2010 Plymouth City Council election

2010 UK local government election

2010 Plymouth City Council election[1] | <- 2008 | 6 May 2010 | 2011 ->

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20 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Vivien Pengelly  | Tudor Evans | None
Party  | Conservative | Labour | Independent
Last election  | 37 | 20 | 0
Seats before  | 37 | 18 | 2
Seats won  | 11 | 9  | 0
Seats after  | 36 | 20  | 1
Seat change  | 1  | 2  | 1
Popular vote  | 38,972 | 32,767  | 2,024
Percentage  | 35.4% | 29.8%  | 1.8%

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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2010 Plymouth City Council elections.

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

Conservative

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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

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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.[2][3]

Councillors defending their seats were previously elected in 2006. In that election, twelve Conservative candidates and seven Labour candidates were elected.[4] This election followed a by-election in Ham, which resulted in a Labour hold.[5]

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

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2010 Plymouth City Council Election  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 11  | 0  | 1  | 1 | 55.0  | 35.4  | 38,972  | 4.2
| Labour | 9  | 1  | 0  | 1 | 45.0  | 29.8  | 32,767  | 0.1
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 20.9  | 23,031  | 1.4
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 9.8  | 10,792  | 3.5
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 2.0  | 2,170  | 2.0
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.8  | 2,024  | 0.7
| BNP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 312  | New
| Vivamus  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 23  | New
Total | 20 |  | 110,091 |

Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2006 election.

## Seats up for election in 2010

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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)[6] | Previous Party (2006)[6] | Winning Councillor[7] | Winning Party[7]

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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

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### Budshead

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Location of Budshead ward Budshead 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Grant Monahan  | 2,077  | 36.2%
| Labour | Mike Fox  | 2,012  | 35.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Mathew Beynon  | 1,024  | 17.9%
| UKIP | Thelma Dinham  | 623  | 10.9%
Majority  | 65  | 1.1%
Turnout | 5,736  | 60.1%
| Conservative hold

### Compton

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Location of Compton ward Compton 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Ted Fry  | 2,698  | 41.9%
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Smith  | 1,560  | 24.2%
| Labour | Chaz Singh  | 1,358  | 21.1%
| UKIP | Michael Cooke  | 545  | 8.5%
| Green | Josie Bannon  | 278  | 4.3%
Majority  | 1,138  | 17.7%
Turnout | 6,439  | 68.2%
| Conservative hold

### Devonport

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Location of Devonport ward Devonport 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | William Stevens  | 1,820  | 36.0%
| Conservative | Betty Gray  | 1,461  | 28.9%
| Liberal Democrats | John Brooks  | 1,074  | 21.2%
| UKIP | Syd Brooks  | 573  | 11.3%
| Green | Andrew Pratt  | 127  | 2.5%
Majority  | 359  | 7.1%
Turnout | 5,055  | 54.0%
| Labour hold

### Drake

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Location of Drake ward Drake 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Steven Ricketts  | 984  | 34.6%
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Trimnell  | 832  | 29.2%
| Labour | John Smith  | 613  | 21.5%
| Green | Colin Trier  | 170  | 6.0%
| UKIP | Michael Ellison  | 159  | 5.6%
| Independent | Sam Remmer  | 89  | 3.1%
Majority  | 152  | 5.3%
Turnout | 2,847  | 55.2%
| Conservative hold

### Efford and Lipson

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Location of Efford and Lipson ward Efford and Lipson 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | David Haydon  | 1,950  |
| Labour | Pauline Murphy  | 1,903  |
| Conservative | Andy Ford  | 1,387  |
| Conservative | Mary Orchard  | 1,219  |
| Liberal Democrats | Elsie Clark  | 1,201  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Tidy  | 1,072  |
| UKIP | David Salmon  | 641  |
| Independent | Andy Kerswell  | 357  |
| Green | Alison Green  | 333  |
| Independent | Margaret Storer  | 110  |
Turnout | 10,173  | 57.8%
| Labour hold

### Eggbuckland

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Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Ian Bowyer  | 2,691  | 38.7%
| Labour | Ken Morrish  | 1,969  | 28.3%
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Pedlar  | 1,256  | 18.1%
| UKIP | Roger Thomas  | 625  | 9.0%
| Independent | Lee Finn  | 405  | 5.8%
Majority  | 722  | 10.4%
Turnout | 6,946  | 67.6%
| Conservative hold

### Ham

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Location of Ham ward Ham 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Ian Gordon  | 2,252  | 40.3%
| Conservative | Bethan Roberts  | 1,434  | 25.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Campbell  | 920  | 16.5%
| UKIP | John Read  | 717  | 12.8%
| Independent | Mark West  | 164  | 2.9%
| Green | Colin Bannon  | 96  | 1.7%
Majority  | 818  | 14.7%
Turnout | 5,583  | 57.8%
| Labour hold

### Honicknowle

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Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Nicky Williams  | 2,407  | 43.2%
| Conservative | Paul Rielly  | 1,265  | 22.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Goldthorp  | 920  | 16.5%
| UKIP | Stephen Hoffman  | 663  | 11.9%
| BNP | Roy Cook  | 312  | 5.6%
Majority  | 1,142  | 20.5%
Turnout | 5,567  | 55.4%
| Labour hold

### Moor View

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Location of Moor View ward Moor View 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mike Wright  | 2,206  | 36.8%
| Conservative | Michael Foster  | 1,966  | 32.8%
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Campbell  | 1,123  | 18.7%
| UKIP | Herbert Sandford  | 591  | 9.9%
| Green | Nicola Bannon  | 109  | 1.8%
Majority  | 240  | 4.0%
Turnout | 5,995  | 64.7%
| Labour gain from Conservative

### Peverell

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Location of Peverell ward Peverell 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Martin Leaves  | 2,871  | 40.0%
| Labour | Jon Taylor  | 1,782  | 24.8%
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Swann  | 1,769  | 24.6%
| UKIP | Christopher Vitali  | 465  | 6.5%
| Green | Gavin Fennell  | 270  | 3.8%
| Vivamus  | Bernard Toolan  | 23  | 0.3%
Majority  | 1,089  | 15.2%
Turnout | 7,180  | 71.2%
| Labour hold

### Plympton Chaddlewood

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Location of Plympton Chaddlewood ward Plympton Chaddlewood 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Glenn Jordan  | 1,816  | 45.9%
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Symons  | 970  | 24.5%
| Labour | Val Burns  | 781  | 19.7%
| UKIP | Jonathan Frost  | 393  | 9.9%
Majority  | 846  | 21.4%
Turnout | 3,960  | 64.1%
| Conservative hold

### Plympton St Mary

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Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | David James  | 3,597  | 50.8%
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Symons  | 1,427  | 20.1%
| Labour | Ross Burns  | 1,424  | 20.1%
| UKIP | Bill Baser  | 639  | 9.0%
Majority  | 2,170  | 30.6%
Turnout | 7,087  | 70.3%
| Conservative hold

### Plymstock Dunstone

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Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plymstock Dunstone 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Vivien Pengelly  | 3,363  | 48.5%
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Smith  | 1,578  | 22.7%
| Labour | Roger Williams  | 1,235  | 17.8%
| UKIP | Alan Skuse  | 763  | 11.0%
Majority  | 1,785  | 25.7%
Turnout | 6,939  | 70.6%
| Conservative hold

### Plymstock Radford

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Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plymstock Radford 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Wendy Foster  | 2,681  | 40.2%
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Veater  | 1,463  | 21.9%
| Labour | Steven Lemin  | 1,092  | 16.4%
| Independent | Roger Dodd  | 828  | 12.4%
| UKIP | Roger Bullock  | 613  | 9.2%
Majority  | 1,218  | 18.2%
Turnout | 6,677  | 68.3%
| Conservative hold

### St Budeax

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Location of St Budeaux ward St Budeaux 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sally Bowie  | 2,226  | 40.8%
| Conservative | Frederick Brimacombe  | 1,450  | 26.6%
| Liberal Democrats | Bailey Sam  | 905  | 16.6%
| UKIP | Paul Bedson  | 696  | 12.7%
| Green | Nick Byrne  | 105  | 1.9%
| Independent | Paul Colwill  | 79  | 1.4%
Majority  | 776  | 14.2%
Turnout | 5,461  | 63.9%
| Labour hold

### St Peter and the Waterfront

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Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward St Peter and the Waterfront 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sue McDonald  | 1,689  | 33.8%
| Conservative | Carol Ellmers  | 1,525  | 30.5%
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Janes  | 1,096  | 21.9%
| UKIP | Sean O'Kane  | 398  | 8.0%
| Green | Matt Slaughter  | 190  | 3.8%
| Independent | Ray Rees  | 102  | 2.0%
Majority  | 164  | 3.3%
Turnout | 5,000  | 56.9%
| Labour hold

### Southway

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Location of Southway ward Southway 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Thomas Browne  | 2,183  | 36.1%
| Labour | David Weekes  | 2,160  | 35.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Roch  | 1,029  | 17.0%
| UKIP | Fern Burgess  | 678  | 11.2%
Majority  | 23  | 0.4%
Turnout | 6,050  | 52.8%
| Conservative hold

### Stoke

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Location of Stoke ward Stoke 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Jill Dolan  | 2,030  | 33.9%
| Labour | Philippa Davey  | 1,880  | 31.4%
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Brown-Church  | 1,335  | 22.3%
| UKIP | John Elliott  | 542  | 9.0%
| Green | Wendy Miller  | 209  | 3.5%
Majority  | 150  | 2.5%
Turnout | 5,996  | 64.6%
| Conservative hold

### Sutton and Mount Gould

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Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward Sutton and Mount Gould 2010  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mary Aspinall  | 1,911  | 33.5%
| Liberal Democrats | Peter York  | 1,549  | 27.2%
| Conservative | Edmund Shillabeer  | 1,493  | 26.2%
| UKIP | Jonquil Webber  | 468  | 8.2%
| Green | Tean Mitchell  | 283  | 5.0%
Majority  | 362  | 6.3%
Turnout | 5,704  | 57.6%
| Labour hold

## See also

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* List of wards in Plymouth

## References

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1. ^ "Election 2010 - Plymouth Council". BBC News.
2. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
3. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2006 - Plymouth". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
5. ^ "Ham by-election". Plymouth City Council. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
6. ^ a b "Plymouth City Council election results 2006". Plymouth City Council. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
7. ^ a b "Plymouth City Council election results 2010". Plymouth City Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

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