2019 Plymouth City Council election
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The 2019 Plymouth City Council election are due to take place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England.
The Labour Party took control of the council after the 2018 election, with thirty-one members and a working majority. Labour will defend nine seats, and the Conservatives will defend ten.
Background
Plymouth City Council will hold local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election each fourth year to correspond with councillors' four-year terms.[1][2] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, ten Conservative candidates and nine Labour candidates were elected.
Following the 2018 Plymouth City Council election, the council has been controlled by the Labour Party, with thirty-one councillors.
Labour held its seat in a subsequent by-election in Stoke ward, which took place in July 2018. As the councillor who stood down was elected in the same cycle as 2019, Jemima Laing, winner of the by-election, is the incumbent up for re-election.[3]
Overall results
After the previous election and immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:
| 31 | 26 |
| Labour | Conservative |
References
- ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-council-election-labour-victory-1831366
