Local council elections 2018 - Plymouth
Council elections are being held on Thursday 3 May 2018. In Plymouth, 19 of the 20 wards are being contested - there will be no election for the Plympton Erle ward.
Plymouth is divided into 20 wards with 57 councillors. They are elected for four years, and a third of councillors face election in any one year.
Here are the candidates:
BUDSHEAD:
Dave Downie (Conservative)
Jill Narin (Labour)
Matthew Radmore (Lib Dem)
John Smith (UKIP)
COMPTON:
Graham Epstein (Green)
Steven Guy (Lib Dem)
Andrea Johnson (Conservative)
Paul McNamara (Labour)
DEVONPORT:
Fleur Ball (Lib Dem)
Sandy Borthwick (Conservative)
Roxy Castell (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Michael Ellison (UKIP)
Andrew Pratt (Green)
Bill Stevens (Labour)
Scott Wardle (Independent)
DRAKE:
Margaret Corvid (Labour)
Iuli Popescu (The For Britain Movement)
Charlotte Radmore (Lib Dem)
Steve Ricketts (Conservative)
EFFORD AND LIPSON
Jake Donovan (Conservative)Neil Hendy (Labour)
Alex Primmer (Lib Dem)
Benjamin Smith (Green)
Sam Taylor-Wickenden (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
EGGBUCKLAND
Ian Bowyer (Conservative)
Wendy Noble (UKIP)
Richard Simpson (Lib Dem)
Andrew Wade (Labour)
HAM
Gareth Derrick (Labour)
Richard Lawrie (Lib Dem)
Alan Skuse (UKIP)
Chris Storer (Conservative)
Pam Buchan (Labour)Mike Gillbard (Lib Dem)Ivor Lucas (UKIP)John Riley (Conservative)
MOOR VIEW
John Baddeley (UKIP)
Maddi Bridgeman (Conservative)
Jemima Laing (Labour)
Jim Spencer (Lib Dem)
PEVERELL
Nicholas Casey (Green)
Jeremy Goslin (Labour)
Martin Leaves (Conservative)
George Maunder (Lib Dem)
Bernard Toolan (Vivamus)
PLYMPTON CHADDLEWOOD
Louise Ayres (Lib Dem)
Glenn Jordan (Conservative)
Janet Wise (Labour)
PLYMPTON ST MARY
Rob De Jong (Labour)
Jeffrey Hall (Lib Dem)
David James (Conservative)
PLYMSTOCK DUNSTONE
Sima Davarian-Dehsorkhe (Lib Dem)
David Owen (Labour)
Vivien Pengelly (Conservative)
PLYMSTOCK RADFORD
Vince Barry (Labour)
Matthew Faith (Green)
Gordon Miller (Independent)
Roy Plumley (Lib Dem)
Rebecca Smith (Conservative)
John Wheeler (Independent)
SOUTHWAY
Nik Brookson (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Jonny Morris (Labour)
Jacqui Spencer (Lib Dem)
Tim Velkavrh-Blazevic (Conservative)
ST BUDEAUX
Margaret Bennet-Jones (Independent)
Sally Bowie (Labour)
Pat Patel (Conservative)
Stuart Spicer (Lib Dem)
Andrew White (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
Brian Banks (Green)
Ian Groeber (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Hugh Janes (Lib Dem)
Susan McDonald (Labour)
Mark Thompson (Conservative)
STOKE
Michael Arthur (UKIP)
Helen Guy (Lib Dem)
Kevin Neil (Labour)
Daniel Sheaff (Green)
Kathy Watkin (Conservative)
SUTTON AND MOUNT GOULD
Ryan Aldred (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Mary Aspinall (Labour)
Chip Tofan (Conservative)
Pete York (Lib Dem)
Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm.