2010 Plymouth City Council election


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 despite a national swing against them.

Overall results

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.
WardPrevious Councillor Previous Party Winning CouncillorWinning Party
BudsheadGrant MonahanConservativeGrant MonahanConservative
ComptonTed FryConservativeTed FryConservative
DevonportWilliam StevensLabour Co-operativeWilliam StevensLabour Co-operative
DrakeSteven RickettsConservativeSteven RickettsConservative
Efford and LipsonAndy KerswellLabour Co-operative David Haydon and Pauline MurphyLabour
EggbucklandIan BowyerConservativeIan BowyerConservative
HamIan GordonLabourIan GordonLabour
HonicknowlePauline PurnellLabourNicky WilliamsLabour
Moor ViewMichael FosterConservativeMike WrightLabour
PeverellMartin LeavesConservativeMartin LeavesConservative
Plympton ChaddlewoodGlenn JordanConservativeGlenn JordanConservative
Plympton St MaryDavid JamesConservativeDavid JamesConservative
Plymstock DunstoneVivienPengellyConservativeVivienPengellyConservative
Plymstock RadfordWendy FosterConservativeWendy FosterConservative
St BudeauxSally LetcherLabourSally Bowie Labour
St Peter and The WaterfrontSue McDonaldLabourSue McDonaldLabour
SouthwayJames KirkLabour Co-operativeTom BrowneConservative
StokeJill DolanConservativeJill DolanConservative
Sutton and Mount GouldMary AspinallLabour Co-operativeMary AspinallLabour 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 Budeax

St Peter and the Waterfront

Southway

Stoke

Sutton and Mount Gould