1988 Exeter City Council election

1988 Exeter City Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 15 seats, 36.8% 13 seats, 27.1%
Seats won 5 4
Seats after 15 13
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 10,277 8,092
Percentage 38.6% 30.4%
Swing Increase 1.8% Increase 3.3%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party SLD Independent
Last election 7 seats, 31.0% 1 seat, 4.1%
Seats won 3 0
Seats after 7 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 5,186 770
Percentage 19.5% 2.9%
Swing Decrease 11.5% Decrease 1.2%
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1988 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Exeter City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Steady 41.7 10 15 41.7 10,277 38.6 +1.8
  Labour 4 Steady 33.3 9 13 36.1 8,092 30.4 +3.3
  SLD 3 Steady 25.0 4 7 19.4 5,186 19.5 –11.5
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.8 770 2.9 –1.2
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,230 4.6 N/A
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,054 4.0 +3.1

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD A. Fry* 1,471 54.9 –3.1
Conservative S. Dyer 787 29.4 –3.9
Labour N. Long 370 13.8 +5.1
Green P. M. MacNaughten 49 1.8 N/A
Majority 684 25.6 +1.0
Turnout 2,677 53.2 –8.4
Registered electors 5,032
SLD hold Swing Increase0.4

Barton

Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. McNamara 878 43.5 +0.3
Labour H. Sterry 857 42.4 +10.3
SLD P. Davies 131 6.5 –18.2
SDP R. Bassett 112 5.5 N/A
Green T. Brenan 42 2.1 N/A
Majority 21 1.0 –10.1
Turnout 2,020 53.4 –7.7
Registered electors 3,783
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease5.0

Countess Wear

Countess Wear
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Bess* 1,144 61.7 –8.2
Labour L. Duddington 437 23.6 +10.8
SDP D. Smith 229 12.4 N/A
Green M. Stoolman 43 2.3 N/A
Majority 707 38.2 –14.3
Turnout 1,853 51.0 –14.8
Registered electors 3,633
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.5

Cowick

Cowick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Slack* 1,123 52.0 +20.1
Conservative J. Tarrant 779 36.1 –5.4
SDP P. Thompson 205 9.5 N/A
Green K. Vail 53 2.5 ±0.0
Majority 344 15.9 N/A
Turnout 2,160 48.9 –8.8
Registered electors 4,417
Labour hold Swing Increase12.8

Exwick

Exwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Male 1,087 45.7 +11.3
Conservative E. Chambers 741 31.1 +2.8
SDP S. Hebron 456 19.2 N/A
Green A. Campbell 95 4.0 +1.5
Majority 346 14.5 N/A
Turnout 2,379 47.2 –5.5
Registered electors 5,040
Labour hold Swing Increase4.3

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD A. Williamson* 847 40.9 –3.6
Conservative N. Shiel 779 37.6 +2.0
Labour M. Ellis 349 16.8 +1.6
Green S. Potter 98 4.7 +0.1
Majority 68 3.3 –6.6
Turnout 2,073 52.5 –5.5
Registered electors 3,949
SLD hold Swing Decrease2.8

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD M. Macnair* 1,268 48.9 +1.4
Conservative K. Mullins 982 37.9 –1.6
Labour J. Nelson 256 9.9 –3.2
Green S. Dunstan 87 3.4 N/A
Majority 286 11.0 +3.0
Turnout 2,593 53.8 +3.1
Registered electors 4,820
SLD hold Swing Increase1.5

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Northcott 784 33.6 –5.1
Independent J. Politt* 770 33.0 N/A
Conservative B. Harwood 650 27.8 –21.1
SDP P. Gove 87 3.7 N/A
Green J. Rosser 45 1.9 N/A
Majority 14 0.6 N/A
Turnout 2,336 58.4 +2.0
Registered electors 4,000
Labour gain from Conservative

Polsloe

Polsloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Y. Henson* 936 49.7 +10.9
Labour M. Midgley 737 39.1 –5.3
SDP P. Carpenter 141 7.5 N/A
Green J. Cooper 71 3.8 N/A
Majority 199 10.6 +0.4
Turnout 1,885 52.2 +5.7
Registered electors 3,611
Conservative hold Swing Increase8.1

Rougemont

Rougemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Burt* 1,079 54.4 +6.8
Conservative J. Perham 608 30.7 +2.1
SLD T. Thompson 171 8.6 –10.2
Green R. Vail 125 6.3 +1.3
Majority 471 23.8 +4.8
Turnout 1,983 48.9 –2.6
Registered electors 4,055
Labour hold Swing Increase2.4

St Davids

St Davids
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Yeo* 992 39.0 –4.4
SLD R. Hunt 736 28.9 –7.0
Labour P. Butler 566 22.3 +1.7
Green M. Turnbull 249 9.8 N/A
Majority 256 10.1 +2.6
Turnout 2,543 43.2 –4.3
Registered electors 5,887
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.3

St Leonards

St Leonards
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Owens* 1,001 47.5 +1.3
SLD V. Howell 562 26.7 –7.1
Labour P. Hill 447 21.2 +5.6
Green T. Canning 97 4.6 +0.2
Majority 439 20.8 +8.4
Turnout 2,107 49.1 –4.4
Registered electors 4,291
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.2

References

  1. ^ "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 October 2023.