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2024 Plymouth City Council election
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19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Tudor Evans None
Party Labour Independent
Last election 31 5
Seats before 33 7
Seats won 15 2
Seats after 42 6
Seat change Increase9 Decrease1
Popular vote 26,719 3,428
Percentage 43.6% 5.6
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Andy Lugger Lauren McLay
Party Conservative Green
Last election 18 2
Seats before 15 2
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 7 2
Seat change Decrease8 Steady
Popular vote 14,617 5,620
Percentage 23.9% 9.2%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2024 Plymouth City Council elections.
Leader before election

Tudor Evans
Labour

Leader after election

Tudor Evans
Labour

The 2024 Plymouth City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. It was held alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Labour gained seats at the expense of the Conservatives, increasing Labour's overall majority on the council.[1]

Background

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History

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Result of the council election when these seats were last contested in 2021
Result of the most recent council election in 2023

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third of seats being up for election every year for three years, with no election each fourth year to correspond with councillors' four-year terms.[2][3] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2021, which had been delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that election, fourteen Conservative candidates and five Labour candidates were elected.

Elections in Plymouth are usually competitive between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.[4] The council was controlled by the Labour Party from the 2018 council election until the 2021 council election, when the council entered no overall control, with no party holding a majority of seats. Several Conservative councillors were suspended or resigned from their party, and the Conservative council leader Nick Kelly was replaced by Richard Bingley after Kelly lost a confidence vote in February 2022. Some former Conservative councillors rejoined their former group after the 2022 council election, giving the party an overall majority on 17 May 2022.[5] Kelly resigned from the Conservative group on 15 October 2022 after being suspended, returning the council to no overall control. Several other councillors resigned from the Conservative group with some forming a group called the Independent Alliance, led by Kelly and also including the former Labour councillor Chaz Singh.

The Conservative council leader Richard Bingley signed an executive order to approve the felling of 110 mature trees in Plymouth City Centre in March 2023, as part of longstanding plans to regenerate the city centre. The decision was legally challenged and criticised. He resigned as council leader the following week.[6]

Labour won fifteen seats in the subsequent 2023 council election, winning overall control of the council. The Conservatives won only one seat, while independent candidates who had been members of the Independent Alliance group won in Plympton and the former Conservative councillor Steve Ricketts was elected as an independent candidate in Drake ward.[7]

Developments since 2023

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Defections and suspensions

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The Conservative councillor Philip Partridge left the Conservative group to form a new "Free Independents" group led by Ricketts. The independent Plympton councillors formed an "Independent Group". Andrea Loveridge left the Conservative group in December 2023 to sit as an independent councillor.[8]

Efford and Lipson by-election

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The Labour councillor Brian Vincent died in April 2023, having first being elected in 1997 and having served continuously as a councillor since 2006.

The Labour candidate Paul McNamara won the ensuing by-election on 15 June.[9]

Efford and Lipson by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul McNamara 1,204 58.8 Increase6.7
Conservative Will Jones 423 20.6 Decrease15.6
Green Pat Bushell 196 9.6 Increase2.3
Liberal Democrats Alexander Primmer 80 3.9 Increase0.8
Independent Chaz Singh 69 3.4 N/A
Heritage Darryl Ingram 54 2.6 N/A
TUSC Neil Prentice 23 1.1 Decrease0.3
Turnout 2,049 20.2 Decrease12.5
Labour hold Swing 11.2

July 2023 by-elections

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In June 2023, the Conservative councillor and former council leader Vivien Pengelly died and the Labour councillor Sue McDonald resigned due to family health reasons. Both ensuing by-elections took place on 27 July 2023. The Labour candidate Stefan Kirzanac won Pengelly's Plymstock Dunstone seat and the former MP Alison Raynsford retained McDonald's St Peter and the Waterfront seat for the Labour Party.[10]

Plymstock Dunstone by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stefan Krizanac 1,072 33.2 Decrease6.5
Conservative Julie Hunt 919 28.4 Decrease20.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Edwards 596 18.4 Increase12.4
Independent Grace Stickland 480 14.9 N/A
Green Bruce Robinson 97 3.0 Decrease1.9
Heritage Darryl Ingram 55 1.7 N/A
TUSC Jackie Hilton 12 0.4 N/A
Turnout 3,231 32.0 Decrease6.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 7.1
St Peter and the Waterfront by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Raynsford 1,126 48.0 Decrease8.1
Conservative Ian Fleming 488 20.8 Decrease9.0
Green Shayna Newham-Joynes 206 8.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hugh Janes 175 7.5 Increase1.5
Reform UK Andy Gibbons 174 7.4 N/A
Independent candidate Chaz Singh 126 5.4 N/A
TUSC Ryan Aldred 52 2.2 Decrease0.8
Turnout 2,347 18.6 Decrease9.9
Labour hold Swing Increase0.5

Council composition

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  • Council composition after the 2023 council election
    Council composition after the 2023 council election
  • Council composition ahead of the 2024 council election
    Council composition ahead of the 2024 council election
After 2023 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 31 Labour 33 Labour 42
Conservative 18 Conservative 15 Conservative 7
Independent 5 Independent 7 Independent 6
Green 2 Green 2 Green 2
Vacant 1

Results

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Overall

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2024 Plymouth City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 15 Increase9 78.9 27 42 73.7 26,719 43.6 Increase9.7
  Independent 2 Decrease1 10.5 4 6 10.5 3,428 5.6 Increase2.3
  Conservative 1 Decrease8 5.3 6 7 12.3 14,617 23.9 Decrease26.7
  Green 1 Steady 5.3 1 2 3.5 5,620 9.2 Increase1.7
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,200 10.1 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,364 5.5 Increase2.4
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,276 2.1 Increase1.3
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 15 0.0 Decrease0.1

Results for individual wards are listed below.

Budshead

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Budshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alison Simpson 1,448 45.7 Increase17.6
Conservative Jonathan Drean 1,065 33.6 Decrease16.5
Reform UK Sue Smale 313 9.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jim Spencer 169 5.3 Increase2.8
Green Caroline Bennett 148 4.7 Increase0.1
TUSC Nik Brookson 25 0.8 Increase0.2
Majority 383 12.1 N/A
Turnout 3,168
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase17.1

Compton

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Compton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Matt Smith 1,708 46.4 Increase9.8
Conservative Charlote Carlyle* 1,249 33.9 Decrease17.2
Green Ewan Melling Flavell 243 6.6 Increase0.1
Reform UK Charlie Robinson-Hodge 240 6.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Bray 210 5.7 Increase0.8
TUSC Matthew Whitear 34 0.9 Increase0.1
Majority 459 12.5 N/A
Turnout 3,684
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.5

Devonport

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Devonport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Freeman 1,573 47.1 Increase6.2
Conservative Jon Gatward 429 12.8 Decrease25.6
Reform UK Lee Bunker 425 12.7 N/A
Green James Dyson 218 6.5 Increase1.1
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Hall 139 4.2 Increase0.9
TUSC Alex Moore 56 1.7 Increase1.0
Majority 1,017 12.1 Increase9.5
Turnout 3,340 30.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease4.9

Efford and Lipson

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Efford and Lipson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Paul McNamara* 1,593 57.7 Increase5.6
Conservative Ian Fleming 380 13.8 Decrease22.4
Reform UK Bill Bertram 361 13.1 N/A
Green Pat Bushell 263 9.5 Increase2.2
Liberal Democrats Alexander Primmer 140 5.1 Increase2.0
TUSC Neil Prentice 24 0.9 Decrease0.5
Majority 1,213 44.0 Increase28.0
Turnout 2,761
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase14.0

Eggbuckland

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Eggbuckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Wood 1,478 43.3 Decrease21.9
Labour Co-op Virginia Pike 1,461 42.8 Increase19.5
Liberal Democrats Dennis Draper 233 6.8 Increase0.9
Green Clint Jones 190 5.6 Increase0.1
TUSC Bethany Lowe 51 1.5 N/A
Majority 17 0.5 Decrease41.4
Turnout 3,716
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.7

Ham

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Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Kate Taylor 1,404 48.6 Increase9.4
Independent Stephen Hulme* 484 16.7 N/A
Conservative Charlie Carson 409 14.2 Decrease34.1
Reform UK Chris Hudson 303 10.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bonar 134 4.6 N/A
Green Leesa Alderton 131 4.5 Decrease0.6
TUSC Edward Evans 25 0.9 Decrease0.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Honicknowle

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Honicknowle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ray Morton 1,440 55.2 Increase12.8
Reform UK Shaun Hooper 519 19.9 N/A
Conservative Margaret Boadella 447 17.1 Decrease33.4
Green Verity Thong 153 5.9 Increase0.3
TUSC Louise Alldridge 49 1.9 Increase0.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Moor View

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Moor View
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Will Noble* 1,622 48.1 Increase18.7
Conservative Andrea Johnson 929 27.6 Decrease35.9
Reform UK Nicky Cooke 460 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Simpson 135 4.0 Increase1.7
Green Frank Hartkopf 128 3.8 Decrease0.5
Independent Arthur Watson 74 2.2 N/A
TUSC Andrew White 21 0.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Peverell

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Peverell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jamie Bannerman 2,196 51.3 Increase8.6
Conservative John Mahony* 1,295 30.3 Decrease14.6
Green Nicholas Casley 365 8.5 Increase1.8
Reform UK Peter Hughes 218 5.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Steven Guy 158 3.7 N/A
TUSC Duncan Moore 45 1.1 Increase0.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Plympton Chaddlewood

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Plympton Chaddlewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lauren McLay* 1,063 53.2 Increase10.0
Conservative Ashley Ward 437 21.9 Decrease25.7
Labour Chris Mavin 219 11.0 Increase1.8
Reform UK Vanessa Tyler 217 10.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jacquelie Spencer 46 2.3 N/A
TUSC Benjamin Davy 17 0.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Plympton Erle

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Plympton Erle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrea Loveridge* 896 38.9 Decrease20.3
Labour Co-op Seb Soper 483 20.9 Increase5.4
Conservative Suzanne Glenie 336 14.6 Decrease44.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oram 235 10.2 Increase7.3
Reform UK Peter Endean 221 9.6 N/A
Green Mickey James 114 4.9 Decrease0.8
TUSC Helen Yeo 21 0.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Plympton St Mary

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Plympton St Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sally Nicholson 1,287 35.2 N/A
Conservative Natalie Harrison* 1,002 27.4 Decrease46.3
Labour Pete Smith 690 18.9 Increase3.9
Reform UK Marc Archer 372 10.2 N/A
Green Byran Driver 172 4.7 Decrease2.1
Liberal Democrats Cristina Draper 105 2.9 Decrease0.7
TUSC Alan Frost 26 0.7 Decrease0.1
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Plymstock Dunstone

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Plymstock Dunstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Maria Lawson 1,410 36.0 Increase5.0
Conservative David Salmon* 1,226 31.3 Decrease25.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Edwards 684 17.5 Increase6.7
Reform UK Richie Teft 317 8.1 N/A
Independent Grace Stickland 120 3.1 N/A
Green Piers Driver 117 3.0 N/A
TUSC Jackie Hilton 27 0.7 Decrease0.6
Heritage Darryl Ingram 15 0.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Plymstock Radford

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Plymstock Radford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Daniel Steel 1,452 35.6 Increase9.0
Conservative Bill Wakeham* 1,214 29.8 Decrease28.9
Independent Chaz Singh 463 11.4 N/A
Reform UK Glenn Linsay 420 10.3 N/A
Green Bruce Robinson 333 8.2 Decrease0.9
Liberal Democrats Sara Jennett 166 4.1 Decrease1.6
TUSC Mathew Bligh 27 0.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Southway

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Southway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Carol Ney 1,515 48.8 Increase21.2
Conservative Will Jones 641 20.6 Decrease28.4
Reform UK Jacqueline Sansom 556 17.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Katie McManus 179 5.8 Increase2.9
Green Helen McCall 163 5.2 Increase1.5
TUSC Tony Bligh 53 1.7 Increase1.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

St Budeaux

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St Budeaux
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Josh McCarty 1,064 38.7 Increase3.3
Green George Wheeler 787 28.6 Increase22.8
Conservative Kyle Lewis 465 16.9 Decrease36.1
Reform UK Rich Bennett 246 8.9 N/A
Independent Terry Deans 104 3.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Goldthorp 69 2.5 N/A
TUSC Laurie Moore 15 0.5 Decrease0.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

St Peter and the Waterfront

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St Peter and the Waterfront
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lewis Allison 1,777 51.6 Increase9.9
Conservative Kevin Kelway 558 16.2 Decrease21.9
Reform UK Andy Gibbons 457 13.3 N/A
Green Richard Worrall 345 10.0 Increase0.1
Liberal Democrats Hugh Janes 212 6.2 Increase1.4
TUSC Ryan Aldred 96 2.8 Increase0.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Stoke

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Stoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sally Cresswell* 1,963 62.3 Increase12.5
Conservative Ehren Duke 608 19.3 Decrease17.3
Green Lucy Mackay 342 10.9 Increase3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Gillbard 143 4.5 Increase1.3
TUSC Lesley Duncan 94 3.0 Increase2.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sutton and Mount Gould

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Sutton and Mount Gould
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Cuddihee 1,701 56.4 Increase4.9
Conservative Edmund Shillabeer 449 14.9 Decrease18.3
Green Michael Kewish 345 11.4 Decrease1.5
Reform UK Jamie Beale 252 8.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Fleur Ball 197 6.5 N/A
TUSC Sita Dhanipersad 70 2.3 Steady
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Clark, Daniel (3 May 2024). "Plymouth City Council local elections 2024 results in full". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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  5. ^ Eve, Carl (2022-05-17). "Conservatives back in charge of Plymouth Council". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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