Plymouth is a unitary authority in Devon, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Unitary authority
Plymouth City Council election, 1973
Plymouth City Council election, 1976
Plymouth City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)
Plymouth City Council election, 1983
Plymouth City Council election, 1987 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
Plymouth City Council election, 1991
Plymouth City Council election, 1995
Plymouth City Council election, 1997
Plymouth City Council election, 1998
Plymouth City Council election, 2000
Plymouth City Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)
Plymouth City Council election, 2004
Plymouth City Council election, 2006
Plymouth City Council election, 2007
Plymouth City Council election, 2008
Plymouth City Council election, 2010
Plymouth City Council election, 2011
Plymouth City Council election, 2012
Plymouth City Council election, 2014
Plymouth City Council election, 2015