# 2003 Exeter City Council election

The 2003 Exeter City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, 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 Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had held since 1995.

## Results summary

2003 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 | 5 | 2 | 38.5 | 15 | 20 | 50.0 | 7,016 | 32.6 | -7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 30.8 | 6 | 10 | 25.0 | 5,306 | 24.6 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | 2 | | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 15.0 | 5,778 | 26.8 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | 2 | | 15.4 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 | 2,103 | 9.8 | +2.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 791 | 3.7 | -2.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 164 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | 0.3 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Alphington

Alphington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wadham | 1,229 | 54.5% |
| | Conservative | Peter Cox | 628 | 27.8% |
| | Labour | Celia Morrish | 398 | 17.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 26.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cowick

Cowick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Mills | 701 | 42.5% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Baldwin | 626 | 38.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Ruffle | 196 | 11.9% |
| | UKIP | David Challice | 77 | 4.7% |
| | Green | John Hayward | 49 | 3.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 4.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Duryard

Duryard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cherry Luxton | 553 | 47.6% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stone | 380 | 32.7% |
| | Labour | Dominic O'Brien | 125 | 10.8% |
| | Green | Suzanne Dunstan | 103 | 8.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 14.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Exwick

Exwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roy Slack | 843 | 47.8% |
| | Independent | David Mashiter | 260 | 14.7% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bower | 253 | 14.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Pettinger | 240 | 13.6% |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Harper | 87 | 4.9% |
| | Green | Thomas Chant | 80 | 4.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 33.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,763 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Heavitree

Heavitree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Morrish | 1,176 | 67.7% |
| | Labour | Ian Martin | 272 | 15.7% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Farquharson | 194 | 11.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 95 | 5.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 52.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Mincinglake

Mincinglake & Whipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dilys Baldwin | 566 | 53.5% |
| | Conservative | Richard Briggs | 246 | 23.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Soper | 175 | 16.6% |
| | Green | Alison Raddon | 42 | 4.0% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Peter Sloman | 28 | 2.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 30.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,057 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Baldwin | 1,007 | 55.4% |
| | Conservative | Iris Newby | 467 | 25.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxwell Carrolle | 345 | 19.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 29.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St James

St Davids :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mitchell | 532 | 39.5% |
| | Labour | Marcel Choules | 483 | 35.9% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Barahona | 170 | 12.6% |
| | Green | Anita Sutcliffe | 162 | 12.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 3.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,347 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### St Leonards

St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Winterbottom | 873 | 48.5% |
| | Labour | Eileen Digweed | 515 | 28.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Hobden | 199 | 11.1% |
| | Green | Nicholas Discombe | 149 | 8.3% |
| | Independent | Terence Griffin | 64 | 3.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 19.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,800 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Loyes

St Loyes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Margaret Danks | 749 | 59.9% |
| | Conservative | Emily Dover | 223 | 17.8% |
| | Labour | Christine Buswell | 207 | 16.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Revesz | 72 | 5.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 42.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### St Thomas

St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Fullam | 1,108 | 54.8% |
| | Labour | Connel Boyle | 660 | 32.6% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Sclater | 179 | 8.8% |
| | Green | Paul Edwards | 76 | 3.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 22.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | |
| | 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 | Robert Bewby | 1,199 | 59.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bryant | 384 | 19.1% |
| | Labour | Michael Groves | 293 | 14.6% |
| | Green | Joyce Barkla | 130 | 6.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 40.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whipton & Barton

Whipton & Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hilda Sterry | 946 | 49.1% |
| | Liberal | Keith Danks | 423 | 22.0% |
| | Conservative | Keith Nelson-Tomsen | 340 | 17.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Osterly | 178 | 9.2% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Elizabeth Allnatt | 39 | 2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 27.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |