| Election Name: | 2014 Philadelphia City Council special election |
| Election Date: | (1 At-Large) |
| Council President | |
| Before Election: | Darrell L. Clarke |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Darrell L. Clarke |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Country: | Philadelphia |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Nominee1: | Ed Neilson |
| Party1: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 66,204 |
| Percentage1: | 78.65% |
| Nominee2: | Matt Wolfe |
| Party2: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,018 |
| Percentage2: | 15.47% |
| Nominee3: | Nikki Allen Poe |
| Party3: | Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,403 |
| Percentage3: | 5.23% |
| Seats For Election: | 1 Seat on the Philadelphia City Council |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Philadelphia City Council elections |
| Next Election: | 2015 Philadelphia City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Seats Needed2: | 6 |
| 1Data1: | 1 |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| 1Data3: | 0 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Data1: | 1 |
| 2Data2: | 0 |
| 2Data3: | 0 |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
The 2014 Philadelphia City Council special election took place on May 20, 2014, alongside the primary election. The composition of the Philadelphia City Council remained unchanged from before the election, with Democrats maintaining their 14–3 majority on the council.[1]
City Council Member Bill Green resigned due to being nominated by Governor Tom Corbett to become the chair of the School Reform Commission.[2]
In March 2014, Democratic ward leaders nominated former political director of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 chapter Ed Neilson[3] while Republicans nominated lawyer Matt Wolfe[4] and Libertarians nominated comedian and marijuana legalization activist Richard Tamaccio Jr., who later appeared on the ballot under his stage name Nikki Allen Poe[5]