1988 Exeter City Council election

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1988 Exeter City Council election
Flag of Devon.svg
  1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990  

12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election15 seats, 36.8%13 seats, 27.1%
Seats won54
Seats after1513
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote10,2778,092
Percentage38.6%30.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.8%Increase2.svg 3.3%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party SLD Independent
Last election7 seats, 31.0%1 seat, 4.1%
Seats won30
Seats after71
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote5,186770
Percentage19.5%2.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.5%Decrease2.svg 1.2%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

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.

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Summary

Election result

1988 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 5Steady2.svg41.7101541.710,27738.6+1.8
  Labour 4Steady2.svg33.391336.18,09230.4+3.3
  SLD 3Steady2.svg25.04719.45,18619.5–11.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.87702.9–1.2
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,2304.6N/A
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0544.0+3.1

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD A. Fry* 1,471 54.9 –3.1
Conservative S. Dyer78729.4–3.9
Labour N. Long37013.8+5.1
Green P. M. MacNaughten491.8N/A
Majority68425.6+1.0
Turnout 2,67753.2–8.4
Registered electors 5,032
SLD hold Swing Increase2.svg0.4

Barton

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. McNamara 878 43.5 +0.3
Labour H. Sterry85742.4+10.3
SLD P. Davies1316.5–18.2
SDP R. Bassett1125.5N/A
Green T. Brenan422.1N/A
Majority211.0–10.1
Turnout 2,02053.4–7.7
Registered electors 3,783
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg5.0

Countess Wear

Countess Wear
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Bess* 1,144 61.7 –8.2
Labour L. Duddington43723.6+10.8
SDP D. Smith22912.4N/A
Green M. Stoolman432.3N/A
Majority70738.2–14.3
Turnout 1,85351.0–14.8
Registered electors 3,633
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.5

Cowick

Cowick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Slack* 1,123 52.0 +20.1
Conservative J. Tarrant77936.1–5.4
SDP P. Thompson2059.5N/A
Green K. Vail532.5±0.0
Majority34415.9N/A
Turnout 2,16048.9–8.8
Registered electors 4,417
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg12.8

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Male 1,087 45.7 +11.3
Conservative E. Chambers74131.1+2.8
SDP S. Hebron45619.2N/A
Green A. Campbell954.0+1.5
Majority34614.5N/A
Turnout 2,37947.2–5.5
Registered electors 5,040
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.3

Heavitree

Heavitree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD A. Williamson* 847 40.9 –3.6
Conservative N. Shiel77937.6+2.0
Labour M. Ellis34916.8+1.6
Green S. Potter984.7+0.1
Majority683.3–6.6
Turnout 2,07352.5–5.5
Registered electors 3,949
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.8

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD M. Macnair* 1,268 48.9 +1.4
Conservative K. Mullins98237.9–1.6
Labour J. Nelson2569.9–3.2
Green S. Dunstan873.4N/A
Majority28611.0+3.0
Turnout 2,59353.8+3.1
Registered electors 4,820
SLD hold Swing Increase2.svg1.5

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Northcott 784 33.6 –5.1
Independent J. Politt*77033.0N/A
Conservative B. Harwood65027.8–21.1
SDP P. Gove873.7N/A
Green J. Rosser451.9N/A
Majority140.6N/A
Turnout 2,33658.4+2.0
Registered electors 4,000
Labour gain from Conservative

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Y. Henson* 936 49.7 +10.9
Labour M. Midgley73739.1–5.3
SDP P. Carpenter1417.5N/A
Green J. Cooper713.8N/A
Majority19910.6+0.4
Turnout 1,88552.2+5.7
Registered electors 3,611
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg8.1

Rougemont

Rougemont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Burt* 1,079 54.4 +6.8
Conservative J. Perham60830.7+2.1
SLD T. Thompson1718.6–10.2
Green R. Vail1256.3+1.3
Majority47123.8+4.8
Turnout 1,98348.9–2.6
Registered electors 4,055
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.4

St Davids

St Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Yeo* 992 39.0 –4.4
SLD R. Hunt73628.9–7.0
Labour P. Butler56622.3+1.7
Green M. Turnbull2499.8N/A
Majority25610.1+2.6
Turnout 2,54343.2–4.3
Registered electors 5,887
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.3

St Leonards

St Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Owens* 1,001 47.5 +1.3
SLD V. Howell56226.7–7.1
Labour P. Hill44721.2+5.6
Green T. Canning974.6+0.2
Majority43920.8+8.4
Turnout 2,10749.1–4.4
Registered electors 4,291
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.2

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