PROFILPELAJAR.COM

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.

Election results

2014 Election

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2014 - Summary
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	14	4	0	+4	82.4%	41.5%	13069	-3.4
Conservative	2	0	5	-5	11.8%	29.9%	9411	-11
Green	1	1	0	+1	5.8%	6.5%	2064	+3.7
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	18.7%	5882	+18.7
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	1.6%	506	+1.6
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	1.0%	325	-7.2
English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	0.8%	238	+0.5
Independent	0	0	3	-3	0	0.1%	28	+0.1

Total votes cast	31,523
Turnout (approx)

^[2]

Council make up

Total number of seats on the council after the elections:

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

^[3]

Ward Results

Abbey Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Abbey ward 2014
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

Arbury Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Arbury ward 2014
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

Attleborough Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Attleborough ward 2014
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

Barpool Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Barpool ward 2014
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

Bede Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Bede ward 2014
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

Bulkington Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Bulkington ward 2014
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

Camp Hill Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Camp Hill ward 2014
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

Exhall Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Exhall ward 2014
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

Galley Common Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Galley Common Ward 2014
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

Heath Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Heath ward 2014
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

Kingswood Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Kingswood Ward 2014
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

Poplar Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Poplar ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Copland	1284	71	+7
	Conservative	Ann Brown	525	29	−7
Majority			759
Turnout			1809
	Labour hold		Swing

Slough Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Slough ward 2014
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

St. Nicolas Ward

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

Weddington Ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election:Weddington ward 2014
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

Wem Brook Ward

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

Whitestone Ward

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

References

^ "Nuneaton and Bedworth - Election of a Borough Councillor for Abbey Ward". nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
^ Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Landlord information zone". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk.
^ Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Councillors | Nuneaton & Bedworth". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk.

[1] "Nuneaton and Bedworth - Election of a Borough Councillor for Abbey Ward". nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.

[2] Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Landlord information zone". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk.

[3] Bedworth, Nuneaton &. "Councillors | Nuneaton & Bedworth". www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk.

[1]

[2]

[3]

2014 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election