# 2014 Plymouth City Council election

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. 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. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2010. In that election, eleven Conservative candidates and eight Labour candidates were elected. As the previous election had coincided with a general election, sitting councillors were elected with a citywide turnout of 62%.
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.

## Overall results

2014 Plymouth City Council Election :
| Party | 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 | 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.
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:
| 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.
Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.

### Budshead

Budshead 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 105 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2 | |

### Compton

Compton 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 553 | 15.4 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,582 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Devonport

Devonport 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 87 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,239 | 33.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.0 | |

### Drake

Drake 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 298 | 17.9 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 25.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Efford and Lipson

Efford and Lipson 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 230 | 7.1 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Eggbuckland

Eggbuckland 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 579 | 13.7 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,226 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Ham

Ham 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 52 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,115 | 33.7 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 14.6 | |

### Honicknowle

Honicknowle 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 372 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,406 | 33.9 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 21.2 | |

### Moor View

Moor View 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 128 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,579 | 39.6 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | 15.2 | |

### Peverell

Peverell 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 477 | 10.7 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,440 | 44.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Plympton Chaddlewood

Plympton Chaddlewood 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.0 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | 31.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Plympton St Mary

Plympton St Mary 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 841 | 21.0 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,002 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 282 | 7.1 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,975 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.2 | |

### Plymstock Radford

Plymstock Radford 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1.2 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 40.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.9 | |

### Southway

Southway 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 90 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,895 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.1 | |

### St Budeaux

St Budeaux 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,165 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.8 | |

### Stoke

Stoke 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 519 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,616 | 40.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.5 | |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 87 | 11.0 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,353 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 489 | 15.6 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,021 | 36.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

## Aftermath

Turnout in this election fell to 37%, compared to 62% when the defending councillors were last elected. 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.