2014 Plymouth City Council election

2014 UK local government election May 2014 May 2014 2014 Plymouth City Council election Parliamentary no yes 2012 Plymouth City Council election 2012 2015 Plymouth City Council election 2015 19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 22 May 2014 Labour Party (UK) Tudor Evans 31 7 1 30 20,008 30.8% Conservative Party (UK) Ian Bowyer 26 9 2 24 19,664 30.3% UKIP None 0 3 3 3 20,169 31.1% Plymouth City Council election 2014 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested positions in the 2014 Plymouth City Council elections. Council control Council control after election Labour Labour 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 Plymouth City Council held local elections on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 local elections.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/vote2014/england-council-election-results England council results 23 May 2014 BBC News 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.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-government-structure-and-elections#electoral-cycles Local government structure and elections GOV.UK 2018-04-27 enhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694598/Election_Timetable_in_England.pdf Election Timetable in England Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2010. In that election, eleven Conservative candidates and eight Labour candidates were elected.https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/electionresults0 Past election results PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK www.plymouth.gov.uk en 2018-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20180428012039/https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/electionresults0 28 April 2018 dead As the previous election had coincided with a general election, sitting councillors were elected with a citywide turnout of 62%.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-27538135 UKIP takes Plymouth council seats 2014-05-23 BBC News 2018-11-13 en-GB 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.https://www.theplymouthdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/southway-election-be-held-27-june Southway by-election to be held on 27 June 2018-11-13https://www.theplymouthdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/southway-election-be-held-next-thursday Southway by-election to be held next Thursday 2018-11-13 Overall results 2014 Plymouth City Council Election Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 2 1 47.4 30.3 19,664 5.1 Labour Party (UK) 7 2 3 1 36.8 30.8 20,008 1.0 UKIP 3 3 0 3 15.8 31.1 20,169 21.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 3.9 2,533 1.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 1,168 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 628 0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 597 20.0 National Health Action Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 158 New Vivamus 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 New |- | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 19 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 57,936 | style="text-align: right;" | Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2010 election. The Labour Party kept their majority on the council. http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/pccelections.htm Local Election 2016 Plymouth City Council 23 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160506191101/http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/pccelections.htm 6 May 2016 dead After the previous election, the composition of the council was:Plymouth City Council + ↓ 31 26 Labour Conservative After this election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 30 24 3 Labour Conservative UKIP Ward results Plymouth City Council maintains records of past election results.https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/pastelectionresults Past election results PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK www.plymouth.gov.uk en 2018-11-12 13 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181113125414/https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/pastelectionresults dead Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election. Budshead thumb|Location of Budshead ward Budshead 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Dave Downie 1,234 35.1 1.1 UK Independence Party John McCarthy 1,129 32.1 21.2 Labour Party (UK) Linda Crick 1,103 31.4 3.7 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Matthew Radmore 49 1.4 N/A 105 3.0 1.9 3,515 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) 11.2 Compton thumb|Location of Compton ward Compton 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Ted Fry* 1,420 39.6 2.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul McNamara 867 24.2 3.1 UK Independence Party David Partridge 818 22.8 14.3 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Trier 432 12.1 7.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition James Waghorn 45 1.3 N/A 553 15.4 2.3 3,582 42.7 Conservative Party (UK) 2.7 Devonport thumb|Location of Devonport ward Devonport 2014 Labour Party (UK) Bill Stevens* 1,176 36.3 0.3 UK Independence Party Michael Ellison 1,089 33.6 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Buckley 566 17.5 11.4 Green Party of England and Wales Lauren Packham 209 6.5 4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Bray 146 4.5 16.7 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Lesley Duncan 53 1.6 N/A 87 2.7 4.4 3,239 33.5 Labour Party (UK) 11.0 Drake thumb|Location of Drake ward Drake 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Steve Ricketts* 722 44.2 9.6 Labour Party (UK) Dena Rafati 430 26.3 4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Tom Pashby 238 14.6 8.6 UK Independence Party David Partridge 143 8.8 3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter York 65 4.0 25.2 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition George Fidler 28 1.7 N/A Independent politician Diane Jasper-Eustis 6 0.4 N/A 298 17.9 12.5 1,632 25.2 Conservative Party (UK) 2.4 Efford and Lipson thumb|Location of Efford and Lipson ward Efford and Lipson 2014 Labour Party (UK) Neil Hendy 1,291 39.6 6.4 UK Independence Party Grace Stickland 1,061 32.5 21.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Fletcher 549 16.8 6.8 Green Party of England and Wales Gwen Buck 287 8.8 3.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Steve Merritt 72 2.2 N/A 230 7.1 2.5 3,260 34.8 Labour Party (UK) 7.6 Eggbuckland thumb|Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Bowyer* 1,810 42.8 4.1 UK Independence Party Bill Wakeham 1,231 29.1 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Janet Denise 1,129 26.7 1.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tom Sloman 56 1.3 N/A 579 13.7 3.3 4,226 41.5 Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 Ham thumb|Location of Ham ward Ham 2014 UK Independence Party Christopher Storer 1,239 39.8 27.0 Labour Party (UK) Ian Gordon* 1,187 38.1 2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Wilcox 596 19.1 6.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ryan Aldred 93 3.0 N/A 52 1.7 N/A 3,115 33.7 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) 14.6 Honicknowle thumb|Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle 2014 UK Independence Party John Riley 1,610 47.3 35.4 Labour Party (UK) Nicky Williams* 1,238 36.3 6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Dylan Morris 466 13.7 9.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Williams 92 2.7 N/A 372 11.0 N/A 3,406 33.9 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) 21.2 Moor View thumb|Location of Moor View ward Moor View 2014 UK Independence Party Maddi Bridgeman 1,397 39.0 29.1 Labour Party (UK) Mike Wright* 1,269 35.5 1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Foster 875 24.4 15.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Keith Low 38 1.1 N/A 128 3.5 N/A 3,579 39.6 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) 15.2 Peverell thumb|Location of Peverell ward Peverell 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Leaves* 1,741 39.2 0.8 Labour Party (UK) Mark Thompson 1,264 28.5 3.7 UK Independence Party Peter Brooksbank 805 18.1 11.6 Green Party of England and Wales Wendy Miller 363 8.2 4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Lawrie 214 4.8 19.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Justin Pollard 32 0.7 N/A Vivamus Bernard Toolan 21 0.5 0.2 477 10.7 4.5 4,440 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) 1.5 Plympton Chaddlewood thumb|Location of Plympton Chaddlewood ward Plympton Chaddlewood 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Jordan* 764 39.4 6.5 UK Independence Party Jonathan Frost 707 36.4 26.5 Labour Party (UK) John Shillabeer 401 20.7 1.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Louise Alldridge 69 3.6 N/A 57 3.0 18.4 1,941 31.6 Conservative Party (UK) 10.0 Plympton St Mary thumb|Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary 2014 Conservative Party (UK) David James* 1,938 48.4 2.4 UK Independence Party Peter Endean 1,097 27.4 18.4 Labour Party (UK) Chris Mavin 750 18.7 1.4 National Health Action Party Steve Blackburn 158 3.9 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tom Nally 59 1.5 N/A 841 21.0 9.7 4,002 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) 10.4 Plymstock Dunstone thumb|Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plymstock Dunstone 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Vivien Pengelly* 1,746 43.9 4.6 UK Independence Party David Salmon 1,464 36.8 25.8 Labour Party (UK) Simon Healy 688 17.3 0.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Roxy Castell 77 1.9 N/A 282 7.1 18.7 3,975 41.9 Conservative Party (UK) 15.2 Plymstock Radford thumb|Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plymstock Radford 2014 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Foster* 1,521 39.1 1.1 UK Independence Party John Wheeler 1,472 37.9 28.7 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Smith 815 21.0 4.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joe Ellerton 80 2.1 N/A 49 1.2 17.1 3,888 40.5 Conservative Party (UK) 14.9 Southway thumb|Location of Southway ward Southway 2014 Labour Party (UK) Jonny Morris* 1,348 34.6 1.1 UK Independence Party Peter Berrow 1,258 32.2 21.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Deacon 912 23.4 12.7 Independent politician Dennis Silverwood 343 8.8 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nik Brookson 34 0.9 N/A 90 2.3 N/A 3,895 34.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 11.1 St Budeaux thumb|Location of St Budeaux ward St Budeaux 2014 Labour Party (UK) Sally Bowie* 1,230 38.9 1.8 UK Independence Party Adam Duffield 1,219 38.5 25.8 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Plymsol 622 19.7 6.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Anthony Cockell 94 3.0 N/A 11 0.3 13.8 3,165 33.0 Labour Party (UK) 13.8 Stoke thumb|Location of Stoke ward Stoke 2014 Labour Party (UK) Michael Sparling 1,333 36.9 5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Christie 814 22.5 11.4 UK Independence Party Derek Wagstaff 802 22.2 13.2 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Pratt 333 9.2 5.7 Independent politician Jill Dolan 279 7.7 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Teresa Stuart 55 1.5 N/A 519 14.4 N/A 3,616 40.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.5 St Peter and the Waterfront thumb|Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward St Peter and the Waterfront 2014 Labour Party (UK) Sue McDonald* 1,199 35.8 2.0 UK Independence Party Roy Kettle 831 24.8 16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Pilcher 755 22.5 8.0 Green Party of England and Wales Andy Dale 317 9.5 5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh Janes 172 5.1 16.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Paddy Ryan 79 2.4 N/A 87 11.0 7.7 3,353 34.4 Labour Party (UK) 7.4 Sutton and Mount Gould thumb|Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward Sutton and Mount Gould 2014 Labour Party (UK) Mary Aspinall* 1,290 41.3 7.8 UK Independence Party Jonquil Webber 801 25.7 17.5 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Berry 613 19.6 6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Holly Rowe 354 11.3 6.3 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Louise Parker 63 2.0 N/A 489 15.6 9.3 3,021 36.1 Labour Party (UK) 4.9 Aftermath Turnout in this election fell to 37%, compared to 62% when the defending councillors were last elected. 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. References Plymouth 2014 Category:2010s in Devon