# 1995 Exeter City Council election

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,011 | 36.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,760 | 47.4 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,937 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Barton

Barton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 750 | 36.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,075 | 53.4 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,950 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.7 | |

### Countess Wear

Countess Wear :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 96 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,046 | 59.5 | +11.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,510 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.8 | |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 929 | 45.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,040 | 48.4 | –5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,305 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 23.0 | |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,114 | 48.0 | +28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 41.2 | +0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,737 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 93 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,922 | 45.6 | –8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,269 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### St. Loyes

St. Loyes :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 242 | 12.8 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 49.6 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,889 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### St. Thomas

St. Thomas :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,076 | 52.6 | +33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,047 | 48.7 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,255 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.6 | |

### Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 64.6 | +20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 38.5 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,219 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 129 | 6.4 | –4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 59.3 | –4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,460 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Whipton

Whipton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 63.5 | +21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 42.8 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,862 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Wonford

Wonford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 250 | 16.3 | –13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 45.4 | –1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,468 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |