# 2015 Plymouth City Council election

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

2015 Plymouth City Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52.6 | 37.8 | 44,388 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47.4 | 31.1 | 36,521 | 9.6 |
| | UKIP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.8 | 19.9 | 23,404 | 8.2 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 6.2 | 7,328 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4,008 | 0.9 |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1,025 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 624 | 0.0 |
| | Vivamus | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 | New |
| | Both Parents Matter | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36 | New |
| Total | Total | 19 | | | | | | 117,348 | |
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:
| 30 | 24 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
After this election, the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 26 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP |

## Ward results

Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.

### Budshead

Budshead 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Drean* | 2,473 | 41.2 | 4.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Linda Crick | 1,802 | 30.0 | 12.8 |
| | UKIP | John McCarthy | 1,256 | 20.9 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Kathryn Driscoll | 206 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Williams | 203 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Both Parents Matter | Andrew Bull | 36 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Henry Redmond | 29 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,005 | 62.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Compton

Compton 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Fletcher | 2,876 | 44.4 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Simon Healy | 1,781 | 27.5 | 0.5 |
| | UKIP | Alex Thomson | 898 | 13.8 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Daniel van Cleak | 504 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Guy | 378 | 5.8 | 3.1 |
| | TUSC | Nigel Buckley | 47 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,095 | 16.9 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,484 | 71.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Devonport

Devonport 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Coker* | 2,360 | 40.0 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Borthwick | 1,617 | 27.7 | 0.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Ellison | 1,221 | 20.9 | 7.1 |
| | Green | Dave Bertelli | 351 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brooks | 244 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Paddy Ryan | 42 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | 12.7 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,835 | 56.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Drake

Drake 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chaz Singh* | 1,547 | 38.3 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Christie | 1,154 | 28.6 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Daniel Sheaff | 819 | 20.3 | 13.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Skuse | 271 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Hall | 208 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| | TUSC | Ryan Aldred | 35 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 9.7 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,034 | 61.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Efford and Lipson

Efford and Lipson 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Pauline Murphy* | 2,429 | 41.2 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Berry | 1,499 | 25.4 | 0.4 |
| | UKIP | Grace Stickland | 1,175 | 19.9 | 9.0 |
| | Green | Ian Poyser | 439 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fleur Ball | 234 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Terry Luscombe | 80 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Hannah Lewis | 43 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,254 | 15.8 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,899 | 60.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Eggbuckland

Eggbuckland 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynda Bowyer* | 3,382 | 48.0 | 0.4 |
| | Labour | Chris Mavin | 1,829 | 25.9 | 11.1 |
| | UKIP | Hugh Davies | 1,440 | 20.4 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Jonathan Noades | 351 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Marc Chudley | 51 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,553 | 22.1 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,053 | 68.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Ham

Ham 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tudor Evans* | 2,176 | 38.6 | 16.1 |
| | UKIP | Jason Shopland | 1,512 | 26.8 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Jon Runge | 1,465 | 26.0 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Bray | 251 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Cameron Hayward | 195 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | John Williams | 43 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | 11.2 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,642 | 59.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 13.2 | |

### Honicknowle

Honicknowle 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Lowry* | 2,414 | 41.7 | 12.3 |
| | UKIP | Shaun Hooper | 1,718 | 29.7 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Gloria Bragg | 1,371 | 23.7 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Pratt | 211 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| | Independent | Arthur Watson | 38 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | George Fidler | 37 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 12.0 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,789 | 56.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.8 | |

### Moor View

Moor View 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Kelly | 2,417 | 38.3 | 6.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Janet Wise | 1,912 | 30.3 | 25.0 |
| | UKIP | Bill Wakeham | 1,457 | 23.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Dubois | 283 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Emma Weatherhead | 184 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alison Casey | 39 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Keith Low | 26 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,318 | 67.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Peverell

Peverell 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mahony* | 3,288 | 42.9 | 2.6 |
| | Labour | Paul McNamara | 2,237 | 29.2 | 3.1 |
| | UKIP | Peter Brooksbank | 944 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Wendy Miller | 624 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Lawrie | 452 | 5.9 | 7.4 |
| | TUSC | Justin Pollard | 71 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Vivamus | Bernard Toolan | 71 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,051 | 13.7 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,666 | 74.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terri Beer* | 2,273 | 47.9 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Roger Williams | 935 | 19.7 | 9.1 |
| | UKIP | Peter Endean | 934 | 19.7 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Jennett | 312 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Tom Pointon | 239 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Louise Alldridge | 54 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 28.2 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,747 | 68.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Plympton St Mary

Plympton St Mary 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Nicholson* | 4,326 | 59.2 | 0.6 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Frost | 1,287 | 17.6 | 4.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rob De Jong | 1,252 | 17.1 | 3.9 |
| | Green | David Owen | 372 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Tom Nally | 70 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,039 | 41.6 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,307 | 71.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Churchill* | 3,424 | 48.7 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | David Salmon | 1,730 | 24.6 | 7.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Dena Rafati | 1,154 | 16.4 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sima Davarian-Dehsorkhe | 433 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Aaron Scott-Carter | 260 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Teresa Stuart | 35 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,694 | 24.1 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,036 | 72.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Plymstock Radford

Plymstock Radford 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Foster* | 3,417 | 49.3 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | John Wheeler | 1,786 | 25.8 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Thompson | 1,600 | 23.1 | 2.1 |
| | TUSC | Thomas Sloman | 126 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,631 | 23.5 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,929 | 70.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Southway

Southway 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Deacon | 2,232 | 34.9 | 11.8 |
| | Labour | John Shillabeer | 2,147 | 33.6 | 19.7 |
| | UKIP | David Coles | 1,447 | 22.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dennis Silverwood | 302 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Thomas Hathway | 226 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Nik Brookson | 40 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,394 | 64.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.0 | |

### St Budeaux

St Budeaux 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Wheeler* | 2,137 | 39.0 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | James Carlyle | 1,537 | 28.1 | 2.7 |
| | UKIP | Adam Duffield | 1,486 | 27.2 | 9.8 |
| | Green | Mark Ovenden | 257 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Aaron Smith | 56 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 10.9 | 20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,473 | 56.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

### Stoke

Stoke 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philippa Davey* | 2,299 | 36.1 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | Tony Carson | 2,150 | 33.7 | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | Philip Partridge | 930 | 14.6 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Cameron Millar | 637 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Guy | 298 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Lesley Duncan | 63 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,377 | 66.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Penberthy* | 2,239 | 35.6 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | Karen Thurston | 1,801 | 28.6 | 1.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Chapman | 981 | 15.6 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Colin Trier | 730 | 11.6 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Janes | 329 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| | TUSC | Roxy Castell | 80 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Michael Moore | 72 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ray Rees | 57 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 7.0 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,289 | 30.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Dann | 2,271 | 37.4 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Edmund Shillabeer | 1,686 | 27.8 | 3.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Hubble | 931 | 15.3 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Josh Leal | 723 | 11.9 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter York | 383 | 6.3 | 3.4 |
| | TUSC | Louise Parker | 77 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 9.6 | 14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,071 | 63.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

## Aftermath

The Labour Party lost control of the council, remaining the largest party with one seat short of an overall majority.