2008 Exeter City Council election

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2008 Exeter City Council election [1] [2]
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14 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.9%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election1210
Seats won64
Seats after1312
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote6,8508,793
Percentage27.0%34.6%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Liberal
Last election144
Seats won31
Seats after114
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote6,9541,515
Percentage27.4%6.0%
Exeter UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2008 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 2008 Exeter City Council election took place on 1 May 2008, 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

2008 Exeter City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 6Increase2.svg 142.971332.56,92327.3+0.4
  Conservative 4Increase2.svg 228.681230.08,79334.6+4.6
  Labour 3Decrease2.svg 321.481127.56,94227.3±0.0
  Liberal 1Steady2.svg7.13410.01,4545.7-4.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07472.9-0.8
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05292.1+0.2


Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Newcombe 911 39.0%
Conservative Margaret Jordan83635.8%
Labour Brett Crane26511.3%
UKIP Laura Moralee1747.4%
Green Andrew Bell1526.5%
Majority753.2%
Turnout 2,338
Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Exwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Hannaford 907 38.8%
Labour Hazel Slack88738.0%
Conservative James Moffat38416.4%
UKIP Richard Timmis1586.8%
Majority200.9%
Turnout 2,336
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Newtown

Newtown
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Branston 730 54.7%
Conservative Dale Woolner26920.1%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Pettinger20015.0%
Green Susannah Cornwall13610.2%
Majority46134.5%
Turnout 1,335
Labour hold

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden 894 45.0%
Conservative Gabriella Dudley79239.9%
Labour Andrew Dean20310.2%
Green Peter Gove964.8%
Majority1025.1%
Turnout 1,985
Liberal Democrats hold

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Cynthia Thompson 993 43.8%
Labour Valerie Dixon91040.2%
Liberal Democrats Rodney Northcott2129.4%
Liberal Tessa Barrett1516.7%
Majority833.7%
Turnout 2,266
Conservative gain from Labour

Polsloe

Polsloe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Taghdissian 672 43.6%
Labour Rachel Lyons56736.8%
Liberal Democrats Larissa Rowe30119.5%
Majority1056.8%
Turnout 1,540
Conservative gain from Labour

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marcel Choules 1,009 46.2%
Conservative Lesley Luke71532.7%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Barrett36416.7%
Liberal Keith Danks984.5%
Majority29413.5%
Turnout 2,186
Labour hold

St Davids

St Davids
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Philip Brock 613 52.6%
Conservative Benjamin Corbridge24821.3%
Labour Philip Thomas22719.5%
UKIP Keith Crawford776.6%
Majority36531.3%
Turnout 1,165
Liberal Democrats hold

St James

St James
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Natalie Cole 531 39.4%
Labour Paul Bull38428.5%
Conservative Tarasyn Whitehead-Patey21616.0%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner17412.9%
UKIP Michael Wilcox433.2%
Majority14710.9%
Turnout 1,348
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

St Leonards

St Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Norman Shiel 935 57.2%
Liberal Democrats Jerry Fox26116.0%
Labour Pamela Holman24915.2%
Green Adrian Worthley18911.6%
Majority67441.2%
Turnout 1,634
Conservative hold

St Loyes

St Loyes
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joan Morrish 917 53.8%
Conservative David Henson58234.2%
Labour George Sterry1217.1%
Liberal Democrats Ruairi Fullam844.9%
Majority33519.6%
Turnout 1,704
Liberal hold

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Robert Hannaford 958 61.5%
Labour Richard Harris31420.2%
Conservative Patricia White20813.4%
UKIP Alison Timmis774.9%
Majority64441.3%
Turnout 1,557
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Topsham

Topsham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William Starling 1,284 63.8%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Williams42821.3%
Labour Rachel Sutton30215.0%
Majority85642.5%
Turnout 2,014
Conservative hold

Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Wardle 774 39.1%
Conservative Jeremy White65933.3%
Liberal Nigel Harry28814.5%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett25913.1%
Majority1155.8%
Turnout 1,980
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 (2008). Local Elections Handbook 2008 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Elections 2008". BBC News.
  4. ↑ "Local elections 2008" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 12 June 2008. p. 16.
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