1998 Exeter City Council election

1998 Exeter City Council election
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 1998 Exeter City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 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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1998 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	2	50.0	16	22	61.1	7,123	40.9	–5.0
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	25.0	5	8	22.2	3,529	20.3	–0.9
	Conservative	2	1	16.7	1	3	8.3	5,077	29.2	+5.6
	Liberal	1		8.3	2	3	8.3	1,251	7.2	+0.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	430	2.5	+0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Holman*	625	44.5	+2.3
	Conservative	K. Atkins	359	25.6	–7.0
	Labour	C. Duff	317	22.6	+1.3
	Green	T. Brenan	102	7.3	+3.4
Majority			266	19.0	+9.4
Turnout			1,403	29.3	–12.9
Registered electors			4,897
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Moore	919	56.0	+2.9
	Conservative	I. St. Claire Williams	585	35.7	–1.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Wilcox	136	8.3	+0.1
Majority			334	20.4	+4.9
Turnout			1,640	41.4	–12.5
Registered electors			4,010
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Henson	587	46.7	+7.4
	Labour	P. Shepherd*	550	43.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Miller	92	7.3	–0.9
	Liberal	F. Potter	29	2.3	N/A
Majority			37	2.9	N/A
Turnout			1,258	31.9	–7.8
Registered electors			4,014
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Duncan	725	56.3	–8.0
	Conservative	G. Williams	263	19.7	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Brock	172	12.9	+3.3
	Green	A. Thomas	127	9.5	+3.5
Majority			462	38.1	–7.0
Turnout			1,287	28.9	–6.7
Registered electors			4,707
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

1998 Exeter City Council election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Oakes	725	39.8	+3.6
	Labour	P. Ferris	692	38.0	–2.1
	Conservative	J. Perry	298	16.4	–2.5
	Green	P. Edwards	105	5.8	+0.9
Majority			33	1.8	N/A
Turnout			1,820	27.1	–9.8
Registered electors			6,768
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	2.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brock*	792	38.8	+4.8
	Conservative	N. Shiel	776	38.0	+5.6
	Labour	R. Stevens	408	20.0	–9.4
	Green	P. Merry	64	3.1	N/A
Majority			26	0.8	–0.8
Turnout			2,040	44.7	+1.8
Registered electors			4,715
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Danks*	740	55.9	+7.2
	Labour	B. Denning	376	28.4	–7.5
	Conservative	G. Williams	208	15.7	+4.0
Majority			364	27.5	+14.7
Turnout			1,324	32.9	–16.7
Registered electors			4,078
	Liberal hold		Swing	7.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Boyle	758	50.5	–17.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Fullam	498	33.2	+20.1
	Conservative	R. Edwardson	246	16.4	+1.3
Majority			260	17.3	–35.3
Turnout			1,502	35.9	–12.8
Registered electors			4,232
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hill*	725	71.9	–5.2
	Conservative	G. Sclater	154	15.3	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carrolle	98	9.7	–2.8
	Green	S. Dunstan	32	3.2	+1.4
Majority			571	56.6	–8.0
Turnout			1,009	23.5	–15.0
Registered electors			4,346
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Evans*	1,326	72.3	+35.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bryant	282	15.4	–15.3
	Labour	S. Barker	225	12.3	–17.3
Majority			1,044	57.0	+50.6
Turnout			1,833	48.7	–10.6
Registered electors			3,809
	Conservative hold		Swing	25.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Long*	751	67.5	–8.7
	Conservative	G. Hedley	191	17.2	+4.4
	Liberal	G. Hookway	93	8.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hillier	77	6.9	–2.2
Majority			560	50.4	–13.1
Turnout			1,112	30.1	–12.7
Registered electors			3,747
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. Foggin	677	57.3	+1.2
	Liberal	J. Spicer	389	32.9	–7.0
	Conservative	A. Rogers	84	7.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	A. Soper	32	2.7	+0.4
Majority			288	24.4	+8.1
Turnout			1,182	34.6	–10.8
Registered electors			3,483
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

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Torridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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