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The 2022 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members to Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. 17 of the 39 seats were up for election, one councillor in each of the 13 wards, and 4 by-elections. These wards were last contested in 2018.
The Labour Party have a majority of 17 on the council. [1] The Conservatives are the main opposition with 6 councillors. [1] The Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent Councillors formed a "Progressive Group" following the 2019 elections. [2]
In these elections, 10 wards up for election currently have a Labour councillor (Alphington; Exwick; Heavitree; Mincinglake & Whipton; Newtown & St Leonards; Pennsylvania; Pinhoe; Priory; St Davids; and St Thomas), 2 have Conservative councillors (St Loyes; and Topsham) and 1 has a Liberal Democrat councillor (Duryard and St James).
In addition to these seats, four by-elections have so far been announced in the Exwick, Heavitree, Pennsylvania and Priory wards. [3] In order to retain their overall majority on the councillor, Labour need to win at least six seats.
Each ward has the following outgoing councillor:
| 2022 Exeter City Council election [6] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 12 |  2 | 73.7 | 14 | 26 | 66.7 | 19,948 | 45.8 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 4 | 5 | 12.8 | 9,743 | 22.4 | -7.7 | |
| Green | 3 |  3 | 15.8 | 2 | 5 | 12.8 | 9,434 | 21.7 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 |  | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 4,084 | 9.4 | +1.0 | |
| For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 0.6 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 111 | 0.3 | -0.3 | |
The full list of candidates was published on 6th April. [7] An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Foale* | 1,190 | 50.0 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | John Harvey Benedict | 727 | 30.6 | -9.4 | |
| Green | Andrew Wallace Bell | 265 | 11.1 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ruffle | 197 | 8.3 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 463 | 19.4 | +15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,379 | 37.4 | -3.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin John Mitchell* | 995 | 42.7 | +10.4 | |
| Labour | Sue Temple | 791 | 34.0 | -5.8 | |
| Conservative | Harry Johnson-Hill | 333 | 14.3 | -5.9 | |
| Green | Johanna Franziska Korndorfer | 209 | 9.0 | New | |
| Majority | 204 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,328 | 31.7 | -0.8 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Graeme Knott | 1,356 | 59.3 | +8.7 | |
| Labour | Rachel Sutton* | 1,208 | 52.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Henry Jonathan Geoffrey Clement-Jones | 422 | 18.4 | -12.9 | |
| Conservative | Kayleigh Michelle Suzanne Luscombe | 402 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Mark Shorto | 339 | 14.8 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Alex Stephan | 208 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| For Britain | Frankie Rufolo | 192 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Giencke | 174 | 7.6 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maya Skelton | 109 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 786 | 34.3 | +15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,291 | 31.6 | -3.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Catherine Rees | 1,436 | 44.7 | 6.2 | |
| Green | Carol Angela Bennett | 1,418 | 44.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Susannah Jane Patrick | 1,211 | 37.7 | -1.3 | |
| Labour | Greg Sheldon* | 1,068 | 33.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Alfie Samuel Carlisle | 419 | 13.1 | -9.4 | |
| Conservative | Julian Maurice Gallie | 383 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip John Brock | 156 | 4.9 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kris Mears | 98 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 207 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,210 | 47.4 | +0.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Naima Jay Allcock* | 1,246 | 61.8 | +16.3 | |
| Conservative | Jack David Barwell | 445 | 22.1 | -7.2 | |
| Green | Lizzie Woodman | 209 | 10.4 | -6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Geoffrey Payne | 116 | 5.8 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 801 | 39.7 | +5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,016 | 30.7 | -3.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +11.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matthew James Vizard* | 1,323 | 46.3 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Andy Ketchin | 1,159 | 40.6 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Aric Samuel David Gillinsky | 269 | 9.4 | -5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lily Rosanna James | 104 | 3.6 | New | |
| Majority | 164 | 5.7 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,857 | 41.5 | -0.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Collette Miriam Parkhouse | 1,400 | 48.3 | -3.8 | |
| Labour | Martyn Ivor Snow | 1,310 | 45.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Jack Stanley Eade | 621 | 21.4 | New | |
| Green | Jack David Vickers | 620 | 21.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Samuel Peter Michael Brooks | 535 | 18.4 | -9.8 | |
| Conservative | David William Moore | 530 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Will Aczel | 360 | 12.4 | -7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel David Williams | 288 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 689 | 23.8 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,901 | 38.7 | -2.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Duncan Wood* | 1,287 | 51.5 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Cynthia Thompson | 887 | 35.5 | -1.1 | |
| Green | Caryl Thomas Eli Rowlinson | 183 | 7.3 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Anne Campion | 143 | 5.7 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 400 | 16.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,500 | 35.9 | -4.2 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marina Yvette Asvachin | 1,212 | 52.5 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Tony Wardle* | 1,084 | 47.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Alison Jayne Sheridan | 706 | 30.6 | -3.1 | |
| Conservative | Ben Anthony Hawkes | 701 | 30.4 | N/A | |
| Green | David Barker-Hahlo | 317 | 13.7 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Michael Anthony Kerr | 258 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Alexander Thomas | 225 | 9.7 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 378 | 16.4 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,308 | 34.9 | -2.8 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Tess Read | 1,251 | 47.9 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Jakir Hussain | 919 | 35.2 | -2.6 | |
| Conservative | Edward Michael John Barradell | 328 | 12.6 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Matthew Soper | 114 | 4.4 | New | |
| Majority | 332 | 12.7 | +5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,612 | 36.5 | -1.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Geoffrey Holland* | 1,191 | 49.9 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | Jane Margaret Frances Begley* | 881 | 36.8 | -1.1 | |
| Green | Ann Barbara Keen | 326 | 13.6 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 310 | 12.9 | +4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,397 | 34.7 | -3.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Jane Begley was an incumbent councillor for the Pennsylvania ward. [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura Charis Adelaide Wright* | 1,049 | 38.4 | -8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Alan Fullam | 1,005 | 36.8 | +14.7 | |
| Conservative | Ashley Carr | 311 | 11.4 | -9.1 | |
| Green | Prina Sumaria | 231 | 8.5 | New | |
| Independent | Paul David Mouland | 111 | 4.1 | -3.6 | |
| For Britain | Chris Stone | 25 | 0.9 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 44 | 1.6 | -23.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,732 | 37.4 | -3.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -11.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joshua Cameron Ellis-Jones | 1,413 | 47.3 | +18.8 | |
| Conservative | Keith Andrew Sparkes* | 1,154 | 38.6 | -13.0 | |
| Green | Jonathan Robert Mills | 384 | 12.9 | +0.7 | |
| For Britain | Eric Bransden | 35 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 259 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,987 | 39.3 | -3.6 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.9 | |||
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