1992 Exeter City Council election

1992 English local election

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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

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12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council
19 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Last election	18 seats, 35.8%	11 seats, 32.3%
Seats won	2	8
Seats after	16	14
Seat change	2	3
Popular vote	8,261	10,481
Percentage	31.9%	40.4%
Swing	3.9%	8.1%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Liberal
Last election	6 seats, 18.8%	1 seat, 4.0%
Seats won	2	0
Seats after	5	1
Seat change	1
Popular vote	5,739	338
Percentage	22.1%	1.3%
Swing	3.3%	2.7%

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1992 Exeter City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1992 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	2	2	16.7	14	16	44.4	8,261	31.9	–3.9
	Conservative	8	3	66.7	6	14	38.9	10,481	40.4	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	16.7	3	5	13.9	5,739	22.1	+3.3
	Liberal	0		0.0	1	1	2.8	338	1.3	–2.7
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	806	3.1	+0.4
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	311	1.2	–1.2

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hicks	1,550	58.4	+0.3
	Conservative	M. Jordan	767	28.9	+4.5
	Labour	L. Taylor	294	11.1	–4.0
	Green	R. Gittins	41	1.5	–0.8
Majority			783	29.5	–4.2
Turnout			2,652	46.5	–8.3
Registered electors			5,775
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

Barton

Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. McNamara*	1,045	49.8	+7.4
	Labour	H. Sterry	812	38.7	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	T. Thompson	166	7.9	+1.3
	Liberal	B. Wheeler	41	2.0	–5.4
	Green	J. Barber	33	1.6	–1.3
Majority			233	11.1	+9.4
Turnout			2,097	55.4	–4.0
Registered electors			3,844
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Countess Wear

Countess Wear
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bess*	1,027	60.7	–2.3
	Labour	M. Baldwin	435	25.7	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Freeman	132	7.8	–2.0
	Liberal	B. Pentecost	52	3.1	N/A
	Green	R. Vail	45	2.7	±0.0
Majority			592	35.0	–4.2
Turnout			1,691	47.9	–15.2
Registered electors			3,592
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Cowick

Cowick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Knapp	1,017	44.2	+3.2
	Labour	R. Slack*	1,008	43.8	–1.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Horgan	244	10.6	–2.2
	Green	A. Foster	31	1.3	N/A
Majority			9	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,300	53.4	–4.1
Registered electors			4,355
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.4

Exwick

Exwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Male*	1,099	50.1	+10.8
	Conservative	E. Chambers	670	30.6	+8.5
	Independent	M. Retter	208	9.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bahrij	139	6.3	N/A
	Green	K. Vail	76	3.5	–0.2
Majority			429	19.5	+14.3
Turnout			2,192	40.5	–11.8
Registered electors			5,496
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Shiel	862	38.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Williamson*	791	35.6	–7.5
	Labour	T. Badcock	356	16.0	–2.7
	Liberal	M. Chaplin	215	9.7	N/A
Majority			71	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,224	54.0	–3.8
Registered electors			4,172
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.5

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Syvret	913	43.0	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dawick	839	39.5	±0.0
	Labour	D. Stubbing	282	13.3	–3.7
	Green	A. Thomas	88	4.1	–4.8
Majority			74	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,122	43.4	–12.0
Registered electors			4,955
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	5.6

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Landers	1,151	49.4	+11.3
	Labour	R. Northcott*	1,078	46.2	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vokes	102	4.4	+0.4
Majority			73	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,331	59.5	–2.9
Registered electors			3,980
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.7

Polsloe

Polsloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Henson*	888	47.1	+20.8
	Labour	C. Duff	612	32.4	–17.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davies	250	13.3	+5.6
	Green	S. Dunstan	106	5.6	–7.7
	Liberal	Y. Wells	30	1.6	N/A
Majority			276	14.7	N/A
Turnout			1,886	49.3	–6.7
Registered electors			3,887
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.0

Rougemont

Rougemont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Burt*	937	52.6	–4.5
	Conservative	M. Woolfenden	484	27.2	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brock	226	12.7	+2.5
	Green	M. Dorman	134	7.5	–3.1
Majority			453	25.4	–12.0
Turnout			1,781	41.0	–10.3
Registered electors			4,376
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

St. Davids

St. Davids
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Yeo*	882	37.2	+1.8
	Labour	D. Parker	808	34.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Earle	393	16.6	+2.1
	Green	S. Potter	187	7.9	–11.3
	Independent	C. Early	103	4.3	N/A
Majority			74	3.2	–4.2
Turnout			2,373	40.1	–14.2
Registered electors			5,983
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

St. Leonards

St. Leonards
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Howell	907	39.7	+9.3
	Conservative	G. Owens*	775	33.9	+0.1
	Labour	J. Owen	540	23.6	–5.4
	Green	P. Edwards	65	2.8	–4.0
Majority			132	5.8	N/A
Turnout			2,287	51.6	–7.1
Registered electors			4,495
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6

References

"Exeter City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

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