# 2014 Cambridge City Council election

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

## Results summary

2014 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 10 | 6 | 66.7 | 15 | 25 | 59.5 | 16,025 | 40.8 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 7 | 26.7 | 10 | 14 | 33.3 | 11,619 | 29.6 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 4.8 | 826 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 5,218 | 13.3 | -2.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,271 | 13.4 | +3.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 328 | 0.8 | +0.4 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Roberts | 1,130 | 48.7 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Oscar Gillespie | 480 | 20.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Streets | 384 | 16.4 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Eric Berrett-Payton | 328 | 14.1 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlotte Perry | 1,300 | 45.6 | −14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ward | 722 | 25.3 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Lawrence | 444 | 15.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | James Mottram | 385 | 13.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Marie-Louise Holland | 737 | 27.2 | −22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fergus Blair | 717 | 26.5 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Mark Reader | 565 | 20.9 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Sandra Billington | 409 | 15.1 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Tom Byrne | 281 | 10.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Russ McPherson | 1,533 | 60.6 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Haire | 613 | 24.2 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Edkins | 383 | 15.1 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coleridge

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lewis Herbert | 1,326 | 51.6 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Barker | 430 | 16.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Adey | 368 | 15.0 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Shaun Esgate | 358 | 13.9 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Puffles The Dragon Fairy | 89 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Sarris | 1,076 | 35.5 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zoe O'Connell | 1,066 | 35.2 | +14.7 |
| | UKIP | Pater Burkinshaw | 328 | 10.8 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Peter Pope | 299 | 9.9 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel John | 260 | 8.6 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### King's Hedges

King's Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Smart | 831 | 41.2 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neale Upstone | 393 | 19.5 | −14.2 |
| | Independent | Ian Tyes | 287 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Anette Karimi | 266 | 13.2 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Michael Potter | 242 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Ratcliffe | 903 | 32.2 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Maximillian Fries | 721 | 25.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Rosenstiel | 678 | 24.2 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Alex Boyd | 500 | 17.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Cantrill | 1,056 | 35.6 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Sam Wolfe | 987 | 33.3 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Julia Harrison | 526 | 17.8 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Joanna Anscombe-Bell | 395 | 13.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,964 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Sinnott | 1,280 | 27.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Robertson | 1,223 | 25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Brown | 720 | 15.3 |
| | Green | Matthew Hodgkinson | 688 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Grace | 317 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Coughlan | 262 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Linda Yeatman | 228 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Moore | 1,362 | 42.6 | +6.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Beresford | 951 | 29.7 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Vince Marino | 522 | 16.3 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Joel Chalfen | 363 | 11.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Baigent | 1,205 | 41.6 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Saunders | 1,093 | 37.7 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Megan Parry | 394 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Lee | 206 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Avery | 1,066 | 46.2 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Jeffs | 802 | 34.8 | −1.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Tim Sykes | 440 | 19.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ysanne Austin | 1,294 | 39.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Mike Sargeant | 1,275 | 39.0 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 353 | 10.8 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Shayne Mitchell | 347 | 10.6 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Viki Sanders | 933 | 36.5 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Rahima Ahammed | 790 | 30.9 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bower | 614 | 24.0 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Joel Chalfen | 222 | 8.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,559 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 3.7 | |