2006 Plymouth City Council election

2006 Plymouth City Council election^[1][2][3]

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19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 35 19 2 Seats before 32 19 4 Seats won 7 12 1 Seats after 28 25 3 Seat change 4 6 1 Popular vote 16,988 24,088 11,864 Percentage 27.9% 39.6% 19.5%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2006 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

The 2006 Plymouth City Council election was held on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election on the day, with an additional seat in Southway Ward remaining vacant until a by-election on 22 June. After the election, Labour were reduced to 28 out of the 56 filled seats, thus temporarily losing control of the council to No Overall Control.^[4] However, Labour won the Southway by-election on 22 June, thus restoring their overall control of the council.^[5]

2006 Plymouth City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	12	6	0	6	63.2	39.6%	24,088
	Labour	7	0	5	5	36.8	27.9%	16,988
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	1	1	0.0	19.5%	11,864
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	6.3%	3,835
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	4.0%	2,422
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	2.5%	1,495
	Respect	0	0	0		0.0	0.2%	112
Total		19						60,804

• List of wards in Plymouth