Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.
The Labour Party gained two seats (Radford, whose sitting councillor had been elected for Labour but later switched parties, and Foleshill) from the Conservative Party and the Conservatives gained one seat (Westwood) from Labour.
The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, but remained the ruling party, with half of the seats.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.00 | 37.92 | 26,591 | +3.85 | |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 38.90 | 35.60 | 24,964 | -2.73 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | 8.07 | 5,661 | -2.12 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | 2.74 | 1,920 | +3.07 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.90 | 5,535 | -0.63 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.11 | 3,584 | +2.04 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.66 | 1,865 | -0.34 | |
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:
| Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 27 | |
| Labour | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Note: Gains and holds of wards are noted with respect to the 2006 council election except for Radford - where the seat changed hands by defection.. Percentage changes are given with respect to the 2007 council election.
Turnout figures include spoilt ballots.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Victor Gazey | 2,546 | 58.74 | +10.78 | |
| Labour | Bilal Akhtar | 917 | 21.16 | -4.71 | |
| BNP | Michele Jean Stone | 443 | 10.22 | +1.17 | |
| Green | Ryan David Taylor | 428 | 9.88 | +4.26 | |
| Majority | 1,629 | 37.59 | +15.51 | ||
| Turnout | 4,334 | 36.33 | -1.37 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Chater | 1,467 | 42.42 | -3.97 | |
| Conservative | Julia Elizabeth Lepoidevin | 1,021 | 29.53 | +2.50 | |
| BNP | Mark Badrick | 437 | 12.64 | -2.38 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Anthony McCarney | 389 | 11.25 | +3.06 | |
| Green | Kenneth Christopher Jones | 144 | 4.16 | +0.79 | |
| Majority | 446 | 12.90 | -6.45 | ||
| Turnout | 3,458 | 28.94 | -3.46 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hazel Margaret Noonan | 1,903 | 46.63 | -1.88 | |
| Labour | Catherine Elizabeth Miks | 1,224 | 29.99 | -1.64 | |
| BNP | Carl Stew | 385 | 9.44 | +1.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terence Kenny | 351 | 8.60 | -0.16 | |
| Green | Aisa Kara | 218 | 5.34 | -2.32 | |
| Majority | 679 | 16.64 | +5.78 | ||
| Turnout | 4,081 | 34.33 | -2.07 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allan Robert Andrews | 2,515 | 52.31 | +3.8 | |
| Labour | Christopher Nicholas Youett | 1,155 | 24.02 | -1.44 | |
| Green | Scott Redding | 698 | 14.52 | +1.14 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Napier Penlington | 440 | 9.15 | +0.39 | |
| Majority | 1,360 | 28.29 | +5.24 | ||
| Turnout | 4,808 | 40.36 | -1.60 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malkiat Singh Auluck | 2,180 | 50.57 | -7.20 | |
| Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 1,885 | 43.72 | +13.26 | |
| Green | Penny Walker | 246 | 5.71 | +3.65 | |
| Majority | 295 | 6.84 | -20.46 | ||
| Turnout | 4,311 | 39.84 | -4.63 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ed Ruane | 1,483 | 38.34 | -11.05 | |
| Independent | Brian David Patton | 950 | 24.56 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Val Stone | 947 | 24.48 | -2.4 | |
| BNP | Simon Bien | 488 | 12.62 | +0.15 | |
| Majority | 533 | 13.78 | -8.73 | ||
| Turnout | 3,868 | 30.04 | +2.18 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joe Clifford | 1,821 | 53.45 | +4.79 | |
| Conservative | Hazel Ann Reece | 1.077 | 31.61 | +7.38 | |
| BNP | Simon Bien | 509 | 14.94 | +1.82 | |
| Majority | 744 | 21.84 | -2.59 | ||
| Turnout | 3,407 | 28.76 | -0.91 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Arthur Duggins | 1,831 | 53.15 | -3.63 | |
| Conservative | Harbans Singh Gumman | 762 | 22.12 | -7.43 | |
| BNP | Susan Gail Hillen | 430 | 12.48 | +4.65 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Coleman | 286 | 8.30 | N/A | |
| Green | Natalia Grana | 136 | 3.95 | -1.49 | |
| Majority | 1,069 | 31.03 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,445 | 27.07 | -2.16 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Harrison | 1,682 | 44.59 | -1.61 | |
| Conservative | Vinod Dogra | 858 | 22.75 | -4.31 | |
| Independent | Christine Margaret Oddy | 405 | 10.74 | -5.31 | |
| BNP | Darren Thomas | 359 | 9.52 | -1.17 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Marion Coleman | 308 | 8.16 | N/A | |
| Green | Laura Vesty | 160 | 4.24 | N/A | |
| Majority | 824 | 21.85 | +2.71 | ||
| Turnout | 3,772 | 31.18 | -2.21 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mal Mutton | 1,444 | 46.40 | -4.77 | |
| Conservative | Jane Marie Williams | 796 | 25.58 | +4.97 | |
| BNP | Thomas Paul Jones | 344 | 11.05 | 0.00 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Hilda Hawkey | 273 | 8.77 | +0.09 | |
| Green | Cathy Wattebot | 131 | 4.21 | -0.22 | |
| Independent | Dave Anderson | 124 | 3.99 | -0.22 | |
| Majority | 648 | 20.82 | -9.73 | ||
| Turnout | 3,112 | 25.30 | -2.34 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Christopher Ridley | 1,546 | 43.04 | +10.49 | |
| Labour | Seamus Walsh | 1,123 | 31.26 | -0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stella Hewison | 312 | 8.69 | -1.97 | |
| BNP | Justin Baldwin | 280 | 7.79 | -0.1 | |
| Green | Charlotte Tittle | 196 | 5.46 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alternative | Jason Arnold Toynbee | 135 | 3.76 | -1.87 | |
| Majority | 423 | 11.78 | +11.18 | ||
| Turnout | 3,592 | 29.90 | -1.49 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Alternative | Dave Nellist | 1,643 | 48.64 | +8.15 | |
| Labour | Motasem Ali | 1,336 | 39.55 | -3.88 | |
| Conservative | Charles Stephen Cox | 399 | 11.81 | -4.27 | |
| Majority | 307 | 9.09 | +6.15 | ||
| Turnout | 3,378 | 26.10 | +0.53 | ||
| Socialist Alternative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Russell David Field | 1,694 | 43.95 | +5.97 | |
| Labour | David Stewart Welsh | 1,506 | 39.08 | +1.03 | |
| Conservative | Ian Ewart Johnson | 482 | 12.51 | +0.27 | |
| Green | Bryn Tittle | 172 | 4.46 | N/A | |
| Majority | 188 | 4.88 | +4.81 | ||
| Turnout | 3,854 | 31.39 | -4.21 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Anthony Blundell | 2,470 | 61.05 | +5.54 | |
| Labour | Randhir Kaur Auluck | 755 | 18.66 | -4.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent John McKee | 468 | 11.57 | -0.94 | |
| Green | John Walton | 353 | 8.72 | +0.17 | |
| Majority | 1,715 | 42.39 | +10.31 | ||
| Turnout | 4,046 | 32.71 | -2.59 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marcus Edgar Lapsa | 1,713 | 43.16 | +5.06 | |
| Labour | Dave Batten | 1,389 | 34.99 | -0.44 | |
| BNP | Matthew Mason | 425 | 10.71 | -1.47 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bridget Basu | 277 | 6.98 | -3.01 | |
| Green | Jesse Meadows | 165 | 4.16 | N/A | |
| Majority | 324 | 8.16 | +5.49 | ||
| Turnout | 3,969 | 32.11 | -0.09 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Maurice James Bailey | 1,586 | 38.28 | +3.14 | |
| Labour | Bally Singh | 1,372 | 33.12 | +1.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Rees Lewis | 328 | 7.92 | -7.57 | |
| BNP | Anthony Angliss | 300 | 7.24 | -0.40 | |
| Independent | Joan Ann Griffin | 222 | 5.36 | -4.49 | |
| Green | Gianluca Grimalda | 193 | 4.65 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alternative | Jim Donnelly | 142 | 3.43 | N/A | |
| Majority | 214 | 5.17 | +1.91 | ||
| Turnout | 4,143 | 34.10 | -0.03 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heather Jean Johnson | 2,206 | 49.83 | +2.49 | |
| Labour | Shagufta Hamid-Khan | 791 | 17.88 | -2.32 | |
| BNP | David Clarke | 720 | 16.26 | +0.36 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 535 | 12.08 | -4.48 | |
| Green | Danny Foulstone | 175 | 3.95 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,415 | 31.96 | +4.82 | ||
| Turnout | 4,427 | 35.70 | -0.21 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susanna Ella Dixon | 1,879 | 45.66 | +10.67 | |
| Labour | Faye Sweet | 1,488 | 36.16 | -3.23 | |
| BNP | Steven John Pittaway | 415 | 10.09 | -0.69 | |
| Green | Jo Rathbone | 169 | 4.11 | N/A | |
| Independent | Adrian Roll | 84 | 2.04 | +0.08 | |
| Independent | Mick Noonan | 80 | 1.94 | -2.14 | |
| Majority | 391 | 9.50 | +5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,115 | 33.83 | +0.02 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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