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1996 Exeter City Council election

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1996 Exeter City Council election

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13 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 18 seats, 52.0% 6 seats, 21.2%
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 24 7
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 11,713 5,423
Percentage 45.9% 21.2
Swing Decrease 6.1% Steady 0.0%

  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Conservative
Last election 2 seats, 4.4% 10 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 8
Popular vote 1,717 6,036
Percentage 6.7% 23.6%
Swing Increase 2.3% Increase 5.7%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour

The 1996 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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Overview

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At the election, the Labour Party gained an overall majority on the council, while the Conservatives suffered their biggest loss of seats in a single election since the local government re-organisation in 1974, with a net loss of eight seats.

Despite improvements in the popular vote (where they came second) and in marginal wards, the Conservatives fell to a record low of two seats and ended up in fourth place, behind the Liberal Party.

Both the Liberal Democrats and Liberal Party made minor gains, each winning an extra seat and obtaining a higher or similar share of the popular vote than the 1995 election. The Liberal Democrats became the official opposition for the first time.

Election result

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1996 Exeter City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 9 Increase 6 69.2 15 24 66.7 11,713 45.9 –6.1
  Liberal Democrats 3 Increase 1 23.1 4 7 19.4 5,423 21.2 ±0.0
  Liberal 1 Increase 1 7.7 2 3 8.3 1,717 6.7 +2.3
  Conservative 0 Decrease 8 0.0 2 2 5.6 6,036 23.6 +5.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 610 2.4 +0.5
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 31 0.1 N/A

Ward results

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Alphington

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Alphington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Smith 1,156 48.6 –12.7
Labour R. Mathers 702 29.5 +4.8
Conservative M. Jordan 469 19.7 +8.3
Green R. Gittens 54 2.3 +0.5
Majority 454 19.1 –17.5
Turnout 2,381 39.7 –7.7
Registered electors 6,033
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease8.8

Barton

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Barton (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. McNamara* 1,032 54.6
Labour C. McNamara 966 51.1
Liberal H. Alford 495 26.2
Liberal V. Iiolt 419 22.2
Conservative A. Leadbetter 308 16.3
Conservative D. Yeld 259 13.7
Liberal Democrats G. Philpotts 89 4.7
Liberal Democrats T. Revesz 57 3.0
Turnout 1,889 46.9
Registered electors 4,028
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Countess Wear

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Countess Wear
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Sheldon 886 50.0 +8.6
Conservative A. Stilliard 561 31.7 –5.1
Liberal Democrats S. Barrett 270 15.2 –2.2
Liberal M. Berry 54 3.0 +0.5
Majority 325 18.4 +13.7
Turnout 1,771 50.2 –9.3
Registered electors 3,566
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.9

Cowick

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Cowick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Robson 1,161 61.3 –5.3
Conservative E. Knapp* 513 27.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrats M. Pack 219 11.6 –0.8
Majority 648 34.2 –11.3
Turnout 1,893 44.3 –4.1
Registered electors 4,330
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease5.7

Exwick

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Exwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Slack 1,473 71.9 +5.4
Liberal Democrats T. Thompson 270 13.2 –5.3
Conservative T. Porter 264 12.9 +1.4
Green B. Packer 43 2.1 –1.4
Majority 1,203 58.7 +10.7
Turnout 2,050 35.2 –6.0
Registered electors 5,915
Labour hold Swing Increase5.4

Heavitree

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Heavitree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Morrish 749 36.9 N/A
Labour D. Perrin 568 28.0 –8.8
Liberal Democrats A. Williamson 440 21.7 –20.0
Conservative C. Hodgson 244 12.0 –6.1
Green S. Pfeiffer 30 1.5 –1.9
Majority 181 8.9 N/A
Turnout 2,031 47.5 +1.9
Registered electors 4,304
Liberal gain from Conservative

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Treharne 871 42.2 –16.0
Conservative S. Syvret* 672 32.6 +10.1
Labour C. Boyle 440 21.3 +5.6
Green T. Brenan 80 3.9 +0.3
Majority 199 9.6 –26.1
Turnout 2,063 42.2 –7.0
Registered electors 4,937
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease13.1

Pinhoe

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Pinhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Dixon 1,126 53.1 +3.7
Conservative J. Landers* 672 37.6 +7.8
Liberal Democrats A. Vokes 174 8.2 –10.9
Green S. Dunstan 23 1.1 –0.6
Majority 454 15.5 –11.3
Turnout 1,995 53.9 –3.5
Registered electors 3,967
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.1

Polsloe

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Polsloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Mills 709 43.0 –0.7
Conservative Y. Henson* 648 39.3 +19.1
Liberal Democrats A. Vokes 174 8.2 –17.5
Green T. Canning 69 4.2 –0.8
Independent K. Needs 31 1.9 N/A
Majority 61 3.7 –12.3
Turnout 1,631 39.7 –10.5
Registered electors 4,153
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease9.9

Rougemont

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Rougemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Slack* 1,124 64.3 +6.5
Conservative G. Williams 336 19.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrats J. Bahrij 176 10.1 –9.6
Green A. Thomas 111 6.4 +0.3
Majority 788 45.1 +7.0
Turnout 1,747 35.6 –12.3
Registered electors 4,927
Labour hold Swing Increase1.8

St. Davids

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St. Davids
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Griffiths 939 40.1 +3.9
Liberal Democrats A. Hoey 848 36.2 +0.8
Conservative G. Gooding 442 18.9 –4.6
Green P. Edwards 115 4.9 ±0.0
Majority 91 3.9 +3.1
Turnout 2,344 36.9 –11.4
Registered electors 6,389
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.6

St. Leonards

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St. Leonards
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Davies 679 34.0 –15.9
Conservative N. Shiel* 648 32.4 +11.3
Labour V. Vincent 587 29.4 +5.3
Green K. Morris 85 4.3 N/A
Majority 31 1.6 –24.3
Turnout 1,999 42.9 –10.7
Registered electors 4,700
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease13.6

References

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  1. ^ "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 December 2023.