22 May 2014 2018 → Timothy Briggs Scott Ainslie 21 May 2014 22 May 2014 | Turnout 81,622 29 November 2012 21 May 2014 Thornton Clapham Common | |
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The 2014 Lambeth Council election was held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Lambeth Council in Greater London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election saw the Labour Party further increase its majority on the council, winning all but four of the 63 council seats.
Contents
Notably, the Liberal Democrats lost all 15 of their seats, but one of their seats in Bishop's ward was lost by under 35 votes.
The Liberal Democrats finished as the runners up in 4 wards, the Conservatives in 8, the Greens in 6, Labour in 2 and UKIP in 1.
EU referendum 2016
During the 2016 EU referendum Lambeth voted 78% to remain in the EU & 22% to leave. Two of the three Labour MPs backed Remain, Chuka Umunna and Helen Hayes, whereas Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey backed Leave.
Of the 63 councillors on Lambeth Council, just one supported Brexit. Lambeth achieved one of the highest remain votes in the United Kingdom. On 1 February 2017, Helen Hayes voted against Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which would allow the UK to formally leave the EU, while Chuka Umunna & Kate Hoey both voted for Withdrawal from the European Union.
Results by ward
* - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.
** - Councillor elected following a by-election.
By-elections: 2014–2018
Overall, the trend of the by-elections show the Conservative and Liberal Democrat vote as fluctuating. Whereas, the Green & UKIP vote has increased at every by-election held.
Labour have had a significant decrease in their vote share in the by-elections, a loss of up to 26%, but managed to retain the seat.
The by-election was triggered when the incumbent Councillor, Sonia Winifred, was disqualified as she was still employed by the council at the time of the previous election. Winifred was re-elected.
The by-election was triggered following the resignation of the incumbent Councillor. The by-election was subsequently held on the same day as the 2015 General Election .
The by-election was held following death of the incumbent Councillor.