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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

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	28,331	37.2%	14	73.7%	8	42.1%	+6
Labour Party	16,697	21.9%	2	10.5%	4	21.1%	-2
Green Party	12,783	16.8%	2	10.5%	3	15.8%	-1
Conservative Party	11,867	15.6%	1	5.3%	3	15.8%	-2
Liberal Democrats	3,950	5.2%	0	0.0%	1	5.3%	-1
Independent	2,320	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	229	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	76,177	100.0%	19	100.0%	19	100.0%	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.

St Peter and the Waterfront · 1 seat · won at 29.4% · −20.6 pts below quota
Compton · 1 seat · won at 31.7% · −18.3 pts below quota
Plympton St Mary · 1 seat · won at 32.8% · −17.2 pts below quota
Plymstock Radford · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
Plymstock Dunstone · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Peverell · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · −12.8 pts below quota
Stoke · 1 seat · won at 38.1% · −11.9 pts below quota
Drake · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Devonport · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
Efford and Lipson · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
Sutton and Mount Gould · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
Plympton Chaddlewood · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · −9.4 pts below quota
Budshead · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · −9.4 pts below quota
Eggbuckland · 1 seat · won at 41.5% · −8.5 pts below quota
Ham · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · −5.6 pts below quota
Southway · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
St Budeaux · 1 seat · won at 49.9% · −0.1 pts below quota
Moor View · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Honicknowle · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota

Race results

St Peter and the Waterfront · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.6 pts Valid ballots 4,406

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andy Rose	Reform UK	1,297	29.4%	−20.6 pts	Elected
2	Alison Jane Raynsford	Labour Party	1,250	28.4%	—
3	Rachel Jehana Ali	Green Party	1,072	24.3%	—
4	Kevin John Kelway	Conservative Party	426	9.7%	—
5	Hugh Janes	Liberal Democrats	225	5.1%	—
6	Benjamin Barton	Independent	85	1.9%	—
7	Ryan John Aldred	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	51	1.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,406 · EC ward code local.plymouth.st-peter-and-the-waterfront.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Compton · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.3 pts Valid ballots 4,472

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Helen Mary Kelly	Reform UK	1,418	31.7%	−18.3 pts	Elected
2	James Stephen Chesson	Labour Party	1,248	27.9%	—
3	Ellie Alicia Crockett	Green Party	729	16.3%	—
4	Richard William Evans	Conservative Party	678	15.2%	—
5	Richard Veysey Bray	Liberal Democrats	399	8.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,472 · EC ward code local.plymouth.compton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plympton St Mary · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.2 pts Valid ballots 4,418

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Vanessa Glynis Tyler	Reform UK	1,448	32.8%	−17.2 pts	Elected
2	Natalie Sara Harrison	Conservative Party	1,383	31.3%	—
3	Maddi Bridgeman	Independent	620	14.0%	—
4	Robin Furner	Green Party	422	9.6%	—
5	Julia Annette Elsie Wildman	Labour Party	340	7.7%	—
6	loana-Cristina Draper	Liberal Democrats	205	4.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,418 · EC ward code local.plymouth.plympton-st-mary.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plymstock Radford · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 5,203

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Mahony	Conservative Party	1,799	34.6%	−15.4 pts	Elected
2	Peter Gold	Reform UK	1,708	32.8%	—
3	Elena Cornelia Agapescu	Labour Party	767	14.7%	—
4	Simon David Adderley	Green Party	603	11.6%	—
5	Roy John Minden Plumley	Liberal Democrats	326	6.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 5,203 · EC ward code local.plymouth.plymstock-radford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plymstock Dunstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 4,859

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Grace Stickland	Reform UK	1,791	36.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
2	Andy Lugger	Conservative Party	1,232	25.4%	—
3	Alistair Philpot	Labour Party	870	17.9%	—
4	Steven Guy	Liberal Democrats	565	11.6%	—
5	Sara Leah O'Hanlon	Green Party	401	8.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,859 · EC ward code local.plymouth.plymstock-dunstone.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peverell · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.8 pts Valid ballots 5,139

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeremy Goslin	Labour Party	1,911	37.2%	−12.8 pts	Elected
2	Luke David Hudson	Reform UK	1,442	28.1%	—
3	Nicholas John Casley	Green Party	828	16.1%	—
4	Colin Edward Wells	Conservative Party	732	14.2%	—
5	Stuart Andrew Bonar	Liberal Democrats	206	4.0%	—
6	Alison Stallard	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	20	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 5,139 · EC ward code local.plymouth.peverell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stoke · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.9 pts Valid ballots 4,365

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tom Briars-Delve	Labour Party	1,665	38.1%	−11.9 pts	Elected
2	Nigel Anthony Theyer	Reform UK	1,294	29.6%	—
3	Jess Duffy	Green Party	834	19.1%	—
4	Ehren John Duke	Conservative Party	320	7.3%	—
5	Helen Catherine Guy	Liberal Democrats	174	4.0%	—
6	Jacqui Cant	Independent	59	1.4%	—
7	Alex Moore	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	19	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,365 · EC ward code local.plymouth.stoke.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Drake · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 2,649

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Saahi Aroori	Green Party	1,019	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Chelsea Marie Shelton	Labour Party	798	30.1%	—
3	Mark Winter Ingrouille	Reform UK	485	18.3%	—
4	Chaz Singh	Independent	183	6.9%	—
5	Tim Blazevic	Conservative Party	89	3.4%	—
6	Mark Timothy Edward Ingall	Liberal Democrats	63	2.4%	—
7	Edward Jack Evans	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	12	0.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,649 · EC ward code local.plymouth.drake.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Devonport · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.8 pts Valid ballots 3,751

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Victor Rielly	Reform UK	1,509	40.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
2	Bill Stevens	Labour Party	1,089	29.0%	—
3	Simon David Pannett	Green Party	602	16.0%	—
4	Ian Thomas Fleming	Conservative Party	300	8.0%	—
5	Alan Peter Jagodzinski	Liberal Democrats	151	4.0%	—
6	David James Rixon	Independent	70	1.9%	—
7	Lesley Faith Duncan	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	30	0.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,751 · EC ward code local.plymouth.devonport.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Efford and Lipson · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.8 pts Valid ballots 3,835

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Sharpe	Reform UK	1,543	40.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
2	Neil Keith Hendy	Labour Party	1,057	27.6%	—
3	Pat Bushell	Green Party	726	18.9%	—
4	Edmund Harold Shillabeer	Conservative Party	293	7.6%	—
5	Alex Primmer	Liberal Democrats	189	4.9%	—
6	Nik Brookson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	27	0.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,835 · EC ward code local.plymouth.efford-and-lipson.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sutton and Mount Gould · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.5 pts Valid ballots 4,263

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Byran John Driver	Green Party	1,725	40.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
2	Lee Bunker	Reform UK	1,163	27.3%	—
3	Mary Elizabeth Aspinall	Labour Party	942	22.1%	—
4	Robert Zajko	Conservative Party	251	5.9%	—
5	Fleur Olivia Stoner Ball	Liberal Democrats	157	3.7%	—
6	Alexandra Sampson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	25	0.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,263 · EC ward code local.plymouth.sutton-and-mount-gould.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Plympton Chaddlewood · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.4 pts Valid ballots 2,497

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Angie Smith	Reform UK	1,013	40.6%	−9.4 pts	Elected
2	Zoe Philippa Ann Reilly	Green Party	877	35.1%	—
3	Ben Manning	Conservative Party	309	12.4%	—
4	Nicky Trevaskis	Independent	137	5.5%	—
5	Chris Mavin	Labour Party	106	4.2%	—
6	Ben Antony Ferrier	Liberal Democrats	55	2.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,497 · EC ward code local.plymouth.plympton-chaddlewood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Budshead · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.4 pts Valid ballots 3,803

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nicola Cooke	Reform UK	1,544	40.6%	−9.4 pts	Elected
2	Charlie Carson	Conservative Party	633	16.6%	—
3	Dave Downie	Independent	611	16.1%	—
4	Howard Ian Simpson	Labour Party	513	13.5%	—
5	Hilary Colvill Fursdon	Green Party	353	9.3%	—
6	Jim Spencer	Liberal Democrats	149	3.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,803 · EC ward code local.plymouth.budshead.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eggbuckland · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.5 pts Valid ballots 4,155

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Hagan	Reform UK	1,723	41.5%	−8.5 pts	Elected
2	Chip Tofan	Conservative Party	948	22.8%	—
3	Seb Soper	Labour Party	648	15.6%	—
4	Lorna Peggy Amelia Gaskin	Green Party	382	9.2%	—
5	Dennis Sidney Draper	Liberal Democrats	303	7.3%	—
6	Kevin Michael Neil	Independent	151	3.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,155 · EC ward code local.plymouth.eggbuckland.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ham · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.6 pts Valid ballots 3,718

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ben David Rowe	Reform UK	1,649	44.4%	−5.6 pts	Elected
2	Tina Tuohy	Labour Party	785	21.1%	—
3	Josh Ayres	Green Party	427	11.5%	—
4	Charlotte Elizabeth Carlyle	Conservative Party	378	10.2%	—
5	Stephen Thomas Hulme	Independent	295	7.9%	—
6	Tim Parkin	Liberal Democrats	169	4.5%	—
7	Kara Odinsdottir	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,718 · EC ward code local.plymouth.ham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Southway · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.8 pts Valid ballots 3,748

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jacqueline Sansom	Reform UK	1,733	46.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
2	Jean Margaret Hebson	Labour Party	622	16.6%	—
3	John Arthur Morris McCurdy	Conservative Party	589	15.7%	—
4	Dan Browning	Green Party	475	12.7%	—
5	Simon Geoffrey Batchelor	Liberal Democrats	206	5.5%	—
6	Jon Dredge	Independent	109	2.9%	—
7	Anthony Richard Bligh	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	14	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,748 · EC ward code local.plymouth.southway.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Budeaux · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.1 pts Valid ballots 3,261

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Anthony Hadfield	Reform UK	1,627	49.9%	−0.1 pts	Elected
2	Jon Christopher Anderson	Green Party	584	17.9%	—
3	Joanne Bowden	Labour Party	538	16.5%	—
4	Mark Kevin Deacon	Conservative Party	512	15.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,261 · EC ward code local.plymouth.st-budeaux.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Moor View · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.6 pts Valid ballots 4,102

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew David Crumplin	Reform UK	2,076	50.6%	+0.6 pts	Elected
2	Nicky Williams	Labour Party	713	17.4%	—
3	Caroline Ann Mills	Conservative Party	688	16.8%	—
4	Aiden Nicholls	Green Party	376	9.2%	—
5	Jacqui Spencer	Liberal Democrats	233	5.7%	—
6	Andy White	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	16	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,102 · EC ward code local.plymouth.moor-view.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Honicknowle · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.9 pts Valid ballots 3,533

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shaun Hooper	Reform UK	1,868	52.9%	+2.9 pts	Elected
2	Tina Anne Scott	Labour Party	835	23.6%	—
3	Frank Hartkopf	Green Party	348	9.8%	—
4	Margaret Francis Dorothy Boadella	Conservative Party	307	8.7%	—
5	Magda Janczak-Hogarth	Liberal Democrats	175	5.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,533 · EC ward code local.plymouth.honicknowle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index