Council agreed to elect Councillor Sproston as Lord Mayor of the City for the 2026/27 municipal year. This was proposed by Councillor Coker and seconded by Councillor Mahony.

For: (53) Councillors: Allen, Allison, Aroori, Bannerman, Beer, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Driver, Evans OBE, Freeman, Gilmour, Goslin, Hadfield, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Loveridge, Lowry, Mahony, McCarty, McLay, McNamara, Moore, Morton, Murphy, Ney, P. Nicholson, S.Nicholson, Noble, Penberthy, Penrose, Ricketts, Rielly, Rose, Sansom, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor, Tyler, Ms Watkin, Wood.

Against: (0)

Abstentions: (0)

Absent/Did Not Vote: (2) Councillors Rowe and Sproston.

Council agreed to elect Councillor Angela Penrose as Deputy Lord Mayor for the City for the 2026/27 municipal year. This was proposed by Councillor Kevin Sproston and seconded by Councillor Chris Wood.

For: (53) Councillors: Allen, Allison, Aroori, Bannerman, Beer, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Driver, Evans OBE, Freeman, Gilmour, Goslin, Hadfield, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Loveridge, Lowry, Mahony, McCarty, McLay, McNamara, Moore, Morton, Murphy, Ney, P. Nicholson, S. Nicholson, Noble, Penberthy, Ricketts, Rielly, Rose, Sansom, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Sproston, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor, Tyler, Ms Watkin, Wood.

Against: (0)

Abstentions: (0)

Absent/Did Not Vote: (2) Councillors Penrose and Rowe.

The Lord Mayor announced the appointment of Reverend Steve Bell as the Lord Mayor’s Chaplain.

Warrant Officer Scott Allen presented Drake’s Sword to the Lord Mayor of the Royal Navy to symbolise the key links between the Royal Navy and the City of Plymouth.

Council accorded to Councillor Ms Watkin the sincere thanks of the Citizens of Plymouth for the invaluable services she had rendered to the City as Lord Mayor since May 2025, and for the able manner in which she had presided over the deliberations of the Council during that period.

The Council also expressed its indebtedness to Mr Chip Tofan for his diligent and efficient discharge of the duties of Deputy Lord Mayor.

Thanks were also expressed to Councillor Mahony as the Lord Mayor’s consort.

The motion was proposed by Councillor Wood and seconded by Councillor Steel.

For: (53) Councillors: Allen, Allison, Aroori, Bannerman, Beer, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Driver, Evans OBE, Freeman, Gilmour, Goslin, Hadfield, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Loveridge, Lowry, Mahony, McCarty, McLay, McNamara, Moore, Morton, Murphy, Ney, P. Nicholson, S.Nicholson, Noble, Penberthy, Penrose, Ricketts, Rielly, Rose, Sansom, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Sproston, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor, Tyler,  Wood.

Against (0)

Abstain: (0)

Absent/Did Not Vote (2) Councillors Rowe and Ms Watkin.

Council agreed to note the continuation of Councillor Evans OBE for the 2026/27 municipal year as Leader of the Council.

The Council agreed to note the report which advised that the Cabinet would comprise of the following members:

·         Councillor Evans OBE, Leader of the Council

·         Councillor Laing, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care, Culture and Communications

·         Councillor Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Cooperative and Community Development

·         Councillor Blight, Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Apprenticeships

·         Councillor Lowry, Cabinet Member for Organisational Efficiency

·         Councillor Stephens, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport 

·         Councillor Briars-Delve, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change

·         Councillor Taylor, Cabinet Member for Finance and Sport 

·         Councillor Lawson, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care

·         Councillor M. Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing, City Centre Regeneration and Events

Council agreed to approve the appointments to committees, including the Chairs and Vice-Chairs as set out in the report.

For: (53) Councillors: Allen, Allison, Aroori, Bannerman, Beer, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Driver, Evans OBE, Freeman, Gilmour, Goslin, Hadfield, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Loveridge, Lowry, Mahony, McCarty, McLay, McNamara, Moore, Morton, Murphy, Ney, P. Nicholson, S.Nicholson, Noble, Penberthy, Penrose, Ricketts, Rielly, Sansom, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor, Tyler, Ms Watkin, Wood.

Against: (0)

Abstain: (0)

Absent/Did not vote: (2) Councillors Rowe and Sproston.

Council agreed to approve the nominations to outside bodies as set out in the report.

For: (50) Councillors: Allen, Allison, Bannerman, Beer, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Evans OBE, Freeman, Gilmour, Goslin, Hadfield, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Loveridge, Lowry, Mahony, McCarty, McNamara, Moore, Morton, Murphy, Ney, P. Nicholson, S. Nicholson, Noble, Penberthy, Penrose, Ricketts, Rielly, Rose, Sansom, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor, Tyler, Ms Watkin, Wood.

Against: (0)

Abstain: (3) Councillors Aroori, Driver and McLay.

Absent/Did not vote: (2) Councillors Rowe and Sproston.