"Jemima Laing, acting leader of Labour-led Plymouth City Council, said the authority was "well advanced" in its preparations and the poll would go ahead. Laing said: "We recognise that this may be the right approach for some councils facing capacity challenges due to local government reorganisation - however, this is not the case for Plymouth. "We are already well advanced in our preparations for the May 2026 local elections and plans are firmly in place. Therefore, the elections will proceed as scheduled.""
"The May elections will be for a third of the seats on Plymouth City Council and, even if Labour loses every seat it currently holds it will still be the largest party. There are 57 seats on Plymouth City Council and Labour currently holds 39. Of the 19 seats due to be fought in May, 10 are currently held by Labour, five by Conservatives with one Liberal Democrat, one Green and two Independents."
Councils were invited to apply to postpone May elections because local government reorganisation is creating capacity pressures. Plymouth's acting leader Jemima Laing confirmed the authority is well advanced in preparations and the May 2026 elections for one third of council seats will proceed as scheduled. Labour currently holds 39 of 57 seats on Plymouth City Council. Of the 19 seats up for election, 10 are Labour, five Conservative, one Liberal Democrat, one Green and two Independents, and Labour would remain the largest party even if it lost every contested seat. Exeter's Labour-run council may request a postponement and its leader will consider the option.
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