Local Election 2012: 18 year old elected in Plymouth
18 year old Katie Taylor has been elected as the councillor for Devonport in Plymouth, holding the seat for Labour. 19 seats are being contested on the Council, currently, the Conservatives hold 12, Labour 6 and UKIP 1.
Labour gain control in Plymouth
Labour gain 6 seats in the local elections in Plymouth to take wrestle control from the Conservatives
No change in Weymouth & Portland
The council remains under "no overall control" following the local elections, despite gains for Labour and losses for the Conservatives
Labour gain control in Exeter
There was only one side cheering in Exeter at the local elections after Labour won ten of the fourteen wards available.