2011 UK local government 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.[4]
Results summary
2011 Exeter City Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
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 | 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 | 173 | 6.6% |
Turnout | 2,620 | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Cowick
Cowick 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 | 207 | 10.0% |
Turnout | 2,080 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Duryard
Duryard 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 | 488 | 29.3% |
Turnout | 1,664 | |
| Conservative hold |
Exwick
Exwick 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 | 640 | 26.6% |
Turnout | 2,401 | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Heavitree
Heavitree 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 | 290 | 12.7% |
Turnout | 2,281 | |
| Labour gain from Liberal |
Mincinglake
Mincinglake & Whipton 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 | 460 | 29.9% |
Turnout | 1,535 | |
| Labour hold |
Priory
Priory 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 | 585 | 23.0% |
Turnout | 2,552 | |
| Labour hold |
St James
St James 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 | 35 | 2.2% |
Turnout | 1,650 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
St Leonards
St Leonards 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 | 269 | 12.3% |
Turnout | 2,191 | |
| Conservative hold |
St Loyes
St Loyes 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 | 247 | 12.4% |
Turnout | 1,993 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal |
St Thomas
St Thomas 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 | 77 | 3.7% |
Turnout | 2,117 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Topsham
Topsham 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 | 673 | 29.0% |
Turnout | 2,319 | |
| Conservative hold |
Whipton & Barton
Whipton & Barton 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 | 475 | 19.9% |
Turnout | 2,397 | |
| Labour hold |
References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. pp. 11–12.
- ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2011". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Election of City Councillors for the Wards of Exeter City Council Summary of Results" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 5 May 2011.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News.