2014 Cambridge City Council election

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The 2014 Cambridge City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the European Union elections. [2]

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2014 Cambridge City Council election
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  2012 22 May 2014 2016  

16: one-third of 42
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
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Party Independent Green
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Results summary

2014 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 10Increase2.svg 666.7152559.516,02540.8-1.9
  Liberal Democrats 4Decrease2.svg 726.7101433.311,61929.6+3.5
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 16.7124.88262.1-1.1
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0112.45,21813.3-2.1
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,27113.4+3.3
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03280.8+0.4

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Roberts1,13048.7-5.7
Green Oscar Gillespie48020.7-3.2
Liberal Democrats Marcus Streets38416.4+7.1
Conservative Eric Berrett-Payton32814.1+1.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

This seat was gained by the Labour Party in a by-election in 2013 and is therefore shown as a hold.

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlotte Perry1,30045.6-14.3
Liberal Democrats Tim Ward72225.3+6.4
Green Stephen Lawrence44415.6+5.1
Conservative James Mottram38513.5+3.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marie-Louise Holland73727.2-22.3
Liberal Democrats Fergus Blair71726.5+11.8
Labour Mark Reader56520.9+3.2
Green Sandra Billington40915.1+6.3
Conservative Tom Byrne28110.4+1.1
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russ McPherson1,53360.6-12.6
Conservative Timothy Haire61324.2+6.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Edkins38315.1+6.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Coleridge

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lewis Herbert1,32651.6-8.0
Conservative Samuel Barker43016.7-3.8
Liberal Democrats Donald Adey36815.0+6.1
Green Shaun Esgate35813.9+2.8
Independent Puffles The Dragon Fairy893.5+3.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Peter Sarris1,07635.5-11.9
Liberal Democrats Zoe O'Connell1,06635.2+14.7
UKIP Pater Burkinshaw32810.8+4.8
Green Peter Pope2999.9-1.4
Conservative Daniel John2608.6-6.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

King's Hedges

King's Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Smart83141.2-7.2
Liberal Democrats Neale Upstone39319.5-14.2
Independent Ian Tyes28714.2+14.2
Conservative Anette Karimi26613.2+1.5
Green Michael Potter24212.0+12.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Ratcliffe90332.2+2.9
Green Maximillian Fries72125.7+5.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Rosenstiel67824.2-11.4
Conservative Alex Boyd50017.8+2.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rod Cantrill1,05635.6-8.9
Labour Sam Wolfe98733.3+2.2
Green Julia Harrison52617.8+6.1
Conservative Joanna Anscombe-Bell39513.3+0.5
Majority
Turnout 2,964
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Sinnott1,28027.1
Labour Richard Robertson1,22325.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brown72015.3
Green Matthew Hodgkinson68814.6
Liberal Democrats David Grace3176.7
Conservative Daniel Coughlan2625.6
Conservative Linda Yeatman2284.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Moore1,36242.6+6.9
Labour Co-op John Beresford95129.7-9.2
Conservative Vince Marino52216.3-2.7
Green Joel Chalfen36311.4+5.0
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Baigent1,20541.6+8.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Saunders1,09337.7-3.7
Green Megan Parry39413.6+13.6
Conservative Simon Lee2067.10.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Avery1,06646.2+13.6
Conservative Richard Jeffs80234.8-1.8
Labour Co-op Tim Sykes44019.1+2.8
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ysanne Austin1,29439.6+2.9
Labour Mike Sargeant1,27539.0+6.2
Conservative James Strachan35310.8-5.5
Green Shayne Mitchell34710.6-3.6
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections

Queen's Edith

A by-election was called due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour Party councillor Sue Birtles.

Queen's Edith: 13 November 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Viki Sanders 933 36.5 -6.1
Labour Rahima Ahammed79030.9+1.2
Conservative Andrew Bower61424.0+7.7
Green Joel Chalfen2228.7-2.7
Majority1435.6
Turnout 2,559
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg3.7

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References

  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. "Election results". democracy.cambridge.gov.uk. 20 June 2021.