1991 Plymouth City Council election

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.

1991 Plymouth City Council election

2 May 1991
All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 19 seats, 31.7% 31 seats, 51.7% Seats won 41 19 Seat change 22 12 Popular vote 41,401 31,669 Percentage 44.1% 33.2% Swing 12.4% 18.5%
Map showing the results of the 1991 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Labour

Overall results

1991 Plymouth City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	41	22	0	22	31.7	43.8	41,401	16.2
	Conservative	19	0	12	12	68.3	33.5	31,669	4.3
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	10	10	0.0	16.7	15,774	14.4
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	6.1	5,767	New
Total		60						94,611

Ward results

Budshead (3 seats)

Location of Budshead ward

Budshead (3 seats)

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)

Location of Compton ward

Compton (3 seats)

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)

Location of Drake ward

Drake (3 seats)

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)

Location of Efford ward

Efford (3 seats)

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)

Location of Eggbuckland ward

Eggbuckland (3 seats)

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)

Location of Estover ward

Estover (3 seats)

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)

Location of Ham ward

Ham (3 seats)

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)

Location of Honicknowle ward

Honicknowle (3 seats)

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)

Location of Keyham ward

Keyham (3 seats)

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)

Location of Mount Gould ward

Mount Gould (3 seats)

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)

Location of Plympton Erle ward

Plympton Erle (3 seats)

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)

Location of Plympton St Mary ward

Plympton St Mary (3 seats)

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)

Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)

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)

Location of Plymstock Radford ward

Plymstock Radford (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

Location of Southway ward

Southway (3 seats)

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)

Location of St Budeax ward

St Budeax (3 seats)

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)

Location of St Peter ward

St Peter (3 seats)

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)

Location of Stoke ward

Stoke (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

Location of Sutton ward

Sutton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

Location of Trelawny ward

Trelawny (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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