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
 
Leader Tudor Evans Vivien Pengelly None
Party Labour Conservative UKIP
Seats won 12 8 1
Seats after 25 31 1
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5 Steady
Popular vote 28,340 28,219 8,176
Percentage 40.7% 40.5% 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

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

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 Swing

Compton

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 Democrat Paul Huntley 359 8.9
Green Colin James Trier 268 6.7
Majority 852 21.2
Turnout 4,015 42.8
Conservative hold Swing

Devonport

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 Swing

Drake

Drake 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Chaz Singh 589 37.1
Conservative Andy Fox 506 31.9
Liberal Democrat 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 Swing

Efford and Lipson

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 Democrat 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 Swing

Eggbuckland

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 Swing

Ham

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 Swing

Honicknowle

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 Swing

Moor View

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 Swing

Peverell

Peverell 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Mahoney 2,059 45.5
Labour Jonathan Taylor 1,461 32.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Lawrie 604 13.3
UKIP John Read 405 8.9
Majority 598 13.2
Turnout 4,529 45.0
Conservative hold Swing

Plympton Erle

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 Swing

Plympton St Mary

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 Swing

Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Andrew Churchill 2,201 49.4
Labour Bethan Rose Davey 955 21.5
Liberal Democrat Sima Davarian 515 11.6
UKIP David Salmon 781 17.5
Majority 1,246 28.0
Turnout 4,452 46.0
Conservative hold Swing

Plymstock Radford

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 Democrat Michael James Symons 430 10.2
Majority 1,061 25.1
Turnout 4,232
Conservative hold Swing

St Budeax

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 Swing

St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2011 (2 Concillors)
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 Democrat 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 Swing

Southway

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 Swing

Stoke

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 Swing

Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2011[2]
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 Democrat Peter York 327 9.7
Majority 806 24.0
Turnout 3,363 34.7
Labour hold Swing

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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