2018 Exeter City Council election
The 2018 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect a third (13/39) of the members of Exeter City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election result left the council with the same political make up as it had before the election, with Labour in control with 29 seats and the Conservatives as the main opposition party, returning with 8. Background. At the previous election in 2016 election, Labour remained in control of the council with 30 councillors out of 39. In February  2017, Labour Councillor Chris Musgrave defected to the Green Party, leaving them with 29 seats going into the election. Council composition. After the previous election, the composition of the council was: Before this election, the composition of the council was: After this election, the composition of the council was: Results by ward. (*) Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.