2007 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
Turnout37.9%
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 16 12
Seats won 3 4
Seats after 14 12
Seat change Decrease2 Steady
Popular vote 6,491 6,392
Percentage 27.3% 26.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last election 8 4
Seats won 4 2
Seats after 10 4
Seat change Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 7,138 2,426
Percentage 30.0% 10.2%
Map showing the results of the 2007 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 2007 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, 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

2007 Exeter City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 3 Decrease 2 23.1 11 14 35.0 6,483 27.3 -3.0
  Liberal Democrats 4 Steady 30.8 8 12 30.0 6,400 26.9 +1.7
  Conservative 4 Increase 2 30.8 6 10 25.0 7,138 30.0 -0.4
  Liberal 2 Steady 15.4 2 4 10.0 2,426 10.2 +4.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 882 3.7 -2.7
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 445 1.9 -0.3

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Peter Wadham 1,122 46.4%
Conservative Margaret Jordan 726 30.0%
Labour Paul Bull 360 14.9%
Green Andrew Bell 208 8.6%
Majority 396 16.4%
Turnout 2,416
Liberal Democrats hold

Cowick

Cowick
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jeffrey Coates 638 35.7%
Labour Allan Hart 599 33.5%
Liberal Democrats John Holman 427 23.9%
UKIP David Challice 124 6.9%
Majority 39 2.2%
Turnout 1,788
Conservative gain from Labour

Duryard

Duryard
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Percy Prowse 619 41.5%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden 618 41.4%
Labour Daniel Crawford 125 8.4%
Green Sam Coates 130 8.7%
Majority 1 0.1%
Turnout 1,492
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Exwick

Exwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Laura Newton 919 39.0%
Labour Roy Slack 896 38.0%
Conservative James Moffat 311 13.2%
UKIP Lawrence Harper 153 6.5%
Liberal Janet Gale 78 3.3%
Majority 23 1.0%
Turnout 2,357
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal David Morrish 1,100 61.5%
Labour Philip Thomas 267 14.9%
Conservative Louis Ten-Holter 231 12.9%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett 116 6.5%
UKIP Rodney de Maine 76 4.2%
Majority 833 46.5%
Turnout 1,790
Liberal hold

Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Dilys Baldwin 633 51.2%
Conservative Eileen Stockman 364 29.4%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Strawbridge 240 19.4%
Majority 269 21.7%
Turnout 1,237
Labour hold

Priory

Priory
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gregory Sheldon 897 43.9%
Conservative David Henson 709 34.7%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Barrett 315 15.4%
Liberal Keith Danks 122 6.0%
Majority 188 9.2%
Turnout 2,043
Labour hold

St James

St James
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mitchell 653 45.2%
Labour Catherine Dawson 384 26.6%
Green Isaac Price-Sosner 205 14.2%
Conservative Christian May 203 14.0%
Majority 269 18.6%
Turnout 1,445
Liberal Democrats hold

St Leonards

St Leonards
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Winterbottom 945 52.2%
Labour Roger Spackman 396 21.9%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Holman 242 13.4%
Green Andrew Worthley 228 12.6%
Majority 549 30.3%
Turnout 1,811
Conservative hold

St Loyes

St Loyes
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Margaret Danks 724 46.4%
Conservative Harlene Arden 409 26.2%
Labour George Sterry 220 14.1%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kaye 117 7.5%
UKIP Eric Bransden 92 5.9%
Majority 315 20.2%
Turnout 1,562
Liberal hold

St Thomas

St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Adrian Fullam 1,015 57.1%
Labour Richard Harris 452 25.4%
Conservative Patricia White 200 11.2%
Green Richard Timmis 111 6.2%
Majority 563 31.7%
Turnout 1,778
Liberal Democrats hold

Topsham

Topsham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rob Newby 1,221 62.7%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sutton 367 18.8%
Labour Christine Fullam 359 18.4%
Majority 854 43.9%
Turnout 1,947
Conservative hold

Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Hilda Sterry 895 42.5%
Conservative Jeremy White 562 26.7%
Liberal Rodney Northcott 402 19.1%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Stone 249 11.8%
Majority 333 15.8%
Turnout 2,108
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. pp. 11–12.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2007). Local Elections Handbook 2007 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 10.
  3. ^ "English local elections 2007". BBC News.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. p. 18.
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