The 2015 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of

Plymouth City Council Plymouth City Council is the unitary authority for Plymouth, Devon. It has traditionally been controlled by Labour or the Conservatives. The council is currently in a state of no overall control, with the Conservatives governing as a minority a ...

in England. The Labour Party lost its narrow majority, resulting in no party having overall control.

Background

Plymouth City Council held local elections on 7 May 2015 along with councils across the United Kingdom as part of the 2015 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2011. In that election, twelve Labour candidates and eight Conservative candidates were elected. Two Labour candidates had been elected in St Peter and the Waterfront due to a by-election coinciding with the council election, only one of whom was defending their seat in this election.

Overall results

, - , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 19 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , 117,348 , style="text-align: right;" , Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2011 election. The Labour Party lost their majority on the council, leaving the council under no overall control. After the previous election, the composition of the council was: After this election, the composition of the council was: