The party now has 30 seats on the city council.
It was a bad night for the Conservatives though.
They lost four of their council seats, leaving them with eight.
The Lib Dems have one seat.
Labour has committed to building a new multi-million pound swimming pool and leisure centre on the site of the bus station - the Conservatives had promised to axe those plans if they'd been elected.
Gas off in 4,600 South Hams' homes as temperatures plummet
100 engineers working on reconnections
Former factory could become a church
And it will have a soft play area
Accommodation for rough sleepers as temperatures plummet
Severe Weather Emergency Protocol in place
Devon aid convoy team urges bay to twin with Ukrainian city
'It brings enormous credit to Torbay'
Mixed feelings for proposed Exeter student flats block
'It is excessively tall, overbearing and wholly out of scale'
