# 2004 Exeter City Council election

The 2004 Exeter City Council election took place on 10 June 2004, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.

## Results summary

2004 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 | 7 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 19 | 47.5 | 8,083 | 29.8 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 28.6 | 8 | 12 | 30.0 | 7,448 | 27.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 5 | 12.5 | 8,048 | 29.7 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | 1 | | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 10.0 | 1,634 | 6.0 | -3.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,473 | 5.4 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 170 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| | Democratic Socialist Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 106 | 0.4 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Browning | 1,627 | 59.2% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Jordan | 530 | 19.3% |
| | Labour | Celia Morrish | 376 | 13.7% |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 216 | 7.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,097 | 39.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hazel Slack | 817 | 40.3% |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Harper | 363 | 17.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Ruffle | 362 | 17.9% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bower | 359 | 17.7% |
| | Independent | David Mashiter | 124 | 6.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 22.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,025 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Branston | 777 | 50.2% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stone | 312 | 20.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tommy Leung | 237 | 15.3% |
| | Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 178 | 11.5% |
| | Democratic Socialist Alliance | Peter Sloman | 44 | 2.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 30.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,548 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Pettinger | 865 | 43.3% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Coates | 737 | 36.9% |
| | Labour | Lesley Robson | 240 | 12.0% |
| | Green | Suzanne Dunstan | 154 | 7.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 6.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,996 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valerie Dixon | 952 | 43.6% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Smith | 897 | 41.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barker-Hahlo | 334 | 15.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Polsloe

Polsloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachel Lyons | 591 | 33.8% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Baldwin | 554 | 31.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Williams | 318 | 18.2% |
| | Green | Nicholas Discombe | 284 | 16.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marcel Choules | 932 | 42.5% |
| | Conservative | Iris Newby | 618 | 28.2% |
| | Liberal | Emma McCord | 324 | 14.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 317 | 14.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 14.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brock | 754 | 60.7% |
| | Labour | Richard Harris | 290 | 23.3% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Leadbetter | 199 | 16.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 37.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### St James

St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Griffiths | 573 | 35.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Cole | 457 | 28.1% |
| | Conservative | Simon Smith | 370 | 22.7% |
| | Green | Adrian Thomas | 229 | 14.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 7.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,629 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman Shiel | 951 | 49.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Gooding | 381 | 19.7% |
| | Labour | Eileen Digweed | 375 | 19.4% |
| | Green | Louisa Radice | 227 | 11.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 29.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joan Morrish | 948 | 60.6% |
| | Conservative | Emily Dover | 195 | 12.5% |
| | UKIP | David Challice | 170 | 10.9% |
| | Labour | Dennis Lewis | 137 | 8.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tessa Barrett | 66 | 4.2% |
| | Green | Stephen Jones | 49 | 3.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 48.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Hannaford | 915 | 43.4% |
| | Labour | Connel Boyle | 774 | 36.7% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Thomas | 221 | 10.5% |
| | Green | Paul Edwards | 136 | 6.5% |
| | Democratic Socialist Alliance | Bruce Chapman | 62 | 2.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 6.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,108 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Evans | 1,560 | 67.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Barrett | 475 | 20.4% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Parker | 288 | 12.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 46.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,323 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Moore | 961 | 43.5% |
| | Conservative | Keith Nelson-Tomsen | 545 | 24.7% |
| | Liberal | Keith Danks | 362 | 16.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Polly Osterley | 340 | 15.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 18.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## By-elections
### St. James

St. James: 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,171 | 39.6 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | | 746 | 25.3 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | | 648 | 21.9 | −0.8 |
| | Green | | 389 | 13.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 10.7 | |