1990 Exeter City Council election

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1990 Exeter City Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 13 seats, 30.4% 15 seats, 38.6%
Seats won 8 3
Seats after 15 13
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 11,918 7,350
Percentage 43.4% 26.8%
Swing Increase 13.0 points Decrease 11.8 points
  Third party Fourth party
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Party SLD Independent
Last election 7 seats, 19.5% 1 seat, 2.9%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 7 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,606 634
Percentage 13.1% 2.3%
Swing Decrease 6.4 points Decrease 0.6 points
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1990 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1990 Exeter City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 2 66.7 7 15 41.7 11,918 43.4 +13.0
  Conservative 3 Decrease 2 25.0 10 13 36.1 7,350 26.8 –11.8
  SLD 1 Steady 8.3 6 7 19.4 3,606 13.1 –6.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.8 634 2.3 –0.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,311 8.4 +4.4
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 967 3.5 N/A
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 656 2.4 –2.2
  Monster Raving Loony 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 19 0.1 N/A

Ward results[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Pennsylvania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD J. Holman* 1,042 39.5 –9.4
Conservative K. Mullins 841 31.9 –6.0
Labour L. Taylor 449 17.0 +7.1
Green A. Giles 236 8.9 +5.5
SDP S. Hebron 70 2.7 N/A
Majority 201 7.6 –3.4
Turnout 2,638 55.4
Registered electors 4,758
SLD hold Swing Decrease1.7

Pinhoe[edit]

Pinhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Mitchell 1,198 48.3 +14.7
Conservative J. Landers* 946 38.1 +10.3
Liberal J. Gale 152 6.1 N/A
SLD J. Dawick 98 4.0 N/A
Green M. Turnbull 86 3.5 +1.6
Majority 252 10.2 +9.6
Turnout 2,480 62.4 +4.0
Registered electors 3,974
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.2

Polsloe[edit]

Polsloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Shepherd* 1,006 49.5 +10.4
Conservative E. Runciman 535 26.3 –23.4
Green P. Macnaughten 271 13.3 +9.5
SLD D. Yeld 157 7.7 N/A
SDP P. Carpenter 63 3.1 –4.4
Majority 471 23.2 N/A
Turnout 2,032 56.0 +3.8
Registered electors 3,631
Labour hold Swing Increase16.9

Rougemont[edit]

Rougemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lloyd* 1,199 57.1 +2.7
Conservative P. Rees 414 19.7 –11.0
Green R. Vail 222 10.6 +4.3
SLD P. Davies 215 10.2 +1.6
Independent C. Churchward 49 2.3 N/A
Majority 785 37.4 +13.6
Turnout 2,099 51.3 +2.4
Registered electors 4,090
Labour hold Swing Increase6.9

St Davids[edit]

St Davids
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Richardson* 1,097 35.4 –3.6
Labour K. Baker 868 28.0 +5.7
Green S. Potter 594 19.2 +9.4
SLD D. Treharne 450 14.5 –14.4
SDP J. Clark 92 3.0 N/A
Majority 229 7.4 –2.7
Turnout 2,099 54.3 +11.1
Registered electors 5,713
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.7

St Leonards[edit]

St Leonards
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Rogers* 858 33.8 –13.7
SLD V. Howell 773 30.4 +7.8
Labour M. Midgley 737 29.0 +3.7
Green T. Brenan 174 6.8 +2.2
Majority 85 3.3 –17.5
Turnout 3,101 58.7 +9.6
Registered electors 4,329
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.8

St Loyes[edit]

St Loyes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Barnett 895 41.6 +25.7
Conservative A. Hardie 536 24.9 –17.6
Liberal J. Morrish 471 21.9 N/A
SLD J. Freeman 141 6.6 –35.0
Green R. Gittins 106 4.9 N/A
Majority 359 16.7 N/A
Turnout 2,149 54.6 –6.9
Registered electors 4,241
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase21.7

St Thomas[edit]

St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Rich* 1,177 48.5 +17.5
Conservative G. Sclater 546 22.5 –12.7
SDP M. Horgan 285 11.7 N/A
SLD Y. Pearson 230 9.5 –24.3
Green D. Blackmore 170 7.0 N/A
Monster Raving Loony S. Hughes 19 0.8 N/A
Majority 631 26.0 N/A
Turnout 2,427 57.2 –2.1
Registered electors 4,241
Labour hold Swing Increase15.1

Stoke Hill[edit]

Stoke Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Hill 1,440 69.6 +15.9
Conservative T. Mulhall 285 13.8 –12.9
SLD A. Vokes 190 9.2 –10.4
Green K. Vail 154 7.4 N/A
Majority 1,155 55.8 +28.9
Turnout 2,069 49.3 +3.5
Registered electors 4,201
Labour hold Swing Increase14.4

Topsham[edit]

Topsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Richards* 819 36.5 +4.3
Independent B. Bowker 585 26.1 N/A
Labour J. Owen 438 19.5 +13.0
SLD J. Bryant 161 7.2 –6.8
Green J. Smith 133 5.9 N/A
SDP P. Gove 106 4.7 N/A
Majority 234 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,242 62.5 –2.6
Registered electors 3,586
Conservative hold

Whipton[edit]

Whipton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Long* 1,252 66.9 +13.3
Conservative C. Broughton 359 19.2 –7.9
SLD A. Foot 118 6.3 –13.0
Green E. Culpeper 102 5.5 N/A
SDP P. Thompson 40 2.1 N/A
Majority 893 47.7 +21.2
Turnout 1,871 54.5 +5.4
Registered electors 3,432
Labour hold Swing Increase10.6

Wonford[edit]

Wonford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Clark* 1,259 69.5 +12.1
Liberal J. Langdon 344 19.0 N/A
Conservative E. Martin 114 6.3 –10.6
Green T. Canning 63 3.5 N/A
SLD T. Revesz 31 1.7 –15.2
Majority 915 50.5 +18.9
Turnout 1,811 51.2 +5.5
Registered electors 3,534
Labour hold

References[edit]

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