# 2019 Exeter City Council election

The 2019 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect the members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the 39 seats were up for re-election: those of the candidates who had finished second in the all-out election of 2016, with a double vacancy in Priory ward. The Labour Party remained in control with 29 seats, with the Conservatives as the main opposition party, with 6 seats.

## Council composition

Before this election, the composition of the council was:
| 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | G |
After this election, the composition of the council was:
| 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | G | Ind |

## Election summary

Exeter City Council Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64.2 | 36.1 | 11,979 | -11.1 |
| | Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14.2 | 26.4 | 8,713 | -6.1 |
| | Green | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 17.8 | 5,873 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 2,776 | -2.1 |
| | UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1,768 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 1,486 | +4.5 |
| | For Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 113 | +0.3 |
| | Women's Equality | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 66 | -0.03 |
| Total | Total | 64 | 14 | 4 | 4 | | 100 | 100 | 32,883 | 434 |

## Results by ward

(*) Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.

### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Margaret Atkinson | 901 | 37.2 |
| | Conservative | Katherine New | 711 | 29.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 396 | 16.3 |
| | UKIP | Dutch Dudgeon | 222 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Ruffle | 202 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | 37.51 |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green |
Note: The outgoing councillor Chris Musgrave was elected as Labour in 2016, but defected to the Green Party in February 2017.

### Duryard & St.James

Duryard & St.James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Norman Mitchell | 803 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative | Percy Prowse* | 609 | 25.7 |
| | Labour | Charlie Davies | 602 | 25.4 |
| | Green | Jonathan Dawson | 292 | 12.3 |
| | Women's Equality | Bea Gare | 66 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 34.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ollie Pearson* | 1,034 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Kayleigh Michelle Suzanne Luscombe | 576 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Mark Shorto | 345 | 14.8 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Simon Harper | 298 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joel Nicholas Punwani | 73 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,339 | 31.67 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Buswell | 1,170 | 42.7 |
| | Green | Gillian Clare Baker | 746 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Anthony Jones | 577 | 21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Michael Gates | 246 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,782 | 39.99 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mincinglake & Whipton

Mincinglake & Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ruth Travis Williams | 944 | 48.1 |
| | UKIP | Brian Jeffery | 339 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | Harry Charles Burton | 316 | 16.1 |
| | Green | David Barker-Hahlo | 248 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Matthew Soper | 116 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | 29.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Newtown & St.Leonards

Newtown & St.Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jemima Moondaisy Moore | 1,359 | 48.6 |
| | Labour | Carol Whitton | 1,092 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative | Jago Barnabas York Brockway | 342 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,813 | 39.05 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |

### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Quance | 1,109 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 889 | 31.3 |
| | Green | Lizzie Woodman | 683 | 24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Bristow | 163 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,867 | 37.20 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Trish Oliver | 928 | 38.4 |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Thompson* | 913 | 37.8 |
| | UKIP | Robert Ball | 262 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Frank Williamson | 226 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felix Brett | 86 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 | 38.27 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Priory (2 seats)

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amal Ghusain | 895 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | Alys Amelia Quance | 850 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | John Benedict Harvey | 631 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | Keith Andrew Sparkes | 597 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Lynn Wetenhall | 362 | 15.1 |
| | UKIP | Diana Beasley | 359 | 14.9 |
| | Green | Mary Roddick | 359 | 14.9 |
| | UKIP | Sheridan Robert James | 316 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Campion | 232 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ramus Jakob Lindgren | 109 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,412 | 36.82 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Diana Frances Moore | 1,455 | 54.9 |
| | Labour | Lesley Sara Robson | 796 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | Aric Samuel David Gilinsky | 270 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Cole | 126 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,667 | 35.61 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Yolonda Anna Cullis Henson | 1,140 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | George Lawrence Ford | 550 | 23.0 |
| | UKIP | Alison Sheridan | 288 | 12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Jacob Deakin | 206 | 8.6 |
| | Green | Christo Skelton | 206 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2402 | 34.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hannah Louise Packham* | 1,082 | 41.0 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Christopher Carr | 484 | 18.4 |
| | Green | Joe Levy | 447 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Alan Fullam | 383 | 14.5 |
| | Independent | Paul David Mouland | 127 | 4.8 |
| | For Britain | Frankie Rufolo | 113 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | 35.36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rob Newby | 1,255 | 47.3 |
| | Labour | Eliot Paul Wright | 794 | 29.9 |
| | Green | Melanie Frances Shaw | 467 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aaron Benjamin Nolan | 140 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,697 | 37.97 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |