2004 Exeter City Council election

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2004 Exeter City Council election [1] [2]
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14 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.9%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election2010
Seats won74
Seats after1912
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote8,0837,448
Percentage29.4%27.1%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election64
Seats won21
Seats after54
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,0481,634
Percentage29.3%6.0%
Exeter UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2004 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and orange shows the Liberals. Wards in grey had no election.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2004 Exeter City Council election took place on 10 June 2004, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control. [3]

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Results summary

2004 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 7Decrease2.svg 150.0121947.58,08329.8-2.8
  Liberal Democrats 4Increase2.svg 228.681230.07,44827.5+2.9
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 114.33512.58,04829.7+2.9
  Liberal 1Steady2.svg7.13410.01,6346.0-3.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,4735.4+1.7
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01700.6-0.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01240.5-1.0
  Democratic Socialist Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01060.4N/A

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Michael Browning 1,627 59.2%
Conservative Margaret Jordan53019.3%
Labour Celia Morrish37613.7%
Green Andrew Bell2167.9%
Majority1,09739.9%
Turnout 2,749
Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hazel Slack 817 40.3%
UKIP Lawrence Harper36317.9%
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ruffle36217.9%
Conservative Daniel Bower35917.7%
Independent David Mashiter1246.1%
Majority45422.4%
Turnout 2,025
Labour hold

Newtown

Newtown
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Branston 777 50.2%
Conservative Graham Stone31220.2%
Liberal Democrats Tommy Leung23715.3%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner17811.5%
Democratic Socialist Alliance Peter Sloman442.8%
Majority46530.0%
Turnout 1,548
Labour hold

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Paul Pettinger 865 43.3%
Conservative Jeffrey Coates73736.9%
Labour Lesley Robson24012.0%
Green Suzanne Dunstan1547.7%
Majority1286.4%
Turnout 1,996
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Valerie Dixon 952 43.6%
Conservative Ruth Smith89741.1%
Liberal Democrats David Barker-Hahlo33415.3%
Majority552.5%
Turnout 2,183
Labour hold

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rachel Lyons 591 33.8%
Conservative Margaret Baldwin55431.7%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Williams31818.2%
Green Nicholas Discombe28416.3%
Majority372.1%
Turnout 1,747
Labour hold

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marcel Choules 932 42.5%
Conservative Iris Newby61828.2%
Liberal Emma McCord32414.8%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett31714.5%
Majority31414.3%
Turnout 2,191
Labour hold

St Davids

St Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Philip Brock 754 60.7%
Labour Richard Harris29023.3%
Conservative Andrew Leadbetter19916.0%
Majority46437.3%
Turnout 1,243
Liberal Democrats hold

St James

St James
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mary Griffiths 573 35.2%
Liberal Democrats Natalie Cole45728.1%
Conservative Simon Smith37022.7%
Green Adrian Thomas22914.1%
Majority1167.1%
Turnout 1,629
Labour hold

St Leonards

St Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Norman Shiel 951 49.2%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Gooding38119.7%
Labour Eileen Digweed37519.4%
Green Louisa Radice22711.7%
Majority57029.5%
Turnout 1,934
Conservative hold

St Loyes

St Loyes
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joan Morrish 948 60.6%
Conservative Emily Dover19512.5%
UKIP David Challice17010.9%
Labour Dennis Lewis1378.8%
Liberal Democrats Tessa Barrett664.2%
Green Stephen Jones493.1%
Majority75348.1%
Turnout
Liberal hold

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Rob Hannaford 915 43.4%
Labour Connel Boyle77436.7%
Conservative Daniel Thomas22110.5%
Green Paul Edwards1366.5%
Democratic Socialist Alliance Bruce Chapman622.9%
Majority1416.7%
Turnout 2,108
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Topsham

Topsham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mary Evans 1,560 67.2%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Barrett47520.4%
Labour Dorothy Parker28812.4%
Majority1,08546.7%
Turnout 2,323
Conservative hold

Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kevin Moore 961 43.5%
Conservative Keith Nelson-Tomsen54524.7%
Liberal Keith Danks36216.4%
Liberal Democrats Polly Osterley34015.4%
Majority41618.8%
Turnout 2,208
Labour hold

By-elections

St. James

St. James: 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,171 39.6 +11.5
Labour 74625.3-9.9
Conservative 64821.9-0.8
Green 38913.2-0.9
Majority42514.3
Turnout 2,954
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg10.7

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References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 10-11.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2004). Local Elections Handbook 2004 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Vote 2004". BBC News.
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