1995_Plymouth_City_Council_election
The 1995 Plymouth City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had gained from the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1991.[1]
Quick Facts All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 54 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 90.0 | 60.7 | 45,291 | 16.9 | |
Conservative | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 10.0 | 26.2 | 19,533 | 7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 6,016 | 8.6 | ||
SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,041 | 4.7 | ||
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1,267 | New | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 599 | New | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 380 | New | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 335 | New | ||
NLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 155 | New | ||
Total | 60 | 74,617 |
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Budshead (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ronald Sydney Simmonds[2] | 2,606 | ||
Labour | Thomas Barry Coleman[2] | 2,490 | ||
Labour | A. Lemin | 2,393 | ||
SDP | S. Kimpton | 350 | ||
Conservative | L. Butler | 341 | ||
SDP | A. Morrison | 322 | ||
SDP | P. Stanner | 248 | ||
Turnout | 36.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Compton (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Thomas Edward James Savery[2] | 1,546 | ||
Conservative | P. Wood | 1,530 | ||
Conservative | Albert Fry[2] | 1,527 | ||
Labour | P. Ingham | 1,184 | ||
Labour | L. Finn | 1,149 | ||
Labour | R. Wilson | 1,073 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Airey | 789 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Bray | 753 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Rushton | 703 | ||
Turnout | 42.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Drake (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Christopher Peter Burgess[2] | 1,874 | ||
Labour | Ernest Alexander Colley[2] | 1,858 | ||
Labour | Pauline Mary Purnell[2] | 1,848 | ||
Conservative | M. White | 974 | ||
Conservative | E. Dawson | 963 | ||
Conservative | J. Paton | 917 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Yardley | 620 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Van Eetvelt | 566 | ||
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Efford (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | I. Tuffin | 2,640 | ||
Labour | Bernard Claude Alexander Miller[2] | 2,390 | ||
Labour | J. Bannerman-Jones | 2,089 | ||
Conservative | M. Orchard | 726 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 656 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 648 | ||
Turnout | 39.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Eggbuckland (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Derick Brian Bray[2] | 3,080 | ||
Labour | Michael George Wright[2] | 2,976 | ||
Labour | Robert Anthony Gachagan[2] | 2,818 | ||
Conservative | B. Robbins | 916 | ||
Conservative | L. Bowyer | 894 | ||
Conservative | G. Horler | 881 | ||
Turnout | 41.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Estover (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Michael Robert Fox[2] | 2,985 | ||
Labour | Charles Joseph William Demuth[2] | 2,945 | ||
Labour | B. Brotherton | 2,830 | ||
Conservative | T. Jones | 1,623 | ||
Conservative | J. Plymsol | 1,573 | ||
Conservative | V. Williams | 1,526 | ||
Ind. Conservative | G. Thomas | 672 | ||
Turnout | 42.8% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Ham (3 seats)
Honicknowle (3 seats)
Keyham (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Connelly | 2,081 | ||
Labour | Michael John Sheaff[2] | 2,047 | ||
Labour | Alan Stephens[2] | 1,978 | ||
Conservative | J. Johnson | 493 | ||
SDP | M. Mound | 286 | ||
SDP | S. Mound | 286 | ||
SDP | D. Mound | 282 | ||
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Mount Gould (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Roche | 1,845 | ||
Labour | Patrica Nora Coyle[2] | 1,827 | ||
Labour | John Gerard Williams[2] | 1,744 | ||
Conservative | M. Campbell | 718 | ||
Conservative | J. Hendley | 658 | ||
Conservative | R. Jillard | 650 | ||
Turnout | 34.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Plympton Erle (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Burns | 1,808 | ||
Labour | V. Burns | 1,786 | ||
Labour | R. Rogers | 1,699 | ||
Liberal Democrats | K. Hill | 1,551 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Fletcher | 1,301 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Neale | 1,292 | ||
Conservative | J. Fox | 1,267 | ||
Conservative | D. James | 1,241 | ||
Conservative | S. Burgon | 1,211 | ||
Turnout | 37.0% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Smith | 1,666 | ||
Labour | G. Shears | 1,568 | ||
Conservative | Joan Iris Stopporton[2] | 1,558 | ||
Conservative | P. Nicholson | 1,502 | ||
Labour | B. Vincent | 1,482 | ||
Conservative | J. Preece | 1,316 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Rendle | 1,073 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Mitchell | 1,037 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Tyrie | 963 | ||
Turnout | 45.6% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Dicker | 2,011 | ||
Labour | J. Kirk | 1,932 | ||
Labour | R. Evans | 1,912 | ||
Conservative | D. Viney | 1,905 | ||
Labour | G. Priest-Jones | 1,791 | ||
Conservative | K. Wigens | 1,688 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Coker | 914 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Byatt | 773 | ||
UKIP | W. Wonnacott | 367 | ||
Turnout | 45.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ruth Earl[2] | 1,887 | ||
Labour | Peter Francis Allan[2] | 1,838 | ||
Labour | S. Polkinghorne | 1,748 | ||
Conservative | I. Bowyer | 1,207 | ||
Conservative | V. Pengelly | 1,011 | ||
Conservative | M. Leaves | 862 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Burrows | 629 | ||
Ind. Conservative | F. Brimacombe | 595 | ||
Ind. Conservative | G. Horwell | 427 | ||
UKIP | R. Bullock | 232 | ||
Turnout | 45.9% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Southway (3 seats)
St Budeax (3 seats)
St Peter (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Sylvia Yvonne Bellamy[2] | 2,051 | ||
Labour | E. Cohen | 1,893 | ||
Labour | B. Gilroy | 1,527 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Dean | 440 | ||
Independent | J. King | 380 | ||
Conservative | J. Mahony | 341 | ||
Conservative | D. Gamble | 328 | ||
Conservative | M. Turner | 313 | ||
Turnout | 35.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Stoke (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Alexander Millar[2] | 2,350 | ||
Labour | Janet Millar[2] | 2,303 | ||
Labour | T. Martin | 2,247 | ||
Conservative | J. Parry | 1,008 | ||
Conservative | J. Mahony | 962 | ||
Conservative | A. Romilly | 850 | ||
Green | D. Nolan | 335 | ||
NLP | F. Lyons | 155 | ||
Turnout | 39.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Sutton (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jean Nelder[2] | 2,190 | ||
Labour | George Wheeler[2] | 2,123 | ||
Labour | Christopher Mavin[2] | 2,085 | ||
Conservative | F. Brimacombe | 746 | ||
Conservative | P. Higgs | 654 | ||
Conservative | A. Coombes | 620 | ||
Turnout | 37.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Trelawny (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Howard Leslie Davey[2] | 2,288 | ||
Labour | Thelma Hilda Irene Rider[2] | 2,224 | ||
Conservative | P. Nicholson | 1,514 | ||
Conservative | D. Kaye | 1,394 | ||
Conservative | R. Lloyd | 1,371 | ||
Turnout | 52.1% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1995 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 9.
- "Plymouth City Council - Member Profiles". Archived from the original on 29 January 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2019.