Plymouth City Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

in Devon, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Non-metropolitan district

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.

Party control

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1991 have been:

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Plymouth City Council election * 1976 Plymouth City Council election * 1979 Plymouth City Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1983 Plymouth City Council election * 1987 Plymouth City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1991 Plymouth City Council election The 1991 Plymouth City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conser ...

* 1995 Plymouth City Council election

Unitary authority elections

1997 Plymouth City Council election The 1997 Plymouth City Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had h ...

2000 Plymouth City Council election The 2000 Plymouth City Council election was held on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gai ...

2003 Plymouth City Council election The 2003 Plymouth City Council election was held on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. The election was the first to be contested under new ward boundaries, ...

(New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3) *

2004 Plymouth City Council election The 2004 Plymouth City Council election was held on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party r ...

2006 Plymouth City Council election The 2006 Plymouth City Council election was held on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election on the day, with an additional seat in Southway Ward remaining vacant until a by ...

2007 Plymouth City Council election The 2007 Plymouth City Council election was held on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party. ...

2008 Plymouth City Council election The 2008 Plymouth City Council election was held on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party remained in control of the council with an increased m ...

2010 Plymouth City Council election The 2010 Plymouth City Council election was held on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Conservative Party remained in control of the council with a reduced majority. Background Plymouth City Council held ...

* 2011 Plymouth City Council election * 2012 Plymouth City Council election * 2014 Plymouth City Council election * 2015 Plymouth City Council election * 2016 Plymouth City Council election *

2018 Plymouth City Council election 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 co ...

* 2019 Plymouth City Council election *

2021 Plymouth City Council election The 2021 Plymouth City Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Labour Party took control of the council after the 2018 election, with thirty-one members and a working majority that t ...

2022 Plymouth City Council election The 2022 Plymouth City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. It coincided with local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party made gains in the previous election in ...

Result maps

File:Plymouth City Council election 1979 map.svg, 1979 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 1983 map.svg, 1983 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 1987 map.svg, 1987 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 1991 map.svg, 1991 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 1995 map.svg, 1995 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 1997 map.svg, 1997 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2000 map.svg, 2000 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2004 map.svg, 2004 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2008 map.svg, 2008 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Plymouth City council election 2012 map.svg, 2012 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2014 map.svg, 2014 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2016 map.svg, 2016 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2018 map.svg, 2018 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2019 map.svg, 2019 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map File:Plymouth City Council election 2022 map.svg, 2022 results map

Changes between elections

Unitary authority

2003 boundaries

In September 2017, the three UKIP councillors elected in 2014, Christopher Storer (Ham), John Riley (Honicknowle) and Maddie Bridgeman (Moor View), moved to the Conservatives.

References

External links

Plymouth City Council
{{Unitary authorities of England Council elections in Devon Politics of Plymouth, Devon Unitary authority elections in England