1997 Plymouth City Council election

1997 Plymouth City Council election^[1]
All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1997 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

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]

Overall results[edit]

1997 Plymouth City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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

Ward results[edit]

Budshead (3 seats)[edit]

Budshead (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Compton (3 seats)[edit]

Compton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Drake (3 seats)[edit]

Drake (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Efford (3 seats)[edit]

Efford (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Eggbuckland (3 seats)[edit]

Eggbuckland (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Estover (3 seats)[edit]

Estover (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Ham (3 seats)[edit]

Ham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Honicknowle (3 seats)[edit]

Honicknowle (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Joseph Ingham	4,639
	Labour	Alan George Ford	4,135
	Labour	A. Bennett	3,976
	Conservative	R. Mahony	1,765
Turnout				67.6%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Keyham (3 seats)[edit]

Keyham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Mount Gould (3 seats)[edit]

Mount Gould (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Plympton Erle (3 seats)[edit]

Plympton Erle (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Plympton St Mary (3 seats)[edit]

Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)[edit]

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Plymstock Radford (3 seats)[edit]

Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Southway (3 seats)[edit]

Southway (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

St Budeax (3 seats)[edit]

St Budeax (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Ambrose Coyle	3,619
	Labour	Debre Ann Roche	3,424
	Labour	Thomas Trerise Wildy	3,075
	Conservative	J. Plymsol	2,145
Turnout				64.0%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Peter (3 seats)[edit]

St Peter (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Stoke (3 seats)[edit]

Stoke (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Sutton (3 seats)[edit]

Sutton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Trelawny (3 seats)[edit]

Trelawny (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b 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.

[handbook-1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1997 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 9.

[profiles-2] "Plymouth City Council - Member Profiles". Archived from the original on 29 January 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[3] "Plymouth City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

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