# 2012 Exeter City Council election

The 2012 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2012, 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; the seats up for election were last contested in 2008. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, which had been under no overall control since 2003. The Liberal Party was wiped off the council.

## Results summary

2012 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 | 10 | 6 | 71.4 | 15 | 25 | 62.5 | 10,563 | 44.1 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 28.6 | 6 | 10 | 25.0 | 6,351 | 26.5 | -5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 10.0 | 3,355 | 14.0 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,880 | 7.9 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,438 | 6.0 | +2.4 |
| | Your Decision | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 351 | 1.5 | +0.8 |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Crew | 858 | 37.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Newcombe | 618 | 26.8% |
| | Conservative | John Corcoran | 435 | 18.8% |
| | UKIP | Andrew Dudgeon | 270 | 11.7% |
| | Green | Diana Moore | 127 | 5.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,308 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Oliver Pearson | 993 | 54.5% |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Warner | 334 | 18.3% |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Harper | 240 | 13.2% |
| | Green | Christopher Calvert | 137 | 7.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Wood | 119 | 6.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 36.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,823 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Branston | 927 | 69.0% |
| | Conservative | James Roberts | 188 | 14.0% |
| | Green | Thomas Milburn | 112 | 8.3% |
| | UKIP | Jacqueline Holdstock | 71 | 5.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ashton | 45 | 3.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 55.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jake Donovan | 595 | 34.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Williams | 574 | 32.9% |
| | Labour | Gillian Nicholls | 424 | 24.3% |
| | Green | Christopher Barnett | 151 | 8.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Pinhoe

Pinhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Bowkett | 1,022 | 47.7% |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Thompson | 742 | 34.7% |
| | UKIP | Keith Crawford | 240 | 11.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Fullam | 69 | 3.2% |
| | Green | Elizabeth Woodman | 68 | 3.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 13.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,141 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Polsloe

Polsloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachel Lyons | 681 | 45.9% |
| | Conservative | James Taghdissian | 463 | 31.2% |
| | Green | Robert Graham | 172 | 11.6% |
| | UKIP | Graham Down | 108 | 7.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lockwood | 61 | 4.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 14.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marcel Choules | 1,194 | 54.3% |
| | Conservative | Peter Holland | 442 | 20.1% |
| | Your Decision | Nicola Guagliardo | 351 | 16.0% |
| | Green | Rouben Freeman | 111 | 5.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Noble | 99 | 4.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 34.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Davids

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Laws | 386 | 34.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brock | 354 | 31.2% |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 230 | 20.3% |
| | Conservative | Louis Ten-Holter | 165 | 14.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### St James

St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Owen | 543 | 44.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Townsend | 369 | 30.4% |
| | Conservative | Natalie Cox | 129 | 10.6% |
| | Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 126 | 10.4% |
| | UKIP | Ralph Gay | 47 | 3.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 14.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,214 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman Shiel | 710 | 43.6% |
| | Labour | Henry Lee | 623 | 38.2% |
| | Green | Alison Harcourt | 216 | 13.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Richmond | 81 | 5.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Leadbetter | 613 | 46.4% |
| | Labour | Karl Knill | 450 | 34.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Wilcox | 143 | 10.8% |
| | Green | Mark Cox | 114 | 8.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 12.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,320 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Hannaford | 854 | 47.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graeme Holloway | 609 | 33.6% |
| | UKIP | Brian Jeffery | 134 | 7.4% |
| | Green | Audaye Elesedy | 113 | 6.2% |
| | Conservative | Jordan di Trapani | 100 | 5.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 13.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,810 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
* Note: Robert Hannaford was elected as a Liberal Democrat at the previous election in 2008, but defected to Labour in 2010.

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Baldwin | 1,100 | 59.8% |
| | Labour | Eliot Wright | 506 | 27.5% |
| | Green | Susan Greenall | 119 | 6.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Nottle | 114 | 6.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 32.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,839 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Wardle | 1,102 | 56.5% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Crow | 335 | 17.2% |
| | UKIP | David Smith | 328 | 16.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 100 | 5.1% |
| | Green | David Barker-Hahlo | 84 | 4.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 39.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,949 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |