# 2008 Exeter City Council election

The 2008 Exeter City Council election took place on 1 May 2008, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.

## Results summary

2008 Exeter City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 42.9 | 7 | 13 | 32.5 | 6,923 | 27.3 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 28.6 | 8 | 12 | 30.0 | 8,793 | 34.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | 3 | 3 | 21.4 | 8 | 11 | 27.5 | 6,942 | 27.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal | 1 | | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 10.0 | 1,454 | 5.7 | -4.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 747 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 529 | 2.1 | +0.2 |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Newcombe | 911 | 39.0% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Jordan | 836 | 35.8% |
| | Labour | Brett Crane | 265 | 11.3% |
| | UKIP | Laura Moralee | 174 | 7.4% |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 152 | 6.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 3.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,338 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Hannaford | 907 | 38.8% |
| | Labour | Hazel Slack | 887 | 38.0% |
| | Conservative | James Moffat | 384 | 16.4% |
| | UKIP | Richard Timmis | 158 | 6.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,336 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Branston | 730 | 54.7% |
| | Conservative | Dale Woolner | 269 | 20.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Pettinger | 200 | 15.0% |
| | Green | Susannah Cornwall | 136 | 10.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 34.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,335 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Hobden | 894 | 45.0% |
| | Conservative | Gabriella Dudley | 792 | 39.9% |
| | Labour | Andrew Dean | 203 | 10.2% |
| | Green | Peter Gove | 96 | 4.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 5.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,985 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Thompson | 993 | 43.8% |
| | Labour | Valerie Dixon | 910 | 40.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Northcott | 212 | 9.4% |
| | Liberal | Tessa Barrett | 151 | 6.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 3.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Polsloe

Polsloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Taghdissian | 672 | 43.6% |
| | Labour | Rachel Lyons | 567 | 36.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Larissa Rowe | 301 | 19.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 6.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marcel Choules | 1,009 | 46.2% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Luke | 715 | 32.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Barrett | 364 | 16.7% |
| | Liberal | Keith Danks | 98 | 4.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 13.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brock | 613 | 52.6% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Corbridge | 248 | 21.3% |
| | Labour | Philip Thomas | 227 | 19.5% |
| | UKIP | Keith Crawford | 77 | 6.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 31.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,165 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### St James

St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Cole | 531 | 39.4% |
| | Labour | Paul Bull | 384 | 28.5% |
| | Conservative | Tarasyn Whitehead-Patey | 216 | 16.0% |
| | Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 174 | 12.9% |
| | UKIP | Michael Wilcox | 43 | 3.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 10.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman Shiel | 935 | 57.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Fox | 261 | 16.0% |
| | Labour | Pamela Holman | 249 | 15.2% |
| | Green | Adrian Worthley | 189 | 11.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 41.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joan Morrish | 917 | 53.8% |
| | Conservative | David Henson | 582 | 34.2% |
| | Labour | George Sterry | 121 | 7.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruairi Fullam | 84 | 4.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 19.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,704 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hannaford | 958 | 61.5% |
| | Labour | Richard Harris | 314 | 20.2% |
| | Conservative | Patricia White | 208 | 13.4% |
| | UKIP | Alison Timmis | 77 | 4.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 41.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Starling | 1,284 | 63.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Williams | 428 | 21.3% |
| | Labour | Rachel Sutton | 302 | 15.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | 42.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,014 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Wardle | 774 | 39.1% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy White | 659 | 33.3% |
| | Liberal | Nigel Harry | 288 | 14.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 259 | 13.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 5.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,980 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |