Exeter council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 13 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
6
Green Party
Seats contested
14
across 13 wards
Turnout
44.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 6 +4 14,667 32.1% +11.8
Labour Party 4 -4 9,917 21.7% -16.3
Reform UK 2 +2 10,826 23.7% —
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 5,245 11.5% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -1 4,910 10.8% -7.7
Independent 0 -1 94 0.2% -12.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 10 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Reform UK 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Green Party 14
Labour and Co-operative Party 14
Liberal Democrats 14
Independent 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 14 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 Lucy Jane Findlay Elected 976 31.6% -14.4
Reform UK Jayden Simon Palmer 856 27.7% —
Green Party Greg Wotton 624 20.2% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Kayleigh Michelle Suzanne Luscombe 442 14.3% -13.6
Liberal Democrats JJ Pickin 185 6.0% -1.0
Majority120
Turnout47.5%
Registered electors6,527
Ballots cast3,089

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Duryard & St James

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mitchell Elected 983 40.3% -5.1
Green Party Mithat Ishakoglu 751 30.8% +17.0
Reform UK David John Hodge 327 13.4% —
Labour Party Jonathan Michael Hawke 261 10.7% -20.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sebastian Stanwell-Wise 117 4.8% -4.6
Majority232
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,271
Ballots cast2,441

Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Graeme Knott Elected 1,054 34.6% -16.7
Reform UK Lee Matthew Gillett 931 30.5% —
Green Party Kalkidan Legesse 709 23.3% +11.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Luscombe 205 6.7% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Jamie Liam Horner 149 4.9% -1.4
Majority123
Turnout41.8%
Registered electors7,321
Ballots cast3,049

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Heavitree 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Stella Smith Elected 1,889 52.5% +23.4
Green Party Helen Terry Elected 1,868 51.9% —
Reform UK Tina Rose Beer 697 19.4% —
Reform UK Lisa Jane Norris 657 18.3% —
Labour Party Rachel Helen Sutton 523 14.5% -7.1
Labour Party Dave Mutton 499 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Helen Judy New 273 7.6% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Philip John Brock 243 6.8% +4.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel David Williams 201 5.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin John Trudgeon 173 4.8% —
Independent Jordan Newbery 94 2.6% -33.4
Majority1,171
Turnout53.7%
Registered electors6,715
Ballots cast3,599

Green Party hold

Mincinglake & Whipton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Anthony John Payne Elected 952 34.1% -0.7
Green Party Martin Ayres 812 29.1% +18.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Steve Casemore 658 23.6% -4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Thompson 190 6.8% -1.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Geoffrey Payne 178 6.4% -0.1
Majority140
Turnout43.5%
Registered electors6,437
Ballots cast2,790

Reform UK hold

Newtown & St Leonard's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Bernadette Chelvanayagam Elected 1,430 47.3% +0.3
Labour Party Matthew James Vizard 839 27.7% -8.7
Reform UK Jo Westlake 389 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruth Smith 220 7.3% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Jonny Pye 146 4.8% +1.1
Majority591
Turnout46.1%
Registered electors6,582
Ballots cast3,024

Green Party hold

Pennsylvania

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Gill Baker Elected 1,325 38.6% +7.8
Liberal Democrats Will Aczel 628 18.3% +12.1
Reform UK Michael Stephen Battershill 585 17.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Paula Joan Black 584 17.0% -21.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Hannaford 303 8.8% -4.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Myles Jefferson Hatcher 10 0.3% —
Majority697
Turnout48.4%
Registered electors7,117
Ballots cast3,435

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Pinhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Duncan Wood Elected 1,160 33.8% -8.0
Reform UK Ashton Michael Messer 966 28.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Anthony Baldwin 538 15.7% -8.1
Green Party Mark Allen 518 15.1% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Anne Campion 245 7.1% -1.9
Majority194
Turnout42.3%
Registered electors8,118
Ballots cast3,427

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Priory

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Nicholas Williams Elected 827 28.9% —
Labour Party Marina Yvette Asvachin 815 28.4% -13.5
Green Party Jack David Vickers 660 23.0% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Newby 363 12.7% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Alexander Thomas 199 6.9% -7.7
Majority12
Turnout43.8%
Registered electors6,560
Ballots cast2,865

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St David's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Brian Rappert Elected 1,618 74.9% +23.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Rose Alexandra Lelliott 446 20.6% -13.1
Reform UK Susan Clow 444 20.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Yasmine Al-Saket 168 7.8% -2.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Anthony Curnock 159 7.4% +2.8
Majority1,172
Turnout30.9%
Registered electors7,014
Ballots cast2,161

Green Party hold

St Loyes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Stephen Richards Elected 817 25.6% +19.0
Reform UK Chris Owen 812 25.5% —
Reform UK Christopher John Lambert Owen 812 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joan Marilyn Collacott 808 25.3% -23.1
Green Party Chloe Whipple 410 12.9% +4.5
Labour Party Laila Jhaveri 342 10.7% -25.6
Majority5
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors6,933
Ballots cast3,188

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jack Reed Elected 1,354 37.0% +26.2
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Newcombe 865 23.7% -4.3
Reform UK Robert-James Stuart Cockburn 711 19.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Laura Charis Adelaide Wright 571 15.6% -22.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Elizabeth Stone 154 4.2% -1.8
Majority489
Turnout49.8%
Registered electors7,347
Ballots cast3,655

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Topsham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Elie Cookson Elected 1,189 30.1% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Cynthia Thompson 956 24.2% -3.4
Reform UK Sue Davies 860 21.8% -1.4
Green Party Ann Barbara Keen 699 17.7% +7.4
Liberal Democrats Tim Gainsford 247 6.2% -4.4
Majority233
Turnout47.3%
Registered electors8,372
Ballots cast3,954

Labour Party hold

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