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Exeter 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

13 ward races
13 seats
11 elected below the proportional quota
84.6% 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 Party12,27338.1%861.5%646.2%+2
Green Party6,57320.4%215.4%323.1%-1
Conservative and Unionist Party5,94518.5%17.7%215.4%-1
Independent4,08112.7%17.7%17.7%0
Liberal Democrats3,32310.3%17.7%17.7%0
Total32,195100.0%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

Heavitree · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,255

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Haigh, L.Independent1,17136.0%Elected
2Eade, J.Green Party94829.1%
3Mutton, D.Labour Party70521.7%
4Collacott, J.Conservative and Unionist Party35510.9%
5Ruffle, R.Liberal Democrats762.3%

Electorate 6,691 · Ballots cast 3,255 · EC ward code E05011014 · Back to ward index

St Thomas · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,759

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Darling, D.Labour Party1,05838.3%Elected
2Newcombe, A.Liberal Democrats77127.9%
3Hannaford, R.Independent46416.8%
4Bragg, A.Green Party29910.8%
5Carr, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1676.1%

Electorate 7,262 · Ballots cast 2,759 · EC ward code E05011022 · Back to ward index

Mincinglake and Whipton · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,187

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Pole, L.Labour Party84238.5%Elected
2Hutchings, C.Independent77535.4%
3Brown, O.Conservative and Unionist Party29013.3%
4Stephan, A.Green Party1697.7%
5Payne, M.Liberal Democrats1115.1%

Electorate 6,514 · Ballots cast 2,187 · EC ward code E05011015 · Back to ward index

Pennsylvania · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,848

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hughes, Z.Labour Party1,10638.8%Elected
2Vickers, J.Green Party87830.8%
3Hunt, J.Conservative and Unionist Party39013.7%
4Jarman, V.Independent29710.4%
5Williams, N.Liberal Democrats1776.2%

Electorate 7,224 · Ballots cast 2,848 · EC ward code E05011017 · Back to ward index

Pinhoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,433

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hussain, J.Labour Party1,01941.9%Elected
2Thompson, D.Conservative and Unionist Party58023.8%
3Simmons, S.Independent31412.9%
4Jago, K.Green Party30012.3%
5Campion, C.Liberal Democrats2209.0%

Electorate 7,551 · Ballots cast 2,433 · EC ward code E05011018 · Back to ward index

Priory · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,116

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wardle, T.Labour Party88842.0%Elected
2Abulrazaq, T.Independent44220.9%
3Luscombe, D.Conservative and Unionist Party34416.3%
4Mullett, H.Green Party23311.0%
5Thomas, P.Liberal Democrats2099.9%

Electorate 6,577 · Ballots cast 2,116 · EC ward code E05011019 · Back to ward index

Topsham · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,972

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rolstone, G.Labour Party1,33945.1%Elected
2Thompson, C.Conservative and Unionist Party1,09436.8%
3Finch, S.Green Party32210.8%
4Williamson, A.Liberal Democrats2177.3%

Electorate 8,022 · Ballots cast 2,972 · EC ward code E05011023 · Back to ward index

Duryard and St James · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,964

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Palmer, T.Liberal Democrats89145.4%Elected
2Badcott, T.Labour Party61931.5%
3Lee, M.Green Party27013.7%
4More O'Ferrall, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1849.4%

Electorate 7,269 · Ballots cast 1,964 · EC ward code E05011012 · Back to ward index

Alphington · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,168

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harding, R.Labour Party99746.0%Elected
2New, K.Conservative and Unionist Party60628.0%
3Harrison, B.Green Party28913.3%
4Horner, J.Liberal Democrats1517.0%
5Harreld, M.Independent1255.8%

Electorate 6,363 · Ballots cast 2,168 · EC ward code E05011011 · Back to ward index

Newtown and St Leonards · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,585

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wetenhall, L.Green Party1,21547.0%Elected
2Cabrera, J.Labour Party94136.4%
3Sparkes, K.Conservative and Unionist Party2118.2%
4Simmonds, P.Independent1224.7%
5Brock, P.Liberal Democrats963.7%

Electorate 6,630 · Ballots cast 2,585 · EC ward code E05011016 · Back to ward index

St Loyes · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,512

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Jobson, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,22048.6%Elected
2Bonetta, J.Labour Party91436.4%
3Hancock, D.Green Party2118.4%
4Butters, T.Liberal Democrats1676.6%

Electorate 6,915 · Ballots cast 2,512 · EC ward code E05011021 · Back to ward index

St Davids · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 2,327

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Banyard, J.Green Party1,18751.0%Elected
2Stuart, E.Labour Party78533.7%
3Newby, R.Conservative and Unionist Party24810.7%
4Wright, H.Liberal Democrats1074.6%

Electorate 7,039 · Ballots cast 2,327 · EC ward code E05011020 · Back to ward index

Exwick · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 2,069

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bialyk, P.Labour Party1,06051.2%Elected
2Rufolo, F.Independent37117.9%
3Luscombe, K.Conservative and Unionist Party25612.4%
4Helianthus, E.Green Party25212.2%
5Curnock, C.Liberal Democrats1306.3%

Electorate 7,280 · Ballots cast 2,069 · EC ward code E05011013 · Back to ward index