2012 Plymouth City Council election

Plymouth City Council election, 2012

7 May 2012
19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tudor Evans Vivien Pengelly None Party Labour Conservative UKIP Seats won 12 7 0 Seats after 31 26 0 Seat change 6 5 1 Popular vote 25,261 17,968 11,935 Percentage 43.6% 31.0% 20.6%
Map showing the results of contested positions in the 2012 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Labour

Elections to Plymouth City Council took place on 3 May 2012, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative party.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

• Labour Party 31 (+6)
• Conservative 26 (-5)
• UKIP 0 (-1)

Results

Budshead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Taylor	1,626	45.9
	Conservative	Jack Thompson	1,375	30.4
	UKIP	Hugh Williams	544	12.0
Majority			241	1.9
Turnout			4,525	36.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing