Exeter City Council elections

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Exeter City Council is the local authority for Exeter in Devon, England. One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Election results

More information Year, Conservative ...
Composition of the council[1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Green[b] Liberal Independents
& Others
Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (34 seats)
1973 14 13 6 1 No overall control
1976 24 9 1 0 0 Conservative
1979 22 8 2 0 2 Conservative
New ward boundaries (36 seats)
1983 21 10 4 0 1 Conservative
1984 16 14 5 0 1 No overall control
1986 14 15 6 0 1 No overall control
1987 15 13 7 0 1 No overall control
1988 15 13 7 0 1 No overall control
1990 13 15 7 0 0 1 No overall control
1991 11 18 6 0 1 0 No overall control
1992 14 16 5 0 1 0 No overall control
1994 12 16 6 0 2 0 No overall control
1995 9 19 6 0 2 0 Labour
1996 2 24 7 0 3 0 Labour
1998 3 22 8 0 3 0 Labour
1999 3 22 8 0 3 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (40 seats)
2000 6 25 5 0 4 0 Labour
2002 6 22 8 0 4 0 Labour
2003 6 20 10 0 4 0 No overall control
2004 5 19 12 0 4 0 No overall control
2006 8 16 12 0 4 0 No overall control
2007 10 14 12 0 4 0 No overall control
2008 12 11 13 0 4 0 No overall control
2010[c] 12 11 13 0 4 0 No overall control
2011 11 19 9 0 1 0 No overall control
2012 11 24 5 0 0 0 Labour
2014 10 27 3 0 0 0 Labour
2015 10 29 1 0 0 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2016 8 30 1 0 0 0 Labour
2018 8 29 1 1 0 0 Labour
2019 6 29 2 1 0 1 Labour
2021 6 28 2 2 0 1 Labour
2022 5 26 2 5 0 1 Labour
2023 4 25 3 6 0 1 Labour
2024 3 24 4 7 0 1 Labour
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Council elections

Result maps

By-election results

2000–2004

More information Party, Candidate ...
Duryard By-Election 26 February 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden 504 47.1 −0.5
Conservative Graham Stone 392 36.7 +4.0
Labour Dominic O'Brien 93 8.7 −2.1
Green Isaac Price-Sosner 80 7.5 −1.4
Majority 112 10.4
Turnout 1,069 25.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2004–2008

More information Party, Candidate ...
St James By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Natalie Cole 1,171 39.6 +11.5
Labour John Poat 746 25.3 −10.1
Conservative Simon Smith 648 21.9 −0.8
Green Isaac Price-Sosner 389 13.2 +0.9
Majority 425 14.3
Turnout 2,954 60.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Alphington By-Election 13 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Newcombe 890 45.4 −9.1
Conservative Margaret Jordan 703 35.8 +8.0
Labour Paul Bull 227 11.6 −6.0
Green Andrew Bell 142 7.2 +7.2
Majority 187 9.6
Turnout 1,962 30.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2008–2012

More information Party, Candidate ...
Pennsylvania By-Election 6 May 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Payne 1,391
Conservative David Thompson 913
Labour Bernard Dugdale 491
UKIP David Smith 152
Green Isaac Price-Sosner 88
Majority
Turnout 3,058 71.57%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2012–2016

More information Party, Candidate ...
Pinhoe By-Election 13 August 2015[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cynthia Thompson 755
Labour David Harvey 749
UKIP Alison Sheridan 143
Liberal Democrats Michael Payne 63
Green John Moreman 62
Independent David Smith 11
Majority
Turnout 1,758 34.72%
Conservative hold Swing
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2016–2021

More information Party, Candidate ...
St Thomas By-Election 4 May 2017[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Heather Morris 1,376
Liberal Democrats Adrian Fullam 863
Conservative Alexandre Pierre-Traves 628
Green Joseph Levy 197
UKIP Alison Sheridan 73
Majority
Turnout 3,144 42.43%
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Newtown and St Leonard's By-Election 13 December 2017[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Vizard 1,044 54.6 +5.0
Conservative Lucille Baker 512 26.8 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Newcombe 179 9.4 +2.4
Green Tom Milburn 137 7.2 −4.8
UKIP Alison Sheridan 40 2.1 −2.8
Majority 532 27.8
Turnout 1,912
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Topsham By-Election 12 December 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Sparkes 2,315 42.5% −4.5%
Labour Ivan Jordan 1,713 31% +1.1%
Liberal Democrats Christine Campion 1,106 20% +14.7
For Britain Frankie Rufolo 245 4.5% +4.5%
Majority
Turnout 5442 73.97%
Conservative hold Swing
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2024–2028

More information Party, Candidate ...
Mincinglake and Whipton By-Election 1 May 2025
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Tony Payne 789 34.8 +34.8
Labour Co-op Paula Black 630 27.8 −10.7
Independent Angela Martin 259 11.4 N/A
Green Martin Ayres 251 11.1 +3.4
Conservative Ian Anthony Baldwin 189 8.3 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Richards 147 6.5 +1.4
Majority 159 7.0
Turnout 2,270 34.89
Registered electors 6,505
Reform gain from Labour Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Topsham By-Election 1 May 2025
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Elie Cookson 933 28.3 −16.8
Conservative Keith Andrew Sparkes 905 27.5 −9.3
Reform Edward Clive Andrew Hill 760 23.1 +23.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Alexander Thomas 349 10.6 +3.3
Green Greg Wotton 339 10.3 −0.5
Majority 28 0.8
Turnout 3,293 39.86
Registered electors 8,262
Labour hold Swing
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Notes

  1. Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
  3. By-elections in the 12 wards were held in September 2010 following a High Court ruling[2]

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