2014 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
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Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014.[1] They coincided with other local elections happening in the UK that day, as well as the 2014 election to the European Parliament.
Labour retained control of the council, gaining 3 seats and winning back Arbury ward that was won by the Conservatives in a December 2013 byelection.
Election results
[edit]2014 Election
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 82.4% | 41.5% | 13069 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 11.8% | 29.9% | 9411 | -11 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.8% | 6.5% | 2064 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7% | 5882 | +18.7 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6% | 506 | +1.6 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0% | 325 | -7.2 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8% | 238 | +0.5 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0.1% | 28 | +0.1 |
Total votes cast | 31,523 |
Turnout (approx) |
Council make up
[edit]Total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party | New council | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 28 | |
Conservative | 3 | |
Green | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 |
Ward Results
[edit]Abbey Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Phillips | 1045 | 54.5 | +4.7 | |
UKIP | Charles Stuart | 409 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Eddy | 274 | 14.3 | −9.8 | |
Green | Andrew Saffrey | 121 | 6.3 | +2.9 | |
TUSC | George Clark | 69 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 636 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Arbury Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caroline Phillips | 583 | 35.1 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Jeff Morgan | 542 | 32.7 | −8.7 | |
UKIP | Andrew Hutchings | 403 | 24.3 | +24.3 | |
Green | Maggie Morrissey | 84 | 5.1 | −1.7 | |
BNP | Phill Kimberley | 48 | 2.8 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 41 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Attleborough Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sam Margrave | 690 | 38.1 | −5 | |
Conservative | Martin Heatley | 547 | 30.2 | −16.3 | |
UKIP | Alan Baxter | 397 | 21.9 | +21.9 | |
Green | Sophie Bonner | 111 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Paxton | 44 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
TUSC | Lucy Newman | 22 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 143 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Barpool Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tricia Elliott | 695 | 43.7 | −1.1 | |
UKIP | Andrew Hammerscheidt | 402 | 25.3 | +25.3 | |
Conservative | Neal Pointon | 382 | 24.0 | −2.9 | |
BNP | Alwyn Deacon | 71 | 4.5 | −7.1 | |
TUSC | Paul Reilly | 40 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 293 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bede Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Haynes | 933 | 56.7 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Damon Brown | 312 | 19.0 | −6.7 | |
BNP | Yvonne Decaon | 206 | 12.5 | −1.8 | |
English Democrat | David Lane | 194 | 11.8 | +5 | |
Majority | 621 | ||||
Turnout | 1645 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bulkington Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Doherty | 748 | 36.0 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Des O'Brien | 741 | 35.7 | −16.6 | |
UKIP | Wendy Beard | 589 | 28.3 | +28.3 | |
Majority | 7 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Camp Hill Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Harvey | 713 | 50.4 | −1.3 | |
UKIP | Louis John | 440 | 31.0 | +31.0 | |
Conservative | Bethan Eddy | 220 | 15.5 | −13.7 | |
TUSC | Peter Bradley | 43 | 3.1 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 273 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Exhall Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roma Ann Taylor | 868 | 46.1 | −1.6 | |
UKIP | Karen Wilson | 521 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
Conservative | Roger Rowland | 373 | 19.8 | −8.9 | |
Green | Merle Gering | 92 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
TUSC | Natara Hunter | 30 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 347 | ||||
Turnout | 1884 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Galley Common Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Bennett | 614 | 35.5 | −7.1 | |
UKIP | Tony Grant | 570 | 32.9 | +32.9 | |
Conservative | Phillip Seik-Neilsen | 513 | 29.6 | −15.3 | |
TUSC | Paige Reilly-McGuire | 35 | 2 | +2 | |
Majority | 44 | ||||
Turnout | 1732 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Heath Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Danny Aldington | 1075 | 58.7 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Janet Batterbee | 568 | 31.0 | −8.1 | |
TUSC | Eileen Hunter | 187 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 507 | ||||
Turnout | 1830 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kingswood Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Watkins | 662 | 48% | −4.6 | |
UKIP | Katrina Slomczynksi | 399 | 29 | +29 | |
Conservative | Hayden Walmsley | 279 | 20.2 | −14.9 | |
TUSC | Edward Kay | 38 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 263 | ||||
Turnout | 1378 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Poplar Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Copland | 1284 | 71 | +7 | |
Conservative | Ann Brown | 525 | 29 | −7 | |
Majority | 759 | ||||
Turnout | 1809 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Slough Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Lloyd | 1122 | 58.6 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Seb Gran | 793 | 41.4 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 329 | ||||
Turnout | 1915 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Nicolas Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Tromans | 995 | 43.7 | −15.1 | |
Green | Michele Kondakor | 602 | 26.4 | +14.3 | |
UKIP | Mick Gee | 347 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Jack Bonner | 334 | 14.7 | −14.4 | |
Majority | 393 | ||||
Turnout | 2278 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Weddington Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Ian Bonner | 982 | 38.6 | +27.3 | |
Conservative | Jack Bircher | 800 | 31.4 | −27.2 | |
UKIP | Trevor Beard | 432 | 17 | +17 | |
Labour | Sonja Wilson | 317 | 12.5 | −17.6 | |
TUSC | Brendan McGrath | 13 | |||
Majority | 182 | ||||
Turnout | 2544 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wem Brook Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracy Sheppard | 884 | 54.1 | −6 | |
UKIP | Julie Lewis | 354 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Andy Sargeant | 268 | 16.4 | −12 | |
Green | Mike Wright | 72 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
TUSC | Aidan O'Toole | 29 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Scott Harbison | 28 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 530 | ||||
Turnout | 1635 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitestone Ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kristofer Wilson | 1279 | 53.3 | −8.5 | |
UKIP | Alwyn Waine | 619 | 25.8 | +25.8 | |
Labour | Richard Chattaway | 502 | 20.9 | −8.8 | |
Majority | 660 | ||||
Turnout | 2400 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nuneaton and Bedworth - Election of a Borough Councillor for Abbey Ward". nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
- ^ Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Landlord information zone". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk.
- ^ Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Councillors | Nuneaton & Bedworth". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk.