# 1988 Exeter City Council election

The 1988 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1988 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 5 | | 41.7 | 10 | 15 | 41.7 | 10,277 | 38.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | 4 | | 33.3 | 9 | 13 | 36.1 | 8,092 | 30.4 | +3.3 |
| | SLD | 3 | | 25.0 | 4 | 7 | 19.4 | 5,186 | 19.5 | –11.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 770 | 2.9 | –1.2 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,230 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,054 | 4.0 | +3.1 |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | A. Fry* | 1,471 | 54.9 | –3.1 |
| | Conservative | S. Dyer | 787 | 29.4 | –3.9 |
| | Labour | N. Long | 370 | 13.8 | +5.1 |
| | Green | P. M. MacNaughten | 49 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 25.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,677 | 53.2 | –8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,032 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Barton

Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. McNamara | 878 | 43.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | H. Sterry | 857 | 42.4 | +10.3 |
| | SLD | P. Davies | 131 | 6.5 | –18.2 |
| | SDP | R. Bassett | 112 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | Green | T. Brenan | 42 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.0 | –10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 53.4 | –7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,783 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Countess Wear

Countess Wear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Bess* | 1,144 | 61.7 | –8.2 |
| | Labour | L. Duddington | 437 | 23.6 | +10.8 |
| | SDP | D. Smith | 229 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Green | M. Stoolman | 43 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 707 | 38.2 | –14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 51.0 | –14.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,633 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Slack* | 1,123 | 52.0 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Tarrant | 779 | 36.1 | –5.4 |
| | SDP | P. Thompson | 205 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Green | K. Vail | 53 | 2.5 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,160 | 48.9 | –8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,417 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.8 | |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Male | 1,087 | 45.7 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | E. Chambers | 741 | 31.1 | +2.8 |
| | SDP | S. Hebron | 456 | 19.2 | N/A |
| | Green | A. Campbell | 95 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,379 | 47.2 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,040 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | A. Williamson* | 847 | 40.9 | –3.6 |
| | Conservative | N. Shiel | 779 | 37.6 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | M. Ellis | 349 | 16.8 | +1.6 |
| | Green | S. Potter | 98 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 3.3 | –6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 52.5 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,949 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | M. Macnair* | 1,268 | 48.9 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | K. Mullins | 982 | 37.9 | –1.6 |
| | Labour | J. Nelson | 256 | 9.9 | –3.2 |
| | Green | S. Dunstan | 87 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 11.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | 53.8 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,820 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Northcott | 784 | 33.6 | –5.1 |
| | Independent | J. Politt* | 770 | 33.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | B. Harwood | 650 | 27.8 | –21.1 |
| | SDP | P. Gove | 87 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Green | J. Rosser | 45 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,336 | 58.4 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,000 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Polsloe

Polsloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Y. Henson* | 936 | 49.7 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | M. Midgley | 737 | 39.1 | –5.3 |
| | SDP | P. Carpenter | 141 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Green | J. Cooper | 71 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 10.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,885 | 52.2 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,611 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Rougemont

Rougemont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Burt* | 1,079 | 54.4 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Perham | 608 | 30.7 | +2.1 |
| | SLD | T. Thompson | 171 | 8.6 | –10.2 |
| | Green | R. Vail | 125 | 6.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 23.8 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,983 | 48.9 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,055 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Yeo* | 992 | 39.0 | –4.4 |
| | SLD | R. Hunt | 736 | 28.9 | –7.0 |
| | Labour | P. Butler | 566 | 22.3 | +1.7 |
| | Green | M. Turnbull | 249 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 10.1 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,543 | 43.2 | –4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,887 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Owens* | 1,001 | 47.5 | +1.3 |
| | SLD | V. Howell | 562 | 26.7 | –7.1 |
| | Labour | P. Hill | 447 | 21.2 | +5.6 |
| | Green | T. Canning | 97 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 20.8 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,107 | 49.1 | –4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,291 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |