11 8 27 27 Date 5 May 2016 | 8 0 27 3 Location Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
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The 2016 Plymouth City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour, resulting in both parties having 27 members. A coalition of Conservative and UKIP members took overall control of the Council, having 30 members in total and a working majority. The election took place on the same day as other local elections. It was also contested by the Plymouth Independents, a new political party formed by former UKIP members.
Overall results
At the previous election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
References
Plymouth City Council election, 2016 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA