# 2014 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The 2014 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the elections for the European Parliament.
Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives, while UKIP regained a seat whose previous incumbent had defected to Labour.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative - 24
* Labour - 12
* UKIP - 3

## Results

Rushmoor Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61.53 | 43.94 | 9,883 |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30.76 | 28.41 | 6,391 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 7.69 | 20.04 | 4,509 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 4.50 | 1,013 |
| Green | | | | | | 2.83 | 637 |
| Christian | | | | | | 0.26 | 58 |

## Ward results
### Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Bridgeman | 877 | 55.85 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Newell | 693 | 44.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 11.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cherrywood

Cherrywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Taylor | 772 | 46.70 |
| | Conservative | Derek Cornwell | 600 | 36.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Card | 281 | 16.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 10.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cove & Southwood

Cove and Southwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Tennant | 980 | 49.92 |
| | UKIP | David Bell | 646 | 32.90 |
| | Labour | Clive Andrews | 337 | 17.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 17.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Empress

Empress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Smith | 786 | 44.13 |
| | Green | Donna Wallace | 345 | 19.37 |
| | UKIP | Jane Shattock | 335 | 18.80 |
| | Labour | Philip Collins | 188 | 10.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Murphy | 127 | 7.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 24.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Muschamp | 913 | 51.26 |
| | UKIP | Peter Donaghue | 503 | 28.24 |
| | Labour | Leonard Amos | 342 | 19.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 23.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Knellwood

Knellwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adam Jackman | 1,504 | 70.21 |
| | Labour | William Tootill | 638 | 29.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 866 | 40.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,142 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bruce Thomas | 755 | 38.79 |
| | Labour | Dominique Swaddling | 602 | 30.93 |
| | UKIP | Angela Lennox | 589 | 30.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 7.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Town

North Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Rust | 1,025 | 66.64 |
| | Conservative | Lee Dawson | 513 | 33.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 33.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rowhill

Rowhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sabaah Choudhary | 812 | 42.20 |
| | UKIP | Edmund Poole | 660 | 34.30 |
| | Labour | Frances Matthews | 452 | 23.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 7.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,924 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St John's

St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Vosper | 878 | 47.76 |
| | UKIP | William Walker | 629 | 34.22 |
| | Labour | Peter Hayward | 331 | 18.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 13.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,838 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Mark's

St Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Gladstone | 649 | 38.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abul Koher Chowdhury | 426 | 25.55 |
| | Green | Carl Hewitt | 292 | 17.51 |
| | Labour | Colin Southon | 242 | 14.51 |
| | Christian | Juliana Brimicombe | 58 | 3.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 13.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wellington

Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeremy Preece | 264 | 41.97 |
| | Conservative | Attika Choudhary | 188 | 29.88 |
| | UKIP | Adam le Gresley | 177 | 28.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 12.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 629 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### West Heath

West Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Barbara Donaghue | 970 | 46.58 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Hammond | 612 | 29.39 |
| | Labour | Suzan Gadsby | 321 | 15.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Thompson | 179 | 8.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 17.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,082 | |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing | |