# 2019 Plymouth City Council election

The 2019 Plymouth City Council election was held on 2 May 2019 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. Labour defended nine seats, and the Conservatives defended ten. Labour won the election, winning ten of the nineteen seats up for election, with the Conservatives winning the other nine.

## Background

Plymouth City Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election each fourth year to correspond with councillors' four-year terms. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, ten Conservative candidates and nine Labour candidates were elected.
Following the 2018 Plymouth City Council election, the council has been controlled by the Labour Party, initially with thirty-one councillors.
Labour held its seat in a subsequent by-election in Stoke ward, which took place in July 2018. As the councillor who stood down was elected in the same cycle as 2019, Jemima Laing, the winner of the by-election, was the incumbent up for re-election. Kevin Neil, who was elected in 2018, was suspended from the Labour Party when a police investigation was launched into him. He continues to sit as an independent following the closure of the police investigation, pending an internal investigation by the party.
Labour and the Conservatives contested all nineteen seats up for election, whilst the Liberal Democrats stood seventeen candidates and the UK Independence Party stood twelve.

## Overall results

| After 2018 election | After 2018 election | After 2018 election | Before 2019 election | Before 2019 election | Before 2019 election | After 2019 election | After 2019 election | After 2019 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 31 | | Labour | 30 | | Labour | 31 |
| | Conservative | 26 | | Conservative | 26 | | Conservative | 25 |
| | Independent | 0 | | Independent | 1 | | Independent | 1 |
2019 Plymouth City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 10 | 1 | 52.6 | 21 | 31 | 54.4 | 23,392 | 37.4 | –6.6 |
| | Conservative | 9 | 1 | 47.4 | 16 | 25 | 43.9 | 23,076 | 36.9 | –7.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 1,156 | 1.8 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,072 | 11.3 | –8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,416 | 7.0 | +3.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,416 | 3.9 | –2.3 |
| | Active for Plymouth | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 779 | 1.2 | New |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 346 | 0.6 | New |
| | Vivamus | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2015 election.

## Ward results

Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.

### Budshead

Budshead 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Drean* | 1,547 | 47.0 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Cree | 1,081 | 32.9 | 2.9 |
| | UKIP | John McCarthy | 504 | 15.3 | 5.6 |
| | Active For Plymouth | Stephen Minns | 157 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 14.2 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,289 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Compton

Compton 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Kelly | 1,497 | 40.7 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | Liz Nicolls | 1,352 | 36.7 | 9.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Snelling | 460 | 12.5 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Spicer | 373 | 10.1 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 3.9 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,682 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Devonport

Devonport 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Coker* | 1,438 | 46.3 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Borthwick | 630 | 20.3 | 7.4 |
| | UKIP | Richard Ellison | 628 | 20.2 | 0.7 |
| | Green | Andy Pratt | 238 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fleur Ball | 169 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 26.0 | 13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,103 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Drake

Drake 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chaz Singh* | 859 | 44.7 | 6.4 |
| | Independent | Steve Ricketts | 846 | 44.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mark Thompson | 102 | 5.3 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Hall | 90 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| | Active For Plymouth | Jules Popescu | 26 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Efford and Lipson

Efford and Lipson 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Murphy* | 1,714 | 54.4 | 13.2 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Austin | 612 | 19.4 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Brett Carr | 583 | 18.5 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Primmer | 243 | 7.7 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,102 | 35.0 | 19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,152 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Eggbuckland

Eggbuckland 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynda Bowyer* | 1,893 | 52.8 | 4.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Petrie | 808 | 22.5 | 3.4 |
| | UKIP | Wendy Noble | 660 | 18.4 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Simpson | 227 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 30.2 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,588 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Ham

Ham 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tudor Evans* | 1,441 | 45.9 | 7.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Arthur | 633 | 20.2 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Tim Blazevic | 605 | 19.3 | 6.7 |
| | Active For Plymouth | Jason Shopland | 287 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Gillbard | 157 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Nik Brookson | 16 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 25.7 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,139 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Honicknowle

Honicknowle 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mark Lowry* | 1,499 | 48.8 | 7.1 |
| | UKIP | Ivor Lucas | 747 | 24.3 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Nikki Bale | 642 | 20.9 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Jones | 121 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alternative | Samuel Taylor-Wickenden | 61 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 24.5 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,070 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Moor View

Moor View 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Riley | 1,311 | 36.9 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | Merika Kindlon | 1,233 | 34.7 | 4.4 |
| | UKIP | John Baddeley | 670 | 18.9 | 4.2 |
| | Independent | Arthur Watson | 171 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Spencer | 168 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,553 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Peverell

Peverell 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Allen | 1,902 | 41.3 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | John Mahony* | 1,710 | 37.1 | 5.8 |
| | UKIP | Paul McAuley | 385 | 8.4 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Nicholas Casley | 355 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrie | 233 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| | Vivamus | Bernard Toolan | 20 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,605 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.0 | |

### Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terri Beer* | 1,468 | 62.7 | 14.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Andrew Wade | 544 | 23.2 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Draper | 330 | 14.1 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | 39.5 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Plympton St Mary

Plympton St Mary 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Nicholson* | 2,634 | 72.6 | 13.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul McNamara | 623 | 17.2 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Heard | 373 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,011 | 55.4 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,630 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Churchill* | 1,947 | 57.6 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | Ben Davy | 795 | 23.5 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sima Davarian | 636 | 18.8 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,152 | 34.1 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Plymstock Radford

Plymstock Radford 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathy Watkin | 1,866 | 50.0 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | Baz Ahmed | 853 | 22.9 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Matthew Faith | 594 | 15.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Plumley | 419 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,013 | 27.1 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,732 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Southway

Southway 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Deacon* | 1,423 | 40.7 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Sally Cresswell | 1,314 | 37.6 | 4.0 |
| | UKIP | William Bertram | 563 | 16.1 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Spencer | 198 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,498 | 35.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### St Budeaux

St Budeaux 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Wheeler* | 1,181 | 40.0 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative | Pat Patel | 985 | 33.4 | 5.3 |
| | UKIP | Ross Horton | 680 | 23.1 | 4.1 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Andrew White | 103 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,949 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Penberthy* | 1,528 | 43.5 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Shannon Burden | 697 | 19.8 | 8.8 |
| | UKIP | Hugh Davies | 530 | 15.1 | 0.5 |
| | Green | James Ellwood | 355 | 10.1 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Janes | 219 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Tim Francis | 139 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alternative | Ryan Aldred | 47 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 23.6 | 16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Stoke

Stoke 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jemima Laing* | 1,544 | 47.1 |
| | Conservative | Chip Tofan | 866 | 26.4 |
| | Green | Ian Poyser | 434 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Connor Clarke | 227 | 6.9 |
| | Active For Plymouth | Alina Zanosche | 206 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,277 | 33.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Dann* | 1,683 | 53.7 |
| | Conservative | Dan Collins | 670 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Mike Kewish | 440 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter York | 233 | 7.1 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Roxy Castell | 119 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,013 | 32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,135 | 31.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |