2014 Plymouth City Council election

2014 UK local government election

2014 Plymouth City Council election | <- 2012 | 22 May 2014 | 2015 ->

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19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Tudor Evans | Ian Bowyer  | None
Party  | Labour | Conservative | UKIP
Seats before  | 31 | 26 | 0
Seats won  | 7  | 9 | 3
Seats after  | 30 | 24  | 3
Seat change  | 1  | 2  | 3
Popular vote  | 20,008  | 19,664  | 20,169
Percentage  | 30.8%  | 30.3%  | 31.1%

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Map showing the results of contested positions in the 2014 Plymouth City Council elections.

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| Council control before election

Labour

| Council control after election

Labour

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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

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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

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2014 Plymouth City Council Election  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 9  | 0  | 2  | 1 | 47.4  | 30.3  | 19,664  | 5.1
| Labour | 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 | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 3.9  | 2,533  | 1.9
| TUSC | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.8  | 1,168  | New
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.0  | 628  | 0.7
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.9  | 597  | 20.0
| 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

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Labour | Conservative

After this election, the composition of the council was:

↓  30 | 24 | 3

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Labour | Conservative | UKIP

## Ward results

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Plymouth City Council maintains records of past election results.[10]

Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.

### Budshead

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Location of Budshead ward Budshead 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Dave Downie  | 1,234  | 35.1  | 1.1
| UKIP | John McCarthy  | 1,129  | 32.1  | 21.2
| Labour | Linda Crick  | 1,103  | 31.4  | 3.7
| TUSC | Matthew Radmore  | 49  | 1.4  | N/A
Majority  | 105  | 3.0  | 1.9
Turnout | 3,515  | 38.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2  |

### Compton

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Location of Compton ward Compton 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ted Fry*  | 1,420  | 39.6  | 2.3
| Labour | Paul McNamara  | 867  | 24.2  | 3.1
| UKIP | David Partridge  | 818  | 22.8  | 14.3
| Green | Colin Trier  | 432  | 12.1  | 7.8
| TUSC | James Waghorn  | 45  | 1.3  | N/A
Majority  | 553  | 15.4  | 2.3
Turnout | 3,582  | 42.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7  |

### Devonport

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Location of Devonport ward Devonport 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Bill Stevens*  | 1,176  | 36.3  | 0.3
| UKIP | Michael Ellison  | 1,089  | 33.6  | 22.3
| Conservative | Ryan Buckley  | 566  | 17.5  | 11.4
| Green | Lauren Packham  | 209  | 6.5  | 4.0
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Bray  | 146  | 4.5  | 16.7
| TUSC | Lesley Duncan  | 53  | 1.6  | N/A
Majority  | 87  | 2.7  | 4.4
Turnout | 3,239  | 33.5  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 11.0  |

### Drake

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Location of Drake ward Drake 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Steve Ricketts*  | 722  | 44.2  | 9.6
| Labour | Dena Rafati  | 430  | 26.3  | 4.8
| Green | Tom Pashby  | 238  | 14.6  | 8.6
| UKIP | David Partridge  | 143  | 8.8  | 3.2
| Liberal Democrats | Peter York  | 65  | 4.0  | 25.2
| TUSC | George Fidler  | 28  | 1.7  | N/A
| Independent | Diane Jasper-Eustis  | 6  | 0.4  | N/A
Majority  | 298  | 17.9  | 12.5
Turnout | 1,632  | 25.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4  |

### Efford and Lipson

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Location of Efford and Lipson ward Efford and Lipson 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Neil Hendy  | 1,291  | 39.6  | 6.4
| UKIP | Grace Stickland  | 1,061  | 32.5  | 21.6
| Conservative | David Fletcher  | 549  | 16.8  | 6.8
| Green | Gwen Buck  | 287  | 8.8  | 3.1
| TUSC | Steve Merritt  | 72  | 2.2  | N/A
Majority  | 230  | 7.1  | 2.5
Turnout | 3,260  | 34.8  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.6  |

### Eggbuckland

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Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Bowyer*  | 1,810  | 42.8  | 4.1
| UKIP | Bill Wakeham  | 1,231  | 29.1  | 20.1
| Labour | Janet Denise  | 1,129  | 26.7  | 1.6
| TUSC | Tom Sloman  | 56  | 1.3  | N/A
Majority  | 579  | 13.7  | 3.3
Turnout | 4,226  | 41.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0  |

### Ham

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Location of Ham ward Ham 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Christopher Storer  | 1,239  | 39.8  | 27.0
| Labour | Ian Gordon*  | 1,187  | 38.1  | 2.2
| Conservative | Mark Wilcox  | 596  | 19.1  | 6.6
| TUSC | Ryan Aldred  | 93  | 3.0  | N/A
Majority  | 52  | 1.7  | N/A
Turnout | 3,115  | 33.7  |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 14.6  |

### Honicknowle

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Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | John Riley  | 1,610  | 47.3  | 35.4
| Labour | Nicky Williams*  | 1,238  | 36.3  | 6.9
| Conservative | Dylan Morris  | 466  | 13.7  | 9.0
| TUSC | John Williams  | 92  | 2.7  | N/A
Majority  | 372  | 11.0  | N/A
Turnout | 3,406  | 33.9  |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 21.2  |

### Moor View

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Location of Moor View ward Moor View 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Maddi Bridgeman  | 1,397  | 39.0  | 29.1
| Labour | Mike Wright*  | 1,269  | 35.5  | 1.3
| Conservative | Mike Foster  | 875  | 24.4  | 15.6
| TUSC | Keith Low  | 38  | 1.1  | N/A
Majority  | 128  | 3.5  | N/A
Turnout | 3,579  | 39.6  |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 15.2  |

### Peverell

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Location of Peverell ward Peverell 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Martin Leaves*  | 1,741  | 39.2  | 0.8
| Labour | Mark Thompson  | 1,264  | 28.5  | 3.7
| UKIP | Peter Brooksbank  | 805  | 18.1  | 11.6
| Green | Wendy Miller  | 363  | 8.2  | 4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrie  | 214  | 4.8  | 19.8
| TUSC | Justin Pollard  | 32  | 0.7  | N/A
| Vivamus  | Bernard Toolan  | 21  | 0.5  | 0.2
Majority  | 477  | 10.7  | 4.5
Turnout | 4,440  | 44.4  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5  |

### Plympton Chaddlewood

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Location of Plympton Chaddlewood ward Plympton Chaddlewood 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Glenn Jordan*  | 764  | 39.4  | 6.5
| UKIP | Jonathan Frost  | 707  | 36.4  | 26.5
| Labour | John Shillabeer  | 401  | 20.7  | 1.0
| TUSC | Louise Alldridge  | 69  | 3.6  | N/A
Majority  | 57  | 3.0  | 18.4
Turnout | 1,941  | 31.6  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0  |

### Plympton St Mary

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Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David James*  | 1,938  | 48.4  | 2.4
| UKIP | Peter Endean  | 1,097  | 27.4  | 18.4
| Labour | Chris Mavin  | 750  | 18.7  | 1.4
| NHA | Steve Blackburn  | 158  | 3.9  | N/A
| TUSC | Tom Nally  | 59  | 1.5  | N/A
Majority  | 841  | 21.0  | 9.7
Turnout | 4,002  | 39.6  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4  |

### Plymstock Dunstone

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Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plymstock Dunstone 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Vivien Pengelly*  | 1,746  | 43.9  | 4.6
| UKIP | David Salmon  | 1,464  | 36.8  | 25.8
| Labour | Simon Healy  | 688  | 17.3  | 0.5
| TUSC | Roxy Castell  | 77  | 1.9  | N/A
Majority  | 282  | 7.1  | 18.7
Turnout | 3,975  | 41.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 15.2  |

### Plymstock Radford

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Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plymstock Radford 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Wendy Foster*  | 1,521  | 39.1  | 1.1
| UKIP | John Wheeler  | 1,472  | 37.9  | 28.7
| Labour | Shirley Smith  | 815  | 21.0  | 4.6
| TUSC | Joe Ellerton  | 80  | 2.1  | N/A
Majority  | 49  | 1.2  | 17.1
Turnout | 3,888  | 40.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 14.9  |

### Southway

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Location of Southway ward Southway 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jonny Morris*  | 1,348  | 34.6  | 1.1
| UKIP | Peter Berrow  | 1,258  | 32.2  | 21.0
| Conservative | Mark Deacon  | 912  | 23.4  | 12.7
| 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 | 11.1  |

### St Budeaux

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Location of St Budeaux ward St Budeaux 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sally Bowie*  | 1,230  | 38.9  | 1.8
| UKIP | Adam Duffield  | 1,219  | 38.5  | 25.8
| Conservative | Janet Plymsol  | 622  | 19.7  | 6.9
| TUSC | Anthony Cockell  | 94  | 3.0  | N/A
Majority  | 11  | 0.3  | 13.8
Turnout | 3,165  | 33.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.8  |

### Stoke

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Location of Stoke ward Stoke 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Sparling  | 1,333  | 36.9  | 5.5
| Conservative | Mark Christie  | 814  | 22.5  | 11.4
| UKIP | Derek Wagstaff  | 802  | 22.2  | 13.2
| Green | Andrew Pratt  | 333  | 9.2  | 5.7
| 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 | 8.5  |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

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Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward St Peter and the Waterfront 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sue McDonald*  | 1,199  | 35.8  | 2.0
| UKIP | Roy Kettle  | 831  | 24.8  | 16.8
| Conservative | Stuart Pilcher  | 755  | 22.5  | 8.0
| Green | Andy Dale  | 317  | 9.5  | 5.7
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Janes  | 172  | 5.1  | 16.8
| TUSC | Paddy Ryan  | 79  | 2.4  | N/A
Majority  | 87  | 11.0  | 7.7
Turnout | 3,353  | 34.4  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.4  |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

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Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward Sutton and Mount Gould 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mary Aspinall*  | 1,290  | 41.3  | 7.8
| UKIP | Jonquil Webber  | 801  | 25.7  | 17.5
| Conservative | Colin Berry  | 613  | 19.6  | 6.6
| Green | Holly Rowe  | 354  | 11.3  | 6.3
| TUSC | Louise Parker  | 63  | 2.0  | N/A
Majority  | 489  | 15.6  | 9.3
Turnout | 3,021  | 36.1  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.9  |

## Aftermath

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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

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1. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
2. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
3. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
4. ^ "Past election results | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
5. ^ a b c "UKIP takes Plymouth council seats". BBC News. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
6. ^ "Southway by-election to be held on 27 June". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
7. ^ "Southway by-election to be held next Thursday". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
8. ^ "Local Election 2016". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
9. ^ Plymouth City Council
10. ^ "Past election results | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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