# 1991 Exeter City Council election

The 1991 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1991 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 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 12 | 18 | 50.0 | 9,764 | 35.8 | –7.6 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 8 | 11 | 30.6 | 8,796 | 32.3 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 6 | 16.7 | 5,127 | 18.8 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 1,086 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 999 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 742 | 2.7 | –5.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 666 | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 0.3 | +0.2 |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Browning* | 1,777 | 58.1 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Jordan | 747 | 24.4 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | L. Taylor | 462 | 15.1 | +1.3 |
| | Green | D. Blackmore | 70 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 33.7 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,056 | 54.8 | –6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,574 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Barton

Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Gapper* | 945 | 42.4 | –1.1 |
| | Labour | H. Sterry | 907 | 40.7 | –1.7 |
| | Liberal | C. Blake | 166 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Davies | 146 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
| | Green | M. Turnbull | 65 | 2.9 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 1.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,229 | 59.4 | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,731 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Countess Wear

Countess Wear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Rowe* | 1,367 | 63.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | G. Granton | 517 | 23.8 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Freeman | 212 | 9.8 | N/A |
| | Green | E. Culpeper | 58 | 2.7 | +0.4 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | K. Langford | 17 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 850 | 39.2 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,171 | 63.1 | +12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,449 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Aves | 1,121 | 45.3 | –6.7 |
| | Conservative | E. Knapp* | 1,016 | 41.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Y. Pearson | 316 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | A. King | 24 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 4.2 | –11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,477 | 57.5 | +8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,310 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Long | 1,153 | 39.3 | –6.4 |
| | SDP | J. Palmer* | 999 | 34.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Levers | 650 | 22.1 | –9.0 |
| | Green | K. Vail | 110 | 3.7 | –0.3 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | K. Grinstead | 24 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 5.2 | –9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,936 | 52.3 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,312 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Bound* | 1,005 | 43.1 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | N. Shiel | 780 | 33.4 | –4.2 |
| | Labour | D. Regis | 437 | 18.7 | +1.9 |
| | Green | S. Dunstan | 110 | 4.7 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 9.6 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,332 | 57.8 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,040 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Morrish | 920 | 39.2 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | B. Rendel-Jones | 767 | 32.7 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | M. Ellis | 661 | 28.2 | –13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 | 61.3 | +6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,839 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.8 | |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Mayo | 970 | 42.1 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Sclater | 731 | 31.8 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Horgan | 501 | 21.8 | +12.3 |
| | Green | R. Gittins | 100 | 4.3 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 10.4 | –15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | 55.4 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,160 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Golant* | 1,188 | 64.5 | –5.1 |
| | Conservative | H. Edginton | 355 | 19.3 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Vokes | 221 | 12.0 | +2.8 |
| | Green | M. Dorman | 78 | 4.2 | –3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 833 | 45.2 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 43.7 | –5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,215 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Carr | 822 | 37.2 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | M. Ware | 666 | 30.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Owen | 463 | 20.9 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Bryant | 199 | 9.0 | +1.8 |
| | Green | J. Barber | 46 | 2.1 | –3.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | S. Hughes | 15 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 7.1 | –3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | 63.3 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,496 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### Whipton

Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Hutchings* | 1,032 | 60.1 | –6.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Coates | 443 | 25.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Foot | 185 | 10.8 | +4.5 |
| | Green | A. Thomas | 47 | 2.7 | –2.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | B. Smith | 10 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 34.3 | –13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,717 | 49.8 | –4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,449 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Wonford

Wonford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Midgley | 853 | 51.7 | –17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Chaplin | 565 | 34.3 | +32.6 |
| | Conservative | Y. Barber | 173 | 10.5 | +4.2 |
| | Green | T. Canning | 58 | 3.5 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 17.5 | –33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | 47.4 | –3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,485 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 25.2 | |