2023 Exeter City Council election

2023 Exeter City Council election
13 out of 39 seats to Exeter City Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2023 Exeter City Council election
Leader before election; Philip Bialyk; Labour	Leader after election ; Philip Bialyk; Labour

The 2023 Exeter City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Labour retained its majority of the seats on the council.

Summary

Election result

2023 Exeter City Council election^[2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	1	53.8	18	25	64.1	14,111	43.8	–2.0
	Green	3	1	23.1	3	6	15.4	7,098	22.0	+0.3
	Conservative	1	1	7.7	3	4	10.3	6,334	19.7	–2.7
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	15.4	1	3	7.7	3,908	12.1	+2.7
	Independent	0	1	0.0	1	1	0.0	564	1.8	+1.5
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	57	0.2	N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Exeter City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.^[3] The results for each ward were:^[4]^[5]

Alphington

Alphington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Yvonne Atkinson*	1,187	51.7	+1.7
	Conservative	Katherine New	653	28.4	−2.2
	Green	John Bowman	306	13.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Horner	150	6.5	−1.8
Majority			534	23.3	+3.9
Turnout			2296	36.24	−1.27
	Labour hold

Duryard and St. James

Duryard and St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mitchell*	938	42.3	−0.4
	Labour Co-op	David Blagden	791	35.6	+1.6
	Green	Simon Egan	278	12.5	+3.5
	Conservative	Harry Johnson-Hill	213	9.6	−4.7
Majority			147	6.7	−2.1
Turnout			2229	33.14	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick

Exwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Susannah Patrick	1,145	53.9	−5.4
	Conservative	Kayleigh Luscombe	333	15.7	−1.8
	Green	Mark Shorto	268	12.7	−2.1
	Independent	Frankie Rufolo	263	12.4	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Giencke	117	5.5	−2.1
Majority			812	38.2	+3.9
Turnout			2134	29.75	−1.8
	Labour hold

Heavitree

Heavitree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Carol Bennett*	1,308	43.5	−0.7
	Labour	Gemma Rolstone	1,020	33.9	−3.8
	Independent	Lucy Haigh	301	10.0	N/A
	Conservative	Alfie Carlisle	278	9.2	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ruffle	100	3.3	−1.6
Majority			288	9.6	+3.2
Turnout			3018	44.8	−2.6
	Green hold		Swing	12.6

Mincinglake and Whipton

Mincinglake and Whipton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Williams*	1,191	61.9	+0.1
	Conservative	David Luscombe	352	18.3	−3.8
	Green	Alex Stephen	198	10.3	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Payne	184	9.6	+3.8
Majority			839	43.6	+3.9
Turnout			1938	29.65	−1.0
	Labour hold

Newtown and St. Leonard's

Newtown and St. Leonard's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andy Ketchin	1,373	50.4	+9.8
	Labour	Marilyn Whitton	1,035	38.0	−8.3
	Conservative	Julian Gallie	213	7.8	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alexandra Newcombe	104	3.8	+0.2
Majority			318	12.4
Turnout			2738	41.59	+0.1
Registered electors
	Green gain from Independent		Swing	9

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Martyn Snow*	1,194	44.0	−1.2
	Green	Lizzie Woodman	882	32.5	+11.1
	Conservative	Robert Sheridan	423	15.6	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Will Aczel	199	7.3	−5.1
Majority			312	11.5	−12.3
Turnout			2711	37.5	−1.2
Registered electors			7,258
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Pinhoe

Pinhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mollie Miller	1,251	51.1	−0.4
	Conservative	Cynthia Thompson	778	31.8	−3.7
	Green	Ann Keen	227	9.3	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rory Clark	183	7.5	+1.8
Majority			473	19.3	+3.3
Turnout			2450	33.5	−2.4
Registered electors			7,317
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Begley	1,062	51.6	−0.9
	Conservative	Ben Hawkes	469	22.8	−7.6
	Green	Joel Stobart	278	13.5	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Thomas	237	11.5	+1.8
Majority			593	28.8	+12.4
Turnout			2058	31.5	−3.4
Registered electors			6,543
	Labour hold		Swing

St. David's

St. David's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Diana Moore*	1,322	55.1	+7.2
	Labour Co-op	Ellen Stuart	752	31.3	−3.9
	Conservative	George Baker	230	9.6	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Soper	85	3.5	−1.1
Majority			570	23.8	+11.1
Turnout			2400	34.4	−2.1
Registered electors			6,977
	Green hold		Swing

St. Loye's

St. Loye's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Sheridan	1,127	45.7	−4.2
	Labour Co-op	Jake Bonetta	980	39.7	+2.9
	Green	Jack David Vickers	189	7.7	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Brock	164	6.6	N/A
Majority			147	6.0	−6.9
Turnout			2468	35.6	+0.9
Registered electors			6,939
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Thomas

St. Thomas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Fullam	1,217	43.9	+7.1
	Labour	Deborah Darling	1,109	40.0	+1.6
	Green	Johanna Korndorfer	210	7.6	−0.9
	Conservative	Ashley Carr	167	6.0	−5.4
	Reform UK	Natasha Hannaford	57	2.1	N/A
Majority			108	3.9	+2.3
Turnout			2771	38.1	+0.7
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+7.1

Topsham

Topsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matthew Williams	1,394	46.4	−0.9
	Conservative	Rob Newby*	1,098	36.6	−2.0
	Green	Jonathan Mills	259	8.6	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Campion	230	7.7	N/A
Majority			296	9.8	+1.1
Turnout			3000	38.0	−1.3
Registered electors			7,896
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Exeter election result". BBC News. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Statement of Candidates Nominated" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Exeter City Council 2023 local elections results". Exeter Observer. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "City Council election results - 4 May 2023". Exeter City Council. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[1] "Notice of Election" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[2] "Exeter election result". BBC News. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[3] "Statement of Candidates Nominated" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[4] "Exeter City Council 2023 local elections results". Exeter Observer. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[5] "City Council election results - 4 May 2023". Exeter City Council. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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