1988 Exeter City Council election

1988 Exeter City Council election
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council ; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated June 10, 2024

The 1988 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5		41.7	10	15	41.7	10,277	38.6	+1.8
	Labour	4		33.3	9	13	36.1	8,092	30.4	+3.3
	SLD	3		25.0	4	7	19.4	5,186	19.5	–11.5
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.8	770	2.9	–1.2
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,230	4.6	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,054	4.0	+3.1

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Fry*	1,471	54.9	–3.1
	Conservative	S. Dyer	787	29.4	–3.9
	Labour	N. Long	370	13.8	+5.1
	Green	P. M. MacNaughten	49	1.8	N/A
Majority			684	25.6	+1.0
Turnout			2,677	53.2	–8.4
Registered electors			5,032
	SLD hold		Swing	0.4

Barton

Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. McNamara	878	43.5	+0.3
	Labour	H. Sterry	857	42.4	+10.3
	SLD	P. Davies	131	6.5	–18.2
	SDP	R. Bassett	112	5.5	N/A
	Green	T. Brenan	42	2.1	N/A
Majority			21	1.0	–10.1
Turnout			2,020	53.4	–7.7
Registered electors			3,783
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.0

Countess Wear

Countess Wear
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bess*	1,144	61.7	–8.2
	Labour	L. Duddington	437	23.6	+10.8
	SDP	D. Smith	229	12.4	N/A
	Green	M. Stoolman	43	2.3	N/A
Majority			707	38.2	–14.3
Turnout			1,853	51.0	–14.8
Registered electors			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.5

Cowick

Cowick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Slack*	1,123	52.0	+20.1
	Conservative	J. Tarrant	779	36.1	–5.4
	SDP	P. Thompson	205	9.5	N/A
	Green	K. Vail	53	2.5	±0.0
Majority			344	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,160	48.9	–8.8
Registered electors			4,417
	Labour hold		Swing	12.8

Exwick

Exwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Male	1,087	45.7	+11.3
	Conservative	E. Chambers	741	31.1	+2.8
	SDP	S. Hebron	456	19.2	N/A
	Green	A. Campbell	95	4.0	+1.5
Majority			346	14.5	N/A
Turnout			2,379	47.2	–5.5
Registered electors			5,040
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Williamson*	847	40.9	–3.6
	Conservative	N. Shiel	779	37.6	+2.0
	Labour	M. Ellis	349	16.8	+1.6
	Green	S. Potter	98	4.7	+0.1
Majority			68	3.3	–6.6
Turnout			2,073	52.5	–5.5
Registered electors			3,949
	SLD hold		Swing	2.8

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Macnair*	1,268	48.9	+1.4
	Conservative	K. Mullins	982	37.9	–1.6
	Labour	J. Nelson	256	9.9	–3.2
	Green	S. Dunstan	87	3.4	N/A
Majority			286	11.0	+3.0
Turnout			2,593	53.8	+3.1
Registered electors			4,820
	SLD hold		Swing	1.5

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Northcott	784	33.6	–5.1
	Independent	J. Politt*	770	33.0	N/A
	Conservative	B. Harwood	650	27.8	–21.1
	SDP	P. Gove	87	3.7	N/A
	Green	J. Rosser	45	1.9	N/A
Majority			14	0.6	N/A
Turnout			2,336	58.4	+2.0
Registered electors			4,000
	Labour gain from Conservative

Polsloe

Polsloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Henson*	936	49.7	+10.9
	Labour	M. Midgley	737	39.1	–5.3
	SDP	P. Carpenter	141	7.5	N/A
	Green	J. Cooper	71	3.8	N/A
Majority			199	10.6	+0.4
Turnout			1,885	52.2	+5.7
Registered electors			3,611
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Rougemont

Rougemont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Burt*	1,079	54.4	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Perham	608	30.7	+2.1
	SLD	T. Thompson	171	8.6	–10.2
	Green	R. Vail	125	6.3	+1.3
Majority			471	23.8	+4.8
Turnout			1,983	48.9	–2.6
Registered electors			4,055
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

St Davids

St Davids
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Yeo*	992	39.0	–4.4
	SLD	R. Hunt	736	28.9	–7.0
	Labour	P. Butler	566	22.3	+1.7
	Green	M. Turnbull	249	9.8	N/A
Majority			256	10.1	+2.6
Turnout			2,543	43.2	–4.3
Registered electors			5,887
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

St Leonards

St Leonards
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Owens*	1,001	47.5	+1.3
	SLD	V. Howell	562	26.7	–7.1
	Labour	P. Hill	447	21.2	+5.6
	Green	T. Canning	97	4.6	+0.2
Majority			439	20.8	+8.4
Turnout			2,107	49.1	–4.4
Registered electors			4,291
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

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References

↑ "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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[1] "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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