Plymouth City Council by-election results announced
Labour gained Moor View and the Green Party gained Plympton Chaddlewood
The results of yesterday’s Plymouth City Council by-elections in the Moor View and Plympton Chaddlewood wards have been declared at the Guildhall.
The Plympton Chaddlewood seat was won by Lauren McLay (Green Party) and the Moor View seat by Will Noble (Labour).
The turnout was 23.79% in Plympton Chaddlewood and 26.02% in Moor View.
This means the political composition of the Council is now 23 Conservative, 25 Labour, 5 Independent Alliance, 3 Green Party and 1 independent.
There is no automatic change to the Council administration.
The by-elections were held following the resignations of local councillors Shannon Burden and Dan Collins in November.
The full results
Moor View:
- Frank Hartkopf (Green) - 87 votes
- Andrea Irene Johnson (Conservative and Unionist) - 877 votes
- Colin Alexander Mackenzie (Liberal Democrats) - 77 votes
- Gavin John Marshall (Independent) - 184 votes
- Will Nobile (Labour) - 1,415
- Andrew James White (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) - 18 votes
Plympton Chaddlewood:
- Benjamin John Davy (Trade Unionist and Socailist Coalition) - 15 votes
- Mike Gillbard (Liberal Democrat) - 33 votes
- Lindsay Gilmour (Labour) - 147 votes
- Andrew Michael Hill (Independent) - 182 votes
- Lauren Elizabeth McLay (Green) - 653 votes
- Ashley John Ward (Conservative) - 425 votes