2025 Exeter City Council by-elections

2025 Exeter City Council by-elections

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)

2 out of 39 seats to Exeter City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Philip Bialyk Diana Moore Michael Mitchell
Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before 21 7 4
Seats won 1 0 0
Seats after 22 7 4
Seat change 1
Popular vote 1563 590 496
Percentage 28.1% 10.6% 8.9%
Swing 10% 9.8% 1.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Anne Jobson Tony Payne
Party Conservative Reform UK Independent
Seats before 3 0 2
Seats won 0 1 0
Seats after 3 1 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 1094 1549 259
Percentage 19.7% 27.8% 4.7%
Swing 1.2% 27.8% 8%

Winner of each seat at the 2025 Exeter City Council by-election

Leader before election

Philip Bialyk
Labour

Leader after election

Philip Bialyk
Labour

The 2025 Exeter City Council by-elections took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members of vacant seats in Exeter City Council in Devon, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. There were 2 of 39 seats on the council up for election.

Labour and Reform gained seats.[2]

Summary

Election result

2025 Exeter City Council by-elections
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 1 1 50 21 22 56.4 1563 28.1 –10
  Green 0 0 7 7 17.9 6,573 20.4 –1.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 4 4 10.3 496 8.9 –1.4
  Conservative 0 0 3 3 7.7 1094 19.7 +1.2
  Reform UK 1 1 50 0 1 2.6 1549 27.8 +27.8
  Independent 0 0 2 2 2.6 259 4.7 –8

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Exeter City Council following the close of nominations on 3 April 2025.[3]

Mincinglake & Whipton

Mincinglake and Whipton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Tony Payne 789 34.8 +34.8
Labour Co-op Paula Black 630 27.8 −10.7
Independent Angela Martin 259 11.4 N/A
Green Martin Ayres 251 11.1 +3.4
Conservative Ian Anthony Baldwin 189 8.3 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Richards 147 6.5 +1.4
Majority 159 7.0
Turnout 2270 34.89
Registered electors 6,505
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Topsham

Topsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Elie Cookson 933 28.3 −16.8
Conservative Keith Andrew Sparkes 905 27.5 −9.3
Reform UK Edward Clive Andrew Hill 760 23.1 +23.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Alexander Thomas 349 10.6 +3.3
Green Greg Wotton 339 10.3 −0.5
Majority 28 0.8
Turnout 3293 39.86
Registered electors 8,262
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ^ Redfern, Martin (1 May 2025). "2025 Exeter City Council by-elections results". Exeter Observer. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Summary of Candidates Nominated" (PDF). Exeter City Council. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.