# 2011 Plymouth City Council election

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.

## Background

Plymouth City Council held local elections on 5 May 2011 as part of the 2011 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 2007. In that election, eleven Conservative candidates and eight Labour candidates were elected.
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 | 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 | 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

Budshead 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 115 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3834 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Compton

Compton 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 852 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,015 | 42.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Devonport

Devonport 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 689 | 23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2914 | 30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Drake

Drake 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 83 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | 33.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Efford and Lipson

Efford and Lipson 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 953 | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,329 | 36.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Eggbuckland

Eggbuckland 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 953 | 21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,519 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ham

Ham 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 874 | 25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,370 | 35.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Honicknowle

Honicknowle 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,115 | 33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,317 | 32.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Moor View

Moor View 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alison Marie Casey | 2,049 | 55.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Christie | 1,655 | 44.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,704 | 40.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Peverell

Peverell 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 598 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,529 | 45.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terri Beer | 1,597 | 55.2 |
| | Labour | Roger Williams | 834 | 28.8 |
| | UKIP | John Roberts | 461 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,892 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plympton St Mary

Plympton St Mary 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,744 | 38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,492 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,246 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,452 | 46.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plymstock Radford

Plymstock Radford 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,232 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Budeax

St Budeaux 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,057 | 31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,324 | 34.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2011 (2 Councillors) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 224 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,570 | 34.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Southway

Southway 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John David Smith | 2,096 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian William George Roberts | 1,839 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,935 | 41.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Stoke

Stoke 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 383 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,887 | 41.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 806 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,363 | 34.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |