2014 Exeter City Council election

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2014 Exeter City Council election [1] [2]
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13 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won1021
Seats after27103
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote9,8596,4923,769
Percentage37.8%24.9%14.5%
Exeter UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2014 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and yellow shows the Liberal Democrats. Wards in grey had no election.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2014 Exeter City Council election took place on 22 May 2014, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Exeter, Devon, England. [3] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

2014 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Increase2.svg 269.2182767.510,65737.8-6.3
  Conservative 3Steady2.svg23.171025.07,26025.7-0.8
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 27.7125.02,7629.8-4.2
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0112.500.0±0.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,15214.7+8.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,86510.2+2.3
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02560.9N/A
  Independence from Europe 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01720.6N/A
  Left Unity 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0390.1N/A
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0380.1N/A

Results by ward

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suaad George 808 31.5%
Labour Peter Cox58322.7%
UKIP Andrew Dudgeon52920.6%
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ruffle38415.0%
Green Diana Moore26110.2%
Majority2258.8%
Turnout 2,57638.48%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cowick

Cowick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Morris 813 44.0%
UKIP Peter Boardman40622.0%
Conservative Louis Ten-Holter40021.7%
Liberal Democrats Philip Brock1216.6%
Green Therese Canning945.1%
TUSC Lily Cooper120.7%
Majority40722.0%
Turnout 1,84941.71%
Labour hold Swing

Duryard

Duryard & St.James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Mottram 796 47.8%
Labour John Chilvers33820.3%
Green David Barker-Hahlo33019.8%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Williams17310.4%
TUSC James Golten281.7%
Majority45827.5%
Turnout 1,67730.93%
Conservative hold Swing

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Sutton 1,893 43.8%
UKIP Rick Timmis1,20127.8%
Conservative Ruth Smith64615.0%
Green Mark Shorto3397.9%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnes2114.9%
TUSC Andrew Duncan270.6%
Majority69216.0%
Turnout 2,17733.78%
Labour hold Swing

Heavitree

Heavitree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olwen Foggin 897 44.3%
Conservative Aric Gilinsky48323.9%
Green Deborah Frayne28414.0%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsend21910.8%
Independence from Europe David Smith1216.0%
TUSC Samuel Taylor-Wickenden201.0%
Majority41420.5%
Turnout 2,03846.12%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Brimble 753 52.2%
Conservative Harry Chamberlain36925.6%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner22815.8%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Chun926.4%
Majority38426.6%
Turnout 1,47636.02%
Labour hold Swing

Newtown

Newtown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Spackman 735 46.6%
Green Thomas Milburn26016.5%
Conservative Caroline Elsom24415.5%
UKIP Jacqueline Holdstock18511.7%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Richmond1147.2%
Left Unity David Parks392.5%
Majority47530.1%
Turnout 1,58744.19%
Labour hold Swing

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Holland 772 40.2%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Payne56729.5%
Labour Daniel Richards48425.2%
TUSC Alfred Lethbridge975.1%
Majority20510.7%
Turnout 1,94948.87%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Megan Williams 862 36.5%
Conservative Cynthia Thompson82835.1%
UKIP Keith Crawford46019.5%
Green Elizabeth Woodman1164.9%
Liberal Democrats Sally Wilcox713.0%
Independence from Europe Helen Webster231.0%
Majority341.4%
Turnout 2,36746.89%
Labour hold Swing

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Raybould 709 37.8%
Conservative Yolonda Henson57430.6%
Green Rouben Freeman30316.2%
UKIP Ralph Gay1508.0%
Liberal Democrats John Bosworth1095.8%
TUSC Edmund Potts301.6%
Majority1357.2%
Turnout 1,88744.82%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Robson 1,110 41.5%
Conservative Nicola Guagliardo72127.0%
UKIP Paul Kenny50418.8%
Green Alexis Taylor1897.1%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Nottle973.6%
BNP Christopher Stone381.4%
TUSC Jesse Dodkins160.6%
Majority38914.5%
Turnout 2,69340.23%
Labour hold Swing

St Davids

St Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stella Brock 500 30.5%
Labour Natalie Vizard45127.5%
Green Andrew Bell32019.5%
Conservative Elizabeth Roberts18211.1%
UKIP Colin Stewart1609.8%
TUSC Luke Pilling261.6%
Majority493.0%
Turnout 1,65138.09%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whipton and Barton

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Edwards 1,029 44.8%
UKIP Adrian Rogers55724.3%
Conservative Christopher Carter43719.0%
Green Mark Cox1416.1%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett1044.5%
Independence from Europe Mike Camp281.2%
Majority47220.5%
Turnout 2,30740.16%
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2014". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. ↑ "Local election results". www.itv.com. 23 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums" (PDF). Exeter City Council. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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