1987 Exeter City Council election
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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
[edit]Election result
[edit]1987 Exeter City Council election | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]Alphington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 October 2023.