2015 Birmingham City Council election (original) (raw)
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2015 UK local government election
2015 Birmingham City Council election
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| ← 2014 7 May 2015 2016 → |
| One third (40) seats to Birmingham City Council + 1 byelection61 seats needed for a majority |
First party Second party Third party   Leader Albert Bore Robert Alden Paul Tilsley Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Ladywood Erdington Sheldon Seats won 79 30 11 Seat change  2  1 1 |
 2015 local election results in Birmingham. |
| Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour |
The 2015 Birmingham City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, and also the 2015 UK General Election.
In Birmingham the Labour Party went against the trend across the United Kingdom, as they lost the General Election the Labour Party managed to strengthen its hold on Birmingham City Council as well as performing well in the Westminster seats. This is despite the problems facing the Council in the form of the recent Operation Trojan Horse scandal and the Kerslake review, which was highly critical of Birmingham City Council. Albert Bore (Labour Group leader) said the Labour Party did well in Birmingham because it was honest and open with the people of Birmingham and that the people of Birmingham felt they had been unfairly targeted by the Conservative led government.[_citation needed_]
All results compared to 2012, which is the term that expired in 2015. In 2011 Respect, who did not contest this election, were the main opposition to Labour in a small number of safe seats.
Birmingham City Council Election Result 2015
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 29 | 2 |
 0 |
2 |
70.7 | 46.0 | 199,871 | |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
24.4 | 26.9 | 116,680 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
4.9 | 10.1 | 43,898 | |
| UKIP | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 11.4 | 49,673 | |
| Green | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 4.7 | 20,444 | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 0.4 | 1,619 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 0.4 | 1,549 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 0.0 | 179 | |
| NHA | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 0.0 | 96 | |
| Patriotic Socialist Party | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 0.0 | 88 | |
| SDP | 0 | |
|
0 |
0.0 | 0.0 | 46 |
The electoral division results listed below[1] are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections,[2] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.
Lozells and East Handsworth
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Moseley and Kings Heath
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Stechford and Yardley North
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Due to a by-election the top two candidates were elected.
- ^ "2015 Local Election Results". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Elections Results 2011" (PDF). Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 16 February 2016.