Yahoo News Plymouth local election results as Labour storm to massive victory
Labour have retained control of Plymouth City Council with an increased grip on power in the city. The ruling party needed to only win two of the 19 seats up for grabs to keep their majority, but won 15 in a crushing victory.
Labour now have 42 seats, up from the 33 they started with. Labour made gains in St Budeaux, Budshead, Plymstock Dunstone, Plymstock Radford, Ham, Honicknowle, Compton, Peverell and Southway
The Green Party retained Plympton Chaddlewood, while Independent Andrea Loveridge retained her Plympton Erle seat. In Plympton St Mary, Independent Sally Nicholson gained the seat from the Conservatives. The Conservative won just one seat – Eggbuckland – which was the last to declare.
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It means Labour now have 42 seats on the council. The Conservatives, who controlled the authority just over a year ago, now have just seven seats. There are six Independents, and two Green Party councillors.
With no elections in 2025, and Labour only defending 11 seats in 2026, it means that they will retain power (bar by-election losses/defections) until May 2027.
Cllr Tudor Evans, leader of the council, said: “It was a fantastic night, one of the best we've had. Last year we gained nine. This year, we gained nine. So 18 gains in two years is fantastic. But as significant tonight, I think, was that this is the worst result the Conservatives have ever had in to win just one ward.
“People in Plymouth have had enough of the Tories. They've had enough ofSunak. They've had enough of Mercer. They've had enough of the Tory government making life harder for them.”
Newly elected Labour councillor Ray Morton said he was born and bred in Honicknowle and would serve the locals - adding "the message is clear, the Conservatives' time is up, bring on the General Election".
Plymstock Dunstone now has a Labour councillor, Maria Lawson, who said the vote signified that the people of Plymstock Dunstone "want to see change".
