2023 Exeter City Council election
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The 2023 Exeter City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Labour retained its majority of the seats on the council.
Election result
| 2023 Exeter City Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 7 |  1 |
53.8 | 18 | 25 | 64.1 | 14,111 | 43.8 | –2.0 | |
| Green | 3 |  1 |
23.1 | 3 | 6 | 15.4 | 7,098 | 22.0 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 |
7.7 | 3 | 4 | 10.3 | 6,334 | 19.7 | –2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 |
15.4 | 1 | 3 | 7.7 | 3,908 | 12.1 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 564 | 1.8 | +1.5 | |
| Reform UK | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Exeter City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[3] The results for each ward were:[4][5]
Alphington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Yvonne Atkinson* | 1,187 | 51.7 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Katherine New | 653 | 28.4 | −2.2 | |
| Green | John Bowman | 306 | 13.3 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Horner | 150 | 6.5 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 534 | 23.3 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2296 | 36.24 | −1.27 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
Duryard and St. James
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mitchell* | 938 | 42.3 | −0.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | David Blagden | 791 | 35.6 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Simon Egan | 278 | 12.5 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Harry Johnson-Hill | 213 | 9.6 | −4.7 | |
| Majority | 147 | 6.7 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2229 | 33.14 | +1.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Exwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Susannah Patrick | 1,145 | 53.9 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Kayleigh Luscombe | 333 | 15.7 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Mark Shorto | 268 | 12.7 | −2.1 | |
| Independent | Frankie Rufolo | 263 | 12.4 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Giencke | 117 | 5.5 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 812 | 38.2 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2134 | 29.75 | −1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
Heavitree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Carol Bennett* | 1,308 | 43.5 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Gemma Rolstone | 1,020 | 33.9 | −3.8 | |
| Independent | Lucy Haigh | 301 | 10.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Alfie Carlisle | 278 | 9.2 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ruffle | 100 | 3.3 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 288 | 9.6 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3018 | 44.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Green hold | Swing | 12.6 | |||
Mincinglake and Whipton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Williams* | 1,191 | 61.9 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | David Luscombe | 352 | 18.3 | −3.8 | |
| Green | Alex Stephen | 198 | 10.3 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Payne | 184 | 9.6 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 839 | 43.6 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1938 | 29.65 | −1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
Newtown and St. Leonard's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andy Ketchin | 1,373 | 50.4 | +9.8 | |
| Labour | Marilyn Whitton | 1,035 | 38.0 | −8.3 | |
| Conservative | Julian Gallie | 213 | 7.8 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Newcombe | 104 | 3.8 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 318 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2738 | 41.59 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Green gain from Independent | Swing | 9 | |||
Pennsylvania
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Martyn Snow* | 1,194 | 44.0 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Lizzie Woodman | 882 | 32.5 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Sheridan | 423 | 15.6 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Will Aczel | 199 | 7.3 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 312 | 11.5 | −12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2711 | 37.5 | −1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,258 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Pinhoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mollie Miller | 1,251 | 51.1 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Cynthia Thompson | 778 | 31.8 | −3.7 | |
| Green | Ann Keen | 227 | 9.3 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Clark | 183 | 7.5 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 473 | 19.3 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2450 | 33.5 | −2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,317 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Priory
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Begley | 1,062 | 51.6 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Ben Hawkes | 469 | 22.8 | −7.6 | |
| Green | Joel Stobart | 278 | 13.5 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Thomas | 237 | 11.5 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 593 | 28.8 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2058 | 31.5 | −3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,543 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. David's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Diana Moore* | 1,322 | 55.1 | +7.2 | |
| Labour Co-op | Ellen Stuart | 752 | 31.3 | −3.9 | |
| Conservative | George Baker | 230 | 9.6 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Soper | 85 | 3.5 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 570 | 23.8 | +11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2400 | 34.4 | −2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,977 | ||||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
St. Loye's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alison Sheridan | 1,127 | 45.7 | −4.2 | |
| Labour Co-op | Jake Bonetta | 980 | 39.7 | +2.9 | |
| Green | Jack David Vickers | 189 | 7.7 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Brock | 164 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 147 | 6.0 | −6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2468 | 35.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,939 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Thomas
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Fullam | 1,217 | 43.9 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Deborah Darling | 1,109 | 40.0 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Johanna Korndorfer | 210 | 7.6 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Ashley Carr | 167 | 6.0 | −5.4 | |
| Reform UK | Natasha Hannaford | 57 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 108 | 3.9 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2771 | 38.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +7.1 | |||
Topsham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matthew Williams | 1,394 | 46.4 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Rob Newby* | 1,098 | 36.6 | −2.0 | |
| Green | Jonathan Mills | 259 | 8.6 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Campion | 230 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 296 | 9.8 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3000 | 38.0 | −1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,896 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "Exeter election result". BBC News. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "Statement of Candidates Nominated" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "Exeter City Council 2023 local elections results". Exeter Observer. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "City Council election results - 4 May 2023". Exeter City Council. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
