# 2014 Bristol City Council election

The 2014 Bristol City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England, as part of the United Kingdom 2014 Local Elections.
214,544 people were eligible to vote in the elections, of which 58,907 turned out to do so. Consequently, overall turnout was 27.5%.

## Ward results
### Avonmouth

Bristol City Council Elections: Avonmouth Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Simon Melias | 1,067 | 31.55 | −7.83 |
| | Labour | John Thomas Bees | 1,051 | 30.88 | +0.50 |
| | UKIP | Spud Murphy | 878 | 25.79 | +1.90 |
| | Green | Justin Michael Quinnell | 149 | 4.38 | +1.43 |
| | Independent | Stephen Kenneth James Norman | 135 | 3.97 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Humfrey Campion-Smith | 108 | 3.17 | +0.81 |
| | TUSC | Patrick Dorian Hulme | 16 | 0.47 | +8.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.67 | −4.05 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -4.17 | |

### Bedminster

Bristol City Council Elections: Bedminster Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Bradshaw | 1,745 | 46.77 | +5.84 |
| | Green | Catherine Slade | 838 | 22.46 | +7.46 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Helen Cleave | 680 | 18.23 | +0.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thom Oliver | 264 | 7.08 | −13.19 |
| | TUSC | Robin Victor Clapp | 204 | 5.47 | +2.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 907 | 24.31 | +3.65 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.81 | |

### Bishopston

Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopston Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tim Malnick | 2,246 | 47.31 | +11.21 |
| | Labour | Eileen Means | 1,168 | 24.61 | +5.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry John Cash | 757 | 15.95 | −2.04 |
| | Conservative | Owen James Evans | 511 | 10.76 | +4.29 |
| | TUSC | Martin James Saddington | 65 | 1.37 | +0.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,078 | 22.70 | +6.00 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.00 | |

### Bishopsworth

Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopsworth Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Michael Quartley | 1,058 | 39.45 | −12.07 |
| | Labour | Kye Daniel Dudd | 783 | 29.19 | −6.93 |
| | Independents for Bristol | Jon Craig | 431 | 16.07 | N/A |
| | Green | Alan Wilson Baker | 230 | 8.58 | −0.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Owen | 92 | 3.43 | +0.03 |
| | TUSC | Joseph John Etherington | 88 | 3.28 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 10.26 | −5.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.57 | |

### Brislington East

Bristol City Council Elections: Brislington East Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Willacott | 1,002 | 31.85 | −7.61 |
| | UKIP | John Langley | 886 | 28.16 | +21.94 |
| | Conservative | Perry Hicks | 645 | 20.50 | −14.42 |
| | Green | Peter Antony Goodwin | 241 | 7.66 | −0.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Mary Allen | 199 | 6.33 | −4.34 |
| | Independent | Philip Collins | 138 | 4.39 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Matthew Gordon | 35 | 1.11 | +0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 3.69 | −0.85 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -14.78 | |

### Brislington West

Bristol City Council Elections: Brislington West Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rhian Elena Greaves | 972 | 30.87 | +0.12 |
| | UKIP | Christopher James Robinson | 813 | 25.82 | +16.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Henry Main | 800 | 25.40 | −6.94 |
| | Conservative | Roy Towler | 501 | 15.91 | −3.18 |
| | TUSC | Ibado Ali Mahamoud | 63 | 2.00 | +0.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 5.05 | +3.46 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -8.02 | |

### Filwood

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher David Jackson | 1,334 | 59.39 | −4.45 |
| | Green | Ryan Brinkley | 335 | 14.92 | +10.00 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows | 301 | 13.40 | −0.45 |
| | TUSC | Marion Jackson | 174 | 7.75 | +6.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Allard | 102 | 4.54 | −1.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 44.47 | −5.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.23 | |

### Harcliffe

Bristol City Council Elections: Harcliffe Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naomi Grace Rylatt | 1,031 | 44.69 | −11.11 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Robert Hucker | 648 | 28.09 | +4.21 |
| | Green | Patrick Charles Gordon Slade | 283 | 12.27 | +7.58 |
| | TUSC | Robert Nash | 223 | 9.67 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 122 | 5.29 | −0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 16.60 | −0.22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.66 | |

### Henbury

Bristol City Council Elections: Henbury Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Weston | 1,491 | 52.02 | +4.29 |
| | Labour | Rosalie Walker | 907 | 31.65 | −7.54 |
| | Green | Ruby Tucker | 236 | 8.23 | +2.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stephens | 139 | 4.85 | −1.46 |
| | TUSC | David Rawlings | 93 | 3.24 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 20.37 | +11.83 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.92 | |

### Hengrove

Bristol City Council Elections: Hengrove Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Michael Frost | 912 | 31.02 | N/A |
| | Labour | Yvonne Eileen Clapp | 780 | 26.53 | −11.02 |
| | Conservative | Antony Skelding | 503 | 17.11 | −11.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Kathleen Doubell | 480 | 16.33 | −9.73 |
| | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 123 | 4.18 | +1.61 |
| | Respect | Neil Oliver Maggs | 114 | 3.88 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Mark Baker | 28 | 0.95 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 4.49 | −4.57 |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +21.02 | |

### Henleaze

Bristol City Council Elections: Henleaze Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Campion-Smith | 1,830 | 43.73 | −0.76 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Michael Staples | 1,289 | 30.80 | −4.73 |
| | Labour | Barry Thompson Trahar | 488 | 11.66 | −0.87 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 307 | 7.34 | −0.11 |
| | UKIP | Nina Beale | 246 | 5.88 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Chris Farrell | 25 | 0.60 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 12.93 | +3.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.99 | |

### Horfield

Bristol City Council Elections: Horfield Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olly Mead | 1,032 | 27.63 | +0.54 |
| | Conservative | Nigel John Currie | 958 | 25.65 | −2.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Ann | 699 | 18.71 | −4.23 |
| | UKIP | Peter Charles Brown | 520 | 13.92 | N/A |
| | Green | John Mark Hills | 474 | 12.69 | +3.30 |
| | TUSC | Martyn Ahmet | 52 | 1.39 | +0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 1.39 | +0.99 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.73 | |

### Kingsweston

Bristol City Council Elections: Kingsweston Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Leaman | 745 | 26.37 | +3.17 |
| | UKIP | Terence Richard Daniel Thomas | 720 | 25.49 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mike Thorne | 654 | 23.15 | −2.85 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Madeleine Lewis | 489 | 17.31 | −0.68 |
| | Green | Ben Appleby | 195 | 6.90 | +3.47 |
| | TUSC | Caroline Louisa Vincent | 22 | 0.78 | −1.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 0.88 | −0.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.16 | |

### Knowle

Bristol City Council Elections: Knowle Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Hopkins | 1,659 | 45.92 | +6.78 |
| | Labour | Christopher Louis Orlik | 884 | 24.47 | −9.05 |
| | UKIP | Steve Wood | 477 | 13.20 | N/A |
| | Green | Stephen Petter | 311 | 8.61 | −1.92 |
| | Conservative | Graham David Morris | 239 | 6.62 | −7.98 |
| | TUSC | Domenico William Hill | 43 | 1.19 | −1.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 21.45 | +15.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +7.92 | |

### Lockleaze

Bristol City Council Elections: Lockleaze Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gill Kirk | 1,071 | 37.79 | −8.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Clifford Emmett | 719 | 25.37 | −4.79 |
| | UKIP | Pearleta Chicketer Hopkins | 452 | 15.95 | N/A |
| | Green | Chrissie Quinnell | 309 | 10.90 | −0.12 |
| | Conservative | Darien Luke Jay | 242 | 8.54 | −3.88 |
| | TUSC | Roger Thomas | 41 | 1.45 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 12.42 | −3.82 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -1.91 | |

### Redland

Bristol City Council Elections: Redland Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Martin Fodor | 1,465 | 36.19 | +14.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Smethurst | 709 | 17.51 | −15.31 |
| | Labour | Philip John Jardine | 689 | 17.02 | −2.91 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Morton | 661 | 16.33 | −0.36 |
| | Independents for Bristol | Stella Jane Perrett | 327 | 8.08 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Christine Wyndham-Thomas | 171 | 4.22 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Laura Collins | 26 | 0.64 | −0.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 18.68 | +7.84 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.76 | |

### Southmead

Bristol City Council Elections: Southmead Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Smith | 1,121 | 44.22 | −17.05 |
| | UKIP | Tony Orr | 633 | 24.97 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paige Cora Betty Elise Golding | 458 | 18.07 | −1.14 |
| | Green | Chris Millman | 160 | 6.31 | −2.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Morgan | 145 | 5.72 | −0.57 |
| | TUSC | John Yeandle | 18 | 0.71 | −3.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 19.25 | −22.81 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -21.01 | |

### Southville

Bristol City Council Elections: Southville Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Charlie Bolton | 1,700 | 42.53 | +4.86 |
| | Labour | Celia Christine Phipps | 1,322 | 33.07 | −10.27 |
| | UKIP | Paul Anthony Turner | 402 | 10.06 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Andrew Hale Stevenson | 289 | 7.23 | −4.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lena Clare Wright | 208 | 5.20 | −2.13 |
| | TUSC | Matthew Edward Carey | 76 | 1.90 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 9.46 | −4.98 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | +7.57 | |

### St George West

Bristol City Council Elections: St George West Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Milestone | 1,141 | 39.43 | −7.28 |
| | Green | Chloe Alice Somers | 494 | 17.07 | +9.34 |
| | Conservative | David Thomas Harrison Lewis | 425 | 14.69 | +7.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Potter | 387 | 13.37 | +0.76 |
| | Independents for Bristol | Jane Marjory Westhead | 354 | 12.23 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Tom Boyd | 93 | 3.21 | +0.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 22.36 | −1.26 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.31 | |

### Stockwood

Bristol City Council Elections: Stockwood Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Henry Robert Morris | 1,336 | 47.65 | +0.55 |
| | Labour | Kerry Barker | 855 | 30.49 | +0.52 |
| | Green | Issica Carina Baron | 337 | 12.02 | +1.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Max McGhee | 150 | 5.35 | −7.14 |
| | TUSC | Philip John Bishop | 126 | 4.49 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | 17.16 | +0.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.02 | |

### Stoke Bishop

Bristol City Council Elections: Stoke Bishop Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Goulandris | 2,142 | 57.77 | −10.62 |
| | Green | Kyla Darrell | 513 | 13.83 | +5.34 |
| | Labour | Christine Webb | 468 | 12.62 | +0.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Elizabeth Page | 330 | 8.90 | −2.05 |
| | UKIP | Gerard Robinson | 230 | 6.20 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Michael Wright | 25 | 0.67 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,629 | 43.94 | −12.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.98 | |

### Westbury-on-Trym

Bristol City Council Elections: Stoke Bishop Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alastair Peter Lindsay Watson | 1,977 | 49.82 | −1.18 |
| | Labour | Jonathan David Moore | 568 | 14.31 | +1.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Christopher Donald | 530 | 13.36 | +4.87 |
| | UKIP | Ann Kathleen Michael | 442 | 11.14 | N/A |
| | Green | Alex Dunn | 427 | 10.76 | +6.08 |
| | TUSC | Mike Luff | 24 | 0.60 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,409 | 35.51 | +7.93 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.36 | |

### Whitchurch Park

Bristol City Council Elections: Whitchurch Park Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Kent | 961 | 36.61 | +12.50 |
| | UKIP | Christine Ann Forrester | 742 | 28.27 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alice Drummond Boquet | 612 | 23.31 | −28.28 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Rogers | 210 | 8.00 | −7.74 |
| | Green | Barney Smith | 82 | 3.12 | −0.03 |
| | TUSC | Frankie Langeland | 18 | 0.69 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 8.34 | −19.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.89 | |

### Windmill Hill

Bristol City Council Elections: Windmill Hill Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sam Mongon | 1,107 | 28.99 | +3.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Charles Brown | 1,100 | 28.81 | −21.74 |
| | Green | Pip Sheard | 920 | 24.10 | +10.07 |
| | UKIP | Al Shute | 350 | 9.17 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tony Lee | 247 | 6.47 | +0.38 |
| | TUSC | Tom Baldwin | 94 | 2.46 | −0.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.18 | −24.45 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.41 | |