1986 Exeter City Council election

1986 Exeter City Council election
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1986 Exeter City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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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1986 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	1	50.0	9	15	41.7	8,673	35.3	+8.3
	Conservative	5	2	41.7	9	14	38.9	8,715	35.4	–7.8
	Alliance	1	1	8.3	5	6	16.7	6,391	26.0	–2.7
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.8	475	1.9	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	338	1.4	+0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Holman	1,127	47.5	–2.2
	Conservative	J. Coates*	938	39.5	–1.3
	Labour	M. Taylor	310	13.1	+3.4
Majority			189	8.0	N/A
Turnout			2,376	50.7	–1.0
Registered electors			4,687
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Landers*	1,111	48.9	–6.3
	Labour	R. Northcott	879	38.7	+6.7
	Alliance	J. Pearson	283	12.5	–0.4
Majority			232	10.2	N/A
Turnout			2,274	56.4	+9.3
Registered electors			4,036
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Shepherd	771	44.4	+6.8
	Conservative	P. Richardson*	673	38.8	–9.2
	Alliance	G. Branner	292	16.8	+2.3
Majority			98	5.6	N/A
Turnout			1,736	46.5	+1.4
Registered electors			3,739
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lloyd*	954	47.6	+11.3
	Conservative	D. Moore-Tabb	573	28.6	–4.5
	Alliance	P. Davies	376	18.8	–9.8
	Green	A. Giles	100	5.0	+2.9
Majority			381	19.0	+15.8
Turnout			2,003	51.5	–1.5
Registered electors			3,900
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

1986 Exeter City Council election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richardson*	1,186	43.4	–9.4
	Alliance	J. May	981	35.9	+18.1
	Labour	A. Lester	563	20.6	–4.6
Majority			205	7.5	–18.0
Turnout			2,730	47.5	+18.0
Registered electors			5,766
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rogers	1,048	46.2	+0.9
	Alliance	R. Ballard	766	33.8	–6.5
	Labour	R. Snowden	353	15.6	+4.2
	Green	T. Canning	100	4.4	+1.4
Majority			282	12.4	+7.4
Turnout			2,267	53.5	+1.3
Registered electors			4,297
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parr	687	38.1	–8.3
	Alliance	A. Carless	610	33.9	+5.0
	Labour	C. Duff	505	28.0	+3.2
Majority			77	4.3	N/A
Turnout			1,802	48.5	±0.0
Registered electors			3,719
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rich	1,055	44.3	–0.3
	Conservative	H. Bower	704	29.5	–8.3
	Alliance	J. Lucas	625	26.2	+8.6
Majority			351	14.7	N/A
Turnout			2,384	56.0	–0.1
Registered electors			4,266
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Shepherd	1,040	63.3	+9.1
	Conservative	K. Gater	353	21.5	–9.6
	Alliance	S. Honeyball	251	15.3	+2.7
Majority			687	41.8	N/A
Turnout			1,644	39.8	–8.0
Registered electors			4,143
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Richards	892	42.0	+9.5
	Independent	B. Bowker	475	22.4	N/A
	Alliance	M. Rossall	394	18.6	+10.7
	Labour	B. Vernon	224	10.6	+6.1
	Green	J. Smith	138	6.5	–3.1
Majority			417	19.6	N/A
Turnout			2,123	57.7	+1.9
Registered electors			3,704
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Long*	1,057	65.4	+8.4
	Conservative	B. Harwood	354	21.9	–7.7
	Alliance	A. Foot	205	12.7	+2.0
Majority			703	43.5	N/A
Turnout			1,616	47.3	–4.2
Registered electors			3,422
	Labour hold		Swing	8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Clark*	962	58.7	–5.2
	Alliance	N. Rowse	481	29.3	+11.2
	Conservative	C. Broom	196	12.0	–6.0
Majority			481	29.3	N/A
Turnout			1,639	43.8	+0.8
Registered electors			3,756
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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