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| Overview: Council Elections 5th May 2011 |
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Elections were held for one-third (40) of the 120 council seats
in Birmingham on Thursday 5th May 2011.
Before the election, the Conservatives held 16 of the contested seats, Labour held 13, the Liberal Democrats 3 and Respect 1. After the election, Labour held 27 of the contested seats (14 Gains), the Conservatives held 10 (6 Losses), the Liberal Democrats held 3 (7 losses), and Respect held 0 (1 Loss). Labour emerged as the largest party in Birmingham with 55 seats, the Conservatives have 39 seats, the Liberal Democrats 24 seats and Respect 2 seats. The Con/Lib Coalition remain in control with a combined total of 63 seats and an 6-seat majority in the chamber. |
| New Councillors |
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Stewart Stacey (Labour/Acocks Green),
Barry Henley (Labour/Brandwood),
Susan Burfoot (Labour/Billesley),
Gareth Moore (Conservative/Erdington),
Sam
Burden (Labour/Hall Green),
James McKay (Labour/Harborne),
Majid Mahmood
(Labour/Hodge Hill),
Peter Griffiths (Labour/Kings Norton),
Andy Cartwright (Labour/Longbridge); and Martin Straker-Welds (Labour/Moseley & Kings Heath), Waseem Zaffar (Labour/Lozells & East Handsworth), John Clancy (Labour/Quinton), Brigid Jones (Labour/Selly Oak), Nawaz Ali (Labour/South Yardley), Tony Kennedy (Labour/Sparkbrook), Habib Rehman (Labour/Springfield), Lyn Collin (Conservative/Sutton Vesey) |
| Losers |
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Penny Wagg (Liberal Democrat/Acocks Green),
Mark Hill (Conservative/Brandwood),
Colin Hughes (Conservative/Billesley),
Jackie Hawthorn (Liberal Democrat/Hall Green),
Peter Hollingworth (Conservative/Harborne),
Gwyn Neilly (Liberal Democrat/Hodge Hill);
Barbara Wood (Conservative/Kings Norton); and Keith Barton (Conservative/Longbridge), Emily Cox (Liberal Democrat/Moseley & Kings Heath), Len Clark (Conservative/Quinton), Robert Wright (Liberal Democrat/Selly Oak), David Osborne (Liberal Democrats/South Yardley), Mohammed Ishtiaq (Respect/Sparkbrook), Tanveer Choudhry (Liberal Democrat/Springfield) |
| Retirees |
| Gareth Compton (Conservative/Erdington), Mahmood Hussain (Labour/Lozells & East Handsworth), Stuart Clarkson (Conservative/Sutton Vesey) |
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