1991 Exeter City Council election

1991 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 1991 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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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1991 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	3	50.0	12	18	50.0	9,764	35.8	–7.6
	Conservative	3	2	25.0	8	11	30.6	8,796	32.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	16.7	4	6	16.7	5,127	18.8	+5.7
	Liberal	1	1	8.3	0	1	2.8	1,086	4.0	+0.5
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	999	3.7	+1.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	742	2.7	–5.7
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	666	2.4	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	90	0.3	+0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Browning*	1,777	58.1	+3.2
	Conservative	M. Jordan	747	24.4	–5.0
	Labour	L. Taylor	462	15.1	+1.3
	Green	D. Blackmore	70	2.3	+0.5
Majority			1,030	33.7	+9.1
Turnout			3,056	54.8	–6.8
Registered electors			5,574
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gapper*	945	42.4	–1.1
	Labour	H. Sterry	907	40.7	–1.7
	Liberal	C. Blake	166	7.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davies	146	6.6	+0.1
	Green	M. Turnbull	65	2.9	+0.8
Majority			38	1.7	+0.7
Turnout			2,229	59.4	+6.0
Registered electors			3,731
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Rowe*	1,367	63.0	+1.3
	Labour	G. Granton	517	23.8	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Freeman	212	9.8	N/A
	Green	E. Culpeper	58	2.7	+0.4
	Monster Raving Loony	K. Langford	17	0.8	N/A
Majority			850	39.2	+1.0
Turnout			2,171	63.1	+12.1
Registered electors			3,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Aves	1,121	45.3	–6.7
	Conservative	E. Knapp*	1,016	41.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Pearson	316	12.8	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	A. King	24	1.0	N/A
Majority			105	4.2	–11.7
Turnout			2,477	57.5	+8.6
Registered electors			4,310
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.8

1991 Exeter City Council election

Election result

Ward results

Alphington

Barton

Countess Wear

Cowick

Exwick

Heavitree

St Loyes

St Thomas

Stoke Hill

Topsham

Whipton

Wonford

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Long	1,153	39.3	–6.4
	SDP	J. Palmer*	999	34.0	N/A
	Conservative	J. Levers	650	22.1	–9.0
	Green	K. Vail	110	3.7	–0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	K. Grinstead	24	0.8	N/A
Majority			154	5.2	–9.3
Turnout			2,936	52.3	+5.1
Registered electors			5,312
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Bound*	1,005	43.1	+2.2
	Conservative	N. Shiel	780	33.4	–4.2
	Labour	D. Regis	437	18.7	+1.9
	Green	S. Dunstan	110	4.7	±0.0
Majority			225	9.6	+6.3
Turnout			2,332	57.8	+5.3
Registered electors			4,040
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Morrish	920	39.2	+17.3
	Conservative	B. Rendel-Jones	767	32.7	+7.8
	Labour	M. Ellis	661	28.2	–13.4
Majority			153	6.5	N/A
Turnout			2,348	61.3	+6.7
Registered electors			3,839
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Mayo	970	42.1	–6.4
	Conservative	G. Sclater	731	31.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Horgan	501	21.8	+12.3
	Green	R. Gittins	100	4.3	–2.7
Majority			239	10.4	–15.6
Turnout			2,302	55.4	–1.8
Registered electors			4,160
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Golant*	1,188	64.5	–5.1
	Conservative	H. Edginton	355	19.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vokes	221	12.0	+2.8
	Green	M. Dorman	78	4.2	–3.2
Majority			833	45.2	–4.1
Turnout			1,842	43.7	–5.6
Registered electors			4,215
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Carr	822	37.2	+0.7
	Independent	M. Ware	666	30.1	N/A
	Labour	J. Owen	463	20.9	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bryant	199	9.0	+1.8
	Green	J. Barber	46	2.1	–3.8
	Monster Raving Loony	S. Hughes	15	0.7	N/A
Majority			156	7.1	–3.3
Turnout			2,211	63.3	+0.8
Registered electors			3,496
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hutchings*	1,032	60.1	–6.8
	Conservative	J. Coates	443	25.8	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Foot	185	10.8	+4.5
	Green	A. Thomas	47	2.7	–2.8
	Monster Raving Loony	B. Smith	10	0.6	N/A
Majority			589	34.3	–13.4
Turnout			1,717	49.8	–4.7
Registered electors			3,449
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Midgley	853	51.7	–17.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Chaplin	565	34.3	+32.6
	Conservative	Y. Barber	173	10.5	+4.2
	Green	T. Canning	58	3.5	±0.0
Majority			288	17.5	–33.0
Turnout			1,649	47.4	–3.8
Registered electors			3,485
	Labour hold		Swing	25.2

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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