2018 Plymouth City Council election
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The 2018 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The election was won by the Labour Party, who gained enough seats to achieve an overall majority and took control of the council.
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19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 35.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 Plymouth City Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A coalition of Conservative and UK Independence Party (UKIP) councillors had taken control of the council after the 2016 election, with thirty members in total and a working majority. The three UKIP councillors defected to the Conservative Party in September 2017, giving the Conservatives overall control of the council. The Conservative Party defended twelve seats and Labour defended seven.