 26.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Northfield
Northfield 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Reg Corns | 2,931 | | |
| Labour Co-op | Brian Seymore-Smith | 1,839 | | |
| BNP | Leslie Orton | 1,228 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Moles | 575 | | |
| Green | Susan Pearce | 255 | | |
Majority | 1,092 | | |
Turnout | 6,935 | 36.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oscott
Oscott 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Keith Linnecor | 2,819 | | |
| Conservative | Graham Green | 2,144 | | |
| BNP | Robert Purcell | 894 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Hamilton | 357 | | |
| Green | Harry Eyles | 169 | | |
| New Nationalist Party | Keith Axon | 102 | | |
Majority | 675 | | |
Turnout | 6,494 | 35.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Perry Barr
Perry Barr 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Hunt | 2,794 | | |
| Labour | Sam Allen | 1,675 | | |
| Conservative | Maria Green | 734 | | |
| BNP | Steven Thomas | 549 | | |
| Green | Lester Mundy | 183 | | |
Majority | 1,119 | | |
Turnout | 5,950 | 34.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Quinton
Quinton 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Len Clark | 3,215 | | |
| Labour | Caroline Badley | 2,835 | | |
| BNP | Josephine Larkin | 481 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Sherwen | 457 | | |
| Green | Peter Beck | 336 | | |
Majority | 380 | | |
Turnout | 7,335 | 42.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Selly Oak
Selly Oak 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Wright | 2,081 | | |
| Labour | David Williams | 1,620 | | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hardie | 956 | | |
| Green | Peter Tinsley | 546 | | |
| BNP | Jeffrey Cahill | 230 | | |
Majority | 461 | | |
Turnout | 5,443 | 26.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Shard End
Sheldon
Sheldon 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tilsley | 3,637 | | |
| Labour | Mick Johnson | 729 | | |
| BNP | Michael Jones | 724 | | |
| Conservative | Emma Mahay | 489 | | |
| Green | Michael Sheridan | 132 | | |
Majority | 2,908 | | |
Turnout | 5,718 | 36.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Soho
Soho 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sybil Spence | 3,325 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zalal Choudhury | 1,482 | | |
| Conservative | David Williams-Masinda | 438 | | |
| Socialist Labour | Sheera Johal | 260 | | |
| Green | Huw Davies | 234 | | |
| BNP | Darren Allen | 120 | | |
Majority | 1,843 | | |
Turnout | 5,894 | 34.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Yardley
South Yardley 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Osborne | 3,342 | | |
| Labour | Javed Iqbal | 1,622 | | |
| BNP | Tanya Whitehead | 686 | | |
| Conservative | Ken Axford | 560 | | |
| Green | Rianne Ten Veen | 221 | | |
| National Front | Adrian Davidson | 134 | | |
Majority | 1,720 | | |
Turnout | 6,482 | 33.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sparkbrook
Sparkbrook 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Respect | Mohammed Ishtiaq | 3,514 | | |
| Labour | Mohammed Azim | 2,503 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dilawar Khan | 919 | | |
| Conservative | Anwar Hussain | 548 | | |
| Community Independent | Shokat Ali | 503 | | |
| Green | Charles Alldrick | 310 | | |
| BNP | Arthur Botterill | 106 | | |
Majority | 1,011 | | |
Turnout | 8,456 | 43.5 | |
| Respect gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Springfield
Springfield 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tanveer Choudhry | 2,602 | | |
| Labour | Fazal Ellahi | 2,283 | | |
| Respect | Mohammed Suleman | 2,092 | | |
| Conservative | Mahinderpal Singh | 561 | | |
| Green | Ian Jamieson | 300 | | |
| BNP | Deanne Adams | 254 | | |
Majority | 319 | | |
Turnout | 8,124 | 41.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stechford and Yardley North
Stechford and Yardley North 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Jackson | 3,612 | | |
| Labour | Suraiya Makhdoom | 784 | | |
| BNP | Patrick Collins | 707 | | |
| Conservative | Robert Clark | 506 | | |
| Green | Edith Roberts | 119 | | |
| UKIP | Alan Ware | 77 | | |
Majority | 2,837 | | |
Turnout | 5,881 | 32.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stockland Green
Stockland Green 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mick Finnegan | 2,300 | | |
| Conservative | Jackie Banks | 1,376 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Pearson | 556 | | |
| BNP | Peter Lawrie | 479 | | |
| Green | John Bentley | 258 | | |
Majority | 924 | | |
Turnout | 4,976 | 29.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sutton Four Oaks
Sutton Four Oaks 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Maureen Cornish | 4,697 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Holtom | 647 | | |
| Labour | Manish Puri | 555 | | |
| UKIP | Brendan Padmore | 489 | | |
| BNP | Maureen Davies | 372 | | |
| Green | Karl Macnaughton | 301 | | |
Majority | 4,050 | | |
Turnout | 7,070 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sutton New Hall
Sutton New Hall 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Breadman | 3,694 | | |
| Labour | Christopher Hillcox | 922 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Woods | 660 | | |
| BNP | Karen Lawrie | 618 | | |
| Green | Jim Orford | 296 | | |
Majority | 2,772 | | |
Turnout | 6,202 | 35.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sutton Trinity
Sutton Trinity 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Pears | 3,622 | | |
| Labour | Roger Barley | 1,063 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Parker | 730 | | |
| BNP | Mark Trippas | 493 | | |
| Green | Ulla Grant | 351 | | |
Majority | 2,559 | | |
Turnout | 6,271 | 32.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sutton Vesey
Sutton Vesey 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stuart Clarkson | 3,477 | | |
| Labour | Robert Pocock | 1,678 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sidney Woods | 696 | | |
| BNP | Wendy Lawrie | 560 | | |
| Green | Heather Ramsden | 397 | | |
Majority | 1,799 | | |
Turnout | 6,821 | 37.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tyburn
Tyburn 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mike Sharpe | 1,584 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Line | 1,112 | | |
| Conservative | Sallyann Rose | 1,020 | | |
| BNP | Alan Chamberlain | 550 | | |
| Green | Tamara Bolger | 133 | | |
| New Nationalist Party | John Mitchell | 54 | | |
Majority | 472 | | |
Turnout | 4,464 | 26.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tariq Khan | 5,294 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nazabit Ali | 3,074 | | |
| Conservative | Wilfred Holland | 481 | | |
| BNP | Graham Jones | 254 | | |
| Green | Hazel Clawley | 248 | | |
Majority | 2,220 | | |
Turnout | 9,389 | 48.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weoley
Weoley 2007 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 2,187 | | |
| Labour Co-op | Mike Drinkwater | 1,860 | | |
| BNP | Norman Ashton | 548 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 534 | | |
| Independent | Mark Jastrzebski | 264 | | |
| Green | Stuart Masters | 237 | | |
| Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 198 | | |
| UKIP | David Collin | 83 | | |
Majority | 327 | | |
Turnout | 5,918 | 32.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Labour suffers Wolverhampton loss". BBC. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 2007". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- Birmingham City Council election service (with links to results)
- 2007 Birmingham Council election (BBC)