2006 Exeter City Council election

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2006 Exeter City Council election [1] [2]
←  2004 4 May 2006 2007  →
13 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.2%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election1912
Seats before1813
Seats won53
Seats after1612
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote6,9545,606
Percentage30.3%24.5%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election54
Seats before55
Seats won41
Seats after84
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,1311,253
Percentage31.1%5.5%
Exeter UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map showing the results the 2006 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 white had no election.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2006 Exeter City Council election took place on 4 May 2006, 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] [4]

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Results summary

2006 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg 230.8121640.06,95430.3+0.5
  Liberal Democrats 3Decrease2.svg 123.191230.05,77825.2-2.3
  Conservative 5Increase2.svg 338.53820.06,95930.4+0.7
  Liberal 1Steady2.svg7.73410.01,2535.5-0.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,4656.4+1.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05042.2+1.6

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 906 40.4%
Conservative Margaret Jordan70531.4%
Labour Paul Bull39817.8%
Green Andrew Bell23310.4%
Majority2019.0%
Turnout 2,242
Liberal Democrats hold

Cowick

Cowick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Margaret Baldwin 680 39.6%
Labour Allan Hart57033.2%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stone30217.6%
UKIP David Challice1056.1%
Liberal Peter Smith613.6%
Majority1106.4%
Turnout 1,718
Conservative gain from Labour

Duryard

Duryard
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Ben Nobel 577 42.9%
Conservative Jeffrey Coates49937.1%
Labour Dorothy Parker13810.3%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner1309.7%
Majority785.8%
Turnout 1,344
Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Connel Boyle 811 36.7%
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ruffle71032.1%
Conservative Patricia White29413.3%
UKIP Lawrence Harper1637.4%
Green Rebecca Worthley1346.1%
Liberal Janet Gale1004.5%
Majority1014.6%
Turnout 2,212
Labour hold

Heavitree

Heavitree
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Christopher Gale 638 35.4%
Labour Richard Harris37620.9%
Liberal Democrats Will Morris32418.0%
Conservative Louis Ten-Holter28515.8%
Green Susan Greenall18010.0%
Majority26214.5%
Turnout 1,803
Liberal hold

Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ian Martin 610 51.7%
Conservative David Henson36931.3%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Barrett20017.0%
Majority24120.4%
Turnout 1,179
Labour hold

Newtown

Newtown
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Shepherd 563 44.3%
Conservative Dale Woolner27821.9%
Green Susannah Cornwall22817.9%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett20316.0%
Majority28522.4%
Turnout 1,272
Labour hold

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bond 777 43.5%
Conservative Vanessa Newcombe60533.8%
Labour Roger Spackman28215.8%
Green Paul Edwards1246.9%
Majority1729.6%
Turnout 1,788
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ruth Smith 1,071 48.4%
Labour Gregory Sheldon73533.2%
Liberal Democrats Naomi Poore1657.5%
UKIP Eric Bransden1336.0%
Green Andrew Worthley1105.0%
Majority33615.2%
Turnout 2,214
Conservative gain from Labour

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Yolonda Henson 711 39.3%
Labour Catherine Dawson43123.9%
Liberal Democrats Laura Newton38221.1%
Green Nicholas Discombe22412.4%
UKIP Graham Stone593.3%
Majority28015.5%
Turnout 1,807
Labour hold

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lesley Robson 874 42.6%
Conservative Iris Newby65732.0%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kaye31615.4%
Liberal Nicky Searle20710.1%
Majority21710.6%
Turnout 2,054
Labour hold

St Davids

St Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Stella Brock 614 51.7%
Conservative Percy Prowse23820.0%
Labour Philip Thomas19016.0%
Green Renelda Zanetti1028.6%
UKIP John Parker443.7%
Majority37631.6%
Turnout 1,188
Liberal Democrats hold

Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Edwards 976 46.7%
Conservative Jeremy White56727.1%
Liberal Democrats Tessa Barrett30214.4%
Liberal Keith Danks24711.8%
Majority40919.6%
Turnout 2,092
Labour hold

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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. 11.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2006). Local Elections Handbook 2006 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 6.
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