2011 UK local government election
2011 Plymouth City Council election[1] 20 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Vivien Pengelly Tudor Evans None Party Conservative Labour UKIP Last election 36 20 0 Seats before 36 20 1 Seats won 8 12 1 Seats after 31 25 1 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 28,219 28,340 8,176 Percentage 40.5% 40.7% 11.7%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2011 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative
Council control after election Conservative
The 2011 Plymouth City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members to Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election, in addition to a by-election, making twenty 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.[2]
Background Plymouth City Council held local elections on 5 May 2011 as part of the 2011 local elections .[3] 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.[4] [5] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2007. In that election, eleven Conservative candidates and eight Labour candidates were elected.[6]
Ahead of this election, the Conservatives had controlled the council for four years, with the main opposition being the Labour Party.
Overall results 2011 Plymouth City Council Election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 12 4 0 5 60.0 40.7 28,340 10.8 Conservative 8 0 4 5 40.0 40.5 28,219 2.6 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 3,017 10.9 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 11.7 8,176 8.8 Green 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 1,510 2.0 Independent 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 378 3.5 TUSC 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 75 New Total 20 69,715
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2007 election .
The Conservatives maintained their overall majority on the council, though reduced from six seats to two.
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:
36 20 1 Conservative Labour Ind
Immediately before the election, the composition of the council was:
36 20 1 Conservative Labour UKIP
After this election, the composition of the council was:
31 25 1 Conservative Labour UKIP
Ward results Budshead Location of Budshead ward Budshead 2011 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 3.0 Turnout 3834 40.0 Conservative hold
Compton Location of Compton ward Compton 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative David John Stark 1,938 48.3 Labour Stephen Paul Randall 1,086 27.0 UKIP Michael Robert Cooke 364 9.1 Liberal Democrats Paul Huntley 359 8.9 Green Colin James Trier 268 6.7 Majority 852 21.2 Turnout 4,015 42.8 Conservative hold
Devonport Location of Devonport ward Devonport 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Mark Antony Coker 1,519 52.1 Conservative Betty Gray 830 28.5 UKIP Syd Brooks 403 13.8 Green Andrew Robert Pratt 162 5.6 Majority 689 23.6 Turnout 2914 30.0 Labour hold
Drake Location of Drake ward Drake 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Chaz Singh 589 37.1 Conservative Andy Fox 506 31.9 Liberal Democrats Rebecca Jane Trimnell 178 11.2 Green Wendy Margaret Miller 116 7.3 UKIP Chris Palmer 99 6.2 Independent David Santillo 97 6.1 Majority 83 5.2 Turnout 1,585 33.8 Labour gain from Conservative
Efford and Lipson Location of Efford and Lipson ward Efford and Lipson 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Co-op Pauline Murphy 1,785 53.6 Conservative Nick Kelly 832 25.0 UKIP Ramon Philip Fereday 362 10.9 Liberal Democrats Duncan Telford Beasley 189 5.7 Green Roger Michael Creagh-Osborne 161 4.8 Majority 953 28.6 Turnout 3,329 36.0 Labour hold
Eggbuckland Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Lynda Margaret Bowyer 2,185 48.4 Labour Mark Andrew Thompson 1,670 37.0 UKIP Roger Kenneth Thomas 664 14.7 Majority 953 21.1 Turnout 4,519 44.0 Conservative hold
Ham Location of Ham ward Ham 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Co-op Tudor Evans 1,843 54.7 Conservative Tim Delbridge 969 28.8 UKIP Alan John Skuse 558 16.6 Majority 874 25.9 Turnout 3,370 35.0 Labour hold
Honicknowle Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle 2011 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
Moor View Location of Moor View ward Moor View 2011 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
Peverell Location of Peverell ward Peverell 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative John Mahoney 2,059 45.5 Labour Jonathan Taylor 1,461 32.3 Liberal Democrats Richard Lawrie 604 13.3 UKIP John Read 405 8.9 Majority 598 13.2 Turnout 4,529 45.0 Conservative hold
Plympton Erle Location of Plympton Erle ward Plympton Erle 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Terri Beer 1,597 55.2 Labour Roger Williams 834 28.8 UKIP John Roberts 461 15.9 Majority 763 26.4 Turnout 2,892 42.5 Conservative hold
Plympton St Mary Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Patrick John Nicholson 2,687 59.8 Labour Prathees Kristino Kishore 943 21.0 UKIP Jonathan Brian Frost 581 12.9 Independent James Alexander Sanderson 281 6.3 Majority 1,744 38.8 Turnout 4,492 45.1 Conservative hold
Plymstock Dunstone Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plymstock Dunstone 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Nigel Andrew Churchill 2,201 49.4 Labour Bethan Rose Davey 955 21.5 Liberal Democrats Sima Davarian 515 11.6 UKIP David Salmon 781 17.5 Majority 1,246 28.0 Turnout 4,452 46.0 Conservative hold
Plymstock Radford Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plymstock Radford 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Ken Foster 2,132 50.4 Labour Shirley Margaret Smith 1,071 25.3 UKIP Andrea Bullock 599 14.2 Liberal Democrats Michael James Symons 430 10.2 Majority 1,061 25.1 Turnout 4,232 Conservative hold
St Budeax Location of St Budeaux ward St Budeaux 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour George William Wheeler 1,901 57.2 Conservative Stuart Bernard Charles 844 25.4 UKIP Paul Bedson 579 17.4 Majority 1,057 31.8 Turnout 3,324 34.0 Labour gain from Conservative
St Peter and the Waterfront Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward St Peter and the Waterfront 2011 (2 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Chris Penberthy 1,607 24.5 Labour Ian Glenn Tuffin 1,383 21.1 Conservative Tam MacPherson 1,204 18.3 Conservative Chris Robinson 1,165 17.7 Liberal Democrats Hugh Janes 415 6.3 UKIP Roy Alfred Kettle 400 6.1 Green Matt Ray 396 6.0 Majority 224 3.4 Turnout 6,570 34.8 Labour hold Labour gain from Conservative
Southway Location of Southway ward Southway 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour John David Smith 2,096 53.3 Conservative Brian William George Roberts 1,839 46.7 Majority 257 6.5 Turnout 3,935 41.0 Labour gain from Conservative
Stoke Location of Stoke ward Stoke 2011 Party Candidate Votes % Labour Co-op Philippa Davey 1,875 48.2 Conservative Joan Mary Watkins 1,492 38.4 UKIP Fiona Hurst-Baird 520 13.4 Majority 383 9.9 Turnout 3,887 41.0 Labour gain from Conservative
Sutton and Mount Gould Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward Sutton and Mount Gould 2011[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Jean Florence Neider 1,625 48.3 Conservative Katy Hitchman 822 22.4 UKIP Jonquil Patricia Webber 288 8.6 Green Tean Jane Mitchell 226 6.7 TUSC Louise Anne Parker 75 2.2 Liberal Democrats Peter York 327 9.7 Majority 806 24.0 Turnout 3,363 34.7 Labour hold
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