Exeter City Council elections

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Exeter City Council is the local authority for Exeter in Devon, England. One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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Election results

Composition of the council [1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green [b] Liberal Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (34 seats)
1973 14136––1No overall control
1976 24910–0Conservative
1979 22820–2Conservative
New ward boundaries (36 seats)
1983 211040–1Conservative
1984 161450–1No overall control
1986 141560–1No overall control
1987 151370–1No overall control
1988 151370–1No overall control
1990 13157001No overall control
1991 11186010No overall control
1992 14165010No overall control
1994 12166020No overall control
1995 9196020Labour
1996 2247030Labour
1998 3228030Labour
1999 3228030Labour
New ward boundaries (40 seats)
2000 6255040Labour
2002 6228040Labour
2003 62010040No overall control
2004 51912040No overall control
2006 81612040No overall control
2007 101412040No overall control
2008 121113040No overall control
2010 [c] 121113040No overall control
2011 11199010No overall control
2012 11245000Labour
2014 10273000Labour
2015 10291000Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2016 8301000Labour
2018 8291100Labour
2019 6292101Labour
2021 6282201Labour
2022 5262501Labour
2023 4253601Labour
2024 3244701Labour

Council elections

Result maps

By-election results

2000–2004

Duryard By-Election 26 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden 504 47.1 −0.5
Conservative Graham Stone39236.7+4.0
Labour Dominic O'Brien938.7−2.1
Green Isaac Price-Sosner807.5−1.4
Majority 11210.4
Turnout 1,06925.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2004–2008

St James By-Election 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Natalie Cole 1,171 39.6 +11.5
Labour John Poat74625.3−10.1
Conservative Simon Smith64821.9−0.8
Green Isaac Price-Sosner38913.2+0.9
Majority 42514.3
Turnout 2,95460.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Alphington By-Election 13 July 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Newcombe 890 45.4 −9.1
Conservative Margaret Jordan70335.8+8.0
Labour Paul Bull22711.6−6.0
Green Andrew Bell1427.2+7.2
Majority 1879.6
Turnout 1,96230.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2008–2012

Pennsylvania By-Election 6 May 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Payne 1,391
Conservative David Thompson913
Labour Bernard Dugdale491
UKIP David Smith152
Green Isaac Price-Sosner88
Majority
Turnout 3,05871.57%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2012–2016

Pinhoe By-Election 13 August 2015 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cynthia Thompson 755
Labour David Harvey749
UKIP Alison Sheridan143
Liberal Democrats Michael Payne63
Green John Moreman62
Independent David Smith11
Majority
Turnout 1,75834.72%
Conservative hold Swing

2016–2021

St Thomas By-Election 4 May 2017 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Morris 1,376
Liberal Democrats Adrian Fullam863
Conservative Alexandre Pierre-Traves628
Green Joseph Levy197
UKIP Alison Sheridan73
Majority
Turnout 3,14442.43%
Labour hold Swing
Newtown and St Leonard's By-Election 13 December 2017 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Vizard 1,044 54.6 +5.0
Conservative Lucille Baker51226.8+3.3
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Newcombe1799.4+2.4
Green Tom Milburn1377.2−4.8
UKIP Alison Sheridan402.1−2.8
Majority 53227.8
Turnout 1,912
Labour hold Swing
Topsham By-Election 12 December 2019 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Sparkes 2,315 42.5% −4.5%
Labour Ivan Jordan1,71331%+1.1%
Liberal Democrats Christine Campion1,10620%+14.7
For Britain Frankie Rufolo2454.5%+4.5%
Majority
Turnout 544273.97%
Conservative hold Swing

2024–2028

Mincinglake and Whipton By-Election 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Tony Payne 789 34.8 +34.8
Labour Co-op Paula Black63027.8−10.7
Independent Angela Martin25911.4N/A
Green Martin Ayres25111.1+3.4
Conservative Ian Anthony Baldwin1898.3−5.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Richards1476.5+1.4
Majority 1597.0
Turnout 2,27034.89
Registered electors 6,505
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Topsham By-Election 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Elie Cookson 933 28.3 −16.8
Conservative Keith Andrew Sparkes90527.5−9.3
Reform UK Edward Clive Andrew Hill76023.1+23.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Alexander Thomas34910.6+3.3
Green Greg Wotton33910.3−0.5
Majority 280.8
Turnout 3,29339.86
Registered electors 8,262
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
  3. ↑ By-elections in the 12 wards were held in September 2010 following a High Court ruling [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "September by-elections for Exeter and Norwich". BBC. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "The City of Exeter (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "The City of Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 1999". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Election of City Councillorsfor the Wards of Exeter City Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 6 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Election of City Councillorsfor the Wards of Exeter City Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 13 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election of City Councillorsfor the Wards of Exeter City Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 4 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newtown and St Leonard's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Election of City Councillorsfor the Wards of Exeter City Council Summary of Results". Exeter City Council. 13 December 2019.
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