Bids for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to the General Assembly, the order of which was determined by drawing lots. The CGF members voted in a secret ballot and as there was only 2 bids with winner was announced by the CGF President, Mike Fennell in the first round, with the winner only requiring a simple majority. The results of the bidding process were Three cities submitted bids to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games that were recognised by the CGF. The three cities were; Glasgow (Scotland), Abuja (Nigeria) and Halifax (Canada). The following cities proposed bidding; however, they did not bid or even formally announce their intentions
England at the Commonwealth Games scoring team for eleven games, England for eight and Canada for one. England has hosted the Games twice and is planning a third Games as host in 2022: Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the organisation responsible for all matters relating to the Commonwealth Games in England. Membership of the Games Council consists of representatives of 26 sports in the Commonwealth Games programme from which the host city selects up to 17 sports for each Games. The officers are elected by the council and hold office for 4 years, their work will be supported by four salaried staff. The current president