1995 Exeter City Council election

1995 English local election

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4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)

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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	16 seats, 40.9%	12 seats, 20.8%
Seats won	8	1
Seats after	18	10
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	12,405	4,263
Percentage	53.3%	18.3%
Swing	12.4%	2.5%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Liberal
Last election	6 seats, 29.6%	2 seats, 5.0%
Seats won	2	1
Seats after	6	2
Seat change
Popular vote	5,057	1,027
Percentage	21.7%	4.4%
Swing	7.9%	0.6%

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1995 Exeter City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1995 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	2	66.7	10	18	50.0	12,405	52.0	+11.1
	Conservative	1	2	8.3	9	10	27.8	4,263	17.9	–2.9
	Liberal Democrats	2		16.7	4	6	16.7	5,057	21.2	–8.4
	Liberal	1		8.3	1	2	5.6	1,027	4.4	–0.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	458	1.9	–0.9
	National Front	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	47	0.2	–0.1

Ward results

Alphington

Alphington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Browning*	1,693	61.3	+2.9
	Labour	R. Mathers	682	24.7	+13.6
	Conservative	M. Jordan	315	11.4	–17.5
	Green	C. Slater	49	1.8	+0.3
	National Front	G. Needs	21	0.8	N/A
Majority			1,011	36.6	+7.1
Turnout			2,760	47.4	+0.9
Registered electors			5,937
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.4

Barton

Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Mann	1,280	61.7	+23.0
	Conservative	J. Gapper*	530	25.5	–24.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Taylor	183	8.8	+0.9
	Liberal	M. Welsh	56	2.7	+0.7
	Green	M. Totterdell	26	1.3	–0.3
Majority			750	36.1	N/A
Turnout			2,075	53.4	–2.0
Registered electors			3,950
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	23.7

Countess Wear

Countess Wear
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Baldwin	848	41.4	+15.7
	Conservative	W. Rowe*	752	36.8	–23.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davies	356	17.4	+9.6
	Liberal	M. Berry	51	2.5	–0.6
	Green	T. Brenan	39	1.9	–0.8
Majority			96	4.7	N/A
Turnout			2,046	59.5	+11.6
Registered electors			3,510
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	19.8

Cowick

Cowick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dean	1,358	66.6	+22.8
	Conservative	G. Williams	429	21.0	–23.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Gilbert	253	12.4	+1.8
Majority			929	45.5	N/A
Turnout			2,040	48.4	–5.0
Registered electors			4,305
	Labour hold		Swing	23.0

Exwick

Exwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Sterry	1,543	66.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	T. Thompson	429	18.5	+12.2
	Conservative	G. Sclater	266	11.5	–19.1
	Green	B. Packer	81	3.5	±0.0
Majority			1,114	48.0	+28.5
Turnout			2,319	41.2	+0.7
Registered electors			5,737
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Bound*	801	41.7	+6.1
	Labour	D. Perrin	708	36.8	+20.8
	Conservative	H. Arden	348	18.1	–20.7
	Green	P. Edwards	65	3.4	N/A
Majority			93	4.8	N/A
Turnout			1,922	45.6	–8.4
Registered electors			4,269
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

St. Loyes

St. Loyes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Morrish*	920	48.7	+8.4
	Labour	E. Barnett	678	35.9	+4.0
	Conservative	H. Arden	221	11.7	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Soper	72	3.8	–5.1
Majority			242	12.8	+4.4
Turnout			1,891	49.6	–3.7
Registered electors			3,889
	Liberal hold		Swing	2.2

St. Thomas

St. Thomas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Hill	1,385	67.7	+21.2
	Conservative	R. Edwardson	309	15.1	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Horgan	269	13.1	–13.8
	Green	R. Gittins	58	2.8	–0.8
	National Front	K. Needs	26	1.3	–0.7
Majority			1,076	52.6	+33.0
Turnout			2,047	48.7	+0.5
Registered electors			4,255
	Labour hold		Swing	13.6

Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Oliver	1,226	77.1	+14.1
	Liberal Democrats	V. Palfrey	199	12.5	–6.7
	Conservative	K. Atkins	137	8.6	–5.5
	Green	M. Dorman	29	1.8	–1.8
Majority			1,027	64.6	+20.8
Turnout			1,591	38.5	–3.1
Registered electors			4,219
	Labour hold		Swing	10.4

Topsham

Topsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Carr*	749	37.1	–9.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ballantyne	620	30.7	–4.8
	Labour	K. Owen	598	29.6	+14.4
	Green	R. Michaelson	53	2.6	±0.0
Majority			129	6.4	–4.9
Turnout			2,020	59.3	–4.2
Registered electors			3,460
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Whipton

Whipton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Edwards	1,236	76.2	+6.6
	Conservative	M. Fretwell	207	12.8	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vokes	147	9.1	–17.9
	Green	S. Dunstan	31	1.9	N/A
Majority			1,029	63.5	+21.0
Turnout			1,621	42.8	–2.3
Registered electors			3,862
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Wonford

Wonford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Midgley*	863	56.1	–1.2
	Liberal	D. Morrish	613	39.9	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Fullam	35	2.3	–7.6
	Green	A. Thomas	27	1.8	N/A
Majority			250	16.3	–13.5
Turnout			1,621	45.4	–1.1
Registered electors			3,468
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

References

"Exeter City Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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