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Tudor Evans
Tudor Evans is a British Labour and Co-operative Party, Labour Co-op politician who has been the leader of Plymouth City Council five times, including since May 2023. He has been a councillor for Ham ward since 1988 and has led the Labour group on Plymouth City Council since 1998. He has previously served as leader of the council from 1998 to 2000, 2003 to 2007, 2012 to 2016, and 2018 to 2021. From 2022 to 2024 he was a member of the Labour Party's governing body, the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, National Executive Committee Early life Evans was born in Ebbw Vale in Wales. He moved to Plymouth as an undergraduate, studying environmental science. He was a director of a co-operative printing company for thirteen years, and works as a local government consultant. Political career Evans first stood for election to Plymouth City Council in 1987 in Sutton and Mount Gould ward, losing to SDP–Liberal Alliance candidates. He was subsequently elected as a coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or regional government, or other local authority. The title of a councillor varies geographically, with a name generally being preceded by their title (or the shortened version Cllr when written) in formal or council-related situations in many places. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unlike most provincial elections, municipal elections are usually held on a fixed date of 4 years. Finland ''This is about honorary rank, not elected officials.'' In Finland councillor (''neuvos'') is the highest possible title of honour which can be granted by the President of Finland. There are several ranks of councillors and they have existed si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Plymouth City Council Election
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. Background Plymouth City Council held local elections on 5 May 2016 along with councils across the United Kingdom as part of the 2016 local elections. 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. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2012. In that election, twelve Labour candidates and seven Conservative candidates were elected. Ahead of this election, the council was under no overall control with Labour running a minority administration. The party had the largest number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Plymouth City Council Election
The 1997 Plymouth City Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as 1997 United Kingdom local elections, other local elections. The Labour Party (UK), Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1991. Overall results , - , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 60 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , 133,521 , style="text-align: right;" , Ward results Budshead (3 seats) Compton (3 seats) Drake (3 seats) Efford (3 seats) Eggbuckland (3 seats) Estover (3 seats) Ham (3 seats) Honicknowle (3 seats) Keyham (3 seats) Mount Gould (3 seats) Plympton Erle (3 seats) Plympton St Mary (3 seats) Plymstock Dunstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Plymouth City Council Election
The 1995 Plymouth City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had gained from the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1991. Overall results , - , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 60 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , 74,617 , style="text-align: right;" , Ward results Budshead (3 seats) Compton (3 seats) Drake (3 seats) Efford (3 seats) Eggbuckland (3 seats) Estover (3 seats) Ham (3 seats) Honicknowle (3 seats) Keyham (3 seats) Mount Gould (3 seats) Plympton Erle (3 seats) Plympton St Mary (3 seats) Plymstock Dunstone (3 seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Plymouth City Council Election
The 1991 Plymouth City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party, who had held it since its creation in 1973. Overall results , - , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 60 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , 94,611 , style="text-align: right;" , Ward results Budshead (3 seats) Compton (3 seats) Drake (3 seats) Efford (3 seats) Eggbuckland (3 seats) Estover (3 seats) Ham (3 seats) Honicknowle (3 seats) Keyham (3 seats) Mount Gould (3 seats) Plympton Erle (3 seats) Plympton St Mary (3 seats) Plymstock Dunstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party, often referred to as Labour, is a List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. It is one of the Two-party system, two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom; the other being the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Labour has been led by Keir Starmer since 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2020, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. To date, there have been 12 Labour governments and seven different Labour Prime Ministers – Ramsay MacDonald, MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Attlee, Harold Wilson, Wilson, James Callaghan, Callaghan, Tony Blair, Blair, Gordon Brown, Brown and Starmer. The Labour Party was founded in 1900, having e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Plymouth City Council Election
The 1987 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973. Overall results , - , colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" , Total , style="text-align: right;" , 60 , colspan=5 , , style="text-align: right;" , 92,972 , style="text-align: right;" , Ward results Budshead (3 seats) Compton (3 seats) Drake (3 seats) Efford (3 seats) Eggbuckland (3 seats) Estover (3 seats) Ham (3 seats) Honicknowle (3 seats) Keyham (3 seats) Mount Gould (3 seats) Plympton Erle (3 seats) Plympton St Mary (3 seats) Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Plymouth City Council Election
The 2023 Plymouth City Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. It coincided with local elections across the United Kingdom. In the previous election in 2022, both Labour and the Conservative Party gained seats, primarily due to councillors who had left their party groups standing down or unsuccessfully seeking re-election. The Green Party won its first ever seat on Plymouth Council in that election. After being deselected by the Conservative Party, the former council leader Nick Kelly started a new "Independent Alliance" group with the ex-Conservative councillor Terri Beer and the ex-Labour councillor Chaz Singh. The Independent Alliance group grew with more defections from the Conservative group. After two Conservative councillors who had moved to Gloucestershire resigned, by-elections took place in Moor View and Plympton Chaddlewood, which were won by Labour and the Green Party respectively. The Conservative council leade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party National Executive Committee
The National Executive Committee (NEC) is the governing body of the UK Labour Party, setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development. Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party, constituency Labour parties (CLP), and socialist societies, as well as ''ex officio'' members such as the party Leader and Deputy Leader and several of their appointees. History During the 1980s, the NEC had a major role in policy-making and was often at the heart of disputes over party policy. In 1997, under Tony Blair's new party leadership, the General Secretary Tom Sawyer enacted the Partnership in Power reforms. This rebalanced the NEC's membership, including by reducing trade union membership to a minority for the first time in its history. The reforms also introduced new seats: two for local government, three for the Parliamentary Party, three for the (Shadow) Cabinet, and one fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Plymouth City Council Election
The 2021 Plymouth City Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Labour Party (UK), Labour Party took control of the council after the 2018 Plymouth City Council election, 2018 election, with thirty-one members and a working majority that they held in the 2019 Plymouth City Council election, 2019 election. Labour defended eleven seats and the Conservatives defended eight seats. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conservatives won the most seats and the popular vote, but was not able to take over the council, resulting in no overall control. Background Plymouth City Council will hold local elections, along with councils across England as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections, 2021 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third of seats being up for election every year for three years, with no election each f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
