2012 Plymouth City Council election

2012 UK local government election September 2020 November 2013 2012 Plymouth City Council electionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E06000026.stm Vote 2012 - Plymouth BBC News Parliamentary no yes 2011 Plymouth City Council election 2011 2014 Plymouth City Council election 2014 19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 3 May 2012 Labour Party (UK) Tudor Evans 25 25 12 6 31 25,261 43.6% Conservative Party (UK) Vivien Pengelly 32 31 7 5 26 17,968 31.0% UKIP None 0 1 0 1 0 11,935 20.6% Plymouth City council election 2012 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested positions in the 2012 Plymouth City Council elections. Council control Council control after election Conservative Labour The 2012 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election was won by the Labour Party, who gained control of the council from the Conservative Party. Background Plymouth City Council held local elections on 7 May 2012 as part of the 2012 local elections.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E06000026.stm Local elections 2012 BBC News 2012-04-30 The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-government-structure-and-elections#electoral-cycles Local government structure and elections GOV.UK 2018-04-27 enhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694598/Election_Timetable_in_England.pdf Election Timetable in England Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2008. In that election, fourteen Conservative candidates and five Labour candidates were elected.https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/electionresults0 Past election results PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK www.plymouth.gov.uk en 2018-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20180428012039/https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/electionresults0 28 April 2018 dead Ahead of the election, the council was split between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with the Conservatives having held a majority for five years.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-17948056 Labour take Exeter and Plymouth 2012-05-04 BBC News 2018-11-17 en-GB Overall results 2012 Plymouth City Council Election Labour Party (UK) 12 6 0 6 63.2 43.6 25,261 16.5 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 5 5 36.8 31.0 17,968 16.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 1,741 10.7 UKIP 0 0 1 1 0.0 20.6 11,935 16.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 921 3.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 85 New Vivamus 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 New |- | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 19 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 57,936 | style="text-align: right;" | Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2008 election. The Conservatives lost their overall majority on the council to the Labour Party. After the previous election, the composition of the council was: +3225ConservativeLabour Before this election, the composition of the council was: +31251ConservativeLabourUKIP After this election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 31 26 Labour Conservative Ward results Plymouth City Council maintains records of past election results.https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/pastelectionresults Past election results PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK www.plymouth.gov.uk en 2018-11-12 13 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181113125414/https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/votingandelections/pastelectionresults dead Budshead thumb|190px|Location of Budshead ward Budshead 2012 Labour Party (UK) Jon Taylor 1,626 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Thompson 1,375 30.4 UK Independence Party Hugh Williams 544 12.0 241 1.9 4,525 36.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Compton thumb|190px|Location of Compton ward Compton 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Ball 1,233 40.4 Labour Party (UK) Neil Hendy 840 27.5 UK Independence Party Michael Cooke 560 18.3 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Trier 221 7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Smith 198 6.5 397 12.9 33.5 Conservative Party (UK) Devonport thumb|190px|Location of Devonport ward Devonport 2012 Labour Party (UK) Kate Taylor 1,309 52.0 UK Independence Party Syd Brooks 470 18.7 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Jasper-Eustis 445 17.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Brooks 176 7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Pratt 117 4.6 839 33.3 27.1 Labour Party (UK) Efford and Lipson thumb|190px|Location of Efford and Lipson ward Efford and Lipson 2012 Labour and Co-operative Brian Vincent 1,823 65.2 UK Independence Party Ray Fereday 519 18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Judy Tottey 455 16.3 1,304 46.6 30.6 Labour Party (UK) Eggbuckland thumb|190px|Location of Eggbuckland ward Eggbuckland 2012 Labour Party (UK) Paul Jarvis 1,419 39.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Brookshaw 1,357 37.8 UK Independence Party Roger Thomas 816 22.7 62 1.7 34.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ham thumb|190px|Location of Ham ward Ham 2012 Labour Party (UK) Tina Tuohy 1,667 58.6 UK Independence Party John Read 660 23.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Downie 520 18.3 1,007 35.4 31.3 Labour Party (UK) Honicknowle thumb|190px|Location of Honicknowle ward Honicknowle 2012 Labour Party (UK) Pete Smith 1,560 56.2 UK Independence Party Ron Northcott 715 25.7 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Rielly 367 13.2 Green Party of England and Wales David Wildman 136 4.9 845 30.5 27.4 Labour Party (UK) Moor View thumb|190px|Location of Moor View ward Moor View 2012 Labour and Co-operative Mike Fox 1,703 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Christie 919 27.7 UK Independence Party Stuart Munnery 573 17.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Bray 117 3.5 784 23.7 36.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Peverell thumb|190px|Location of Peverell ward Peverell 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Nicholson 1,320 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Randall 1,211 34.3 UK Independence Party Catherine Bullock 499 14.1 Green Party of England and Wales Wendy Miller 289 8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Lawrie 190 5.4 Vivamus Bernard Toolan 25 0.7 109 3.1 35.1 Conservative Party (UK) Plympton Chaddlewood thumb|190px|Location of Plympton Chaddlewood ward Plympton Chaddlewood 2012 Conservative Party (UK) David Salter 704 44.2 Labour Party (UK) Mark Thompson 478 30.0 UK Independence Party Jonathan Frost 411 25.8 226 14.2 25.7 Conservative Party (UK) Plympton Erle thumb|190px|Location of Plympton Erle ward Plympton Erle 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Darcy 900 38.0 Labour Party (UK) Chris Mavin 739 31.2 UK Independence Party John Roberts 480 20.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter York 248 10.5 161 6.8 34.8 Conservative Party (UK) Plympton St Mary thumb|190px|Location of Plympton St Mary ward Plympton St Mary 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Sam Leaves 1,542 44.7 Labour Party (UK) Seetha Cheesman 1,034 30.0 UK Independence Party Steve Stephenson 875 25.4 508 14.7 34.6 Conservative Party (UK) Plymstock Dunstone thumb|190px|Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward Plymstock Dunstone 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Wigens 1,542 44.0 UK Independence Party David Salmon 1,138 32.4 Labour Party (UK) Prathees Kishore 828 23.6 404 11.6 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) Plymstock Radford thumb|190px|Location of Plymstock Radford ward Plymstock Radford 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Leaves 1,282 37.9 UK Independence Party John Wheeler 1,010 29.9 Labour and Co-operative Shirley Smith 912 27.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Byatt 179 5.3 172 8.0 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Southway thumb|190px|Location of Southway ward Southway 2012 Labour Party (UK) Lorraine Parker 1,845 51.3 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Roberts 967 26.9 UK Independence Party Peter Berrow 785 21.8 878 24.4 36.4 Labour Party (UK) UKIP Note: Peter Berrow won this seat for the Conservative Party the previous time it was contested in 2008, but defected to UKIP in January 2012.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16507885 BBC News Plymouth Conservative councillor defects to UKIP 11 January 2012 St Budeaux thumb|190px|Location of St Budeaux ward St Budeaux 2012 Labour Party (UK) Danny Damarell 1,817 61.1 UK Independence Party Mark Burton 592 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Charlotte Bladen 470 15.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon May 97 3.3 1,225 41.2 31.9 Labour Party (UK) Stoke thumb|190px|Location of Stoke ward Stoke 2012 Labour Party (UK) Sam Davey 1,602 46.5 Conservative Party (UK) Craig Duncan 1,205 35.0 UK Independence Party Fiona Hurst-Baird 443 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fleur Ball 197 5.7 397 11.5 37.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Peter and the Waterfront thumb|190px|Location of St Peter and the Waterfront ward St Peter and the Waterfront 2012 Labour Party (UK) Ian Tuffin 1,445 49.7 Conservative Party (UK) Tam McPherson 805 27.7 UK Independence Party Roy Kettle 444 15.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh Janes 215 7.4 640 22.0 31.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sutton and Mount Gould thumb|190px|Location of Sutton and Mount Gould ward Sutton and Mount Gould 2012 Labour Party (UK) Eddie Rennie 1,403 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Kelly 560 20.5 UK Independence Party Jonquil Webber 401 14.7 Green Party of England and Wales Tean Mitchell 158 5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Huntley 124 4.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Louise Parker 85 3.1 843 30.9 29.6 Labour Party (UK) Aftermath Following the election, the Labour Party had an overall majority on the council, meaning their group leader Tudor Evans returned as council leader. Labour's newly elected councillor in Devonport, Kate Taylor, was one of the youngest councillors in the country at eighteen years old.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections/9244994/London-Mayor-election-and-local-election-results-2012-as-it-happened.html London Mayor election and local election results 2012: as it happened Bowater Donna The Daily Telegraph 2012-05-04 2018-11-17 en-GB 0307-1235 Despite significantly increasing its overall vote count, the UK Independence Party lost its only seat on the council.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/may/04/ukip-farage-local-election-results Ukip enjoys record local election results Davies Lizzy 2012-05-04 The Guardian en 2018-11-17 References Plymouth 2012 Category:2010s in Devon