1987 Exeter City Council election

The 1987 Exeter City Council election took place on 7 May 1986 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

1987 Exeter City Council election

7 May 1987 (1987-05-07)
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 14 seats, 35.4% 15 seats, 35.3% Seats won 5 3 Seats after 15 13 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 10,150 7,480 Percentage 36.8% 27.1% Swing 1.4% 8.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance Independent Last election 6 seats, 26.0% 1 seat, 1.9% Seats won 3 1 Seats after 7 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 8,551 1,137 Percentage 31.0% 4.1% Swing 5.0% 2.2%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

Summary

Election result

1987 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	1	41.7	10	15	41.7	10,150	36.8	+1.4
	Labour	3	2	25.0	10	13	36.1	7,480	27.1	–8.2
	Alliance	3	1	25.0	4	7	19.4	8,551	31.0	+5.0
	Independent	1		8.3	0	1	2.8	1,137	4.1	+2.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	238	0.9	–0.5

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Browning*	1,754	58.0	+5.8
	Conservative	R. Carr	1,009	33.3	–4.8
	Labour	M. Ellis	263	8.7	+0.7
Majority			745	24.6	+10.6
Turnout			3,026	61.6	+3.3
Registered electors			4,916
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.3

Barton

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gapper	992	43.2	+0.1
	Labour	P. Hill	736	32.1	–13.0
	Alliance	P. Davies	566	24.7	+12.9
Majority			256	11.2	N/A
Turnout			2,294	61.1	+1.0
Registered electors			3,752
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Countess Wear

Countess Wear

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Rowe*	1,702	69.9	+5.2
	Alliance	D. Smith	422	17.3	+4.0
	Labour	A. Male	312	12.8	–9.2
Majority			1,280	52.5	+9.7
Turnout			2,436	65.8	+15.5
Registered electors			3,701
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Cowick

Cowick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Knapp*	1,009	41.5	+4.5
	Labour	D. Perrin	776	31.9	–16.4
	Alliance	P. Thompson	608	25.0	+9.1
	Green	K. Vail	66	2.5	N/A
Majority			233	9.6	N/A
Turnout			2,459	57.7	+4.6
Registered electors			4,216
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Exwick

Exwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Palmer	916	34.8	+12.1
	Labour	R. Long*	904	34.4	–4.4
	Conservative	E. Cooke	744	28.3	–8.0
	Green	R. Vail	66	2.5	+0.3
Majority			12	0.5	N/A
Turnout			2,630	53.5	+0.8
Registered electors			4,919
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	8.3

Heavitree

Heavitree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	H. Bound	1,021	44.5	–5.5
	Conservative	C. Broom	817	35.6	+0.8
	Labour	J. Skinner	348	15.2	+0.1
	Green	S. Potter	106	4.6	N/A
Majority			204	8.9	–6.3
Turnout			2,630	58.0	+5.3
Registered electors			3,950
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.2

St Loyes

St Loyes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Coates*	1,000	42.5	+4.4
	Alliance	A. Carless	979	41.6	+7.7
	Labour	C. Duff	373	15.9	–12.1
Majority			21	0.9	–3.4
Turnout			2,352	61.5	+13.0
Registered electors			3,826
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

St Thomas

St Thomas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Tolman	867	35.2	+5.7
	Alliance	J. Lucas	833	33.8	+7.6
	Labour	N. Long*	762	31.0	–13.3
Majority			34	1.4	N/A
Turnout			2,462	59.3	+3.3
Registered electors			4,152
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	1.9

Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Golant*	1,021	53.7	–9.6
	Conservative	P. Kreling	509	26.7	+5.2
	Alliance	S. Honeyball	373	19.6	+4.3
Majority			512	26.9	–14.9
Turnout			1,903	45.8	+6.0
Registered electors			4,154
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

Topsham

Topsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Parsons*	1,137	47.4	N/A
	Conservative	D. Carr	772	32.2	–9.8
	Alliance	M. Rossall	337	14.0	–4.6
	Labour	B. Vernon	155	6.5	–4.1
Majority			365	15.2	N/A
Turnout			2,401	65.1	+7.4
Registered electors			3,690
	Independent hold

Whipton

Whipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hutchings*	900	53.6	–11.8
	Conservative	G. Charters	455	27.1	+5.2
	Alliance	A. Foot	325	19.3	+6.6
Majority			445	26.5	–17.0
Turnout			1,680	49.1	+1.8
Registered electors			3,422
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Wonford

Wonford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. O'Callaghan*	930	57.4	–1.3
	Alliance	N. Rowse	417	25.7	–3.6
	Conservative	N. Shiel	274	16.9	+4.9
Majority			513	31.6	+2.3
Turnout			1,621	45.7	+1.9
Registered electors			3,549
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2