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Plymouth 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

19 ward races
19 seats
17 elected below the proportional quota
89.5% of seats below quota
6 unfairly awarded seats
31.6% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

If votes were counted by party

Across the 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Reform UK28,33137.2%1473.7%842.1%+6
Labour Party16,69721.9%210.5%421.1%-2
Green Party12,78316.8%210.5%315.8%-1
Conservative Party11,86715.6%15.3%315.8%-2
Liberal Democrats3,9505.2%00.0%15.3%-1
Independent2,3203.0%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2290.3%00.0%00.0%0
Total76,177100.0%19100.0%19100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)
Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

St Peter and the Waterfront · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 29.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −20.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,406

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Andy RoseReform UK1,29729.4%−20.6 ptsElected
2Alison Jane RaynsfordLabour Party1,25028.4%
3Rachel Jehana AliGreen Party1,07224.3%
4Kevin John KelwayConservative Party4269.7%
5Hugh JanesLiberal Democrats2255.1%
6Benjamin BartonIndependent851.9%
7Ryan John AldredTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition511.2%

EC ward code local.plymouth.st-peter-and-the-waterfront.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Compton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,472

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Helen Mary KellyReform UK1,41831.7%−18.3 ptsElected
2James Stephen ChessonLabour Party1,24827.9%
3Ellie Alicia CrockettGreen Party72916.3%
4Richard William EvansConservative Party67815.2%
5Richard Veysey BrayLiberal Democrats3998.9%

EC ward code local.plymouth.compton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plympton St Mary · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,418

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Vanessa Glynis TylerReform UK1,44832.8%−17.2 ptsElected
2Natalie Sara HarrisonConservative Party1,38331.3%
3Maddi BridgemanIndependent62014.0%
4Robin FurnerGreen Party4229.6%
5Julia Annette Elsie WildmanLabour Party3407.7%
6loana-Cristina DraperLiberal Democrats2054.6%

EC ward code local.plymouth.plympton-st-mary.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plymstock Radford · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 5,203

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John MahonyConservative Party1,79934.6%−15.4 ptsElected
2Peter GoldReform UK1,70832.8%
3Elena Cornelia AgapescuLabour Party76714.7%
4Simon David AdderleyGreen Party60311.6%
5Roy John Minden PlumleyLiberal Democrats3266.3%

EC ward code local.plymouth.plymstock-radford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plymstock Dunstone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,859

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Grace SticklandReform UK1,79136.9%−13.1 ptsElected
2Andy LuggerConservative Party1,23225.4%
3Alistair PhilpotLabour Party87017.9%
4Steven GuyLiberal Democrats56511.6%
5Sara Leah O'HanlonGreen Party4018.3%

EC ward code local.plymouth.plymstock-dunstone.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peverell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 5,139

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jeremy GoslinLabour Party1,91137.2%−12.8 ptsElected
2Luke David HudsonReform UK1,44228.1%
3Nicholas John CasleyGreen Party82816.1%
4Colin Edward WellsConservative Party73214.2%
5Stuart Andrew BonarLiberal Democrats2064.0%
6Alison StallardTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition200.4%

EC ward code local.plymouth.peverell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stoke · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,365

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tom Briars-DelveLabour Party1,66538.1%−11.9 ptsElected
2Nigel Anthony TheyerReform UK1,29429.6%
3Jess DuffyGreen Party83419.1%
4Ehren John DukeConservative Party3207.3%
5Helen Catherine GuyLiberal Democrats1744.0%
6Jacqui CantIndependent591.4%
7Alex MooreTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition190.4%

EC ward code local.plymouth.stoke.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Drake · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,649

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Saahi ArooriGreen Party1,01938.5%−11.5 ptsElected
2Chelsea Marie SheltonLabour Party79830.1%
3Mark Winter IngrouilleReform UK48518.3%
4Chaz SinghIndependent1836.9%
5Tim BlazevicConservative Party893.4%
6Mark Timothy Edward IngallLiberal Democrats632.4%
7Edward Jack EvansTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition120.5%

EC ward code local.plymouth.drake.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Devonport · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,751

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Paul Victor RiellyReform UK1,50940.2%−9.8 ptsElected
2Bill StevensLabour Party1,08929.0%
3Simon David PannettGreen Party60216.0%
4Ian Thomas FlemingConservative Party3008.0%
5Alan Peter JagodzinskiLiberal Democrats1514.0%
6David James RixonIndependent701.9%
7Lesley Faith DuncanTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition300.8%

EC ward code local.plymouth.devonport.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Efford and Lipson · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,835

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Chris SharpeReform UK1,54340.2%−9.8 ptsElected
2Neil Keith HendyLabour Party1,05727.6%
3Pat BushellGreen Party72618.9%
4Edmund Harold ShillabeerConservative Party2937.6%
5Alex PrimmerLiberal Democrats1894.9%
6Nik BrooksonTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition270.7%

EC ward code local.plymouth.efford-and-lipson.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sutton and Mount Gould · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,263

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Byran John DriverGreen Party1,72540.5%−9.5 ptsElected
2Lee BunkerReform UK1,16327.3%
3Mary Elizabeth AspinallLabour Party94222.1%
4Robert ZajkoConservative Party2515.9%
5Fleur Olivia Stoner BallLiberal Democrats1573.7%
6Alexandra SampsonTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition250.6%

EC ward code local.plymouth.sutton-and-mount-gould.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plympton Chaddlewood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,497

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Angie SmithReform UK1,01340.6%−9.4 ptsElected
2Zoe Philippa Ann ReillyGreen Party87735.1%
3Ben ManningConservative Party30912.4%
4Nicky TrevaskisIndependent1375.5%
5Chris MavinLabour Party1064.2%
6Ben Antony FerrierLiberal Democrats552.2%

EC ward code local.plymouth.plympton-chaddlewood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Budshead · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,803

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nicola CookeReform UK1,54440.6%−9.4 ptsElected
2Charlie CarsonConservative Party63316.6%
3Dave DownieIndependent61116.1%
4Howard Ian SimpsonLabour Party51313.5%
5Hilary Colvill FursdonGreen Party3539.3%
6Jim SpencerLiberal Democrats1493.9%

EC ward code local.plymouth.budshead.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eggbuckland · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,155

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Paul HaganReform UK1,72341.5%−8.5 ptsElected
2Chip TofanConservative Party94822.8%
3Seb SoperLabour Party64815.6%
4Lorna Peggy Amelia GaskinGreen Party3829.2%
5Dennis Sidney DraperLiberal Democrats3037.3%
6Kevin Michael NeilIndependent1513.6%

EC ward code local.plymouth.eggbuckland.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ham · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,718

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ben David RoweReform UK1,64944.4%−5.6 ptsElected
2Tina TuohyLabour Party78521.1%
3Josh AyresGreen Party42711.5%
4Charlotte Elizabeth CarlyleConservative Party37810.2%
5Stephen Thomas HulmeIndependent2957.9%
6Tim ParkinLiberal Democrats1694.5%
7Kara OdinsdottirTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition150.4%

EC ward code local.plymouth.ham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Southway · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,748

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jacqueline SansomReform UK1,73346.2%−3.8 ptsElected
2Jean Margaret HebsonLabour Party62216.6%
3John Arthur Morris McCurdyConservative Party58915.7%
4Dan BrowningGreen Party47512.7%
5Simon Geoffrey BatchelorLiberal Democrats2065.5%
6Jon DredgeIndependent1092.9%
7Anthony Richard BlighTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition140.4%

EC ward code local.plymouth.southway.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Budeaux · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,261

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Mark Anthony HadfieldReform UK1,62749.9%−0.1 ptsElected
2Jon Christopher AndersonGreen Party58417.9%
3Joanne BowdenLabour Party53816.5%
4Mark Kevin DeaconConservative Party51215.7%

EC ward code local.plymouth.st-budeaux.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Moor View · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,102

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Andrew David CrumplinReform UK2,07650.6%+0.6 ptsElected
2Nicky WilliamsLabour Party71317.4%
3Caroline Ann MillsConservative Party68816.8%
4Aiden NichollsGreen Party3769.2%
5Jacqui SpencerLiberal Democrats2335.7%
6Andy WhiteTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition160.4%

EC ward code local.plymouth.moor-view.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Honicknowle · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,533

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Shaun HooperReform UK1,86852.9%+2.9 ptsElected
2Tina Anne ScottLabour Party83523.6%
3Frank HartkopfGreen Party3489.8%
4Margaret Francis Dorothy BoadellaConservative Party3078.7%
5Magda Janczak-HogarthLiberal Democrats1755.0%

EC ward code local.plymouth.honicknowle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index