Plymouth City Council elections

Plymouth City Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of Plymouth in Devon, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]

Non-metropolitan district


Election	Labour	Conservatives	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Independent Conservative
1973	29	37			Conservative
1976	27	39
1979	26	33		1
1983	23	34		3
1987	19	31	10
1991	41	19			Labour
1995	54	6			Labour

Unitary authority

Election summary

After 2003, the council was elected in thirds. The number of councillors for each party following each election is listed in the table.


Election	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	UKIP	Green	Ind. All.	Independent
1997	47	13
2000	22	38
2003	36	18	3
2004	35	19	2
2006	28	25	3				1
2007	26	31
2008	20	37
2010	20	36					1
2011	25	31		1
2012	31	26
2014	30	24		3
2015	28	26		3
2016	27	27		3
2018	31	26
2019	31	25		1
2021	24	26					7
2022	24	24			1		8
2023	31	18			2	3	2

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

1973 Plymouth City Council election
1976 Plymouth City Council election
1979 Plymouth City Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
1983 Plymouth City Council election
1987 Plymouth City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1991 Plymouth City Council election
1995 Plymouth City Council election

Unitary authority elections

Result maps

1979 results map
1983 results map
1987 results map
1991 results map
1995 results map
1997 results map
2000 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-elections

1997-2000

Honicknowle By-Election 7 August 1997^[10]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,328	61.1	−11.3
	Conservative	420	19.3	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	344	15.8	+15.8
	Independent	67	3.1	+3.1
	Independent Democrat	14	0.6	+0.6
Majority		908	41.8
Turnout		2,173	23.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Ham By-Election 25 September 1997^[11]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,017	65.5	+4.8
	Conservative	307	19.8	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	173	11.1	+11.1
	Independent Democrat	56	3.6	−13.6
Majority		710	45.7
Turnout		1,553
	Labour hold	Swing

2000-2003

Mount Gould By-Election 2 May 2002 (2)^[12]
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	1,179
	Labour	1,101
	Liberal Democrats	590
	Liberal Democrats	566
	Conservative	464
	Conservative	449
	Green	120
	Green	119
	UKIP	51
Turnout		4,639	29.9
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

St Budeaux By-Election 2 May 2002^[13]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,253	55.7	+8.9
	Conservative	715	31.8	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	282	12.5	+0.0
Majority		538	23.9
Turnout		2,250	25.5
	Labour hold	Swing

2003-2006

Southway By-Election 22 June 2006^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Kirk	1,624	43.3	+3.9
	Conservative	Brenda Brookshaw	1,517	40.5	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Terrance O'Connor	214	5.7	−14.7
	BNP	Liam Birch	200	5.3	+5.3
	UKIP	Thomas Williams	139	3.7	+3.7
	Green	Raymond Tuohy	53	1.4	+1.4
Majority			107	2.8
Turnout			3,747	40.4
	Labour hold		Swing

2006-2010

Ham By-Election 3 September 2009^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tina Tuohy	1,243	44.0	+2.7
	Conservative	Nigel Churchill	676	23.9	−15.7
	UKIP	Andrew Leigh	442	15.6	+15.6
	Independent	Margaret Storer	204	7.2	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Trimnell	181	6.4	−6.8
	BNP	Adrian Romilly	82	2.9	+2.9
Majority			567	20.1
Turnout			2,828	29.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2010-2014

Southway By-Election 27 June 2013^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonny Morris	1,247	43.1	−8.2
	UKIP	Peter David Berrow	764	26.4	+4.6
	Conservative	David Alexander Downie	487	16.8	−10.0
	Independent	Dennis Law Silverwood	290	10.0	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Justin Dominic Stafford	82	2.8	+2.8
	TUSC	Ryan Aldred	22	22 0.8	+0.8
Majority			483
Turnout				29.24
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Stoke By-Election 26 July 2018^[18]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jemima Laing	1,427	52.8%	+0.2%
	Conservative	Kathy Watkin	981	36.3%	+2.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Connor Clarke	174	6.4%	+1.4%
	Active for Plymouth	Iuliu Popescue	123	4.5%	+4.5%
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

2022-2026

Moor View By-Election 12 January 2023^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Will Noble	1,415	53.2	+16.7
	Conservative	Andrea Johnson	877	33.0	−21.0
	Independent	Gavin Marshall	184	6.9	+6.9
	Green	Frank Hartkopf	87	3.3	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Mackenzie	77	2.9	−1.5
	TUSC	Andrew White	18	0.7	−0.4
Majority			538	20.2
Turnout			2,658
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Plympton Chaddlewood By-Election 12 January 2023^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Lauren McLay	653	44.9	−12.8
	Conservative	Ashley Ward	425	29.2	−5.7
	Independent	Andrew Hill	182	12.5	+12.5
	Labour	Lindsay Gilmour	147	10.1	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Gillbard	33	2.3	+2.3
	TUSC	Benjamin Davy	15	1.0	+1.0
Majority			228	15.7
Turnout			1,455
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Efford and Lipson By-Election 15 June 2023^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul McNamara	1,204	58.8	−0.1
	Conservative	Will Jones	423	20.6	−1.0
	Green	Pat Bushell	196	9.6	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Primmer	80	3.9	−1.5
	Independent	Chaz Singh	69	3.4	+3.4
	Heritage	Darryl Ingram	54	2.6	+2.6
	TUSC	Neil Prentice	23	1.1	−1.3
Majority			781	38.1
Turnout			2,049
	Labour hold		Swing

Plymstock Dunstone By-Election 27 July 2023^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stefan Krizanac	1,072	33.2	−17.5
	Conservative	Julie Hunt	919	28.4	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Edwards	596	18.4	+13.6
	Independent	Grace Stickland	480	14.9	+14.9
	Green	Bruce Robinson	97	3.0	−0.7
	Heritage	Darryl Ingram	55	1.7	+1.3
	TUSC	Jackie Hilton	12	0.4	−0.1
Majority			153	4.7
Turnout			3,231
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St Peter and the Waterfront By-Election 27 July 2023^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Raynsford	1,126	48.0	+0.0
	Conservative	Ian Fleming	488	20.8	+2.6
	Green	Shayna Newham-Joynes	206	8.8	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Janes	175	7.5	+0.6
	Reform UK	Andy Gibbons	174	7.4	+3.1
	Independent	Chaz Singh	126	5.4	+5.4
	TUSC	Ryan Aldred	52	2.2	−0.8
Majority			638	27.2
Turnout			2,347
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Plymouth". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ The City of Plymouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Plymouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ "Council and democracy". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ "Labour lose their majority hold over Plymouth City Council". The Herald. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "About Plymouth City Council". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "Local Authority Byelecion Results - August 1997". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Local Authority Byelecion Results - September 1997". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Local Authority Byelecion Results - May 2002". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Local Authority Byelecion Results - May 2002". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Labour regains control of Plymouth city council". guardian.co.uk. London. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ "Ham by-election". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ "Local Authority Byelecion Results - June 2013". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Past election results". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Labour hold Stoke ward seat in Plymouth by-election". Plymouth Herald. 27 July 2018.
^ "Local Authority Byelecion Results - July 2018". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Moor View Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Plympton Chaddlewood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Efford and Lipson Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Plymstock Dunstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Peter and the Waterfront Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

External links

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[change-2] "Plymouth". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[3] The City of Plymouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[4] The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1985

[5] slation.gov.uk - The City of Plymouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[gain-6] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[democracy-7] "Council and democracy". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[8] "Labour lose their majority hold over Plymouth City Council". The Herald. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[9] "About Plymouth City Council". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[10] "Local Authority Byelecion Results - August 1997". Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[11] "Local Authority Byelecion Results - September 1997". Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[12] "Local Authority Byelecion Results - May 2002". Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[13] "Local Authority Byelecion Results - May 2002". Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[regains-14] "Labour regains control of Plymouth city council". guardian.co.uk. London. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[ham-15] "Ham by-election". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[16] "Local Authority Byelecion Results - June 2013". Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[17] "Past election results". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[18] "Labour hold Stoke ward seat in Plymouth by-election". Plymouth Herald. 27 July 2018.

[19] "Local Authority Byelecion Results - July 2018". Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Moor View Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Plympton Chaddlewood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Efford and Lipson Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — Plymstock Dunstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Peter and the Waterfront Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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