# 2010 Exeter City Council election

The 2010 Exeter City Council election took place on 9 September 2010 to elect members of Exeter City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. The elections took place later in the year than other local elections. Exeter had previously been granted permission to become a unitary authority, with local elections postponed until 2011. When the Coalition Government won the general election earlier that year, Exeter's permission to form a unitary authority was overturned. Because of this, the High Court ruled that those councillors who had stayed on beyond their four-year term were no longer constitutionally elected, and would need to seek re-election. This resulted in there being an election in every ward in September to renew the mandate for the wards.
However, no election was needed in Pennsylvania ward, as a by-election had been held on 6 May, the day on which the local elections would ordinarily have taken place, to fill a vacancy for the seat that would have been due for re-election in 2010 in any case. Therefore, the winner of the May by-election was deemed to be elected to represent the ward for a full four-year term. The result of the May by-election is included in the results given.

## Background

The previous election in 2008 had left the council under no overall control with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party on 13 seats, followed by the Conservatives on 12, Labour on 11 and the Liberal Party on four. However, the week before the election, two Liberal Democrat councillors defected to Labour in protest against the party's coalition with the Conservatives. This meant that Labour were the largest party going into the election, on 13 seats to the Conservatives' 12 and the Liberal Democrats' 11.

## Results summary

2010 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 15 | 37.5 | 7,741 | 35.9 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 28.6 | 7 | 11 | 27.5 | 7,060 | 32.7 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | 21.4 | 8 | 11 | 27.5 | 4,364 | 20.2 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 | 348 | 1.6 | -4.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,302 | 6.0 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 696 | 3.2 | +1.1 |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 0.2 | -4.1 |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Ruffle | 719 | 43.6% |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 515 | 31.2% |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 293 | 17.8% |
| | Labour | Andrew Dudgeon | 122 | 7.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Heather Morris | 691 | 44.9% |
| | Conservative | Connel Boyle | 467 | 30.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cia Browning | 269 | 17.5% |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Harper | 68 | 4.4% |
| | Green | Arabella Fraser | 43 | 2.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 14.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Duryard

Duryard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lee Mottram | 363 | 42.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Earle | 351 | 41.1% |
| | Labour | Jerry Fox | 81 | 9.5% |
| | Green | Lizzie Woodman | 41 | 4.8% |
| | UKIP | Peter Gove | 19 | 2.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 855 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachel Sutton | 909 | 52.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Martin | 365 | 21.0% |
| | Conservative | James Moffat | 297 | 17.1% |
| | UKIP | Richard Timmis | 112 | 6.5% |
| | Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 53 | 3.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 31.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,736 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tyna Crow | 443 | 31.6% |
| | Labour | Paul Bull | 432 | 30.8% |
| | Liberal | Christopher Gale | 348 | 24.8% |
| | Green | Susan Greenall | 108 | 7.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paddy Elsdon | 71 | 5.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,402 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |

### Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Martin | 582 | 62.2% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy White | 162 | 17.3% |
| | UKIP | Keith Crawford | 86 | 9.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Bray | 71 | 7.6% |
| | Green | Ian Elliott | 34 | 3.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 44.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 935 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Spackman | 569 | 49.3% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Markey | 311 | 26.9% |
| | Green | Tom Milburn | 200 | 17.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lockwood | 75 | 6.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 22.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,155 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Payne | 1,391 | 45.8% |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 913 | 30.1% |
| | Labour | Bernard Dugdale | 491 | 16.2% |
| | UKIP | David Smith | 152 | 5.0% |
| | Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 88 | 2.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 15.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,035 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Moira Macdonald | 903 | 44.5% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Smith | 899 | 44.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 104 | 5.1% |
| | UKIP | Christine Fullam | 74 | 3.6% |
| | Green | Helen Edwards | 48 | 2.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,028 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Polsloe

Polsloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Yolonda Henson | 589 | 46.0% |
| | Labour | Rachel Lyons | 477 | 37.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rouben Freeman | 94 | 7.3% |
| | Green | Christopher Townsend | 93 | 7.3% |
| | UKIP | Graham Down | 27 | 2.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 8.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lesley Robson | 1,029 | 53.0% |
| | Conservative | John Corcoran | 634 | 32.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Noble | 115 | 5.9% |
| | Green | Keith Hyams | 64 | 3.3% |
| | BNP | Chris Stone | 53 | 2.7% |
| | UKIP | Dale Woolner | 46 | 2.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 20.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Brock | 385 | 45.0% |
| | Labour | Ust Oldfield | 201 | 23.5% |
| | Conservative | Louis Ten-Holter | 136 | 15.9% |
| | Green | Mark Cox | 94 | 11.0% |
| | UKIP | Ralph Gay | 39 | 4.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 21.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 855 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Baldwin | 780 | 54.9% |
| | Labour | Eliot Wright | 276 | 19.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Barrett | 231 | 16.3% |
| | UKIP | Mike Amor | 73 | 5.1% |
| | Green | Audaye Elesedy | 61 | 4.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 35.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,421 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Edwards | 978 | 56.4% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Leadbetter | 551 | 31.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 123 | 7.1% |
| | Green | Jeff Ridley | 82 | 4.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 24.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |