1997_Plymouth_City_Council_election
The 1997 Plymouth City Council election took place on 1 May 1997 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 held since 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 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 78.3 | 47.2 | 62,966 | 13.5 | |
Conservative | 13 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21.7 | 32.8 | 43,731 | 6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 23,146 | 9.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,405 | 0.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,030 | 0.4 | ||
Independent Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 999 | New | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 244 | 0.6 | ||
Total | 60 | 133,521 |
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Budshead (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ronald Sydney Simmonds | 3,997 | ||
Labour | Paul Carter | 3,746 | ||
Labour | Thomas Barry Coleman | 3,474 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Hutty | 1,203 | ||
Conservative | K. Watkin | 1,168 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Trench | 1,058 | ||
Turnout | 65.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Compton (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Albert Fry | 3,402 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Edward James Savery | 3,362 | ||
Conservative | David John Stark | 3,221 | ||
Labour | K. French | 1,677 | ||
Labour | L. Harris | 1,674 | ||
Labour | I. Tuffin | 1,526 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Casley | 1,390 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Rushton | 1,307 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Van Eetvelt | 1,063 | ||
Green | F. Allen | 502 | ||
Turnout | 67.4% | |||
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 | 2,376 | ||
Labour | Ernest Alexander Colley | 2,340 | ||
Labour | Pauline Mary Purnell | 2,245 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Nye | 2,031 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Yardley | 1,962 | ||
Conservative | P. Parnall | 1,917 | ||
Conservative | W. Hodges | 1,881 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. York | 1,842 | ||
Conservative | M. White | 1,824 | ||
Green | G. Grindrod | 528 | ||
Turnout | 60.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Efford (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Bernard Claude Alexander Miller | 3,404 | ||
Labour | Jane Margaret Jones | 3,314 | ||
Labour | Bernard Claude Alexander Vincent | 3,161 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 1,671 | ||
Conservative | M. Leaves | 1,550 | ||
Conservative | M. Orchard | 1,524 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Bray | 982 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Taylor | 941 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Vosper | 911 | ||
Turnout | 68.6% | |||
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 | 4,034 | ||
Labour | Michael George Wright | 3,787 | ||
Labour | Robert Anthony Gachagan | 3,527 | ||
Conservative | G. Bragg | 2,633 | ||
Conservative | M. Foster | 2,372 | ||
Conservative | J. Wallace | 2,365 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Nelmes | 1,627 | ||
Turnout | 72.7% | |||
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 | 3,937 | ||
Labour | Charles Joseph William Demuth | 3,736 | ||
Labour | Valentine Hiromeris | 3,269 | ||
Conservative | P. Brookshaw | 3,184 | ||
Conservative | M. Gibson | 3,146 | ||
Conservative | B. Brookshaw | 3,139 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Wickett | 1,634 | ||
Turnout | 68.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Ham (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Frederick James Ball | 3,533 | ||
Labour | Tudor Evans | 3,143 | ||
Labour | D. Knott | 2,911 | ||
Conservative | G. Monahan | 1,288 | ||
Independent Democrat | P. Stanner | 999 | ||
Turnout | 65.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Honicknowle (3 seats)
Keyham (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Michael John Sheaff | 3,100 | ||
Labour | Alan Stephens | 2,704 | ||
Labour | Steven Paul Lemin | 2,152 | ||
Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,471 | ||
Conservative | S. Wheeler | 1,331 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Gallagher | 1,213 | ||
Conservative | D. McKechnie | 1,171 | ||
Turnout | 61.4% | |||
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 | Patrica Nora Coyle | 2,410 | ||
Labour | Edwin Shaun Rennie | 2,251 | ||
Labour | John Gerard Williams | 2,249 | ||
Conservative | C. Atkey | 1,447 | ||
Conservative | M. Campbell | 1,440 | ||
Conservative | M. Turner | 1,283 | ||
Liberal Democrats | N. Black | 1,119 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Summerfield | 1,116 | ||
Liberal Democrats | H. Biles | 1,078 | ||
Independent | C. Brown | 450 | ||
Independent | S. Mitchell | 335 | ||
Independent | M. Roberts | 286 | ||
Turnout | 61.8% | |||
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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Conservative | Kathleen Lucy Banks | 3,627 | ||
Conservative | John Frederick Fox | 3,473 | ||
Conservative | David John James | 3,379 | ||
Labour | R. Rogers | 3,262 | ||
Labour | K. Hill | 2,992 | ||
Labour | I. Gordon | 2,962 | ||
Liberal Democrats | K. Hill | 2,725 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Neale | 2,448 | ||
Turnout | 70.0% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Joan Iris Stopporton | 3,510 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Nicholson | 3,321 | ||
Conservative | Maureen Lawley | 3,294 | ||
Labour | P. Smith | 2,613 | ||
Labour | A. Wellington | 2,313 | ||
Labour | G. Shears | 2,303 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Tyrie | 1,711 | ||
Turnout | 73.7% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | David Frank Viney | 3,687 | ||
Conservative | Vivien Anne Pengelly | 3,360 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Charles Wigens | 3,174 | ||
Labour | J. Kirk | 2,493 | ||
Labour | R. Evans | 2,411 | ||
Labour | E. Cohen | 2,217 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Byatt | 1,796 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Coker | 1,689 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Coker | 1,571 | ||
Turnout | 72.4% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ruth Earl | 2,496 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth James Foster | 2,288 | ||
Labour | Peter Francis Allan | 2,284 | ||
Conservative | A. Lugger | 2,207 | ||
Labour | S. Polkinghorn | 2,035 | ||
Conservative | M. Leaves | 2,016 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Burrows | 1,407 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Tisdall | 1,333 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Byatt | 1,184 | ||
UKIP | R. Bullock | 244 | ||
Turnout | 72.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Southway (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Dennis John Camp | 4,204 | ||
Labour | Eileen Ruby Evans | 4,102 | ||
Labour | John George Jones | 4,036 | ||
Conservative | J. Harden | 2,143 | ||
Conservative | E. Willey | 2,002 | ||
Conservative | G. Horler | 1,980 | ||
Turnout | 67.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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St Budeax (3 seats)
St Peter (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Sylvia Yvonne Bellamy | 2,918 | ||
Labour | Mark Anthony King | 2,521 | ||
Labour | Ashley Telford Mason | 2,338 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Egerton | 968 | ||
Conservative | D. Gamble | 964 | ||
Conservative | J. Parry | 949 | ||
Conservative | J. Paton | 879 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Jones | 859 | ||
Liberal Democrats | H. Guy | 858 | ||
Independent | D. Kelway | 271 | ||
Independent | M. Howes | 186 | ||
Independent | T. Russell | 181 | ||
Turnout | 55.6% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Stoke (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Alexander Millar | 2,961 | ||
Labour | Janet Millar | 2,831 | ||
Labour | William John Stevens | 2,577 | ||
Conservative | C. Pascoe | 1,993 | ||
Conservative | B. Pascoe | 1,990 | ||
Conservative | B. Fox | 1,976 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Evans | 1,277 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Guy | 1,258 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Hazell | 1,174 | ||
Turnout | 63.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Sutton (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Christopher Mavin | 2,602 | ||
Labour | Jean Nelder | 2,592 | ||
Labour | George Wheeler | 2,403 | ||
Conservative | F. Brimacombe | 1,397 | ||
Conservative | D. Brimacombe | 1,291 | ||
Conservative | R. Garley | 1,139 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Dean | 895 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Flippance | 789 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Longworth | 784 | ||
Independent | K. Kelway | 684 | ||
Independent | G. Fletcher | 419 | ||
Independent | J. Preece | 359 | ||
Turnout | 61.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Trelawny (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Howard Leslie Davey | 2,691 | ||
Labour | David Martin Palmer | 2,645 | ||
Labour | Thelma Hilda Irene Rider | 2,608 | ||
Conservative | P. Nicholson | 2,031 | ||
Conservative | D. Kaye | 2,007 | ||
Conservative | R. Lloyd | 1,897 | ||
Liberal Democrats | K. D'Arcy | 901 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Robins | 878 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Simmonds | 776 | ||
Turnout | 73.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1997 (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.
- "Plymouth City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 November 2019.