1990 Exeter City Council election

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1990 Exeter City Council election
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  1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1991  

12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election13 seats, 30.4%15 seats, 38.6%
Seats won83
Seats after1513
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote11,9187,350
Percentage43.4%26.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.0 pointsDecrease2.svg 11.8 points

 Third partyFourth party
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Party SLD Independent
Last election7 seats, 19.5%1 seat, 2.9%
Seats won10
Seats after71
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote3,606634
Percentage13.1%2.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.4 pointsDecrease2.svg 0.6 points

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1990 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Summary

Election result

1990 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 266.771541.711,91843.4+13.0
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 225.0101336.17,35026.8–11.8
  SLD 1Steady2.svg8.36719.43,60613.1–6.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.86342.3–0.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,3118.4+4.4
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09673.5N/A
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06562.4–2.2
  Monster Raving Loony 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0190.1N/A

Ward results

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD J. Holman* 1,042 39.5 –9.4
Conservative K. Mullins84131.9–6.0
Labour L. Taylor44917.0+7.1
Green A. Giles2368.9+5.5
SDP S. Hebron702.7N/A
Majority2017.6–3.4
Turnout 2,63855.4
Registered electors 4,758
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Mitchell 1,198 48.3 +14.7
Conservative J. Landers*94638.1+10.3
Liberal J. Gale1526.1N/A
SLD J. Dawick984.0N/A
Green M. Turnbull863.5+1.6
Majority25210.2+9.6
Turnout 2,48062.4+4.0
Registered electors 3,974
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Shepherd* 1,006 49.5 +10.4
Conservative E. Runciman53526.3–23.4
Green P. Macnaughten27113.3+9.5
SLD D. Yeld1577.7N/A
SDP P. Carpenter633.1–4.4
Majority47123.2N/A
Turnout 2,03256.0+3.8
Registered electors 3,631
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg16.9

Rougemont

Rougemont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lloyd* 1,199 57.1 +2.7
Conservative P. Rees41419.7–11.0
Green R. Vail22210.6+4.3
SLD P. Davies21510.2+1.6
Independent C. Churchward492.3N/A
Majority78537.4+13.6
Turnout 2,09951.3+2.4
Registered electors 4,090
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.9

St Davids

St Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Richardson* 1,097 35.4 –3.6
Labour K. Baker86828.0+5.7
Green S. Potter59419.2+9.4
SLD D. Treharne45014.5–14.4
SDP J. Clark923.0N/A
Majority2297.4–2.7
Turnout 2,09954.3+11.1
Registered electors 5,713
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.7

St Leonards

St Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Rogers* 858 33.8 –13.7
SLD V. Howell77330.4+7.8
Labour M. Midgley73729.0+3.7
Green T. Brenan1746.8+2.2
Majority853.3–17.5
Turnout 3,10158.7+9.6
Registered electors 4,329
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.8

St Loyes

St Loyes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Barnett 895 41.6 +25.7
Conservative A. Hardie53624.9–17.6
Liberal J. Morrish47121.9N/A
SLD J. Freeman1416.6–35.0
Green R. Gittins1064.9N/A
Majority35916.7N/A
Turnout 2,14954.6–6.9
Registered electors 4,241
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg21.7

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Rich* 1,177 48.5 +17.5
Conservative G. Sclater54622.5–12.7
SDP M. Horgan28511.7N/A
SLD Y. Pearson2309.5–24.3
Green D. Blackmore1707.0N/A
Monster Raving Loony S. Hughes190.8N/A
Majority63126.0N/A
Turnout 2,42757.2–2.1
Registered electors 4,241
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg15.1

Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Hill 1,440 69.6 +15.9
Conservative T. Mulhall28513.8–12.9
SLD A. Vokes1909.2–10.4
Green K. Vail1547.4N/A
Majority1,15555.8+28.9
Turnout 2,06949.3+3.5
Registered electors 4,201
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.4

Topsham

Topsham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. Richards* 819 36.5 +4.3
Independent B. Bowker58526.1N/A
Labour J. Owen43819.5+13.0
SLD J. Bryant1617.2–6.8
Green J. Smith1335.9N/A
SDP P. Gove1064.7N/A
Majority23410.4N/A
Turnout 2,24262.5–2.6
Registered electors 3,586
Conservative hold

Whipton

Whipton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Long* 1,252 66.9 +13.3
Conservative C. Broughton35919.2–7.9
SLD A. Foot1186.3–13.0
Green E. Culpeper1025.5N/A
SDP P. Thompson402.1N/A
Majority89347.7+21.2
Turnout 1,87154.5+5.4
Registered electors 3,432
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.6

Wonford

Wonford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Clark* 1,259 69.5 +12.1
Liberal J. Langdon34419.0N/A
Conservative E. Martin1146.3–10.6
Green T. Canning633.5N/A
SLD T. Revesz311.7–15.2
Majority91550.5+18.9
Turnout 1,81151.2+5.5
Registered electors 3,534
Labour hold

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