2006 Exeter City Council election [1][2]
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13 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.2%
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 19 12
Seats before 18 13
Seats won 5 3
Seats after 16 12
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease1
Popular vote 6,954 5,606
Percentage 30.3% 24.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election 5 4
Seats before 5 5
Seats won 4 1
Seats after 8 4
Seat change Increase3 Steady
Popular vote 7,131 1,253
Percentage 31.1% 5.5%
Map showing the results the 2006 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and orange shows the Liberals. Wards in white had no election.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 2006 Exeter City Council election took place on 4 May 2006, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.[3][4]

Results summary

2006 Exeter City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 4 Decrease 2 30.8 12 16 40.0 6,954 30.3 +0.5
  Liberal Democrats 3 Decrease 1 23.1 9 12 30.0 5,778 25.2 -2.3
  Conservative 5 Increase 3 38.5 3 8 20.0 6,959 30.4 +0.7
  Liberal 1 Steady 7.7 3 4 10.0 1,253 5.5 -0.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,465 6.4 +1.0
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 504 2.2 +1.6

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 906 40.4%
Conservative Margaret Jordan 705 31.4%
Labour Paul Bull 398 17.8%
Green Andrew Bell 233 10.4%
Majority 201 9.0%
Turnout 2,242
Liberal Democrats hold

Cowick

Cowick
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Baldwin 680 39.6%
Labour Allan Hart 570 33.2%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stone 302 17.6%
UKIP David Challice 105 6.1%
Liberal Peter Smith 61 3.6%
Majority 110 6.4%
Turnout 1,718
Conservative gain from Labour

Duryard

Duryard
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ben Nobel 577 42.9%
Conservative Jeffrey Coates 499 37.1%
Labour Dorothy Parker 138 10.3%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner 130 9.7%
Majority 78 5.8%
Turnout 1,344
Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Exwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Connel Boyle 811 36.7%
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ruffle 710 32.1%
Conservative Patricia White 294 13.3%
UKIP Lawrence Harper 163 7.4%
Green Rebecca Worthley 134 6.1%
Liberal Janet Gale 100 4.5%
Majority 101 4.6%
Turnout 2,212
Labour hold

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Christopher Gale 638 35.4%
Labour Richard Harris 376 20.9%
Liberal Democrats Will Morris 324 18.0%
Conservative Louis Ten-Holter 285 15.8%
Green Susan Greenall 180 10.0%
Majority 262 14.5%
Turnout 1,803
Liberal hold

Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ian Martin 610 51.7%
Conservative David Henson 369 31.3%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Barrett 200 17.0%
Majority 241 20.4%
Turnout 1,179
Labour hold

Newtown

Newtown
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Shepherd 563 44.3%
Conservative Dale Woolner 278 21.9%
Green Susannah Cornwall 228 17.9%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett 203 16.0%
Majority 285 22.4%
Turnout 1,272
Labour hold

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bond 777 43.5%
Conservative Vanessa Newcombe 605 33.8%
Labour Roger Spackman 282 15.8%
Green Paul Edwards 124 6.9%
Majority 172 9.6%
Turnout 1,788
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ruth Smith 1,071 48.4%
Labour Gregory Sheldon 735 33.2%
Liberal Democrats Naomi Poore 165 7.5%
UKIP Eric Bransden 133 6.0%
Green Andrew Worthley 110 5.0%
Majority 336 15.2%
Turnout 2,214
Conservative gain from Labour

Polsloe

Polsloe
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Yolonda Henson 711 39.3%
Labour Catherine Dawson 431 23.9%
Liberal Democrats Laura Newton 382 21.1%
Green Nicholas Discombe 224 12.4%
UKIP Graham Stone 59 3.3%
Majority 280 15.5%
Turnout 1,807
Labour hold

Priory

Priory
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lesley Robson 874 42.6%
Conservative Iris Newby 657 32.0%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kaye 316 15.4%
Liberal Nicky Searle 207 10.1%
Majority 217 10.6%
Turnout 2,054
Labour hold

St Davids

St Davids
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Stella Brock 614 51.7%
Conservative Percy Prowse 238 20.0%
Labour Philip Thomas 190 16.0%
Green Renelda Zanetti 102 8.6%
UKIP John Parker 44 3.7%
Majority 376 31.6%
Turnout 1,188
Liberal Democrats hold

Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Edwards 976 46.7%
Conservative Jeremy White 567 27.1%
Liberal Democrats Tessa Barrett 302 14.4%
Liberal Keith Danks 247 11.8%
Majority 409 19.6%
Turnout 2,092
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 11.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2006). Local Elections Handbook 2006 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Election 2006". BBC News.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. p. 17.
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