1988 Exeter City Council election

1988 Exeter City Council election

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 15 seats, 36.8% 13 seats, 27.1% Seats won 5 4 Seats after 15 13 Seat change Popular vote 10,277 8,092 Percentage 38.6% 30.4% Swing 1.8% 3.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Last election 7 seats, 31.0% 1 seat, 4.1% Seats won 3 0 Seats after 7 1 Seat change Popular vote 5,186 770 Percentage 19.5% 2.9% Swing 11.5% 1.2%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1988 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5		41.7	10	15	41.7	10,277	38.6	+1.8
	Labour	4		33.3	9	13	36.1	8,092	30.4	+3.3
	SLD	3		25.0	4	7	19.4	5,186	19.5	–11.5
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.8	770	2.9	–1.2
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,230	4.6	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,054	4.0	+3.1

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Fry*	1,471	54.9	–3.1
	Conservative	S. Dyer	787	29.4	–3.9
	Labour	N. Long	370	13.8	+5.1
	Green	P. M. MacNaughten	49	1.8	N/A
Majority			684	25.6	+1.0
Turnout			2,677	53.2	–8.4
Registered electors			5,032
	SLD hold		Swing	0.4

Barton

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. McNamara	878	43.5	+0.3
	Labour	H. Sterry	857	42.4	+10.3
	SLD	P. Davies	131	6.5	–18.2
	SDP	R. Bassett	112	5.5	N/A
	Green	T. Brenan	42	2.1	N/A
Majority			21	1.0	–10.1
Turnout			2,020	53.4	–7.7
Registered electors			3,783
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.0

Countess Wear

Countess Wear

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bess*	1,144	61.7	–8.2
	Labour	L. Duddington	437	23.6	+10.8
	SDP	D. Smith	229	12.4	N/A
	Green	M. Stoolman	43	2.3	N/A
Majority			707	38.2	–14.3
Turnout			1,853	51.0	–14.8
Registered electors			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.5

Cowick

Cowick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Slack*	1,123	52.0	+20.1
	Conservative	J. Tarrant	779	36.1	–5.4
	SDP	P. Thompson	205	9.5	N/A
	Green	K. Vail	53	2.5	±0.0
Majority			344	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,160	48.9	–8.8
Registered electors			4,417
	Labour hold		Swing	12.8

Exwick

Exwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Male	1,087	45.7	+11.3
	Conservative	E. Chambers	741	31.1	+2.8
	SDP	S. Hebron	456	19.2	N/A
	Green	A. Campbell	95	4.0	+1.5
Majority			346	14.5	N/A
Turnout			2,379	47.2	–5.5
Registered electors			5,040
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Heavitree

Heavitree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Williamson*	847	40.9	–3.6
	Conservative	N. Shiel	779	37.6	+2.0
	Labour	M. Ellis	349	16.8	+1.6
	Green	S. Potter	98	4.7	+0.1
Majority			68	3.3	–6.6
Turnout			2,073	52.5	–5.5
Registered electors			3,949
	SLD hold		Swing	2.8

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Macnair*	1,268	48.9	+1.4
	Conservative	K. Mullins	982	37.9	–1.6
	Labour	J. Nelson	256	9.9	–3.2
	Green	S. Dunstan	87	3.4	N/A
Majority			286	11.0	+3.0
Turnout			2,593	53.8	+3.1
Registered electors			4,820
	SLD hold		Swing	1.5

Pinhoe

Pinhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Northcott	784	33.6	–5.1
	Independent	J. Politt*	770	33.0	N/A
	Conservative	B. Harwood	650	27.8	–21.1
	SDP	P. Gove	87	3.7	N/A
	Green	J. Rosser	45	1.9	N/A
Majority			14	0.6	N/A
Turnout			2,336	58.4	+2.0
Registered electors			4,000
	Labour gain from Conservative

Polsloe

Polsloe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Henson*	936	49.7	+10.9
	Labour	M. Midgley	737	39.1	–5.3
	SDP	P. Carpenter	141	7.5	N/A
	Green	J. Cooper	71	3.8	N/A
Majority			199	10.6	+0.4
Turnout			1,885	52.2	+5.7
Registered electors			3,611
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Rougemont

Rougemont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Burt*	1,079	54.4	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Perham	608	30.7	+2.1
	SLD	T. Thompson	171	8.6	–10.2
	Green	R. Vail	125	6.3	+1.3
Majority			471	23.8	+4.8
Turnout			1,983	48.9	–2.6
Registered electors			4,055
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

St Davids

St Davids

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Yeo*	992	39.0	–4.4
	SLD	R. Hunt	736	28.9	–7.0
	Labour	P. Butler	566	22.3	+1.7
	Green	M. Turnbull	249	9.8	N/A
Majority			256	10.1	+2.6
Turnout			2,543	43.2	–4.3
Registered electors			5,887
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

St Leonards

St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Owens*	1,001	47.5	+1.3
	SLD	V. Howell	562	26.7	–7.1
	Labour	P. Hill	447	21.2	+5.6
	Green	T. Canning	97	4.6	+0.2
Majority			439	20.8	+8.4
Turnout			2,107	49.1	–4.4
Registered electors			4,291
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2