2026 Plymouth City Council election
7 May 2026
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The 2026 Plymouth City Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 19 of 57 members of Plymouth City Council.[2]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 42 | Labour | 39 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | Conservative | 7 | ||
| Green | 2 | Green | 2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | Liberal Democrats | 1 | ||
| Independent | 6 | Independent | 8[b] | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- May 2025: Carol Ney (Labour) and Zoe Reilly (Labour) leave party to sit as independents; Dylan Tippetts (Labour) joins Liberal Democrats[3]
Summary
Background
In 2024, the Labour Party retained control of the council.[4][5] In 2025, it was reported that the elections were potentially being cancelled.[6]
Election result
| 2026 Plymouth City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 29 | |||||||||
| Independent | 6 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 2 | |||||||||
| Green | 1 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budshead | Lee Finn | Conservative | ||
| Compton | Dylan Tippetts | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Devonport | Bill Stevens | Labour | ||
| Drake | Charlotte Holloway | Labour | ||
| Efford & Lipson | Neil Hendy | Labour | ||
| Eggbuckland | Chip Tofan | Conservative | ||
| Ham | Tina Tuohy | Labour | ||
| Honicknowle | Zoe Reilly | Independent | ||
| Moor View | Maddi Bridgeman | Independent | ||
| Peverell | Jeremy Goslin | Labour | ||
| Plympton Chaddlewood | Ian Poyser | Green | ||
| Plympton St Mary | Ian Darcy | Conservative | ||
| Plymsotck Dunstone | Stefan Krizanac | Labour | ||
| Plymstock Radford | Rebecca Smith | Conservative | ||
| Southway | Andy Lugger | Conservative | ||
| St Budeaux | Sally Haydon | Labour | ||
| St Peter & The Waterfront | Alison Raynsford | Labour | ||
| Stoke | Tom Briars-Delve | Labour | ||
| Sutton & Mount Gould | Mary Aspinall | Labour | ||
Results
References
- ^ "Plymouth Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Dates of upcoming polls | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ Davis, Miles (19 May 2025). "Three Plymouth city councillors quit Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ Clark, Daniel (3 May 2024). "Plymouth City Council local elections 2024 results in full". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Plymouth result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Elections may be cancelled in Plymouth and Exeter". www.bbc.com. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.