The 2026 Plymouth City Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom held on the same day, to elect 19 of 57 members of Plymouth City Council.
Labour made a net loss of eight seats at this election, but narrowly retained their majority on the council. Reform UK won 14 of the 19 seats being contested at this election, taking them from having had just two seats prior to the election to being the second largest party on the council.
Council composition After 2024 election Before 2026 election Party Seats Party Seats 42 39 7 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 6 6 Changes 2024–2026: May 2025: Carol Ney (Labour) and Zoe Reilly (Labour) leave party to sit as independents; Dylan Tippetts (Labour) joins Liberal Democrats February 2026: Steve Ricketts (Independent) joins Reform March 2026: Carol Ney (Independent) joins Reform
Summary
Background In 2024, the Labour Party retained control of the council. In 2025, it was reported that the elections were potentially being cancelled. However, this plan was ultimately abandoned in early 2026 after legal challenges.
Election result
Incumbents
Ward Incumbent councillorParty Re-standing Budshead Lee Finn Conservative No Compton Dylan Tippetts Liberal Democrats No Devonport Bill Stevens Labour Yes Drake Charlotte Holloway Labour No Efford & Lipson Neil Hendy Labour Yes Eggbuckland Chip Tofan Conservative Yes Ham Tina Tuohy Labour Yes Honicknowle Zoe Reilly Independent Yes Moor View Maddi Bridgeman Independent Yes Peverell Jeremy Goslin Labour Yes Plympton Chaddlewood Ian Poyser Green No Plympton St Mary Ian Darcy Conservative No Plymsotck Dunstone Stefan Krizanac Labour No Plymstock Radford Rebecca Smith Conservative No Southway Andy Lugger Conservative Yes St Budeaux Sally Haydon Labour No St Peter & The Waterfront Alison Raynsford Labour Yes Stoke Tom Briars-Delve Labour Yes Sutton & Mount Gould Mary Aspinall Labour Yes
Results by ward Budshead
Compton
Devonport
Drake
Efford and Lipson
Eggbuckland
Ham
Honicknowle
Moor View
Peverell
Plympton Chaddlewood
Plympton St Mary
Plymstock Dunstone
Plymstock Radford
Southway
St Budeaux
St Peter and the Waterfront
Stoke
Sutton and Mount Gould
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