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.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the elections for the European Parliament.

2014 Rushmoor Borough Council election
22 May 2014
13 seats of 39 to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Seats before 25 11 3
Seats won 8 4 1
Seats after 24 12 3
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 9,883 6,391 4,509
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives, while UKIP regained a seat whose previous incumbent had defected to Labour.[2]

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 Decrease1 61.53 43.94 9,883
  Labour 4 1 0 Increase1 30.76 28.41 6,391
  UKIP 1 0 0 Steady 7.69 20.04 4,509
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 4.50 1,013
  Green Steady 2.83 637
  Christian Steady 0.26 58

Ward results

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

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

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

Empress
Empress
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 441 24.76
Turnout 1,781
Conservative hold Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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

St Mark's
St Mark's
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 223 13.37
Turnout 1,667
Conservative hold Swing

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

West Heath
West Heath
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 358 17.19
Turnout 2,082
UKIP hold Swing

References
  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2014 - Rushmoor". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.


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