2014 UK local government election
2014 Crawley Borough Council election[1] |
13 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Labour | Conservative | UKIP | Last election | 16 | 21 | 0 | Seats before | 16 | 20† | 1† | Seats won | 8 | 5 | 0 | Seats after | 20 | 16 | 1 | Seat change | 4 | 4 | | Popular vote | 8,653 | 8,083 | 5,297 | Percentage | 37.4% | 35.0% | 22.9% | |
Map showing the results of the 2014 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Blue show Conservative seats, and red shows Labour. Wards in grey had no election. † One Conservative councillor defected to UKIP in 2013.[2] |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Labour | |
The 2014 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections.
One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Ward results
Bewbush
Bewbush[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Michael Jones | 891 | |
| UKIP | Casey Lavington | 515 | |
| Conservative | Tina Belben | 370 | |
| Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 61 | |
Turnout | | 28.9% |
Broadfield North
Broadfield North[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Ian Irvine | 779 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Brown | 348 | |
| Conservative | Corinne Bowen | 292 | |
| Socialist Labour | Derek Isaacs | 30 | |
Turnout | | 31.0% |
Broadfield South
Broadfield South[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Tim Lunnon | 650 | |
| UKIP | Mia Bristow | 439 | |
| Conservative | David Bowen | 386 | |
Turnout | | 32.6% |
Furnace Green
Furnace Green[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Carole Eade | 866 | |
| Labour | Andrew Skudder | 525 | |
| UKIP | Alan Griffiths | 465 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Anderson | 101 | |
Turnout | | 43.5% |
Ifield
Ifield[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | John Stanley | 995 | |
| Conservative | Martin Stone | 758 | |
| UKIP | Steven Wade | 668 | |
| Independent | Richard Symonds | 143 | |
Turnout | | 38.0% |
Langley Green
Langley Green[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Stephen Joyce | 1,078 | |
| UKIP | Sharon Kennett | 471 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Jagger | 333 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osborne | 101 | |
Turnout | | 33.2% |
Maidenbower
Maidenbower[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Ken Trussell | 1,114 | |
| Labour | Julian Charatan | 508 | |
| UKIP | Simon Darroch | 468 | |
Turnout | | 31.8% |
Northgate
Pound Hill North
Pound Hill North[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Richard Burrett | 1,059 | |
| Labour | Robbie Sharma | 362 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Spooner | 110 | |
Turnout | | 37.9% |
Pound Hill South and Worth
Pound Hill South and Worth[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Howard Bloom | 1,250 | |
| Conservative | Beryl Mecrow | 1,102 | |
| Labour | Gillian Joyce | 556 | |
| Labour | Jason Vine | 462 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dennis | 252 | |
Turnout | | 37.8% |
Southgate
Southgate[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Raj Sharma | 888 | |
| Conservative | Jan Tarrant | 823 | |
| Independent | Mike Pickett | 228 | |
Turnout | | 38.3% |
West Green
West Green[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Karen Sudan | 590 | |
| Conservative | Vanessa Cumper | 321 | |
| UKIP | Alison Burke | 311 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elke Smith | 69 | |
Turnout | | 34.9% |
References
- ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2014". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Three senior Crawley Tories defect to UKIP". Crawley and Horley Observer. 29 July 2013.
- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l http://crawley.gov.uk/pw/Council_Services_and_Democracy/Elections/Election_Results/PUB244781 2014 Election Results