Exeter council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
7
Labour Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
35.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 7 -5 14,111 44.0% -1.8
Green Party 3 +0 7,098 22.1% +0.5
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 3,908 12.2% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 6,334 19.7% -2.6
Independent 0 +0 564 1.8% +1.5
Reform UK 0 +0 57 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Green Party 13
Labour and Co-operative Party 13
Liberal Democrats 13
Independent 2
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alphington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Yvonne Atkinson Elected 1,187 51.7% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Helen Judy New 653 28.4% -2.1
Green Party John Bowman 306 13.3% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Jamie Liam Horner 150 6.5% -1.7
Majority534
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,349
Ballots cast2,296

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Duryard & St James

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael Norman Mitchell Elected 938 42.3% -0.5
Labour and Co-operative Party David William Blagden 791 35.6% +1.7
Green Party Simon Egan 278 12.5% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Johnson-Hill 213 9.6% -4.7
Majority147
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,727
Ballots cast2,220

Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Susannah Patrick Elected 1,145 53.9% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Kayleigh Michelle Suzanne Luscombe 333 15.7% -2.8
Green Party Mark Shorto 268 12.6% -2.2
Independent Frankie Rufolo 263 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Joanne Giencke 117 5.5% -2.1
Majority812
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,173
Ballots cast2,126

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Heavitree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Carol Angela Bennett Elected 1,308 43.5% -1.2
Labour Party Gemma Lorraine Rolstone 1,020 33.9% -3.8
Independent Lucy Haigh 301 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alfie Samuel Carlisle 278 9.2% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Rod Ruffle 100 3.3% -1.5
Majority288
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors6,732
Ballots cast3,007

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Mincinglake & Whipton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ruth Travis Williams Elected 1,191 61.9% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Luscombe 352 18.3% -3.8
Green Party Alex Stephan 198 10.3% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Geoffrey Payne 184 9.6% +3.8
Majority839
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,536
Ballots cast1,925

Labour Party hold

Newtown & St Leonard's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andy Ketchin Elected 1,373 50.4% +9.8
Labour Party Carol Whitton 1,035 38.0% -8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Maurice Gallie 213 7.8% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Newcombe 104 3.8% +0.2
Majority338
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors6,584
Ballots cast2,725

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Pennsylvania

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Martyn Snow Elected 1,194 44.3% -4.0
Green Party Lizzie Woodman 882 32.7% +11.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert James Sheridan 423 15.7% -2.8
Liberal Democrats Will Aczel 199 7.4% -5.0
Majority312
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors7,258
Ballots cast2,698

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Pinhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenna Mollie Miller Elected 1,251 51.3% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Cynthia Thompson 778 31.9% -3.6
Green Party Ann Barbara Keen 227 9.3% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Rory Jack Clark 183 7.5% +1.8
Majority473
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,317
Ballots cast2,438

Labour Party hold

Priory

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jane Begley Elected 1,062 51.8% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Anthony Hawkes 469 22.9% -7.7
Green Party Joel Andrew Stobart 278 13.6% -0.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Alexander Thomas 237 11.6% +1.8
Majority593
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors6,543
Ballots cast2,050

Labour Party hold

St David's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Diana Moore Elected 1,322 55.4% +7.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Ellen Miriam Stuart 752 31.5% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party George Baker 230 9.6% -2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Matthew Soper 85 3.6% -0.8
Majority570
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors6,977
Ballots cast2,387

Green Party hold

St Loyes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Jane Sheridan Elected 1,127 45.7% -3.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Jake Edward Bonetta 980 39.8% +3.0
Green Party Jack David Vickers 189 7.7% -5.9
Liberal Democrats Philip John Brock 164 6.7% —
Majority147
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,939
Ballots cast2,464

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adrian Alan Fullam Elected 1,217 44.1% +7.3
Labour Party Deborah Charlotte Darling 1,109 40.2% +1.8
Green Party Johanna Franziska Korndorfer 210 7.6% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashley Carr 167 6.0% -5.3
Reform UK Natasha Jane Hannaford 57 2.1% —
Majority108
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,274
Ballots cast2,761

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Topsham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew John Williams Elected 1,394 46.8% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Newby 1,098 36.8% -1.8
Green Party Jonathan Robert Mills 259 8.7% -4.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Anne Campion 230 7.7% —
Majority296
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,896
Ballots cast2,980

Labour Party hold

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