2007 Exeter City Council election

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2007 Exeter City Council election [1] [2]
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13 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.9%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election1612
Seats won34
Seats after1412
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote6,4916,392
Percentage27.3%26.9%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election84
Seats won42
Seats after104
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,1382,426
Percentage30.0%10.2%
Exeter UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2007 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 2007 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, 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

2007 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 3Decrease2.svg 223.1111435.06,48327.3-3.0
  Liberal Democrats 4Steady2.svg30.881230.06,40026.9+1.7
  Conservative 4Increase2.svg 230.861025.07,13830.0-0.4
  Liberal 2Steady2.svg15.42410.02,42610.2+4.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08823.7-2.7
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04451.9-0.3

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wadham 1,122 46.4%
Conservative Margaret Jordan72630.0%
Labour Paul Bull36014.9%
Green Andrew Bell2088.6%
Majority39616.4%
Turnout 2,416
Liberal Democrats hold

Cowick

Cowick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jeffrey Coates 638 35.7%
Labour Allan Hart59933.5%
Liberal Democrats John Holman42723.9%
UKIP David Challice1246.9%
Majority392.2%
Turnout 1,788
Conservative gain from Labour

Duryard

Duryard
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Percy Prowse 619 41.5%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden61841.4%
Labour Daniel Crawford1258.4%
Green Sam Coates1308.7%
Majority10.1%
Turnout 1,492
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Laura Newton 919 39.0%
Labour Roy Slack89638.0%
Conservative James Moffat31113.2%
UKIP Lawrence Harper1536.5%
Liberal Janet Gale783.3%
Majority231.0%
Turnout 2,357
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Heavitree

Heavitree
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal David Morrish 1,100 61.5%
Labour Philip Thomas26714.9%
Conservative Louis Ten-Holter23112.9%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett1166.5%
UKIP Rodney de Maine764.2%
Majority83346.5%
Turnout 1,790
Liberal hold

Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Dilys Baldwin 633 51.2%
Conservative Eileen Stockman36429.4%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Strawbridge24019.4%
Majority26921.7%
Turnout 1,237
Labour hold

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gregory Sheldon 897 43.9%
Conservative David Henson70934.7%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Barrett31515.4%
Liberal Keith Danks1226.0%
Majority1889.2%
Turnout 2,043
Labour hold

St James

St James
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mitchell 653 45.2%
Labour Catherine Dawson38426.6%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner20514.2%
Conservative Christian May20314.0%
Majority26918.6%
Turnout 1,445
Liberal Democrats hold

St Leonards

St Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Winterbottom 945 52.2%
Labour Roger Spackman39621.9%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Holman24213.4%
Green Andrew Worthley22812.6%
Majority54930.3%
Turnout 1,811
Conservative hold

St Loyes

St Loyes
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Margaret Danks 724 46.4%
Conservative Harlene Arden40926.2%
Labour George Sterry22014.1%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kaye1177.5%
UKIP Eric Bransden925.9%
Majority31520.2%
Turnout 1,562
Liberal hold

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Fullam1,01557.1%
Labour Richard Harris45225.4%
Conservative Patricia White20011.2%
Green Richard Timmis1116.2%
Majority56331.7%
Turnout 1,778
Liberal Democrats hold

Topsham

Topsham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rob Newby 1,221 62.7%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sutton36718.8%
Labour Christine Fullam35918.4%
Majority85443.9%
Turnout 1,947
Conservative hold

Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hilda Sterry 895 42.5%
Conservative Jeremy White56226.7%
Liberal Rodney Northcott40219.1%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stone24911.8%
Majority33315.8%
Turnout 2,108
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. pp. 11–12.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2007). Local Elections Handbook 2007 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "English local elections 2007". BBC News.
  4. ↑ "Local elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. p. 18.
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