| Election Name: | 2016 Plymouth City Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Plymouth City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Plymouth City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 28 |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,394 |
| Percentage1: | 36.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader2: | Ian Bowyer |
| Seats Before2: | 26 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 27 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,797 |
| Percentage2: | 35.5% |
| Party3: | UKIP |
| Leader3: | None |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,577 |
| Percentage3: | 16.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
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 twenty-seven members of the council. A coalition of Conservative and UKIP members took overall control of the Council, having thirty members in total and a working majority.
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 5 May 2016 along with councils across the United Kingdom as part of the 2016 local elections.[1] [2] The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[3] [4] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2012. In that election, twelve Labour candidates and seven Conservative candidates were elected.[5]
Ahead of this election, the council was under no overall control with Labour running a minority administration. The party had the largest number of seats, but was one seat short of a majority.
The election was also contested by the Plymouth Independents, a new political party formed by former UKIP members.[6] The party won no seats, and has subsequently been dissolved having contested no further elections.[7]
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Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2012 election.
At the previous election the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 26 | 3 | |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 27 | 27 | 3 | |
| Labour | Conservative | UKIP |
Asterisks denote sitting councillors seeking re-election.
After the election, the Conservatives and Labour held twenty-seven seats on the council each, with the other three held by UKIP councillors.[8] Labour group leader Tudor Evans had led the council before the election, but the result cast control of the council into doubt.[9] A coalition between the Conservatives and UKIP took control, with Conservative group leader Ian Bowyer becoming the new leader of the council.[10] [11]