Oxford City Council election, 2014
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.[1]
Overall turnout was 37%, up from 29.4% in 2012.
Results[2]
| Oxford Local Election Result 2014 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Labour | 17 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 68 | 41.4 | 17,541 | -1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 20 | 19.0 | 8,043 | +0.5 | ||
| Green | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 12 | 20.3 | 8,599 | -1.0 | ||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.9 | 6,709 | +1.3 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 935 | +1.7 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 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 Oxford City Council election, 2012.
Total number of seats on the Council after the election:
| 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 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 48 | |
Results by ward

Plus/minus percentages are calculated with respect to the Oxford City Council election, 2010.
Barton and Sandhills
| 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 Democrat | Sallie Barnard | 105 | 6.9 | -21.2 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Linus | 28 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blackbird Leys
| 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 Democrat | Mark Wheeler | 19 | 2.0 | -10.4 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Carfax
| 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 Democrat | Tony Brett | 276 | 17.6 | -20.0 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Mad Hatter | 45 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Turnout | 1567 | ||||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Churchill
| 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 Democrat | James Reilly | 95 | 8.2 | +1 | |
| Turnout | 1162 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cowley
| 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 Democrat | Imtiaz Gulzar | 142 | 8.7 | -13.1 | |
| Turnout | 1628 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cowley Marsh
| 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 Democrat | Catherine Hodgkinson | 135 | 7.7 | -8.8 | |
| Turnout | 1742 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Headington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | 1875 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Headington Hill and Northway
| 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 Democrat | Maria Bourbon | 113 | 7.7 | -34.0 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Fell | 24 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Turnout | 1475 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Note: Nicholas Fell was originally intending to stand for UKIP, but then was not nominated in time. He did, however, appear on a few ballot papers.
Hinksey Park
| 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 Democrat | Andrew Tope | 108 | 5.6 | -16.2 | |
| UKIP | Stuart O'Reilly | 88 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Turnout | 1922 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Holywell
| 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 Democrat | Jean Vila | 174 | 11.6 | -27.3 | |
| Turnout | 1498 | ||||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Iffley Fields
| 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 Democrat | Simon Bearder | 88 | 4.2 | -18.5 | |
| Turnout | 2083 | ||||
| Labour gain from Green | Swing | ||||
Jericho and Osney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susanna Pressel | 1313 | 60.4 | +6.0 | |
| Green | Sarah Pethybridge | 399 | 18.4 | -3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Conor McKenzie | 241 | 11.1 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | John Walsh | 221 | 10.2 | -2.7 | |
| Turnout | 2174 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
Littlemore
| 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 Democrat | John McCann | 85 | 6.0 | -17.6 | |
| Turnout | 1421 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lye Valley
| 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 Democrat | Penny Yewers | 103 | 7.3 | -16.4 | |
| Turnout | 1405 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Marston
| 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 Democrat | Salman Navqi | 169 | 8.5 | -10.2 | |
| Turnout | 1985 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louise Upton | 723 | 34.8 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Bearder | 657 | 31.6 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Sushila Dhall | 379 | 18.2 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | Penelope Lenon | 318 | 15.3 | +5.9 | |
| Turnout | 2077 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Note: gain/hold and percentage change calculated with respect to the by-election of 19 September 2013.[3] In 2010, the seat was won by the Liberal Democrats.
Northfield Brook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Scott Seamons | 700 | 71.6 | ||
| Conservative | Pat Jones | 112 | 11.5 | ||
| Green | Robert Paynter | 111 | 11.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Rachel Fielder | 55 | 5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 978 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Quarry and Risinghurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dee Sinclair | 941 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Roz Smith | 549 | 25.4 | ||
| Conservative | Katharine Harborne | 415 | 19.2 | ||
| Green | Liz Taylor | 253 | 11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2158 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rose Hill and Iffley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michele Paule | 873 | 49.7 | ||
| UKIP | Paddy Graham | 271 | 15.4 | ||
| Green | Paul Skinner | 248 | 14.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Faisal Aziz | 223 | 12.7 | ||
| Conservative | Lilian Sherwood | 140 | 8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1755 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St Clement's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom Hayes | 875 | 51.3 | ||
| Green | Hazel Dawe | 532 | 31.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Graham Jones | 148 | 8.7 | ||
| Conservative | Siddharth Deva | 129 | 7.6 | ||
| Independent | Pat Mylvaganam | 22 | 1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1706 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
St Margaret's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Liz Wade | 610 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Chapman | 492 | 27.1 | ||
| Conservative | Vernon Porter | 409 | 22.5 | ||
| Green | Ann Duncan | 305 | 16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1816 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
St Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Dick Wolff | 733 | 49.4 | ||
| Labour | Sian Taylor | 546 | 36.8 | ||
| Conservative | Theodore Heren | 116 | 7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Bearder | 88 | 5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1483 | ||||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
Summertown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Jean Fooks | 1100 | 54.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | 2027 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Wolvercote
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Steve Goddard | 971 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Williams | 677 | 31.2 | ||
| Green | Lee Crawfurd | 275 | 12.7 | ||
| Labour | Michael Taylor | 250 | 11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2173 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party share of vote map

See also
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