1991 Plymouth City Council election
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The 1991 Plymouth City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party, who had held it since its creation in 1973.[1]
Overall results[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 41 | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
31.7 | 43.8 | 41,401 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 19 | 0 | 12 | ![]() |
68.3 | 33.5 | 31,669 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 10 | ![]() |
0.0 | 16.7 | 15,774 | ![]() | |
SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 6.1 | 5,767 | New | |
Total | 60 | 94,611 |
Ward results[]
Budshead (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Budshead_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Budshead_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Budshead ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Payne | 2,752 | ||
Labour | R. Simmonds | 2,744 | ||
Labour | T. Coleman | 2,590 | ||
SDP | P. Rowe | 572 | ||
SDP | L. Rowe | 571 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 557 | ||
Conservative | G. Horler | 541 | ||
Conservative | J. Mahony | 523 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Gallagher | 394 | ||
SDP | P. Stanner | 389 | ||
Liberal Democrats | W. Villagio | 368 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Hipkiss | 345 | ||
Turnout | 50.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour hold |
Compton (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Compton_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Compton_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Compton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Savery | 2,232 | ||
Conservative | P. Wood | 2,168 | ||
Conservative | M. Chapman | 2,164 | ||
Labour | J. Burton | 972 | ||
Labour | H. Watson | 963 | ||
Labour | P. Ingham | 963 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Airey | 891 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. McKelvie | 781 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Longworth | 738 | ||
Turnout | 50.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Drake (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Drake_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Drake_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Drake ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V. Pengelly | 1,891 | ||
Labour | C. Burgess | 1,872 | ||
Labour | E. Colley | 1,830 | ||
Labour | G. Payne | 1,818 | ||
Conservative | J. Thorpe | 1,725 | ||
Conservative | S. Hole | 1,709 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Longworth | 743 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Blank | 742 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Flippance | 724 | ||
Turnout | 48.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Efford (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Efford_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Efford_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Efford ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Tuffin | 2,679 | ||
Labour | G. Draper | 2,645 | ||
Labour | H. Welch | 2,397 | ||
Conservative | C. Stanbury | 1,637 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 1,591 | ||
Conservative | M. Leaves | 1,547 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Vosper | 1,427 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Cornish | 1,388 | ||
Turnout | 54.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Eggbuckland (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Eggbuckland_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Eggbuckland_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Eggbuckland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Bray | 2,526 | ||
Labour | P. Lee | 2,347 | ||
Labour | R. Gachagan | 2,273 | ||
Conservative | J. Pascoe | 2,062 | ||
Conservative | R. Morrell | 2,016 | ||
Conservative | D. Mackinem | 1,866 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Nelmes | 1,181 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Coe | 1,113 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Byatt | 975 | ||
Turnout | 57.7% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Estover (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Estover_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Estover_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Estover ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Jones | 2,285 | ||
Conservative | V. Hoy | 2,249 | ||
Conservative | K. Wigens | 2,217 | ||
Labour | C. Demuth | 1,983 | ||
Labour | B. Young | 1,924 | ||
Labour | A. Lemin | 1,923 | ||
SDP | R. Goodson | 1,080 | ||
SDP | F. Tapscott | 1,077 | ||
SDP | I. Lucas | 990 | ||
Turnout | 50.1% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Ham (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ham_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Ham_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Ham ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Rider | 2,885 | ||
Labour | K. Prowse | 2,723 | ||
Labour | T. Evans | 2,650 | ||
Conservative | B. Gibson | 742 | ||
Conservative | Y. Horler | 686 | ||
Conservative | L. Noden | 645 | ||
SDP | D. Mound | 584 | ||
SDP | M. Yardley | 580 | ||
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Honicknowle (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Honicknowle_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Honicknowle_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Honicknowle ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Ingham | 3,440 | ||
Labour | P. Whitfield | 3,372 | ||
Labour | R. Burton | 3,118 | ||
Conservative | J. Brimacombe | 967 | ||
Conservative | E. Hughes | 893 | ||
Conservative | J. Wallace | 886 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Evens | 733 | ||
SDP | P. Murphy | 435 | ||
SDP | B. Tapscott | 409 | ||
Turnout | 52.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Keyham (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Keyham_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Keyham_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Keyham ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Sheaff | 2,019 | ||
Labour | R. Lemin | 1,979 | ||
Labour | T. Smith | 1,913 | ||
SDP | H. Furzeman | 1,506 | ||
SDP | I. Higgins | 1,432 | ||
SDP | L. Woodcock | 1,425 | ||
Conservative | M. Derbyshire | 753 | ||
Conservative | M. Orchard | 654 | ||
Conservative | R. Williams | 628 | ||
Turnout | 52.0% | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Mount Gould (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mount_Gould_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Mount_Gould_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Mount Gould ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Grout | 1,960 | ||
Labour | A. Hall | 1,941 | ||
Labour | P. Coyle | 1,897 | ||
Conservative | B. Carter | 1,163 | ||
Conservative | H. George | 1,117 | ||
Conservative | J. Kingdom | 1,112 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Cameron | 727 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Knight | 557 | ||
Liberal Democrats | K. Robinson | 529 | ||
Turnout | 50.2% | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Plympton Erle (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Plympton_Erle_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Plympton_Erle_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Plympton Erle ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Mills | 2,297 | ||
Conservative | A. Wright | 2,227 | ||
Conservative | J. Richards | 2,227 | ||
Liberal Democrats | L. Howorth | 1,446 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Williams | 1,421 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Peacock | 1,409 | ||
Labour | V. Burns | 1,374 | ||
Labour | J. Williams | 1,306 | ||
Labour | A. Dymond | 1,250 | ||
Turnout | 44.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Plympton St Mary (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Plympton_St_Mary_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Plympton_St_Mary_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Plympton St Mary ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Stopporton | 2,421 | ||
Conservative | O. Hughes | 2,265 | ||
Conservative | Gary Streeter | 2,250 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Morris | 1,625 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Howard | 1,545 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Rendle | 1,488 | ||
Labour | D. Mills | 996 | ||
Labour | P. Smith | 957 | ||
Labour | T. Nally | 956 | ||
Turnout | 54.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Plymstock_Dunstone_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Plymstock_Dunstone_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Dicker | 2,948 | ||
Conservative | P. Hocken | 2,843 | ||
Conservative | D. Viney | 2,758 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Forte | 1,317 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Harding | 1,299 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Unwin | 1,264 | ||
Labour | H. Biles | 1,142 | ||
Labour | W. Smale | 1,049 | ||
Labour | T. Woodman | 961 | ||
Turnout | 52.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Plymstock Radford (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Plymstock_Radford_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Plymstock_Radford_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Plymstock Radford ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Easton | 2,348 | ||
Conservative | I. Bowyer | 1,954 | ||
Conservative | K. Moyse | 1,953 | ||
Labour | R. Earl | 1,310 | ||
Labour | P. Allan | 1,217 | ||
Labour | J. Nicholson | 1,132 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Grundy | 1,000 | ||
Liberal Democrats | W. Maddick | 898 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Dudson | 874 | ||
Turnout | 53.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Southway (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Southway_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Southway_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Southway ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Ainsworth | 2,989 | ||
Labour | D. Camp | 2,940 | ||
Labour | J. Jones | 2,874 | ||
Conservative | M. Gibson | 1,111 | ||
Conservative | A. Marshall-Clarke | 1,004 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Benson | 1,003 | ||
Conservative | A. Sloggett | 945 | ||
Turnout | 47.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
St Budeax (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/St_Budeaux_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-St_Budeaux_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of St Budeax ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Wraight | 2,109 | ||
Labour | J. Coyle | 2,093 | ||
Labour | J. Payne | 2,030 | ||
SDP | H. Luscombe | 1,590 | ||
SDP | A. Ford | 1,152 | ||
Conservative | E. Deacon | 801 | ||
Liberal Democrats | W. Gallagher | 770 | ||
Conservative | M. Campbell | 684 | ||
Conservative | F. Sullivan | 681 | ||
Turnout | 52.1% | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
St Peter (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St_Peter_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-St_Peter_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of St Peter ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Bellamy | 2,190 | ||
Labour | P. Kelly | 2,087 | ||
Labour | M. Riggs | 2,076 | ||
Conservative | J. Parry | 718 | ||
Conservative | C. Robinson | 691 | ||
Conservative | P. Smith | 625 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Bristow-Watson | 453 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Charlesworth | 427 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. York | 405 | ||
Turnout | 44.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Stoke (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Stoke_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Stoke_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Stoke ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Millar | 2,031 | ||
Labour | T. Martin | 2,025 | ||
Labour | J. Millar | 1,937 | ||
Conservative | P. Nicholson | 1,818 | ||
Conservative | C. Pascoe | 1,815 | ||
Conservative | G. Monahan | 1,613 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Dean | 1,146 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Evans | 1,074 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. York | 983 | ||
Turnout | 52.2% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Sutton (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sutton_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Sutton_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Sutton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Finnigan | 2,265 | ||
Labour | J. Nelder | 2,123 | ||
Labour | C. Mavin | 2,084 | ||
Conservative | F. Brimacombe | 1,121 | ||
Conservative | J. Ellis | 953 | ||
Conservative | M. Greenhalgh | 836 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Pedrick | 484 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Jones | 480 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Longworth | 469 | ||
Turnout | 50.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Trelawny (3 seats)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Trelawny_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg/220px-Trelawny_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png)
Location of Trelawny ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Brimblecombe | 1,907 | ||
Labour | J. Blower | 1,902 | ||
Labour | H. Davey | 1,873 | ||
Conservative | D. Ackland | 1,797 | ||
Conservative | P. Nicholson | 1,778 | ||
Conservative | V. Williams | 1,754 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Hazell | 434 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Guy | 415 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. McConnell | 401 | ||
Turnout | 62.8% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
References[]
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 9.
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- 1991 English local elections
- May 1991 events in the United Kingdom
- Plymouth City Council elections
- 1990s in Devon