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.
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]
Election | Labour | Conservatives | SDP–Liberal Alliance | Independent Conservative | Party in control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Blackpool Borough Council elections are generally held every four years. Blackpool Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.
Elections to the Vale of White Horse District Council, the local authority for the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England take place every four years.
The election of councillors to Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England took place every four years. The council was established in 1974 and it was abolished in 2023. The last elections were in 2019.
Lancaster City Council elections are held every four years. Lancaster City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 61 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.
Leicester City Council elections are held every four years. Leicester City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2011 it has also had a directly elected mayor. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 54 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.
Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors are elected from 15 wards.
Canterbury City Council is the local authority for the City of Canterbury. The council is elected every four years.
West Lancashire Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. West Lancashire Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of West Lancashire in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 45 councillors representing 15 wards, with each ward electing three councillors.
West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Prior to 2011 one third of the council was each year, except in every fourth year when there was an election to the county council instead.
South Ribble Borough Council elections are held every four years. South Ribble Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Ribble in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 50 councillors have been elected from 23 wards. The next borough council elections are due to take place in 2027 as part of the wider 2027 United Kingdom local elections.
Mid Devon District Council elections are held every four years to elect Mid Devon District Council in Devon, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 42 councillors, representing 22 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.
Dover District Council is the local authority for the Dover District in Kent, England. The council is elected every four years.
Rossendale Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Rossendale Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 36 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.
South Cambridgeshire District Council was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in the year 1973. From 1978 until 2016, one third of the council were elected each year, followed by one year without a poll. Since 2018, all members of the council are elected at once in a so-called 'all-out' election, after a decision made in 2015.
Elections to Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, United Kingdom are held each year to elect one-third of its members, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 55 councillors have been elected from 26 wards. From 2023 onwards, the format of elections will change, with all 55 councillors being elected once every 4 years.
Gravesham Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 39 councillors, representing 17 wards.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland, called Langbaurgh.
Ribble Valley Borough Council elections are held every four years. Ribble Valley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 40 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.
Thanet District Council elections are held every four years to elect Thanet District Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 56 councillors representing 23 wards.
Nottingham City Council elections are held every four years. Nottingham City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 55 councillors are elected from 20 wards.