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Exeter 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

13 ward races
13 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
46.2% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party14,11144.0%753.8%646.2%+1
Green Party7,09822.1%323.1%323.1%0
Conservative and Unionist Party6,33419.7%17.7%323.1%-2
Liberal Democrats3,90812.2%215.4%17.7%+1
Independent5641.8%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK570.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total32,072100.0%13100.0%13100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Duryard & St James · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,220

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mitchell, M.Liberal Democrats93842.3%Elected
2Blagden, D.Labour Party79135.6%
3Egan, S.Green Party27812.5%
4Johnson-Hill, H.Conservative and Unionist Party2139.6%

Electorate 6,727 · Ballots cast 2,220 · Back to ward index

Heavitree · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,007

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bennett, C.Green Party1,30843.5%Elected
2Rolstone, G.Labour Party1,02033.9%
3Haigh, L.Independent30110.0%
4Carlisle, A.Conservative and Unionist Party2789.2%
5Ruffle, R.Liberal Democrats1003.3%

Electorate 6,732 · Ballots cast 3,007 · Back to ward index

St Thomas · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,760

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fullam, A.Liberal Democrats1,21744.1%Elected
2Darling, D.Labour Party1,10940.2%
3Korndorfer, J.Green Party2107.6%
4Carr, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1676.1%
5Hannaford, N.Reform UK572.1%

Electorate 7,274 · Ballots cast 2,760 · Back to ward index

Pennsylvania · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,698

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Snow, M.Labour Party1,19444.3%Elected
2Woodman, L.Green Party88232.7%
3Sheridan, R.Conservative and Unionist Party42315.7%
4Aczel, W.Liberal Democrats1997.4%

Electorate 7,258 · Ballots cast 2,698 · Back to ward index

St Loyes · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,460

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sheridan, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,12745.8%Elected
2Bonetta, J.Labour Party98039.8%
3Vickers, J.Green Party1897.7%
4Brock, P.Liberal Democrats1646.7%

Electorate 6,939 · Ballots cast 2,460 · Back to ward index

Topsham · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,981

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Williams, M.Labour Party1,39446.8%Elected
2Newby, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,09836.8%
3Mills, J.Green Party2598.7%
4Campion, C.Liberal Democrats2307.7%

Electorate 7,896 · Ballots cast 2,981 · Back to ward index

Newtown & St Leonards · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 2,725

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ketchin, A.Green Party1,37350.4%Elected
2Whitton, M.Labour Party1,03538.0%
3Gallie, J.Conservative and Unionist Party2137.8%
4Newcombe, A.Liberal Democrats1043.8%

Electorate 6,584 · Ballots cast 2,725 · Back to ward index

Pinhoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.3 pts Valid ballots 2,439

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Miller, J.Labour Party1,25151.3%Elected
2Thompson, C.Conservative and Unionist Party77831.9%
3Keen, A.Green Party2279.3%
4Clark, R.Liberal Democrats1837.5%

Electorate 7,317 · Ballots cast 2,439 · Back to ward index

Alphington · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 2,296

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Atkinson, Y.Labour Party1,18751.7%Elected
2New, K.Conservative and Unionist Party65328.4%
3Bowman, J.Green Party30613.3%
4Horner, J.Liberal Democrats1506.5%

Electorate 6,349 · Ballots cast 2,296 · Back to ward index

Priory · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 2,046

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Begley, J.Labour Party1,06251.9%Elected
2Hawkes, B.Conservative and Unionist Party46922.9%
3Stobart, J.Green Party27813.6%
4Thomas, P.Liberal Democrats23711.6%

Electorate 6,543 · Ballots cast 2,046 · Back to ward index

Exwick · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 2,126

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Patrick, S.Labour Party1,14553.9%Elected
2Luscombe, K.Conservative and Unionist Party33315.7%
3Shorto, M.Green Party26812.6%
4Rufolo, F.Independent26312.4%
5Giencke, J.Liberal Democrats1175.5%

Electorate 7,173 · Ballots cast 2,126 · Back to ward index

St Davids · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.3 pts Valid ballots 2,389

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Moore, D.Green Party1,32255.3%Elected
2Stuart, E.Labour Party75231.5%
3Baker, G.Conservative and Unionist Party2309.6%
4Soper, A.Liberal Democrats853.6%

Electorate 6,977 · Ballots cast 2,389 · Back to ward index

Mincinglake & Whipton · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.9 pts Valid ballots 1,925

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Williams, R.Labour Party1,19161.9%Elected
2Luscombe, D.Conservative and Unionist Party35218.3%
3Stephan, A.Green Party19810.3%
4Payne, M.Liberal Democrats1849.6%

Electorate 6,536 · Ballots cast 1,925 · Back to ward index