Matt Smith: councillor for Compton, Plymouth City Council

Matt Smith is a Labour councillor for the Compton ward on Plymouth City Council, according to the council's own published list. Matt Smith is also Cabinet Member for Housing, City Centre Regeneration and Events.

Council: Plymouth City Council
Ward: Compton
Party: Labour
Posts: Cabinet Member for Housing, City Centre Regeneration and Events
Official profile: democracy.plymouth.gov.uk
Source: Plymouth City Council: your councillors, read 3 November 2026 (pasted by Joe), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Matt Smith

Plymouth City Council publishes no direct contact details for Matt Smith in its list. Use the official profile page:

Official profile: democracy.plymouth.gov.uk

Who else represents Compton

Helen Kelly Reform UK Vice-Chair Natural Infrastructure and Growth Scrutiny Panel
Angela Penrose Labour Deputy Lord Mayor

Labour on Plymouth City Council

Labour holds 30 of the 57 seats on Plymouth City Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 30, Reform UK 12, Independent Member 7, The Green Party 3, Conservative 3, Restore Britain 2.

Leaders and post holders on Plymouth City Council

Sarah Allen Chair of Audit and Governance Committee
Mark Coker Chair of the Scrutiny Management Board
Sally Cresswell Chair of the Housing and Community Services Panel
Sue Dann Chair of Lord Mayor Selection and Advisory Committee
Jon Dingle Vice-Chair of Planning Committee
Tudor Evans Leader of the Council, and Chair of Chief Officer Appointments Panel
Anne Freeman Chair of the Licensing Committee
Paul Hagan Vice-Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee and Scrutiny Management Board

All 57 councillors of Plymouth City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Compton

Matt Smith sits on Plymouth City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Plymouth, each with its own page:

Devon and Cornwall Police led by Alison Hernandez, James Vaughan
Plymouth Moor View: Fred Thomas (Labour) MP
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op)) MP
South West Devon: Rebecca Smith (Conservative) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Plymouth, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Plymouth City Council: your councillors, read 3 November 2026 (pasted by Joe), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Plymouth City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.