Plymouth City Council elections

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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.

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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 Party in control
1973 2937 Conservative
1976 2739
1979 26331
1983 23343
1987 193110
1991 4119 Labour
1995 546

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 4713
2000 2238
2003 36183
2004 35192
2006 282531
2007 2631
2008 2037
2010 20361
2011 25311
2012 3126
2014 30243
2015 28263
2016 27273
2018 3126
2019 31251
2021 24267
2022 242418
2023 3118232

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Result maps

By-elections

1997-2000

Honicknowle By-Election 7 August 1997 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,328 61.1 −11.3
Conservative 42019.3−8.3
Liberal Democrats 34415.8+15.8
Independent 673.1+3.1
Independent Democrat140.6+0.6
Majority90841.8
Turnout 2,17323.0
Labour hold Swing
Ham By-Election 25 September 1997 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,017 65.5 +4.8
Conservative 30719.8−2.3
Liberal Democrats 17311.1+11.1
Independent Democrat563.6−13.6
Majority71045.7
Turnout 1,553
Labour hold Swing

2000-2003

Mount Gould By-Election 2 May 2002 (2) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,179
Labour 1,101
Liberal Democrats 590
Liberal Democrats 566
Conservative 464
Conservative 449
Green 120
Green 119
UKIP 51
Turnout 4,63929.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Budeaux By-Election 2 May 2002 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,253 55.7 +8.9
Conservative 71531.8−6.7
Liberal Democrats 28212.5+0.0
Majority53823.9
Turnout 2,25025.5
Labour hold Swing

2003-2006

Southway By-Election 22 June 2006 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Kirk 1,624 43.3 +3.9
Conservative Brenda Brookshaw1,51740.5+0.3
Liberal Democrats Terrance O'Connor2145.7−14.7
BNP Liam Birch2005.3+5.3
UKIP Thomas Williams1393.7+3.7
Green Raymond Tuohy531.4+1.4
Majority1072.8
Turnout 3,74740.4
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Ham By-Election 3 September 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Tuohy 1,243 44.0 +2.7
Conservative Nigel Churchill67623.9−15.7
UKIP Andrew Leigh44215.6+15.6
Independent Margaret Storer2047.2+7.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Trimnell1816.4−6.8
BNP Adrian Romilly822.9+2.9
Majority56720.1
Turnout 2,82829.0
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Southway By-Election 27 June 2013 [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonny Morris 1,247 43.1 −8.2
UKIP Peter David Berrow76426.4+4.6
Conservative David Alexander Downie48716.8−10.0
Independent Dennis Law Silverwood29010.0+10.0
Liberal Democrats Justin Dominic Stafford822.8+2.8
TUSC Ryan Aldred2222 0.8+0.8
Majority483
Turnout 29.24
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Stoke By-Election 26 July 2018 [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jemima Laing 1,427 52.8% +0.2%
Conservative Kathy Watkin98136.3%+2.8%
Liberal Democrats Connor Clarke1746.4%+1.4%
Active for PlymouthIuliu Popescue1234.5%+4.5%
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

2022-2026

Moor View By-Election 12 January 2023 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Noble 1,415 53.2 +16.7
Conservative Andrea Johnson87733.0−21.0
Independent Gavin Marshall1846.9+6.9
Green Frank Hartkopf873.3−0.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Mackenzie772.9−1.5
TUSC Andrew White180.7−0.4
Majority53820.2
Turnout 2,658
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Plympton Chaddlewood By-Election 12 January 2023 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lauren McLay 653 44.9 −12.8
Conservative Ashley Ward42529.2−5.7
Independent Andrew Hill18212.5+12.5
Labour Lindsay Gilmour14710.1+2.7
Liberal Democrats Mike Gillbard332.3+2.3
TUSC Benjamin Davy151.0+1.0
Majority22815.7
Turnout 1,455
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Efford and Lipson By-Election 15 June 2023 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul McNamara 1,204 58.8 −0.1
Conservative Will Jones42320.6−1.0
Green Pat Bushell1969.6−2.1
Liberal Democrats Alexander Primmer803.9−1.5
Independent Chaz Singh693.4+3.4
Heritage Darryl Ingram542.6+2.6
TUSC Neil Prentice231.1−1.3
Majority78138.1
Turnout 2,049
Labour hold Swing
Plymstock Dunstone By-Election 27 July 2023 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stefan Krizanac 1,072 33.2 −17.5
Conservative Julie Hunt91928.4−1.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Edwards59618.4+13.6
Independent Grace Stickland48014.9+14.9
Green Bruce Robinson973.0−0.7
Heritage Darryl Ingram551.7+1.3
TUSC Jackie Hilton120.4−0.1
Majority1534.7
Turnout 3,231
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Peter and the Waterfront By-Election 27 July 2023 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Raynsford 1,126 48.0 +0.0
Conservative Ian Fleming48820.8+2.6
Green Shayna Newham-Joynes2068.8−1.8
Liberal Democrats Hugh Janes1757.5+0.6
Reform UK Andy Gibbons1747.4+3.1
Independent Chaz Singh1265.4+5.4
TUSC Ryan Aldred522.2−0.8
Majority63827.2
Turnout 2,347
Labour hold Swing

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