2025 Exeter City Council by-elections

2025 Exeter City Council by-elections

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)
2 out of 39 seats to Exeter City Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Philip Bialyk Diana Moore Michael Mitchell Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats Seats before 21 7 4 Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 22 7 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1563 590 496 Percentage 28.1% 10.6% 8.9% Swing 10% 9.8% 1.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Anne Jobson Tony Payne Party Conservative Reform UK Independent Seats before 3 0 2 Seats won 0 1 0 Seats after 3 1 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1094 1549 259 Percentage 19.7% 27.8% 4.7% Swing 1.2% 27.8% 8%
Winner of each seat at the 2025 Exeter City Council by-election
Leader before election Philip Bialyk Labour Leader after election Philip Bialyk Labour

The 2025 Exeter City Council by-elections took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members of vacant seats in Exeter City Council in Devon, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. There were 2 of 39 seats on the council up for election.

Labour and Reform gained seats. ^[2]

Summary

Election result

2025 Exeter City Council by-elections
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	1	1	50	21	22	56.4	1563	28.1	–10
	Green	0		0	7	7	17.9	6,573	20.4	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	0		0	4	4	10.3	496	8.9	–1.4
	Conservative	0		0	3	3	7.7	1094	19.7	+1.2
	Reform UK	1	1	50	0	1	2.6	1549	27.8	+27.8
	Independent	0		0	2	2	2.6	259	4.7	–8

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Exeter City Council following the close of nominations on 3 April 2025. ^[3]

Mincinglake & Whipton

Mincinglake and Whipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Tony Payne	789	34.8	+34.8
	Labour Co-op	Paula Black	630	27.8	−10.7
	Independent	Angela Martin	259	11.4	N/A
	Green	Martin Ayres	251	11.1	+3.4
	Conservative	Ian Anthony Baldwin	189	8.3	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Richards	147	6.5	+1.4
Majority			159	7.0
Turnout			2270	34.89
Registered electors			6,505
	Reform UK gain from Labour		Swing

Topsham

Topsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Elie Cookson	933	28.3	−16.8
	Conservative	Keith Andrew Sparkes	905	27.5	−9.3
	Reform UK	Edward Clive Andrew Hill	760	23.1	+23.1
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Alexander Thomas	349	10.6	+3.3
	Green	Greg Wotton	339	10.3	−0.5
Majority			28	0.8
Turnout			3293	39.86
Registered electors			8,262
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
2. Redfern, Martin (1 May 2025). "2025 Exeter City Council by-elections results". Exeter Observer. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
3. "Summary of Candidates Nominated" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.