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1992 Exeter City Council election

1992 English local election

1992 Exeter City Council election

← 1991 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) 1994 →
12 out of 36 seats to Exeter City Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 18 seats, 35.8% 11 seats, 32.3% Seats won 2 8 Seats after 16 14 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 8,261 10,481 Percentage 31.9% 40.4% Swing 3.9% 8.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Liberal Last election 6 seats, 18.8% 1 seat, 4.0% Seats won 2 0 Seats after 5 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,739 338 Percentage 22.1% 1.3% Swing 3.3% 2.7%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1992 Exeter City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1992 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	2	2	16.7	14	16	44.4	8,261	31.9	–3.9
	Conservative	8	3	66.7	6	14	38.9	10,481	40.4	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	16.7	3	5	13.9	5,739	22.1	+3.3
	Liberal	0		0.0	1	1	2.8	338	1.3	–2.7
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	806	3.1	+0.4
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	311	1.2	–1.2

Ward results[edit]

Alphington[edit]

Alphington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hicks	1,550	58.4	+0.3
	Conservative	M. Jordan	767	28.9	+4.5
	Labour	L. Taylor	294	11.1	–4.0
	Green	R. Gittins	41	1.5	–0.8
Majority			783	29.5	–4.2
Turnout			2,652	46.5	–8.3
Registered electors			5,775
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

Barton[edit]

Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. McNamara*	1,045	49.8	+7.4
	Labour	H. Sterry	812	38.7	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	T. Thompson	166	7.9	+1.3
	Liberal	B. Wheeler	41	2.0	–5.4
	Green	J. Barber	33	1.6	–1.3
Majority			233	11.1	+9.4
Turnout			2,097	55.4	–4.0
Registered electors			3,844
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Countess Wear[edit]

Countess Wear

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bess*	1,027	60.7	–2.3
	Labour	M. Baldwin	435	25.7	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Freeman	132	7.8	–2.0
	Liberal	B. Pentecost	52	3.1	N/A
	Green	R. Vail	45	2.7	±0.0
Majority			592	35.0	–4.2
Turnout			1,691	47.9	–15.2
Registered electors			3,592
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Cowick[edit]

Cowick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Knapp	1,017	44.2	+3.2
	Labour	R. Slack*	1,008	43.8	–1.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Horgan	244	10.6	–2.2
	Green	A. Foster	31	1.3	N/A
Majority			9	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,300	53.4	–4.1
Registered electors			4,355
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.4

Exwick[edit]

Exwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Male*	1,099	50.1	+10.8
	Conservative	E. Chambers	670	30.6	+8.5
	Independent	M. Retter	208	9.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bahrij	139	6.3	N/A
	Green	K. Vail	76	3.5	–0.2
Majority			429	19.5	+14.3
Turnout			2,192	40.5	–11.8
Registered electors			5,496
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Heavitree[edit]

Heavitree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Shiel	862	38.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Williamson*	791	35.6	–7.5
	Labour	T. Badcock	356	16.0	–2.7
	Liberal	M. Chaplin	215	9.7	N/A
Majority			71	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,224	54.0	–3.8
Registered electors			4,172
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.5

Pennsylvania[edit]

Pennsylvania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Syvret	913	43.0	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dawick	839	39.5	±0.0
	Labour	D. Stubbing	282	13.3	–3.7
	Green	A. Thomas	88	4.1	–4.8
Majority			74	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,122	43.4	–12.0
Registered electors			4,955
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	5.6

Pinhoe[edit]

Pinhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Landers	1,151	49.4	+11.3
	Labour	R. Northcott*	1,078	46.2	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vokes	102	4.4	+0.4
Majority			73	3.2	N/A
Turnout			2,331	59.5	–2.9
Registered electors			3,980
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.7

Polsloe[edit]

Polsloe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Henson*	888	47.1	+20.8
	Labour	C. Duff	612	32.4	–17.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davies	250	13.3	+5.6
	Green	S. Dunstan	106	5.6	–7.7
	Liberal	Y. Wells	30	1.6	N/A
Majority			276	14.7	N/A
Turnout			1,886	49.3	–6.7
Registered electors			3,887
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.0

Rougemont[edit]

Rougemont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Burt*	937	52.6	–4.5
	Conservative	M. Woolfenden	484	27.2	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brock	226	12.7	+2.5
	Green	M. Dorman	134	7.5	–3.1
Majority			453	25.4	–12.0
Turnout			1,781	41.0	–10.3
Registered electors			4,376
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

St. Davids[edit]

St. Davids

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Yeo*	882	37.2	+1.8
	Labour	D. Parker	808	34.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Earle	393	16.6	+2.1
	Green	S. Potter	187	7.9	–11.3
	Independent	C. Early	103	4.3	N/A
Majority			74	3.2	–4.2
Turnout			2,373	40.1	–14.2
Registered electors			5,983
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

St. Leonards[edit]

St. Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Howell	907	39.7	+9.3
	Conservative	G. Owens*	775	33.9	+0.1
	Labour	J. Owen	540	23.6	–5.4
	Green	P. Edwards	65	2.8	–4.0
Majority			132	5.8	N/A
Turnout			2,287	51.6	–7.1
Registered electors			4,495
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6

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