Election Name: | 2014 Islington Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
Previous Election: | 2010 Islington London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2018 Islington London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All council seats |
Election Date: | 22 May 2014 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 35 seats, 39.5% |
Seats1: | 47 |
Seat Change1: | 12 |
Popular Vote1: | 93,416 |
Percentage1: | 55.9% |
Swing1: | 16.4% |
Party2: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election2: | 0 seats, 12.7% |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 32,156 |
Percentage2: | 19.3% |
Swing2: | 6.6% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 13 seats, 31.6% |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seat Change3: | 13 |
Popular Vote3: | 9,191 |
Percentage3: | 14.9% |
Swing3: | 16.7% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Council control |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
The 2014 Islington Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Islington Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The final result was 47 seats for the Labour Party and 1 seat for the Green Party of England and Wales. The Labour Party received 56 per cent of the vote, its highest total in Islington since 1974. The Liberal Democrats lost all its seats despite having controlled the Council as a minority administration from 2006–2010.[2]