2014 Plymouth City Council election

2014 Plymouth City Council election
19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council ; 29 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested positions in the 2014 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour ;	Council control after election; Labour ;

Last updated November 14, 2024

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.^[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

2014 Plymouth City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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
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.^[10]

Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.

Budshead

Budshead 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Compton 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Devonport 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Drake 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Efford and Lipson 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Eggbuckland 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Ham 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Honicknowle 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Moor View 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Peverell 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Plympton Chaddlewood 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Plympton St Mary 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Plymstock Dunstone 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Plymstock Radford 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Southway 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St Budeaux 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Stoke 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St Peter and the Waterfront 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Sutton and Mount Gould 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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]

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[BBC-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).

[auto-4] "Past election results | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[:0-5] 1 2 3 "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.

[Council_records-8] "Local Election 2016". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

[9] Plymouth City Council

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