1992 Exeter City Council election

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1992 Exeter City Council election
Flag of Devon.svg
  1991 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) 1994  

12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election18 seats, 35.8%11 seats, 32.3%
Seats won28
Seats after1614
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote8,26110,481
Percentage31.9%40.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.9%Increase2.svg 8.1%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Liberal
Last election6 seats, 18.8%1 seat, 4.0%
Seats won20
Seats after51
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote5,739338
Percentage22.1%1.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.3%Decrease2.svg 2.7%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1992 Exeter City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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

1992 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 2Decrease2.svg 216.7141644.48,26131.9–3.9
  Conservative 8Increase2.svg 366.761438.910,48140.4+8.1
  Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg 116.73513.95,73922.1+3.3
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0112.83381.3–2.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08063.1+0.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03111.2–1.2

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats P. Hicks 1,550 58.4 +0.3
Conservative M. Jordan76728.9+4.5
Labour L. Taylor29411.1–4.0
Green R. Gittins411.5–0.8
Majority78329.5–4.2
Turnout 2,65246.5–8.3
Registered electors 5,775
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Barton

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. McNamara* 1,045 49.8 +7.4
Labour H. Sterry81238.7–2.0
Liberal Democrats T. Thompson1667.9+1.3
Liberal B. Wheeler412.0–5.4
Green J. Barber331.6–1.3
Majority23311.1+9.4
Turnout 2,09755.4–4.0
Registered electors 3,844
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

Countess Wear

Countess Wear
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Bess* 1,027 60.7 –2.3
Labour M. Baldwin43525.7+1.9
Liberal Democrats J. Freeman1327.8–2.0
Liberal B. Pentecost523.1N/A
Green R. Vail452.7±0.0
Majority59235.0–4.2
Turnout 1,69147.9–15.2
Registered electors 3,592
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Cowick

Cowick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Knapp 1,017 44.2 +3.2
Labour R. Slack*1,00843.8–1.5
Liberal Democrats M. Horgan24410.6–2.2
Green A. Foster311.3N/A
Majority90.4N/A
Turnout 2,30053.4–4.1
Registered electors 4,355
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg2.4

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Male* 1,099 50.1 +10.8
Conservative E. Chambers67030.6+8.5
Independent M. Retter2089.5N/A
Liberal Democrats J. Bahrij1396.3N/A
Green K. Vail763.5–0.2
Majority42919.5+14.3
Turnout 2,19240.5–11.8
Registered electors 5,496
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

Heavitree

Heavitree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Shiel 862 38.8 +5.4
Liberal Democrats A. Williamson*79135.6–7.5
Labour T. Badcock35616.0–2.7
Liberal M. Chaplin2159.7N/A
Majority713.2N/A
Turnout 2,22454.0–3.8
Registered electors 4,172
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Syvret 913 43.0 +11.1
Liberal Democrats J. Dawick83939.5±0.0
Labour D. Stubbing28213.3–3.7
Green A. Thomas884.1–4.8
Majority743.5N/A
Turnout 2,12243.4–12.0
Registered electors 4,955
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Landers 1,151 49.4 +11.3
Labour R. Northcott*1,07846.2–2.1
Liberal Democrats A. Vokes1024.4+0.4
Majority733.2N/A
Turnout 2,33159.5–2.9
Registered electors 3,980
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6.7

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Y. Henson* 888 47.1 +20.8
Labour C. Duff61232.4–17.1
Liberal Democrats P. Davies25013.3+5.6
Green S. Dunstan1065.6–7.7
Liberal Y. Wells301.6N/A
Majority27614.7N/A
Turnout 1,88649.3–6.7
Registered electors 3,887
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg19.0

Rougemont

Rougemont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Burt* 937 52.6 –4.5
Conservative M. Woolfenden48427.2+7.5
Liberal Democrats P. Brock22612.7+2.5
Green M. Dorman1347.5–3.1
Majority45325.4–12.0
Turnout 1,78141.0–10.3
Registered electors 4,376
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.0

St. Davids

St. Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Yeo* 882 37.2 +1.8
Labour D. Parker80834.0+6.0
Liberal Democrats C. Earle39316.6+2.1
Green S. Potter1877.9–11.3
Independent C. Early1034.3N/A
Majority743.2–4.2
Turnout 2,37340.1–14.2
Registered electors 5,983
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

St. Leonards

St. Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats V. Howell 907 39.7 +9.3
Conservative G. Owens*77533.9+0.1
Labour J. Owen54023.6–5.4
Green P. Edwards652.8–4.0
Majority1325.8N/A
Turnout 2,28751.6–7.1
Registered electors 4,495
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg4.6

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References

  1. "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 4 December 2023.