The 1996 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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Summary
editOverview
editAt the election, the Labour Party gained an overall majority on the council, while the Conservatives suffered their biggest loss of seats in a single election since the local government re-organisation in 1974, with a net loss of eight seats.
Despite improvements in the popular vote (where they came second) and in marginal wards, the Conservatives fell to a record low of two seats and ended up in fourth place, behind the Liberal Party.
Both the Liberal Democrats and Liberal Party made minor gains, each winning an extra seat and obtaining a higher or similar share of the popular vote than the 1995 election. The Liberal Democrats became the official opposition for the first time.
Election result
edit1996 Exeter City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 9 | 6 | 69.2 | 15 | 24 | 66.7 | 11,713 | 45.9 | –6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 23.1 | 4 | 7 | 19.4 | 5,423 | 21.2 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 1,717 | 6.7 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.6 | 6,036 | 23.6 | +5.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 610 | 2.4 | +0.5 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.1 | N/A |
Ward results
editAlphington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | P. Smith | 1,156 | 48.6 | –12.7 | |
Labour | R. Mathers | 702 | 29.5 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | M. Jordan | 469 | 19.7 | +8.3 | |
Green | R. Gittens | 54 | 2.3 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 454 | 19.1 | –17.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,381 | 39.7 | –7.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,033 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.8 |
Barton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | B. McNamara* | 1,032 | 54.6 | ||
Labour | C. McNamara | 966 | 51.1 | ||
Liberal | H. Alford | 495 | 26.2 | ||
Liberal | V. Iiolt | 419 | 22.2 | ||
Conservative | A. Leadbetter | 308 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | D. Yeld | 259 | 13.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Philpotts | 89 | 4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Revesz | 57 | 3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,889 | 46.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,028 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour hold |
Countess Wear
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Sheldon | 886 | 50.0 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | A. Stilliard | 561 | 31.7 | –5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Barrett | 270 | 15.2 | –2.2 | |
Liberal | M. Berry | 54 | 3.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 325 | 18.4 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,771 | 50.2 | –9.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,566 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.9 |
Cowick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Robson | 1,161 | 61.3 | –5.3 | |
Conservative | E. Knapp* | 513 | 27.1 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Pack | 219 | 11.6 | –0.8 | |
Majority | 648 | 34.2 | –11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,893 | 44.3 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,330 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.7 |
Exwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Slack | 1,473 | 71.9 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Thompson | 270 | 13.2 | –5.3 | |
Conservative | T. Porter | 264 | 12.9 | +1.4 | |
Green | B. Packer | 43 | 2.1 | –1.4 | |
Majority | 1,203 | 58.7 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,050 | 35.2 | –6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,915 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 |
Heavitree
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. Morrish | 749 | 36.9 | N/A | |
Labour | D. Perrin | 568 | 28.0 | –8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Williamson | 440 | 21.7 | –20.0 | |
Conservative | C. Hodgson | 244 | 12.0 | –6.1 | |
Green | S. Pfeiffer | 30 | 1.5 | –1.9 | |
Majority | 181 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,031 | 47.5 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,304 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Pennsylvania
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | D. Treharne | 871 | 42.2 | –16.0 | |
Conservative | S. Syvret* | 672 | 32.6 | +10.1 | |
Labour | C. Boyle | 440 | 21.3 | +5.6 | |
Green | T. Brenan | 80 | 3.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 199 | 9.6 | –26.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,063 | 42.2 | –7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,937 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.1 |
Pinhoe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V. Dixon | 1,126 | 53.1 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | J. Landers* | 672 | 37.6 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Vokes | 174 | 8.2 | –10.9 | |
Green | S. Dunstan | 23 | 1.1 | –0.6 | |
Majority | 454 | 15.5 | –11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,995 | 53.9 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,967 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1 |
Polsloe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Mills | 709 | 43.0 | –0.7 | |
Conservative | Y. Henson* | 648 | 39.3 | +19.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Vokes | 174 | 8.2 | –17.5 | |
Green | T. Canning | 69 | 4.2 | –0.8 | |
Independent | K. Needs | 31 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 61 | 3.7 | –12.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,631 | 39.7 | –10.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,153 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.9 |
Rougemont
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Slack* | 1,124 | 64.3 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | G. Williams | 336 | 19.2 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Bahrij | 176 | 10.1 | –9.6 | |
Green | A. Thomas | 111 | 6.4 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 788 | 45.1 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,747 | 35.6 | –12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,927 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 |
St. Davids
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Griffiths | 939 | 40.1 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Hoey | 848 | 36.2 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | G. Gooding | 442 | 18.9 | –4.6 | |
Green | P. Edwards | 115 | 4.9 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 91 | 3.9 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,344 | 36.9 | –11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,389 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.6 |
St. Leonards
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | P. Davies | 679 | 34.0 | –15.9 | |
Conservative | N. Shiel* | 648 | 32.4 | +11.3 | |
Labour | V. Vincent | 587 | 29.4 | +5.3 | |
Green | K. Morris | 85 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 31 | 1.6 | –24.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,999 | 42.9 | –10.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,700 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.6 |
References
edit- ^ "Exeter City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 December 2023.