# 1990 Exeter City Council election

The 1990 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1990 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 | 7 | 15 | 41.7 | 11,918 | 43.4 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 10 | 13 | 36.1 | 7,350 | 26.8 | –11.8 |
| | SLD | 1 | | 8.3 | 6 | 7 | 19.4 | 3,606 | 13.1 | –6.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 634 | 2.3 | –0.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,311 | 8.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 967 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 656 | 2.4 | –2.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | J. Holman* | 1,042 | 39.5 | –9.4 |
| | Conservative | K. Mullins | 841 | 31.9 | –6.0 |
| | Labour | L. Taylor | 449 | 17.0 | +7.1 |
| | Green | A. Giles | 236 | 8.9 | +5.5 |
| | SDP | S. Hebron | 70 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 7.6 | –3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,638 | 55.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,758 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Mitchell | 1,198 | 48.3 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Landers* | 946 | 38.1 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | J. Gale | 152 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | SLD | J. Dawick | 98 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Green | M. Turnbull | 86 | 3.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 10.2 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,480 | 62.4 | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,974 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Polsloe

Polsloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Shepherd* | 1,006 | 49.5 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Runciman | 535 | 26.3 | –23.4 |
| | Green | P. Macnaughten | 271 | 13.3 | +9.5 |
| | SLD | D. Yeld | 157 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | SDP | P. Carpenter | 63 | 3.1 | –4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,032 | 56.0 | +3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,631 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.9 | |

### Rougemont

Rougemont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Lloyd* | 1,199 | 57.1 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Rees | 414 | 19.7 | –11.0 |
| | Green | R. Vail | 222 | 10.6 | +4.3 |
| | SLD | P. Davies | 215 | 10.2 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | C. Churchward | 49 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | 37.4 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | 51.3 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,090 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Richardson* | 1,097 | 35.4 | –3.6 |
| | Labour | K. Baker | 868 | 28.0 | +5.7 |
| | Green | S. Potter | 594 | 19.2 | +9.4 |
| | SLD | D. Treharne | 450 | 14.5 | –14.4 |
| | SDP | J. Clark | 92 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 7.4 | –2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | 54.3 | +11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,713 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Rogers* | 858 | 33.8 | –13.7 |
| | SLD | V. Howell | 773 | 30.4 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | M. Midgley | 737 | 29.0 | +3.7 |
| | Green | T. Brenan | 174 | 6.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 3.3 | –17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,101 | 58.7 | +9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,329 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.8 | |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Barnett | 895 | 41.6 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Hardie | 536 | 24.9 | –17.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Morrish | 471 | 21.9 | N/A |
| | SLD | J. Freeman | 141 | 6.6 | –35.0 |
| | Green | R. Gittins | 106 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 54.6 | –6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,241 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.7 | |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Rich* | 1,177 | 48.5 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Sclater | 546 | 22.5 | –12.7 |
| | SDP | M. Horgan | 285 | 11.7 | N/A |
| | SLD | Y. Pearson | 230 | 9.5 | –24.3 |
| | Green | D. Blackmore | 170 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | S. Hughes | 19 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,427 | 57.2 | –2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,241 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.1 | |

### Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Hill | 1,440 | 69.6 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | T. Mulhall | 285 | 13.8 | –12.9 |
| | SLD | A. Vokes | 190 | 9.2 | –10.4 |
| | Green | K. Vail | 154 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 55.8 | +28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,069 | 49.3 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,201 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.4 | |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Richards* | 819 | 36.5 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | B. Bowker | 585 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Owen | 438 | 19.5 | +13.0 |
| | SLD | J. Bryant | 161 | 7.2 | –6.8 |
| | Green | J. Smith | 133 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | SDP | P. Gove | 106 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 62.5 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,586 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whipton

Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Long* | 1,252 | 66.9 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | C. Broughton | 359 | 19.2 | –7.9 |
| | SLD | A. Foot | 118 | 6.3 | –13.0 |
| | Green | E. Culpeper | 102 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | SDP | P. Thompson | 40 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 47.7 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,871 | 54.5 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,432 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |

### Wonford

Wonford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Clark* | 1,259 | 69.5 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal | J. Langdon | 344 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Martin | 114 | 6.3 | –10.6 |
| | Green | T. Canning | 63 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | SLD | T. Revesz | 31 | 1.7 | –15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 50.5 | +18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 51.2 | +5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,534 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |