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Local government elections in Devon, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
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