Exeter City Council election, 2018

Exeter City Council election, 2016
5 May 2016
All 39 seats to Exeter City Council
20 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 28 8
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The 2018 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect a third (13/39) of the members of Exeter City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The election result left the council with the same political make up as it had at the previous 2016 election, with Labour in control with 28 seats and the Conservative's as the main opposition party, returning with 8.

Results by ward

(*) Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.

Alphington

Alphington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bob Foale* 1,029
Conservative Katherine New 933
Green Andrew Bell 256
Liberal Democrat Rod Ruffle 188
Majority 96
Turnout 2,406 36.77
Labour hold Swing

Duryard & St.James

Duryard & St.James
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Kevin Mitchell* 783
Labour Charlie Davies 722
Conservative John Harvey 541
Green Bethany Payne 132
Women's Equality Bea Gare 75
Democrats and Veterans Sallie Waters 10
Majority 61
Turnout 2,263 33.49
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Exwick

Exwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Rachel Sutton* 1,278
Conservative Elliott Malik 593
Green Mark Shorto 200
Liberal Democrat Andrew Soper 140
Majority 685
Turnout 2,211 30.18
Labour hold Swing

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Greg Sheldon* 1,554
Conservative Guy Richards 786
Green Gill Baker 345
Liberal Democrat Stephen Gates 206
Majority 768
Turnout 2,891 42.21
Labour hold Swing

Mincinglake & Whipton

Mincinglake & Whipton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Judy Pattison 1,203
Conservative George Livesey 603
Green Kayleigh Powell 129
Liberal Democrat Matt Smith 123
Majority 600
Turnout 2,058 30.98
Labour win (new seat)

Newtown & St.Leonards

Newtown & St.Leonards
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Matthew Vizard* 1,447
Conservative Ian Watt 628
Green Tom Milburn 267
Liberal Democrat Alexandra Newcombe 236
Majority 819
Turnout 2,578 36.08
Labour win (new seat)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jane Begley 1,435
Conservative David Smith 1,062
Green Lizzie Woodman 324
Liberal Democrat Michael Mitchell 172
Majority 373
Turnout 2,993 39.42
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Duncan Wood* 1,128
Conservative Keith Sparkes 1,057
Green Diana Jones 114
Liberal Democrat Charles Cole 97
Majority 71
Turnout 2,396 41.04
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tony Wardle* 1,177
Conservative Jago Brockway 651
Green Lynn Wetenhall 220
Liberal Democrat Christine Campion 177
Majority 526
Turnout 2,225 34.25
Labour hold Swing

St Davids

St Davids
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Luke Sills* 1,119
Green Diana Moore 826
Conservative Aric Gilinsky 471
Liberal Democrat James Dart 162
Majority 293
Turnout 2,578 35.09
Labour hold Swing

St Loyes

St Loyes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Holland* 1,299
Labour Christine Buswell 901
Liberal Democrat Thomas Deakin 167
Green Andrew Cheesewright 120
Majority 398
Turnout 2,487 36.03
Conservative win (new seat)

St Thomas

St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Laura Wright 1,343
Conservative Mason Bell 679
Liberal Democrat Sandy Chenore 376
Green Joe Levy 292
BNP Chris Stone 34
Majority 664
Turnout 2,724 36.75
Labour win (new seat)

Topsham

Topsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Catherine Pierce 1,254
Labour Eliot Wright 989
Green Jonathan Dawson 198
Liberal Democrat David Pugh 178
Majority 265
Turnout 2,619 37.77
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Local Election Results". exeter.gov.uk. Exeter City Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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