1987 Exeter City Council election

1987 Exeter City Council election
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1987 Exeter City Council election took place on 7 May 1986 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		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

References

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

[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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