Bromley London Borough Council election, 2014

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Bromley London Borough Council election, 2014
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All 60 seats to Bromley London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Last election53 seats, 49.3%3 seats, 15.5%0 seats, 3.7%
Seats won5172
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg4Increase2.svg2
Popular vote41,98826,29522,573
Percentage39.6%18.3%19.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg9.7%Increase2.svg2.8%Increase2.svg16.1%

Bromley London UK local election 2014 map.svg

Map of the results of the 2014 Bromley council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and UKIP in purple.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

Elections to Bromley Council were held on 22 May 2014. [1]

London Borough of Bromley London borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Bromley is the most south-eastern of the 32 London boroughs that, along with the City of London, make up Greater London. The borough is named after Bromley, its principal town. The local authority is Bromley London Borough Council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was: [2]

The Liberal Democrats lost all four of their seats on Bromley Council to Labour in the Cray Valley East, Crystal Palace and Clock House wards. UKIP gained two seats from the Conservative Party in Cray Valley West. [3]

Election result

Bromley Local Election Result 2014 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5113-285.039.641,988-9.7
  UKIP 22023.319.822,573+16.1
  Labour 740+411.718.320,886+2.8
  Green 000011.613,168+7.6
  Liberal Democrat 004-49.110,337-15.5
  Independent 00001.01,095-0.1
  BNP 00000.5604-0.5
  TUSC 00000.1131N/A

Wards that changed hands

  • Clock House ward - 1 Conservative seat and 1 Liberal Democrat seat lost to Labour.
  • Cray Valley East - 1 Liberal Democrat seat lost to Conservatives.
  • Cray Valley West - 2 Conservative seats lost to UKIP.
  • Crystal Palace - 2 Liberal Democrat seats lost to Labour. [3]

Crystal Palace Ward is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley, covering part of the Crystal Palace area and the entirety of Crystal Palace Park. It has an estimated population of 12,432 and is represented on the council by two councillors - Angela Wilkins and Richard Williams - both of which are affiliated to the Labour Party.

Results by ward

Biggin Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Julian Bennington 1,652 28.6 +0.4
Conservative Melanie May Stevens 1,282 22.2 +0.1
UKIP William Jenner1,18520.5N/A
Liberal Democrat Colin Gostt5018.6-7.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Shekyls4287.4-8.6
Labour Fredrick Savage3145.4-1.8
Green Lara Yates3005.2N/A
Labour Michael Roberts1031.7-2.8
Total votes5,765
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

In January 2018, both incumbent councilors defected from the Conservative Party to sit as Independents due to the de-election of Cllr Stevens.

Darwin (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Scoates 987 51.2 +0.1
UKIP Eric Hayward68135.3N/A
Labour John Evans1055.4-3.1
Green Eileen Galloway894.6N/A
Liberal Democrat William Ritchie452.3-8.5
Majority30615.9
Turnout 1,92738.7-16.3
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Patterson, Doug (14 April 2014). "Notice of Election - London Borough of Bromley Election of Councillors". London Borough of Bromley Website. London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Elections 2014 - Local Council Elections - Results 2014". London Borough of Bromley website. London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 Grafton-Green, Patrick (24 May 2014). "UPDATE: Conservatives hold majority on Bromley Council while UKIP gain two seats". Bromley News Shopper online. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2014/22/


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