Local Election Results 2003
Plymouth
Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.
This was the last whole council election to Plymouth city council, which switched to elections by thirds in 2004.
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By-elections for Plymouth (may be incomplete): 22nd June 2006 (Southway)
— 3rd September 2009 (Ham)
— 27th June 2013 (Southway)
— 26th July 2018 (Stoke)
— 12th January 2023 (Moor View; Plympton Chaddlewood)
— 15th June 2023 (Efford & Lipson)
— 27th July 2023 (Plymstock Dunstone; St Peter & the Waterfront)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
24849 |
43.2% |
36 |
| Conservative |
18421 |
32.0% |
18 |
| Liberal Democrat |
10515 |
18.3% |
3 |
| Plymouth Party |
1046 |
1.8% |
0 |
| Green Party |
976 |
1.7% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
753 |
1.3% |
0 |
| Independent |
659 |
1.1% |
0 |
| British National Party |
192 |
0.3% |
0 |
| Socialist Alliance |
143 |
0.2% |
0 |
| R Simmonds |
Lab |
1487 |
50.0% |
| T Coleman |
Lab |
1439 |
|
| C Mavin |
Lab |
1408 |
|
| P Brookshaw |
C |
1092 |
36.7% |
| J Harden |
C |
1027 |
|
| G Horler |
C |
1011 |
|
| C Summerfield |
LD |
396 |
13.3% |
| J Fitzroy |
LD |
394 |
|
| R Dogan |
LD |
374 |
|
| D Stark |
C |
1458 |
48.0% |
| A Fry |
C |
1436 |
|
| T Savery |
C |
1413 |
|
| S Barker |
Lab |
858 |
28.3% |
| S Oxenham |
Lab |
825 |
|
| C Rennie |
Lab |
821 |
|
| R Fells |
LD |
720 |
23.7% |
| M Walker |
LD |
712 |
|
| R Casley |
LD |
710 |
|
| B Brotherton |
Lab |
1421 |
49.0% |
| W Stevens |
Lab |
1313 |
|
| N Wildy |
Lab |
1301 |
|
| J Bell |
C |
574 |
19.8% |
| E Gray |
C |
537 |
|
| J Johnson |
C |
509 |
|
| C Prigmore |
LD |
290 |
10.0% |
| T Colley |
LD |
251 |
|
| C MacCullie |
LD |
248 |
|
| J Brooks |
Ind |
245 |
8.4% |
| G Green |
BNP |
192 |
6.6% |
| W Luck |
Plymouth |
178 |
6.1% |
| K Gillard |
LD |
580 |
44.3% |
| D Santillo |
LD |
537 |
|
| R Bellamy |
Lab |
380 |
29.0% |
| D Howells |
Lab |
361 |
|
| P Marshall |
C |
281 |
21.5% |
| C Miles |
C |
272 |
|
| P Heddle |
SocAll |
69 |
5.3% |
| B Miller |
Lab |
1784 |
58.9% |
| A Kerswell |
Lab |
1766 |
|
| B Vincent |
Lab |
1752 |
|
| N Sewell |
LD |
634 |
20.9% |
| D Wood |
LD |
619 |
|
| M Orchard |
C |
613 |
20.2% |
| L Burrows |
LD |
607 |
|
| R Lloyd |
C |
583 |
|
| R McVicar |
C |
554 |
|
| D Bray |
Lab |
1387 |
44.0% |
| L Finn |
Lab |
1323 |
|
| S Lemin |
Lab |
1278 |
|
| C Nunn |
C |
1182 |
37.5% |
| M Foster |
C |
1164 |
|
| P Rowe |
C |
1158 |
|
| M Bellamy |
LD |
584 |
18.5% |
| R Bellamy |
LD |
560 |
|
| T Smith |
LD |
511 |
|
| T Evans |
Lab |
1912 |
62.9% |
| I Gordon |
Lab |
1784 |
|
| C Pattison |
Lab |
1746 |
|
| S Ashcroft |
C |
553 |
18.2% |
| D Bothwick |
C |
507 |
|
| T Thomas |
C |
503 |
|
| M Black |
LD |
407 |
13.4% |
| K Black |
LD |
394 |
|
| L Pearson |
LD |
330 |
|
| S Charles |
Plymouth |
166 |
5.5% |
| P Carter |
Lab |
1689 |
64.2% |
| P Purnell |
Lab |
1611 |
|
| P Smith |
Lab |
1574 |
|
| B Baker |
C |
520 |
19.8% |
| R Mahony |
C |
502 |
|
| J Coope |
C |
489 |
|
| J Crocker |
LD |
422 |
16.0% |
| M O'Neil |
LD |
374 |
|
| M Swann |
LD |
362 |
|
| S Dann |
Lab |
1527 |
52.3% |
| M Fox |
Lab |
1489 |
|
| P Hutchings |
Lab |
1474 |
|
| H Ellis |
C |
899 |
30.8% |
| J Ellis |
C |
863 |
|
| A Sloggett |
C |
829 |
|
| A Campbell |
LD |
491 |
16.8% |
| D Spreat |
LD |
408 |
|
| J Spreat |
LD |
401 |
|
| J Mahony |
C |
1435 |
35.5% |
| M Leaves |
C |
1373 |
|
| P Nicholson |
C |
1354 |
|
| C Woodman |
Lab |
1049 |
26.0% |
| C Rose |
Lab |
1002 |
|
| R Sharman |
Lab |
980 |
|
| V Costain |
LD |
847 |
21.0% |
| E Swann |
LD |
792 |
|
| M Shally |
LD |
763 |
|
| F Allen |
Grn |
322 |
8.0% |
| R Sigrist |
UKIP |
301 |
7.5% |
| C Bragg |
UKIP |
284 |
|
| P Martin-Kaye |
UKIP |
260 |
|
| A Sherry |
Ind |
85 |
2.1% |
| G Jordan |
C |
601 |
39.0% |
| D Salter |
C |
572 |
|
| J Byatt |
LD |
377 |
24.5% |
| P Murphy |
Lab |
352 |
22.8% |
| P Hutty |
LD |
312 |
|
| J Wood |
Lab |
308 |
|
| D Every |
Ind |
211 |
13.7% |
| J Fox |
C |
783 |
34.6% |
| E Lock |
LD |
764 |
33.8% |
| R Burns |
Lab |
713 |
31.5% |
| D Birkenhead |
C |
697 |
|
| S Jennett |
LD |
668 |
|
| M Robinson |
Lab |
586 |
|
| P Nicholson |
C |
1848 |
53.0% |
| D James |
C |
1741 |
|
| D Ford |
C |
1661 |
|
| J Henley |
Lab |
998 |
28.6% |
| V Burns |
Lab |
955 |
|
| S Robinson |
Lab |
860 |
|
| P Fewings |
LD |
638 |
18.3% |
| A Cains |
LD |
583 |
|
| M Trench |
LD |
478 |
|
| D Viney |
C |
1866 |
56.2% |
| V Pengelly |
C |
1769 |
|
| K Wigens |
C |
1681 |
|
| R Evans |
Lab |
975 |
29.3% |
| C Childs |
Lab |
842 |
|
| D Roche |
Lab |
808 |
|
| P Jones |
LD |
482 |
14.5% |
| R Tofts |
LD |
481 |
|
| J Evans |
LD |
478 |
|
| K Foster |
C |
1208 |
36.8% |
| W Foster |
C |
1156 |
|
| M Leaves |
C |
1128 |
|
| R Dodd |
Lab |
1123 |
34.2% |
| J Clynch |
Lab |
1062 |
|
| W Wraight |
Lab |
844 |
|
| C Burrows |
LD |
500 |
15.2% |
| R Bullock |
UKIP |
452 |
13.8% |
| A Skuse |
UKIP |
414 |
|
| D McCallum |
UKIP |
408 |
|
| M Chandler |
LD |
405 |
|
| S Kendrick |
LD |
372 |
|
| G Wheeler |
Lab |
1560 |
61.7% |
| C Blackburn |
Lab |
1475 |
|
| D Williams |
Lab |
1426 |
|
| H Plymsol |
C |
520 |
20.6% |
| P Crolla |
C |
513 |
|
| R McSweeney |
LD |
449 |
17.8% |
| M White |
C |
421 |
|
| G Hirst |
LD |
379 |
|
| M Gallagher |
LD |
371 |
|
| M King |
Lab |
1040 |
35.2% |
| T Wildy |
Lab |
963 |
|
| V Hiromeris |
Lab |
958 |
|
| F Brimacombe |
C |
728 |
24.6% |
| A Angel |
C |
670 |
|
| E Shillabeer |
C |
588 |
|
| H Stone |
LD |
535 |
18.1% |
| J Newton |
LD |
475 |
|
| T Wickett |
LD |
434 |
|
| K Kelway |
Plymouth |
365 |
12.3% |
| J Broughton |
Plymouth |
264 |
|
| S Billows |
Plymouth |
242 |
|
| F Williamson |
Grn |
172 |
5.8% |
| S Ellis |
Ind |
118 |
4.0% |
| D Camp |
Lab |
1996 |
62.3% |
| J Kirk |
Lab |
1728 |
|
| D Weekes |
Lab |
1620 |
|
| E Willey |
C |
836 |
26.1% |
| E Dawson |
C |
732 |
|
| J Plymsol |
C |
731 |
|
| T O'Connor |
LD |
372 |
11.6% |
| C Curry |
LD |
333 |
|
| B Yardley |
LD |
292 |
|
| M Fletcher |
Lab |
1128 |
37.2% |
| G Shears |
Lab |
1045 |
|
| D Haydon |
Lab |
1007 |
|
| C Pascoe |
C |
935 |
30.8% |
| Y Dawson |
C |
926 |
|
| G Monaghan |
C |
877 |
|
| H Guy |
LD |
506 |
16.7% |
| S Guy |
LD |
469 |
|
| N Wickett |
LD |
422 |
|
| J Cavanagh |
Grn |
287 |
9.5% |
| I Fleming |
Plymouth |
178 |
5.9% |
| K Woodward |
Plymouth |
170 |
|
| J Nelder |
Lab |
1470 |
50.6% |
| M Aspinall |
Lab |
1452 |
|
| E Rennie |
Lab |
1337 |
|
| C Brown |
LD |
521 |
17.9% |
| P York |
LD |
492 |
|
| J Parry |
C |
489 |
16.8% |
| R Welchman |
C |
486 |
|
| J White |
C |
472 |
|
| G Nye |
LD |
429 |
|
| T Mitchell |
Grn |
195 |
6.7% |
| D Kelway |
Plymouth |
159 |
5.5% |
| R Brierley |
Plymouth |
127 |
|
| R Manning |
SocAll |
74 |
2.5% |
| E Peonides |
SocAll |
69 |
|
| P Tozer |
SocAll |
48 |
|
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