2016 Plymouth City Council election - Wikipedia
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 Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Plymouth City Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Plymouth City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour, resulting in both parties having twenty-seven members of the council. A coalition of Conservative and UKIP members took overall control of the Council, having thirty members in total and a working majority.
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 5 May 2016 along with councils across the United Kingdom as part of the 2016 local elections.[1][2] 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.[3][4] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2012. In that election, twelve Labour candidates and seven Conservative candidates were elected.[5]
Ahead of this election, the council was under no overall control with Labour running a minority administration. The party had the largest number of seats, but was one seat short of a majority.
The election was also contested by the Plymouth Independents, a new political party formed by former UKIP members.[6] The party won no seats, and has subsequently been dissolved having contested no further elections.[7]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 11 | 0 | 1 |  1
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57.9 | 36.5 | 21,394 | 7.1
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| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 |  1
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42.1 | 35.5 | 20,797 | 5.3
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| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 16.3 | 9,577 | 4.3
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| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 4.4 | 2,553 | 1.4
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| Plymouth Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 3.1 | 1,790 | New | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 2.5 | 1,454 | 0.9
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| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 1.8 | 1,033 | 1.7
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Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2012 election.
At the previous election the composition of the council was:[2]
| 28 | 26 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
After the election the composition of the council was:[2]
| 27 | 27 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.
Plympton Chaddlewood
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St Peter and the Waterfront
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Sutton and Mount Gould
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After the election, the Conservatives and Labour held twenty-seven seats on the council each, with the other three held by UKIP councillors.[8] Labour group leader Tudor Evans had led the council before the election, but the result cast control of the council into doubt.[9] A coalition between the Conservatives and UKIP took control, with Conservative group leader Ian Bowyer becoming the new leader of the council.[10][11]
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Local Election 2016". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Past election results | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". www.plymouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Former UKIP members form new 'independent' party to challenge Plymouth's 'cosy council cartel'". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PLYMOUTH INDEPENDENTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Plymouth City Council: Conservatives gain seat leading to hung council". ITV News. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Labour's majority increased after gains". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Sam Blackledge (16 May 2016). "Conservatives and UKIP form coalition to run Plymouth City Council". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Polish family 'scared to go outside' after arson attack". ITV News. Retrieved 17 November 2018.