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1990 Exeter City Council election

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.

1990 Exeter City Council election
← 1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1991 →
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

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   2 66.7 7 15 41.7 11,918 43.4 +13.0
  Conservative 3   2 25.0 10 13 36.1 7,350 26.8 –11.8
  SLD 1   8.3 6 7 19.4 3,606 13.1 –6.4
  Independent 0   0.0 1 1 2.8 634 2.3 –0.6
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 2,311 8.4 +4.4
  Liberal 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 967 3.5 N/A
  SDP 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 656 2.4 –2.2
  Monster Raving Loony 0   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  1.7

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  2.2

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  16.9

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  6.9

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  4.7

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  10.8

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  21.7

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  15.1

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  14.4

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  10.6

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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