2014 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014.^[1] They coincided with other local elections happening in the UK that day, as well as the 2014 election to the European Parliament.

Labour retained control of the council, gaining 3 seats and winning back Arbury ward that was won by the Conservatives in a December 2013 byelection.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	14	4	0	+4	82.4	41.5	13,069	-3.4
Conservative	2	0	5	-5	11.8	29.9	9,411	-11
Green	1	1	0	+1	5.8	6.5	2,064	+3.7
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0	18.7	5,882	+18.7
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.6	506	+1.6
BNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.0	325	-7.2
English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	238	+0.5
Independent	0	0	3	-3	0.0	0.1	28	+0.1

Party		New council
	Labour	28
	Conservative	3
	Green	2
	Independent	1
	Liberal Democrats	0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Phillips	1045	54.5	+4.7
	UKIP	Charles Stuart	409	21.3	+21.3
	Conservative	Christopher Eddy	274	14.3	−9.8
	Green	Andrew Saffrey	121	6.3	+2.9
	TUSC	George Clark	69	3.6	+3.6
Majority			636
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Phillips	583	35.1	−7.1
	Conservative	Jeff Morgan	542	32.7	−8.7
	UKIP	Andrew Hutchings	403	24.3	+24.3
	Green	Maggie Morrissey	84	5.1	−1.7
	BNP	Phill Kimberley	48	2.8	−6.6
Majority			41
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Margrave	690	38.1	−5
	Conservative	Martin Heatley	547	30.2	−16.3
	UKIP	Alan Baxter	397	21.9	+21.9
	Green	Sophie Bonner	111	6.1	+6.1
	English Democrat	Stephen Paxton	44	2.4	+2.4
	TUSC	Lucy Newman	22	1.3	+1.3
Majority			143
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2014 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

Election results

2014 Election

Council make up

Ward results

Abbey Ward

Arbury Ward

Attleborough Ward

Barpool Ward

Bede Ward

Bulkington Ward

Camp Hill Ward

Exhall Ward

Galley Common Ward

Heath Ward

Kingswood Ward

Poplar Ward

Slough Ward

St. Nicolas Ward

Weddington Ward

Wem Brook Ward

Whitestone Ward

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tricia Elliott	695	43.7	−1.1
	UKIP	Andrew Hammerscheidt	402	25.3	+25.3
	Conservative	Neal Pointon	382	24.0	−2.9
	BNP	Alwyn Deacon	71	4.5	−7.1
	TUSC	Paul Reilly	40	2.5	+2.5
Majority			293
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Haynes	933	56.7	+3.4
	Conservative	Damon Brown	312	19.0	−6.7
	BNP	Yvonne Decaon	206	12.5	−1.8
	English Democrat	David Lane	194	11.8	+5
Majority			621
Turnout			1645
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Doherty	748	36.0	−2.8
	Conservative	Des O'Brien	741	35.7	−16.6
	UKIP	Wendy Beard	589	28.3	+28.3
Majority			7
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis Harvey	713	50.4	−1.3
	UKIP	Louis John	440	31.0	+31.0
	Conservative	Bethan Eddy	220	15.5	−13.7
	TUSC	Peter Bradley	43	3.1	−6.6
Majority			273
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roma Ann Taylor	868	46.1	−1.6
	UKIP	Karen Wilson	521	27.7	+27.7
	Conservative	Roger Rowland	373	19.8	−8.9
	Green	Merle Gering	92	4.9	+4.9
	TUSC	Natara Hunter	30	1.5	+1.5
Majority			347
Turnout			1884
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Bennett	614	35.5	−7.1
	UKIP	Tony Grant	570	32.9	+32.9
	Conservative	Phillip Seik-Neilsen	513	29.6	−15.3
	TUSC	Paige Reilly-McGuire	35	2	+2
Majority			44
Turnout			1732
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Aldington	1075	58.7	+8.4
	Conservative	Janet Batterbee	568	31.0	−8.1
	TUSC	Eileen Hunter	187	10.3	+10.3
Majority			507
Turnout			1830
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Watkins	662	48%	−4.6
	UKIP	Katrina Slomczynksi	399	29	+29
	Conservative	Hayden Walmsley	279	20.2	−14.9
	TUSC	Edward Kay	38	2.8	+2.8
Majority			263
Turnout			1378
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Copland	1284	71	+7
	Conservative	Ann Brown	525	29	−7
Majority			759
Turnout			1809
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Lloyd	1122	58.6	+8.2
	Conservative	Seb Gran	793	41.4	+5.2
Majority			329
Turnout			1915
	Labour hold		Swing

Total votes cast	31,523
Turnout (approx)

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: St. Nicolas ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Tromans	995	43.7	−15.1
	Green	Michele Kondakor	602	26.4	+14.3
	UKIP	Mick Gee	347	15.2	+15.2
	Labour	Jack Bonner	334	14.7	−14.4
Majority			393
Turnout			2278
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Wem Brook ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracy Sheppard	884	54.1	−6
	UKIP	Julie Lewis	354	21.7	+21.7
	Conservative	Andy Sargeant	268	16.4	−12
	Green	Mike Wright	72	4.4	+4.4
	TUSC	Aidan O'Toole	29	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Scott Harbison	28	1.7	+1.7
Majority			530
Turnout			1635
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election: Whitestone ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kristofer Wilson	1279	53.3	−8.5
	UKIP	Alwyn Waine	619	25.8	+25.8
	Labour	Richard Chattaway	502	20.9	−8.8
Majority			660
Turnout			2400
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ian Bonner	982	38.6	+27.3
	Conservative	Jack Bircher	800	31.4	−27.2
	UKIP	Trevor Beard	432	17	+17
	Labour	Sonja Wilson	317	12.5	−17.6
	TUSC	Brendan McGrath	13
Majority			182
Turnout			2544
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing