# 2014 Oxford City Council election

The elections for Oxford City Council took place on Thursday 22 May 2014. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards is up for election, apart from in Summertown ward where both seats are up for election following the resignation of Councillor Stuart McCready on 3 April 2014.
Overall turnout was 37%, up from 29.4% in 2012.

## Results

Oxford Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 68 | 41.2 | 17,541 | -1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 20 | 18.9 | 8,043 | +0.4 |
| Green | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 12 | 20.2 | 8,599 | -1.1 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 6,709 | +1.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,228 | +2.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 447 | -1.6 |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 45 | +0.1 |
Note: six UKIP candidates stood in this election, compared with three in 2012 and one in 2010. One candidate stood for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, compared with none in either 2010 or 2012. Four independent candidates were standing, compared with one each in 2012 and 2010. Plus/minus percentages are calculated with respect to the 2012 Oxford City Council election.
Total number of seats on the Council after the election:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council |
| | Labour | 30 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| | Green | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 48 |

## Results by ward

Plus/minus percentages are calculated with respect to the 2010 Oxford City Council election.

### Barton and Sandhills

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Van Coulter | 773 | 50.8 | +8.1 |
| | UKIP | Ian Macdonald | 293 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | James Johnson | 202 | 13.3 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Raymond Hitchins | 121 | 8.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sallie Barnard | 105 | 6.9 | −21.2 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Linus | 28 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackbird Leys

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rae Humberstone | 642 | 67.3 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Dickie Bird | 196 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Bhagwandin | 54 | 5.7 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Lizzie McHale | 43 | 4.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeler | 19 | 2.0 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Carfax

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Ruthi Brandt | 483 | 30.8 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Alex Hollingsworth | 448 | 28.6 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Maryam Ahmed | 315 | 20.1 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Brett | 276 | 17.6 | −20.0 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Mad Hatter | 45 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1567 | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Churchill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Brown | 607 | 52.2 | −8 |
| | UKIP | David Slater | 179 | 15.4 | +15 |
| | Green | Julian Faultless | 164 | 14.1 | −4 |
| | Conservative | Berk Bektas | 117 | 10.1 | −5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Reilly | 95 | 8.2 | +1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1162 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cowley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Simm | 659 | 40.5 | −5.4 |
| | Independent | Chaka Artwell | 373 | 22.9 | +22.9 |
| | Green | Clare Cochrane | 268 | 16.5 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Gary Dixon | 186 | 11.4 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imtiaz Gulzar | 142 | 8.7 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1628 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cowley Marsh

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abbasi | 793 | 45.5 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Richard Scrase | 420 | 24.1 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Judith Harley | 394 | 22.6 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hodgkinson | 135 | 7.7 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1742 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Headington

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | 946 | 50.5 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | David Henwood | 514 | 27.4 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Theodora Dickinson | 234 | 12.5 | −7.2 |
| | Green | David Haycock | 181 | 9.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1875 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Headington Hill and Northway

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Farida Anwar | 719 | 48.7 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bhagwandin | 433 | 29.4 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Ruth Bamber | 186 | 12.6 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Bourbon | 113 | 7.7 | −34.0 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Fell | 24 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1475 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Note: Nicholas Fell was originally intending to stand for UKIP, but then was not nominated in time.

### Hinksey Park

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Price | 1158 | 60.2 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Judy Chipchase | 373 | 19.4 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mort | 195 | 10.1 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tope | 108 | 5.6 | −16.2 |
| | UKIP | Stuart O'Reilly | 88 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1922 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | David Thomas | 675 | 45.1 | +22.6 |
| | Labour | Aled Jones | 369 | 24.6 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Poppy Stokes | 280 | 18.7 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Vila | 174 | 11.6 | −27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1498 | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Iffley Fields

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Tarver | 986 | 47.3 | +17.0 |
| | Green | Steve Dawe | 904 | 43.4 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Neil Prestidge | 105 | 5.0 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Bearder | 88 | 4.2 | −18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2083 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Jericho and Osney

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susanna Pressel | 1313 | 60.4 | +6.0 |
| | Green | Sarah Pethybridge | 399 | 18.4 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conor McKenzie | 241 | 11.1 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | 221 | 10.2 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2174 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### Littlemore

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gill Sanders | 762 | 53.6 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Stafford | 317 | 22.3 | +0.8 |
| | Green | Alyson Duckmanton | 257 | 18.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McCann | 85 | 6.0 | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1421 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lye Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan | 728 | 51.8 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Steve Woolliams | 311 | 22.1 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hernandez | 263 | 18.7 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Yewers | 103 | 7.3 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1405 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marston

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Clarkson | 1064 | 53.6 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 297 | 15.0 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Alistair Morris | 254 | 12.8 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Miller | 201 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Salman Navqi | 169 | 8.5 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1985 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### North

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Upton | 723 | 34.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder | 657 | 31.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Sushila Dhall | 379 | 18.2 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Lenon | 318 | 15.3 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2077 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Note: gain/hold and percentage change calculated with respect to the by-election of 19 September 2013. In 2010, the seat was won by the Liberal Democrats.

### Northfield Brook

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Scott Seamons | 700 | 71.6 |
| | Conservative | Pat Jones | 112 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Robert Paynter | 111 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Fielder | 55 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 978 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Quarry and Risinghurst

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dee Sinclair | 941 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roz Smith | 549 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Katharine Harborne | 415 | 19.2 |
| | Green | Liz Taylor | 253 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2158 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rose Hill and Iffley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michele Paule | 873 | 49.7 |
| | UKIP | Paddy Graham | 271 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Paul Skinner | 248 | 14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faisal Aziz | 223 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Lilian Sherwood | 140 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1755 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Clement's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Hayes | 875 | 51.3 |
| | Green | Hazel Dawe | 532 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Jones | 148 | 8.7 |
| | Conservative | Siddharth Deva | 129 | 7.6 |
| | Independent | Pat Mylvaganam | 22 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1706 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### St Margaret's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Wade | 610 | 33.6 |
| | Labour | Nigel Chapman | 492 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Porter | 409 | 22.5 |
| | Green | Ann Duncan | 305 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1816 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St Mary's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Dick Wolff | 733 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Sian Taylor | 546 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative | Theodore Heren | 116 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Bearder | 88 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1483 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Summertown

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Fooks | 1100 | 54.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gant | 843 | 41.6 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bickers | 441 | 21.8 |
| | Green | Sarah Edwards | 413 | 20.4 |
| | Labour | Bob Colenutt | 344 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Arjun Sinsinwar | 339 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Oliver Tickell | 311 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Law | 262 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2027 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Wolvercote

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Goddard | 971 | 44.7 |
| | Conservative | Tom Williams | 677 | 31.2 |
| | Green | Lee Crawfurd | 275 | 12.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Taylor | 250 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2173 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |