The 2018 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect a third (13/39) of the members of
Exeter City Council
Exeter City Council is the council and local government of the city of Exeter, Devon.
History
Proposed unitary authority status
The government proposed that the city should become an independent unitary authority within Devon, much like neig ...
in England. This was on the same day as other
local elections
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. The election result left the council with the same political make up as it had before the election, with Labour in control with 29 seats and the Conservatives as the main opposition party, returning with 8.
Background
At the previous election in
2016 election
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, Labour remained in control of the council with 30 councillors out of 39. In February 2017, Labour Councillor Chris Musgrave defected to the Green Party, leaving them with 29 seats going into the election.
Results summary
Council composition
After the
previous election, the composition of the council was:
Before this election, the composition of the council was:
After this election, the composition of the council was:
Results by ward
(*) Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.
Alphington
Duryard & St.James
Exwick
Heavitree
Mincinglake & Whipton
Newtown & St.Leonards
Pennsylvania
Pinhoe
Priory
St Davids
St Loyes
St Thomas
Topsham
References
External links
Exeter City Council
{{Devon elections
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal c ...
2018
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2010s in Exeter