2014 Plymouth City Council election
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The 2014 Plymouth City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election was won by the Labour Party, who maintained their overall majority. The UK Independence Party gained representation on the council for the first time, and this was the only election in which the party won seats in Plymouth.
Background
[edit]Plymouth City Council held local elections on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 local elections.[1] The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[2][3] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2010. In that election, eleven Conservative candidates and eight Labour candidates were elected.[4] As the previous election had coincided with a general election, sitting councillors were elected with a citywide turnout of 62%.[5]
Ahead of the election, the council was split between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with Labour holding a narrow overall majority.
Labour gained a Southway seat in 2013 in a by-election after elected Conservative councillor Tom Browne resigned. As Browne had been elected in 2010, winning Labour councillor Jonny Morris was up for re-election in 2014.[6][7]
Overall results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 47.4 | 30.3 | 19,664 | ![]() | |
Labour | 7 | 2 | 3 | ![]() | 36.8 | 30.8 | 20,008 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 15.8 | 31.1 | 20,169 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2,533 | ![]() | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1,168 | New | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.0 | 628 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.9 | 597 | ![]() | |
NHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.2 | 158 | New | |
Vivamus | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | New | |
Total | 19 | 57,936 |
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2010 election.
The Labour Party kept their majority on the council.[8]
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:[9]
31 | 26 |
Labour | Conservative |
After this election, the composition of the council was:
30 | 24 | 3 |
Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
Ward results
[edit]Plymouth City Council maintains records of past election results.[10]
Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.
Budshead
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dave Downie | 1,234 | 35.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | John McCarthy | 1,129 | 32.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Linda Crick | 1,103 | 31.4 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Matthew Radmore | 49 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 105 | 3.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,515 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Compton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ted Fry* | 1,420 | 39.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Paul McNamara | 867 | 24.2 | ![]() | |
UKIP | David Partridge | 818 | 22.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Colin Trier | 432 | 12.1 | ![]() | |
TUSC | James Waghorn | 45 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 553 | 15.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,582 | 42.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Devonport
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bill Stevens* | 1,176 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Michael Ellison | 1,089 | 33.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ryan Buckley | 566 | 17.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Lauren Packham | 209 | 6.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Bray | 146 | 4.5 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Lesley Duncan | 53 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 87 | 2.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,239 | 33.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Drake
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Ricketts* | 722 | 44.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Dena Rafati | 430 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Tom Pashby | 238 | 14.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | David Partridge | 143 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter York | 65 | 4.0 | ![]() | |
TUSC | George Fidler | 28 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Diane Jasper-Eustis | 6 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 298 | 17.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,632 | 25.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Efford and Lipson
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neil Hendy | 1,291 | 39.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Grace Stickland | 1,061 | 32.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David Fletcher | 549 | 16.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Gwen Buck | 287 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Steve Merritt | 72 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 230 | 7.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,260 | 34.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eggbuckland
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Bowyer* | 1,810 | 42.8 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Bill Wakeham | 1,231 | 29.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Janet Denise | 1,129 | 26.7 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Tom Sloman | 56 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 579 | 13.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4,226 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Ham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | Christopher Storer | 1,239 | 39.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ian Gordon* | 1,187 | 38.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mark Wilcox | 596 | 19.1 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Ryan Aldred | 93 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 52 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,115 | 33.7 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Honicknowle
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | John Riley | 1,610 | 47.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Nicky Williams* | 1,238 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Dylan Morris | 466 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
TUSC | John Williams | 92 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 372 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,406 | 33.9 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Moor View
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | Maddi Bridgeman | 1,397 | 39.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Mike Wright* | 1,269 | 35.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mike Foster | 875 | 24.4 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Keith Low | 38 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 128 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,579 | 39.6 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Peverell
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Leaves* | 1,741 | 39.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Mark Thompson | 1,264 | 28.5 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Peter Brooksbank | 805 | 18.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Wendy Miller | 363 | 8.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrie | 214 | 4.8 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Justin Pollard | 32 | 0.7 | '"N/A | |
Vivamus | Bernard Toolan | 21 | 0.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 477 | 10.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4,440 | 44.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Plympton Chaddlewood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glenn Jordan* | 764 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Jonathan Frost | 707 | 36.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Shillabeer | 401 | 20.7 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Louise Alldridge | 69 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 57 | 3.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,941 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Plympton St Mary
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David James* | 1,938 | 48.4 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Peter Endean | 1,097 | 27.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Chris Mavin | 750 | 18.7 | ![]() | |
NHA | Steve Blackburn | 158 | 3.9 | N/A | |
TUSC | Tom Nally | 59 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 841 | 21.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4,002 | 39.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Plymstock Dunstone
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Vivien Pengelly* | 1,746 | 43.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | David Salmon | 1,464 | 36.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Simon Healy | 688 | 17.3 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Roxy Castell | 77 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 282 | 7.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,975 | 41.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Plymstock Radford
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wendy Foster* | 1,521 | 39.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | John Wheeler | 1,472 | 37.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Shirley Smith | 815 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Joe Ellerton | 80 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 49 | 1.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,888 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Southway
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Southway_ward_in_Plymouth_2003.svg/220px-Southway_ward_in_Plymouth_2003.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jonny Morris* | 1,348 | 34.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Peter Berrow | 1,258 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mark Deacon | 912 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | Dennis Silverwood | 343 | 8.8 | N/A | |
TUSC | Nik Brookson | 34 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 90 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,895 | 34.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
St Budeaux
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sally Bowie* | 1,230 | 38.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Adam Duffield | 1,219 | 38.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Janet Plymsol | 622 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Anthony Cockell | 94 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 11 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,165 | 33.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stoke
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Sparling | 1,333 | 36.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mark Christie | 814 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Derek Wagstaff | 802 | 22.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Andrew Pratt | 333 | 9.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | Jill Dolan | 279 | 7.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Teresa Stuart | 55 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 519 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,616 | 40.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
St Peter and the Waterfront
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue McDonald* | 1,199 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Roy Kettle | 831 | 24.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Stuart Pilcher | 755 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Andy Dale | 317 | 9.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Janes | 172 | 5.1 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Paddy Ryan | 79 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 87 | 11.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,353 | 34.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Sutton and Mount Gould
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Aspinall* | 1,290 | 41.3 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Jonquil Webber | 801 | 25.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Colin Berry | 613 | 19.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Holly Rowe | 354 | 11.3 | ![]() | |
TUSC | Louise Parker | 63 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 489 | 15.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,021 | 36.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Aftermath
[edit]Turnout in this election fell to 37%, compared to 62% when the defending councillors were last elected.[5] Following this election, the Labour group had a majority of councillors. This meant that Labour group leader Tudor Evans remained the leader of Plymouth City Council. The UK Independence Party won seats on the council for the first time, and came second in several seats in the city with close results in St Budeaux and Plymstock Radford wards.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
- ^ "Past election results | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "UKIP takes Plymouth council seats". BBC News. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Southway by-election to be held on 27 June". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Southway by-election to be held next Thursday". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Local Election 2016". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Plymouth City Council
- ^ "Past election results | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.