1991 Exeter City Council election

1991 Exeter City Council election

2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 15 seats, 43.4% 13 seats, 26.8% Seats won 6 3 Seats after 18 11 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 9,764 8,796 Percentage 35.8% 32.3% Swing 7.6% 5.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Liberal Last election 7 seats, 13.1% 0 seats, 3.5% Seats won 2 1 Seats after 6 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,127 1,086 Percentage 18.8% 4.0% Swing 5.7% 0.5%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1991 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	3	50.0	12	18	50.0	9,764	35.8	–7.6
	Conservative	3	2	25.0	8	11	30.6	8,796	32.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	16.7	4	6	16.7	5,127	18.8	+5.7
	Liberal	1	1	8.3	0	1	2.8	1,086	4.0	+0.5
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	999	3.7	+1.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	742	2.7	–5.7
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	666	2.4	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	90	0.3	+0.2

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Browning*	1,777	58.1	+3.2
	Conservative	M. Jordan	747	24.4	–5.0
	Labour	L. Taylor	462	15.1	+1.3
	Green	D. Blackmore	70	2.3	+0.5
Majority			1,030	33.7	+9.1
Turnout			3,056	54.8	–6.8
Registered electors			5,574
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.1

Barton

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gapper*	945	42.4	–1.1
	Labour	H. Sterry	907	40.7	–1.7
	Liberal	C. Blake	166	7.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davies	146	6.6	+0.1
	Green	M. Turnbull	65	2.9	+0.8
Majority			38	1.7	+0.7
Turnout			2,229	59.4	+6.0
Registered electors			3,731
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Countess Wear

Countess Wear

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Rowe*	1,367	63.0	+1.3
	Labour	G. Granton	517	23.8	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Freeman	212	9.8	N/A
	Green	E. Culpeper	58	2.7	+0.4
	Monster Raving Loony	K. Langford	17	0.8	N/A
Majority			850	39.2	+1.0
Turnout			2,171	63.1	+12.1
Registered electors			3,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Cowick

Cowick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Aves	1,121	45.3	–6.7
	Conservative	E. Knapp*	1,016	41.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Pearson	316	12.8	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	A. King	24	1.0	N/A
Majority			105	4.2	–11.7
Turnout			2,477	57.5	+8.6
Registered electors			4,310
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.8

Exwick

Exwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Long	1,153	39.3	–6.4
	SDP	J. Palmer*	999	34.0	N/A
	Conservative	J. Levers	650	22.1	–9.0
	Green	K. Vail	110	3.7	–0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	K. Grinstead	24	0.8	N/A
Majority			154	5.2	–9.3
Turnout			2,936	52.3	+5.1
Registered electors			5,312
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Heavitree

Heavitree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Bound*	1,005	43.1	+2.2
	Conservative	N. Shiel	780	33.4	–4.2
	Labour	D. Regis	437	18.7	+1.9
	Green	S. Dunstan	110	4.7	±0.0
Majority			225	9.6	+6.3
Turnout			2,332	57.8	+5.3
Registered electors			4,040
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

St Loyes

St Loyes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Morrish	920	39.2	+17.3
	Conservative	B. Rendel-Jones	767	32.7	+7.8
	Labour	M. Ellis	661	28.2	–13.4
Majority			153	6.5	N/A
Turnout			2,348	61.3	+6.7
Registered electors			3,839
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	4.8

St Thomas

St Thomas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Mayo	970	42.1	–6.4
	Conservative	G. Sclater	731	31.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Horgan	501	21.8	+12.3
	Green	R. Gittins	100	4.3	–2.7
Majority			239	10.4	–15.6
Turnout			2,302	55.4	–1.8
Registered electors			4,160
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.9

Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Golant*	1,188	64.5	–5.1
	Conservative	H. Edginton	355	19.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vokes	221	12.0	+2.8
	Green	M. Dorman	78	4.2	–3.2
Majority			833	45.2	–4.1
Turnout			1,842	43.7	–5.6
Registered electors			4,215
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Topsham

Topsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Carr	822	37.2	+0.7
	Independent	M. Ware	666	30.1	N/A
	Labour	J. Owen	463	20.9	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bryant	199	9.0	+1.8
	Green	J. Barber	46	2.1	–3.8
	Monster Raving Loony	S. Hughes	15	0.7	N/A
Majority			156	7.1	–3.3
Turnout			2,211	63.3	+0.8
Registered electors			3,496
	Conservative gain from Independent

Whipton

Whipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hutchings*	1,032	60.1	–6.8
	Conservative	J. Coates	443	25.8	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Foot	185	10.8	+4.5
	Green	A. Thomas	47	2.7	–2.8
	Monster Raving Loony	B. Smith	10	0.6	N/A
Majority			589	34.3	–13.4
Turnout			1,717	49.8	–4.7
Registered electors			3,449
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Wonford

Wonford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Midgley	853	51.7	–17.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Chaplin	565	34.3	+32.6
	Conservative	Y. Barber	173	10.5	+4.2
	Green	T. Canning	58	3.5	±0.0
Majority			288	17.5	–33.0
Turnout			1,649	47.4	–3.8
Registered electors			3,485
	Labour hold		Swing	25.2

References

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