Coventry City Council local elections 2024 full list of over 100 candidates

More than 100 people are running to be a Coventry councillor in this year's council elections, it has been revealed. A list of candidates for the election on Thursday 2 May has been published by the council.

A third of seats at the authority will be up for grabs when polls open in less than three weeks time. Twelve of the 37 ruling Labour group members, and six of the 15 opposition Conservative councillors are hoping to be re-elected.

High-profile councillors defending their posts include the leader of the council, Cllr George Duggins, in Longford and the leader of the opposition, Cllr Gary Ridley, in Woodlands. Eight parties in total are fielding candidates in the race, although two of these have only nominated one person.

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Of the 105 people vying for residents' votes, four are independent. These candidates are running in two wards, Foleshill and Upper Stoke.

A full list of candidates is below. On polling day, Coventry residents will also be able to vote in the West Midlands mayoral and police commissioner elections.

Polls will be open from 7am-10pm on Thursday 2 May and the count will be held at the CBS Arena, with results announced the next morning. Anyone voting in person at a polling station will have to show an accepted form of photo ID following changes last year.

The candidates for each ward in Coventry

Bablake

• Bea CHRISTOPHER, Labour Party

• Anthony Gavin DOWNES, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Russell David FIELD, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Steve KEOUGH, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Tony MIDDLETON, Coventry Citizens Party

• Amanda PEEL, Britain First - British People First

• Niall WEBB, Green Party

Binley and Willenhall

• Paul COWLEY, Coventry Citizens Party

• William John SINGLE, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Rob SLATER, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Christine Elizabeth THOMAS, Labour Party

Cheylesmore

• Randhir Kaur AULUCK, Labour Party

• Josh FINCH, Coventry Citizens Party

• Judy GRIFFITHS, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Rambir Singh KHATKAR, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Barbara Catharina MOSTERMAN, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Bruce TETLOW, Green Party

Earlsdon

• Adam Joachim HARMSWORTH, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Zaid REHMAN, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Stephen RICHMOND, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Antony James TUCKER, Labour and Co-operative Party

Foleshill

• Abdirazak Ibrahim AHMED, Independent

• Ferhan AZAD KIANI, Independent

• Teri Louise FOGDEN, Coventry Citizens Party

• Rakesh GILL, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Shakila NAZIR, Labour Party

• David-Leigh WATERS, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

Henley

• Michael Arthur BALLINGER, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Timothy MACY, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Aidan Spencer O`TOOLE, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Ed RUANE, Labour Party

• Cathy WATTEBOT, Green Party

• Tom WATTS, Coventry Citizens Party

Holbrook

• Jim HENSMAN, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Rachel LANCASTER, Labour and Co-operative Party

• Gareth Mark LLOYD, Green Party

• Zeeshan QAZI, Conservative and Unionist Party

Longford

• Alan Norman Howard CHECKLIN, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• George DUGGINS, Labour Party

• Ryan David MCMICHAEL, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Denise SÀNCHEZ, Coventry Citizens Party

• William SIDHU, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Rachel WARD, Green Party

Lower Stoke

• Andre ESCORCIO RODRIGUES SOARES, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Tom JEWELL, Green Party

• Catherine Elizabeth MIKS, Labour Party

• John Patrick O`SULLIVAN, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Dani STRINGFELLOW, Coventry Citizens Party

• Paul WYATT, Conservative and Unionist Party

Radford

• Dave ANDERSON, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Cameron Ewart BAXTER, Coventry Citizens Party

• Mal MUTTON, Labour Party

• Stephen James SMITH, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Caroline SPENCE, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Julie SPRIDDLE, Green Party

Sherbourne

• Julian Peter MONTAGUE, Coventry Citizens Party

• Jane Elizabeth NELLIST, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Rachel Mary NORWOOD, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• David PRIESTLEY, Green Party

• Ryan Martin Thomas SIMPSON, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Dave TOULSON, Labour Party

St Michael's

• Naeem AKHTAR, Labour Party

• Chrissie BROWN, Green Party

• Benoit David JONES, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Dave NELLIST, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Karen WILSON, Coventry Citizens Party

• Mehmet YETKIN, Conservative and Unionist Party

Upper Stoke

• Kamran Asif CAAN, Labour Party

• Aaron ESSEL, Independent

• John FINLAYSON, Green Party

• Marcus Luke Paris FOGDEN, Coventry Citizens Party

• James GALLAGHER, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Pratibha REDDY RAMIDI, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Terri ROSSER, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Angela Simona RUSU, Independent

Wainbody

• John Anthony BLUNDELL, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Becky FINLAYSON, Green Party

• Adam Jack HANCOCK, Coventry Citizens Party

• Megan LEMEE, Women`s Equality Party

• James Frederick MORSHEAD, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Dianabasi Edet NKANTAH, Labour Party

Westwood

• Jim DONNELLY, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Grace LEWIS, Labour Party

• Nate LEWIS, Coventry Citizens Party

• Jess MARSHALL, Green Party

• Asha MASIH, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Jamie SIMPSON, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

Whoberley

• Lisa Marie BOYLE, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Anna Caroline GRAINGER, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Jayne INNES, Labour Party

• Zoe PARKER, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Anne PATTERSON, Green Party

• Ian STRINGFELLOW, Coventry Citizens Party

Woodlands

• Sarah Stephanie DAVIS, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Mark James PERRYMAN, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Neil RIDER, Labour and Co-operative Party

• Gary Christopher RIDLEY, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Lesley Clare SIM, Green Party

• Lorna WILLIAMS, Coventry Citizens Party

Wyken

• Richard BAKER, Green Party

• Frank BEECHEY, Conservative and Unionist Party

• Gary Ronald COOPER, Coventry Citizens Party

• Annabell Mia GURNEY-TERRY, Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal

• Angela HOPKINS, Labour Party

• Mila MATHARU, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

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