1997 Plymouth City Council election

1997 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1997 Plymouth City Council election Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1997 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1997-complete.pdf Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK The Elections Centre 9 Parliamentary no yes 1995 Plymouth City Council election 1995 2000 Plymouth City Council election 2000 All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 1 May 1997 Labour Party (UK) 54 seats, 61.2% 47 7 62,966 47.2% 14.0% Conservative Party (UK) 6 seats, 26.4% 13 7 43,731 32.8% 6.4% Plymouth City Council election 1997 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1997 Plymouth City Council elections. Council control Council control after election Labour Labour The 1997 Plymouth City Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1991. Overall results 1997 Plymouth City Council Election Labour Party (UK) 47 1 8 7 78.3 47.2 62,966 13.5 Conservative Party (UK) 13 8 1 7 21.7 32.8 43,731 6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 17.3 23,146 9.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,405 0.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 1,030 0.4 Independent Democrat 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 999 New UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 244 0.6 |- | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 60 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 133,521 | style="text-align: right;" | Ward results Budshead (3 seats) thumb|Location of Budshead ward Budshead (3 seats)http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/1351000.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19970129144543/http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/1351000.htm dead 29 January 1997 19 November 2019 Plymouth City Council - Member Profileshttp://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Plymouth-1997-2012.pdf Plymouth City Council Election Results 1997-2012 Elections Centre 21 November 2019 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Sydney Simmonds 3,997 Labour Party (UK) Paul Carter 3,746 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Barry Coleman 3,474 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Hutty 1,203 Conservative Party (UK) K. Watkin 1,168 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Trench 1,058 65.0% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Compton (3 seats) thumb|Location of Compton ward Compton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Albert Fry 3,402 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Edward James Savery 3,362 Conservative Party (UK) David John Stark 3,221 Labour Party (UK) K. French 1,677 Labour Party (UK) L. Harris 1,674 Labour Party (UK) I. Tuffin 1,526 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Casley 1,390 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Rushton 1,307 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Van Eetvelt 1,063 Green Party of England and Wales F. Allen 502 67.4% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Drake (3 seats) thumb|Location of Drake ward Drake (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Christopher Peter Burgess 2,376 Labour Party (UK) Ernest Alexander Colley 2,340 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Mary Purnell 2,245 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Nye 2,031 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Yardley 1,962 Conservative Party (UK) P. Parnall 1,917 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hodges 1,881 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. York 1,842 Conservative Party (UK) M. White 1,824 Green Party of England and Wales G. Grindrod 528 60.8% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Efford (3 seats) thumb|Location of Efford ward Efford (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Bernard Claude Alexander Miller 3,404 Labour Party (UK) Jane Margaret Jones 3,314 Labour Party (UK) Brian Vincent 3,161 Conservative Party (UK) K. Banks 1,671 Conservative Party (UK) M. Leaves 1,550 Conservative Party (UK) M. Orchard 1,524 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Bray 982 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Taylor 941 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Vosper 911 68.6% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eggbuckland (3 seats) thumb|Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Derick Brian Bray 4,034 Labour Party (UK) Michael George Wright 3,787 Labour Party (UK) Robert Anthony Gachagan 3,527 Conservative Party (UK) G. Bragg 2,633 Conservative Party (UK) M. Foster 2,372 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wallace 2,365 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Nelmes 1,627 72.7% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Estover (3 seats) thumb|Location of Estover ward Estover (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Michael Robert Fox 3,937 Labour Party (UK) Charles Joseph William Demuth 3,736 Labour Party (UK) Valentine Hiromeris 3,269 Conservative Party (UK) P. Brookshaw 3,184 Conservative Party (UK) M. Gibson 3,146 Conservative Party (UK) B. Brookshaw 3,139 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Wickett 1,634 68.3% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ham (3 seats) thumb|Location of Ham ward Ham (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Frederick James Ball 3,533 Labour Party (UK) Tudor Evans 3,143 Labour Party (UK) D. Knott 2,911 Conservative Party (UK) G. Monahan 1,288 Independent Democrat P. Stanner 999 65.5% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Honicknowle (3 seats) thumb|Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) John Joseph Ingham 4,639 Labour Party (UK) Alan George Ford 4,135 Labour Party (UK) A. Bennett 3,976 Conservative Party (UK) R. Mahony 1,765 67.6% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Keyham (3 seats) thumb|Location of Keyham ward Keyham (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Michael John Sheaff 3,100 Labour Party (UK) Alan Stephens 2,704 Labour Party (UK) Steven Paul Lemin 2,152 Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,471 Conservative Party (UK) S. Wheeler 1,331 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Gallagher 1,213 Conservative Party (UK) D. McKechnie 1,171 61.4% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mount Gould (3 seats) thumb|Location of Mount Gould ward Mount Gould (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Patrica Nora Coyle 2,410 Labour Party (UK) Edwin Shaun Rennie 2,251 Labour Party (UK) John Gerard Williams 2,249 Conservative Party (UK) C. Atkey 1,447 Conservative Party (UK) M. Campbell 1,440 Conservative Party (UK) M. Turner 1,283 Liberal Democrats (UK) N. Black 1,119 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Summerfield 1,116 Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Biles 1,078 Independent (politician) C. Brown 450 Independent (politician) S. Mitchell 335 Independent (politician) M. Roberts 286 61.8% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plympton Erle (3 seats) thumb|Location of Plympton Erle ward Plympton Erle (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Lucy Banks 3,627 Conservative Party (UK) John Frederick Fox 3,473 Conservative Party (UK) David John James 3,379 Labour Party (UK) R. Rogers 3,262 Labour Party (UK) K. Hill 2,992 Labour Party (UK) I. Gordon 2,962 Liberal Democrats (UK) K. Hill 2,725 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Neale 2,448 70.0% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plympton St Mary (3 seats) thumb|Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Joan Iris Stopporton 3,510 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Nicholson 3,321 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Lawley 3,294 Labour Party (UK) P. Smith 2,613 Labour Party (UK) A. Wellington 2,313 Labour Party (UK) G. Shears 2,303 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Tyrie 1,711 73.7% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats) thumb|Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Frank Viney 3,687 Conservative Party (UK) Vivien Anne Pengelly 3,360 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Charles Wigens 3,174 Labour Party (UK) J. Kirk 2,493 Labour Party (UK) R. Evans 2,411 Labour Party (UK) E. Cohen 2,217 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Byatt 1,796 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Coker 1,689 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Coker 1,571 72.4% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plymstock Radford (3 seats) thumb|Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plymstock Radford (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Ruth Earl 2,496 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth James Foster 2,288 Labour Party (UK) Peter Francis Allan 2,284 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lugger 2,207 Labour Party (UK) S. Polkinghorn 2,035 Conservative Party (UK) M. Leaves 2,016 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Burrows 1,407 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Tisdall 1,333 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Byatt 1,184 UKIP R. Bullock 244 72.4% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southway (3 seats) thumb|Location of Southway ward Southway (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Dennis John Camp 4,204 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Ruby Evans 4,102 Labour Party (UK) John George Jones 4,036 Conservative Party (UK) J. Harden 2,143 Conservative Party (UK) E. Willey 2,002 Conservative Party (UK) G. Horler 1,980 67.7% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Budeax (3 seats) thumb|Location of St Budeax ward St Budeax (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) John Ambrose Coyle 3,619 Labour Party (UK) Debre Ann Roche 3,424 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Trerise Wildy 3,075 Conservative Party (UK) J. Plymsol 2,145 64.0% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Peter (3 seats) thumb|Location of St Peter ward St Peter (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Yvonne Bellamy 2,918 Labour Party (UK) Mark Anthony King 2,521 Labour Party (UK) Ashley Telford Mason 2,338 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Egerton 968 Conservative Party (UK) D. Gamble 964 Conservative Party (UK) J. Parry 949 Conservative Party (UK) J. Paton 879 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Jones 859 Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Guy 858 Independent (politician) D. Kelway 271 Independent (politician) M. Howes 186 Independent (politician) T. Russell 181 55.6% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stoke (3 seats) thumb|Location of Stoke ward Stoke (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) David Alexander Millar 2,961 Labour Party (UK) Janet Millar 2,831 Labour Party (UK) William John Stevens 2,577 Conservative Party (UK) C. Pascoe 1,993 Conservative Party (UK) B. Pascoe 1,990 Conservative Party (UK) B. Fox 1,976 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Evans 1,277 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Guy 1,258 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Hazell 1,174 63.2% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sutton (3 seats) thumb|Location of Sutton ward Sutton (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Christopher Mavin 2,602 Labour Party (UK) Jean Nelder 2,592 Labour Party (UK) George Wheeler 2,403 Conservative Party (UK) F. Brimacombe 1,397 Conservative Party (UK) D. Brimacombe 1,291 Conservative Party (UK) R. Garley 1,139 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Dean 895 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Flippance 789 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Longworth 784 Independent (politician) K. Kelway 684 Independent (politician) G. Fletcher 419 Independent (politician) J. Preece 359 61.4% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trelawny (3 seats) thumb|Location of Trelawny ward Trelawny (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Howard Leslie Davey 2,691 Labour Party (UK) David Martin Palmer 2,645 Labour Party (UK) Thelma Hilda Irene Rider 2,608 Conservative Party (UK) P. Nicholson 2,031 Conservative Party (UK) D. Kaye 2,007 Conservative Party (UK) R. Lloyd 1,897 Liberal Democrats (UK) K. D'Arcy 901 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Robins 878 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Simmonds 776 73.7% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1997 English local elections Category:May 1997 in the United Kingdom 1997 Category:1990s in Devon