# 2014 Redditch Borough Council election

The Redditch Borough Council elections of 2014 were held on Thursday 22 May, on the same day as the European elections. One third of the Borough was up for re-election.

## Election results

Redditch Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 17 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 60.7% | 35.83% | 7,176 |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 32.1% | 29.96% | 6,000 |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0% | 21.04% | 4,215 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1% | 6.52% | 1,306 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.96% | 794 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.65% | 531 |
| Patriotic Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.03% | 7 |

## Results by Ward
### Abbey

Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachael Smith | 642 | 36.85% |
| | UKIP | Scott Preston | 510 | 29.27% |
| | Conservative | Kath Banks | 505 | 28.98% |
| | Green | Fiona Whittaker | 85 | 4.87% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,742 | % |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Potter | 827 | |
| | UKIP | Leonard Harris | 532 | |
| | Labour | Dr. Gilly Cooper | 486 | |
| | Green | Rosemary Kerry | 95 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Batchley & Brockhill

Batchley & Brockhill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Natalie Brookes | 747 | |
| | Labour | John Witherspoon | 718 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Hudson | 487 | |
| | Conservative | Brenda Quinney | 484 | |
| | Independent | Jim Uphill | 305 | |
| | Independent | Adrian Cullum | 235 | |
| | Green | Steve Pound | 155 | |
| | Green | Simon Venables | 145 | |
| | Independent | Richard Armstrong | 94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | % |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Debbie Taylor | 815 | |
| | Conservative | Matt Dormer | 454 | |
| | Independent | Isabel Armstrong | 120 | |
| | Green | Yvonne Rhodes | 112 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Thomas | 75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Church Hill

Church Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Dave Small | 665 | |
| | Labour | Nina Wood-Ford | 615 | |
| | Conservative | Kathy Haslam | 433 | |
| | Green | Lee Bradley | 80 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 79 | |
| | Independent | Maxine Shotbolt | 26 | |
| | Independent | Agnieszka Wiecek | 14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,902 | % |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Crabbs Cross

Crabbs Cross Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Thain | 669 | |
| | UKIP | Chris Harrison | 554 | |
| | Labour | Monica Fry | 327 | |
| | Green | Louise Deveney | 128 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,678 | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Greenlands

Greenlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wanda King | 883 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Baker-Price | 525 | |
| | Green | Rylma White | 254 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 117 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gay Hopkins | 805 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Bridle | 743 | |
| | Labour | Chris Mowatt | 732 | |
| | Green | Alistair Waugh | 109 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rita Hindle | 84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lodge Park

Lodge Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Fry | 582 | |
| | UKIP | Paul White | 377 | |
| | Conservative | Antonia Pulsford | 206 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Webster | 50 | |
| | Green | Kevin White | 47 | |
| | Patriotic Socialist Party | Chris Griffiths | 7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Winyates

Winyates Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Paul Swansborough | 834 | |
| | Labour | Clive Cheetham | 629 | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Prosser | 605 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Oliver | 126 | |
| | Green | Emma Bradley | 96 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | % |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |