# 2011 Exeter City Council election

The 2011 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 2011, 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 2007. The council remained under no overall control with the Labour Party as the largest party.

## Results summary

2011 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 | 4 | 53.8 | 12 | 19 | 47.5 | 10,685 | 38.4 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 30.8 | 7 | 11 | 27.5 | 8,969 | 32.3 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 15.4 | 7 | 9 | 22.5 | 4,257 | 15.3 | -4.9 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 501 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,163 | 7.8 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,008 | 3.6 | +0.4 |
| | Your Decision | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 191 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Clark | 875 | 33.4% |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 702 | 26.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wadham | 677 | 25.8% |
| | Green | Andrew Bell | 201 | 7.7% |
| | UKIP | Andrew Dudgeon | 165 | 6.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 6.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,620 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Bull | 981 | 47.2% |
| | Conservative | Jake Donovan | 774 | 37.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Bray | 185 | 8.9% |
| | Green | Arabella Fraser | 140 | 6.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 10.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,080 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Duryard

Duryard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Percy Prowse | 855 | 51.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Earle | 367 | 22.1% |
| | Labour | Oliver Pearson | 269 | 16.2% |
| | Green | Elizabeth Woodman | 173 | 10.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 29.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,664 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Bialyk | 1,254 | 52.2% |
| | Conservative | Graham Watson | 614 | 25.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Martin | 335 | 14.0% |
| | Green | Rouben Freeman | 198 | 8.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 26.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,401 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gregory Sheldon | 920 | 40.3% |
| | Conservative | Martin Sarl | 630 | 27.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Elsdon | 292 | 12.8% |
| | Green | Sue Greenall | 259 | 11.4% |
| | UKIP | David Smith | 180 | 7.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 12.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal |

### Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Dawson | 825 | 53.7% |
| | Conservative | Rachael Parkhouse | 365 | 23.8% |
| | UKIP | Keith Crawford | 182 | 11.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lockwood | 88 | 5.7% |
| | Green | Christopher Barnett | 75 | 4.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 29.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gillian Tippins | 1,311 | 51.4% |
| | Conservative | John Corcoran | 726 | 28.4% |
| | Your Decision | Nicola Guagliardo | 191 | 7.5% |
| | Green | Keith Hyams | 164 | 6.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Fullam | 160 | 6.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 23.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St James

St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mitchell | 580 | 35.2% |
| | Labour | Keith Owen | 545 | 33.0% |
| | Conservative | Natalie Cox | 270 | 16.4% |
| | Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 212 | 12.8% |
| | UKIP | Ralph Gay | 43 | 2.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 2.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Winterbottom | 984 | 44.9% |
| | Labour | Henry Lee | 715 | 32.6% |
| | Green | Alison Harcourt | 276 | 12.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Noble | 216 | 9.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 12.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Henson | 748 | 37.5% |
| | Liberal | Margaret Danks | 501 | 25.1% |
| | Labour | Robert Crew | 393 | 19.7% |
| | UKIP | Michael Amor | 169 | 8.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Townsend | 125 | 6.3% |
| | Green | Mark Cox | 57 | 2.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 12.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,993 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Fullam | 846 | 40.0% |
| | Labour | Rachel Lyons | 769 | 36.3% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Wooding | 275 | 13.0% |
| | Green | Audaye Elesedy | 123 | 5.8% |
| | UKIP | Douglas Brailey | 104 | 4.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 3.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,117 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Topsham

Topsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rob Newby | 1,306 | 56.3% |
| | Labour | Eliot Wright | 633 | 27.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Nottle | 211 | 9.1% |
| | Green | Thomas Milburn | 169 | 7.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 29.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rosie Denham | 1,195 | 49.9% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Smith | 720 | 30.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 175 | 7.3% |
| | UKIP | Graham Down | 165 | 6.9% |
| | Green | Jeff Ridley | 116 | 4.8% |
| | TUSC | James Thomson | 26 | 1.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 19.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,397 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |