Plymouth City Council election, 2011

Plymouth City Council election, 2011
5 May 2011
19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council
29 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative UKIP
Seats won 12 8 1
Seats after 25 31 1
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5 Steady
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Plymouth City Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.

One third of the council was up for election, 20 seats in total. The previous election produced a majority for the Conservative Party. The election resulted in Labour gaining 5 seats with Conservatives retaining control.[1]

Ward results

Budshead Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jonathan Charles Thomas Drean 1,756 45.8
Labour Co-op Mike Fox 1,641 42.8
UKIP Hugh Martyn Williams 437 11.4
Majority 115 3
Turnout 3834 40
Conservative hold Swing
Compton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Michael Robert Cooke 364 9.1
Liberal Democrat Paul Huntley 359 8.9
Labour Stephen Paul Randall 1,086 27.0
Conservative David John Stark 1,938 48.3
Green Colin James Trier 268 6.7
Majority 852 21.2
Turnout 4,015 42.84
Conservative hold Swing
Devonport Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Syd Brooks 403 13.8
Labour Mark Antony Coker 1,519 52.1
Conservative Betty Gray 830 28.5
Green Andrew Robert Pratt 162 5.6
Majority 689 23.6
Turnout 2914 30.0
Labour hold Swing
Drake Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andy Fox 506 31.9
Green Wendy Margaret Miller 116 7.3
UKIP Chris Palmer 99 6.2
Independent David Santillo 97 6.1
Labour Chaz Singh 589 37.1
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Jane Trimnell 178 11.2
Majority 83 5.2
Turnout 1,585 33.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Efford and Lipson Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Roger Michael Creagh-Osborne 161 4.8
UKIP Ramon Philip Fereday 362 10.9
Conservative Nick Kelly 832 25.0
Labour Co-op Pauline Murphy 1,785 53.6
Liberal Democrat Duncan Telford Beasley 189 5.7
Majority 953 28.6
Turnout 3,329 36.0
Labour hold Swing
Eggbuckland Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lynda Margaret Bowyer 2,185 48.4
UKIP Roger Kenneth Thomas 664 14.7
Labour Mark Andrew Thompson 1,670 37.0
Majority 953 21.1
Turnout 4,519 44.0
Conservative hold Swing
Ham Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tim Delbridge 969 28.8
Labour Co-op Tudor Evans 1,843 54.7
UKIP Alan John Skuse 558 16.6
Majority 874 25.9
Turnout 3,370 35.0
Labour hold Swing
Honicknowle Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mark John Lowry 1,790 54.0
UKIP Ron Northcott 675 20.3
Conservative Paul Rielly 671 20.2
Green David Wildman 181 5.5
Majority 1,115 33.6
Turnout 3,317 32.0
Labour hold Swing
Moor View Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alison Marie Casey 2,049 55.3
Conservative Mark Christie 1,655 44.7
Majority 394 10.6
Turnout 3,704 40.0
Labour hold Swing
Peverell Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Richard Lawrie 604 13.3
Conservative John Mahoney 2,059 45.5
UKIP John Read 405 8.9
Labour Jonathan Taylor 1,461 32.3
Majority 598 13.2
Turnout 4,529 45.0
Conservative hold Swing
Plympton Erle Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Terri Beer 1,597 55.2
UKIP John Roberts 461 15.9
Labour Roger Williams 834 28.8
Majority 763 26.4
Turnout 2,892 42.5
Conservative hold Swing
Plympton St. Mary Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Jonathan Brian Frost 581 12.9
Labour Prathees Kristino Kishore 943 21.0
Conservative Patrick John Nicholson 2,687 59.8
Independent James Alexander Sanderson 281 6.3
Majority 1,744 38.8
Turnout 4,492 45.1
Conservative hold Swing
Plymstock Dunstone Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Andrew Churchill 2,201 49.4
Liberal Democrat Sima Davarian 515 11.6
Labour Bethan Rose Davey 955 21.5
UKIP David Salmon 781 17.5
Majority 1,246 28.0
Turnout 4,452 46.0
Conservative hold Swing
Plymstock Radford Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Andrea Bullock 599 14.2
Conservative Ken Foster 2,132 50.4
Labour Shirley Margaret Smith 1,071 25.3
Liberal Democrat Michael James Symons 430 10.2
Majority 1,061 25.1
Turnout 4,232
Conservative hold Swing
St. Budeaux Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Paul Bedson 579 17.4 +5%
Conservative Stuart Bernard Charles 844 25.4
Labour George William Wheeler 1,901 57.2
Majority 1,057 31.8
Turnout 3,324 34.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward (2 Concillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Hugh Janes 415 6.3
UKIP Roy Alfred Kettle 400 6.1
Conservative Tam MacPherson 1,204 18.3
Labour Chris Penberthy 1,607 24.5
Green Matt Ray 396 6.0
Conservative Chris Robinson 1,165 17.7
Labour Ian Glenn Tuffin 1,383 21.1
Majority 224 3.4
Turnout 6,570 34.8
Labour hold Swing
Southway Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Brian William George Roberts 1,839 46.7
Labour John David Smith 2,096 53.3
Majority 257 6.5
Turnout 3,935 41.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Stoke Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Philippa Davey 1,875 48.2
UKIP Fiona Hurst-Baird 520 13.4
Conservative Joan Mary Watkins 1,492 38.4
Majority 383 9.9
Turnout 3,887 41.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sutton and Mount Gould Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Katy Hitchman 822 22.4
Green Tean Jane Mitchell 226 6.7
Labour Jean Florence Neider 1,625 48.3
TUSC Louise Anne Parker 75 2.2
UKIP Jonquil Patricia Webber 288 8.6
Liberal Democrat Peter York 327 9.7
Majority 806 24.0
Turnout 3,363 34.7
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Plymouth Herald, 6 May 2011, Rossiter, Keith., Labour gain five seats in Plymouth City Council elections but Tories hold power
  2. ↑ http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/councilanddemocracy/elections/pccelections/pccelectionresults/pccelectionresults2011.htm
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