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2010 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 Mike Whitby Albert Bore Paul Tilsley Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Harborne Ladywood Sheldon Seats won 45 41 31 Seat change 4 5 1 Popular vote 115,742 156,951 104,902 Percentage 27.1% 36.8% 24.6%
2010 local election results in Birmingham.
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

The 2010 Birmingham City Council Election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, one seat in each of the city's 40 council wards, with the election taking place at the same time as the general election.

Campaign

Before the election the council was under no overall control with the composition of the council being Conservative 49, Labour 36, Liberal Democrat 32 and Respect 3. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats ran the council in coalition, while Labour formed the main opposition. 40 seats were up for election with 16 Conservative, 15 Labour, 9 Liberal Democrat and 1 Respect seats being defended.

Election results

Birmingham Local Election Result 2010

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	45	0	4	4	37.5	27.1	115,742
	Labour	41	5	0	5	34.2	36.8	156,951
	Liberal Democrats	31	0	1	1	25.8	24.6	104,902
	Respect	3	0	0	0	2.5	2.5	10,646
	BNP	0				0	4.8	20,578
	Green	0				0	2.5	10,651
	UKIP	0				0	0.7	3,136
	Independent	0				0	0.5	2,199
	National Front	0				0	0.17	727
	Christian Peoples Alliance	0				0	0.08	321
	SDP	0				0	0.07	294
	English Democrat	0				0	0.06	272

Ward results

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Acocks Green Electorate 19,721
Turnout 53.0%,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain David Bowen	4,374	41.9	9.6
	Labour	Stewart Charles Stacey	3,400	32.5	11.4
	Conservative	Joe Edginton	1,416	13.6	2.4
	BNP	Carl Brisker	686	6.6	−5.0
	Green	Amanda Baker	280	2.7	1.7
	UKIP	John Butler	233	2.2	2.2
	SDP	Alan Ware	21	0.2	+0.2
Majority			974	9.4	−21.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Birmingham Council election, 2010: Aston Electorate 19,877

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ziaul Islam	5,683	54.8	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sham Uddin	3,360	32.4	6.2
	Conservative	Gareth Moore	564	5.4	2.5
	Independent	Abdusalam Smith	321	3.1	3.1
	Green	Alan Bale	242	2.3	0.6
Majority			2,323	22.4
Turnout				53.1
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Councillors by Ward". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
2. "Birmingham City Council - Composition". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
3. "Birmingham City Council elections - who is standing in your area". Birmingham Mail. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
4. "Local Elections 2010 - Results". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

External links

• List of Candidates by Ward

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See also: UK General election

• Birmingham City Council elections
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