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2010 Plymouth City Council election
2010 UK local government election
2010 UK local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2010 Plymouth City Council election |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2008 Plymouth City Council election |
| previous_year | 2008 |
| next_election | 2011 Plymouth City Council election |
| next_year | 2011 |
| seats_for_election | 20 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council |
| majority_seats | 29 |
| election_date | 6 May 2010 |
| party1 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| leader1 | Vivien Pengelly |
| last_election1 | 37 |
| seats_before1 | 37 |
| seats1 | 11 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| seats_after1 | 36 |
| popular_vote1 | 38,972 |
| percentage1 | 35.4% |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| leader2 | Tudor Evans |
| last_election2 | 20 |
| seats_before2 | 18 |
| seats2 | 9 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| seats_after2 | 20 |
| popular_vote2 | 32,767 |
| percentage2 | 29.8% |
| party3 | Independent (politician) |
| leader3 | None |
| last_election3 | 0 |
| seats_before3 | 2 |
| seats3 | 0 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| seats_after3 | 1 |
| popular_vote3 | 2,024 |
| percentage3 | 1.8% |
| map_image | Plymouth City Council election 2010 map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2010 Plymouth City Council elections. |
| title | Council control |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| before_election | Conservative |
| after_election | Conservative |
The 2010 Plymouth City Council election was held on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England.
The Conservative Party remained in control of the council with a reduced majority.
Background
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 6 May 2010 along with councils across the United Kingdom as part of the 2010 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with nineteen being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.
Councillors defending their seats were previously elected in 2006. In that election, twelve Conservative candidates and seven Labour candidates were elected. This election followed a by-election in Ham, which resulted in a Labour hold.
The Conservative Party had control of the council ahead of this election, with 37 councillors and a majority of eight seats.
The Conservatives were defending 12 seats, the Labour Party 6 and the former Labour candidate, Andy Kerswell, was defending his seat in Efford and Lipson as an independent.
If the Labour Party was to regain the majority they held on the council until 2006, they needed to gain 11 seats, which they failed to do, although made two gains (one against a Conservative and the other against Andy Kerswell) despite a national swing against them.
Overall results
|seats % = 55.0 |votes % = 35.4 |plus/minus = 4.2 |seats % = 45.0 |votes % = 29.8 |plus/minus = 0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 20.9 |plus/minus = 1.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 9.8 |plus/minus = 3.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.0 |plus/minus = 2.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.8 |plus/minus = 0.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.0
| plus/minus = New |
|---|
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2006 election.
Seats up for election in 2010
Gains are shown by highlighting in the winning party's colours, comparing them to when these councillors were last up for election in 2006.
| Ward | Previous Councillor (2006) | Previous Party (2006) | Winning Councillor | Winning Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budshead | Grant Monahan | Conservative | Grant Monahan | Conservative |
| Compton | Ted Fry | Conservative | Ted Fry | Conservative |
| Devonport | William Stevens | Labour Co-operative | William Stevens | Labour Co-operative |
| Drake | Steven Ricketts | Conservative | Steven Ricketts | Conservative |
| Efford and Lipson | Andy Kerswell | Labour Co-operative (later independent) | David Haydon and Pauline Murphy | Labour |
| Eggbuckland | Ian Bowyer | Conservative | Ian Bowyer | Conservative |
| Ham | Ian Gordon | Labour | Ian Gordon | Labour |
| Honicknowle | Pauline Purnell | Labour | Nicky Williams | Labour |
| Moor View | Michael Foster | Conservative | Mike Wright | Labour |
| Peverell | Martin Leaves | Conservative | Martin Leaves | Conservative |
| Plympton Chaddlewood | Glenn Jordan | Conservative | Glenn Jordan | Conservative |
| Plympton St Mary | David James | Conservative | David James | Conservative |
| Plymstock Dunstone | VivienPengelly | Conservative | VivienPengelly | Conservative |
| Plymstock Radford | Wendy Foster | Conservative | Wendy Foster | Conservative |
| St Budeaux | Sally Letcher | Labour | Sally Bowie (née Letcher) | Labour |
| St Peter and The Waterfront | Sue McDonald | Labour | Sue McDonald | Labour |
| Southway | James Kirk | Labour Co-operative | Tom Browne | Conservative |
| Stoke | Jill Dolan | Conservative | Jill Dolan | Conservative |
| Sutton and Mount Gould | Mary Aspinall | Labour Co-operative | Mary Aspinall | Labour Co-operative |
Ward results
Budshead
Compton
Devonport
Drake
Efford and Lipson
Eggbuckland
Ham
Honicknowle
Moor View
Peverell
Plympton Chaddlewood
Plympton St Mary
Plymstock Dunstone
Plymstock Radford
St Budeaux
St Peter and the Waterfront
Southway
Stoke
Sutton and Mount Gould
References
References
- "Election 2010 - Plymouth Council". BBC News.
- "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK.
- "Election Timetable in England".
- "Local Elections Archive Project - 2006 - Plymouth".
- (2009-09-03). "Ham by-election". Plymouth City Council.
- (2006-05-04). "Plymouth City Council election results 2006". Plymouth City Council.
- (2010-05-06). "Plymouth City Council election results 2010". Plymouth City Council.
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