# 1999 Exeter City Council election

The 1999 Exeter City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1999 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 | | 66.7 | 14 | 22 | 61.1 | 8,146 | 44.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 16.7 | 5 | 7 | 22.2 | 3,881 | 21.1 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | 1 | | 8.3 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 3,916 | 21.3 | –7.9 |
| | Liberal | 1 | | 8.3 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 2,201 | 12.0 | +4.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 255 | 1.4 | –1.1 |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Browning* | 1,360 | 58.8 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | M. Walker | 612 | 26.5 | –3.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Jordan | 340 | 14.7 | –5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 32.4 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,312 | 36.2 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,465 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Barton

Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. McNamara* | 797 | 52.3 | –1.3 |
| | Liberal | G. Hookway | 418 | 27.4 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | C. Wilkins | 196 | 12.9 | –3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Millar | 74 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
| | Green | T. Brenan | 38 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 24.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,523 | 38.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,989 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Countess Wear

Countess Wear :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Baldwin* | 879 | 56.2 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Coates | 551 | 35.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Carrolle | 133 | 8.5 | –6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 21.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | 44.2 | –6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,593 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Dean* | 876 | 56.5 | –4.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Edwardson | 469 | 30.3 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Wilcox | 205 | 13.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 26.3 | –7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,550 | 36.6 | –7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,281 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Catton | 886 | 62.2 | –9.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Perry | 257 | 18.0 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Goddard | 227 | 15.9 | +2.7 |
| | Green | P. Merry | 55 | 3.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 44.1 | –14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 22.9 | –12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,314 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Hobden | 640 | 33.0 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | R. Branston | 540 | 27.8 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal | S. Hodges | 433 | 22.3 | –14.6 |
| | Conservative | L. Clark | 266 | 13.7 | +1.7 |
| | Green | J. Hayward | 62 | 3.2 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | 45.7 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,289 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### St. Loyes

St. Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Morrish* | 1,001 | 72.8 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | B. Denning | 208 | 15.1 | –13.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Hedley | 166 | 12.1 | –3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 57.7 | +30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | 34.0 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,086 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 15.1 | |

### St. Thomas

St. Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Hill* | 1,005 | 54.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Fullam | 582 | 31.8 | –1.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Sclater | 205 | 11.2 | –5.2 |
| | Green | K. Morris | 39 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 23.1 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,831 | 42.0 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,401 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Oliver* | 697 | 66.3 | –5.6 |
| | Conservative | G. Williams | 234 | 22.2 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Barrett | 121 | 11.5 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 44.0 | –12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,052 | 24.1 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,417 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Carr* | 921 | 54.9 | –17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Bryant | 428 | 25.5 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | D. Baldwin | 279 | 16.6 | +4.3 |
| | Green | P. Edwards | 50 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 29.4 | –27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,678 | 41.6 | –7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,076 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.8 | |

### Whipton

Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Edwards* | 687 | 65.6 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | I. Williams | 250 | 23.9 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Hillier | 111 | 10.6 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 41.7 | –8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,048 | 27.1 | –3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,895 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Wonford

Wonford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Midgely* | 680 | 61.8 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | J. Spicer | 349 | 31.7 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative | S. Bunting | 61 | 5.5 | –1.6 |
| | Green | S. Glover | 11 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 30.1 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | 32.3 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,455 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |