1986 Exeter City Council election

The 1986 Exeter City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

1986 Exeter City Council election

8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 14 seats, 27.0% 16 seats, 43.2% Seats won 6 5 Seats after 15 14 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 8,673 8,715 Percentage 35.3% 35.4% Swing 8.3 pp 7.8 pp   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance Independent Last election 5 seats, 28.7% 0 seats, 0.0% Seats won 1 0 Seats after 6 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,391 475 Percentage 26.0% 1.9% Swing 2.7 pp N/A
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

Summary

Election result

1986 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	1	50.0	9	15	41.7	8,673	35.3	+8.3
	Conservative	5	2	41.7	9	14	38.9	8,715	35.4	–7.8
	Alliance	1	1	8.3	5	6	16.7	6,391	26.0	–2.7
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.8	475	1.9	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	338	1.4	+0.3

Ward results

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Holman	1,127	47.5	–2.2
	Conservative	J. Coates*	938	39.5	–1.3
	Labour	M. Taylor	310	13.1	+3.4
Majority			189	8.0	N/A
Turnout			2,376	50.7	–1.0
Registered electors			4,687
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.5

Pinhoe

Pinhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Landers*	1,111	48.9	–6.3
	Labour	R. Northcott	879	38.7	+6.7
	Alliance	J. Pearson	283	12.5	–0.4
Majority			232	10.2	N/A
Turnout			2,274	56.4	+9.3
Registered electors			4,036
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Polsloe

Polsloe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Shepherd	771	44.4	+6.8
	Conservative	P. Richardson*	673	38.8	–9.2
	Alliance	G. Branner	292	16.8	+2.3
Majority			98	5.6	N/A
Turnout			1,736	46.5	+1.4
Registered electors			3,739
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.0

Rougemont

Rougemont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Llyod*	954	47.6	+11.3
	Conservative	D. Moore-Tabb	573	28.6	–4.5
	Alliance	P. Davies	376	18.8	–9.8
	Green	A. Giles	100	5.0	+2.9
Majority			381	19.0	+15.8
Turnout			2,003	51.5	–1.5
Registered electors			3,900
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

St Davids

St Davids

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richardson*	1,186	43.4	–9.4
	Alliance	J. May	981	35.9	+18.1
	Labour	A. Lester	563	20.6	–4.6
Majority			205	7.5	–18.0
Turnout			2,730	47.5	+18.0
Registered electors			5,766
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.8

St Leonards

St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rogers	1,048	46.2	+0.9
	Alliance	R. Ballard	766	33.8	–6.5
	Labour	R. Snowden	353	15.6	+4.2
	Green	T. Canning	100	4.4	+1.4
Majority			282	12.4	+7.4
Turnout			2,267	53.5	+1.3
Registered electors			4,297
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

St Loyes

St Loyes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parr	687	38.1	–8.3
	Alliance	A. Carless	610	33.9	+5.0
	Labour	C. Duff	505	28.0	+3.2
Majority			77	4.3	N/A
Turnout			1,802	48.5	±0.0
Registered electors			3,719
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

St Thomas

St Thomas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rich	1,055	44.3	–0.3
	Conservative	H. Bower	704	29.5	–8.3
	Alliance	J. Lucas	625	26.2	+8.6
Majority			351	14.7	N/A
Turnout			2,384	56.0	–0.1
Registered electors			4,266
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Shepherd	1,040	63.3	+9.1
	Conservative	K. Gater	353	21.5	–9.6
	Alliance	S. Honeyball	251	15.3	+2.7
Majority			687	41.8	N/A
Turnout			1,644	39.8	–8.0
Registered electors			4,143
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

Topsham

Topsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Richards	892	42.0	+9.5
	Independent	B. Bowker	475	22.4	N/A
	Alliance	M. Rossall	394	18.6	+10.7
	Labour	B. Vernon	224	10.6	+6.1
	Green	J. Smith	138	6.5	–3.1
Majority			417	19.6	N/A
Turnout			2,123	57.7	+1.9
Registered electors			3,704
	Conservative hold

Whipton

Whipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Long*	1,057	65.4	+8.4
	Conservative	B. Harwood	354	21.9	–7.7
	Alliance	A. Foot	205	12.7	+2.0
Majority			703	43.5	N/A
Turnout			1,616	47.3	–4.2
Registered electors			3,422
	Labour hold		Swing	8.1

Wonford

Wonford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Clark*	962	58.7	–5.2
	Alliance	N. Rowse	481	29.3	+11.2
	Conservative	C. Broom	196	12.0	–6.0
Majority			481	29.3	N/A
Turnout			1,639	43.8	+0.8
Registered electors			3,756
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2