2022 Exeter City Council election

The 2022 Exeter City Council election is set to take place on 5 May 2022 to elect members to Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. 17 of the 39 seats are set to be up for election, one councillor in each of the 13 wards, and currently 4 by-elections will be held on the same day. These wards were last contested in 2018.

2022 Exeter City Council election
5 May 2022
13 of 39 seats (one-third) to Exeter City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Current seats 24 6 2
 
Party Green Independent Vacant
Current seats 2 1 4

Council composition

The Labour Party have a majority of 17 on the council.[1] The Conservatives are the main opposition with 6 councillors.[1] The Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent Councillors formed a "Progressive Group" following the 2019 elections.[2]

In these elections, 10 wards up for election currently have a Labour councillor (Alphington; Exwick; Heavitree; Mincinglake & Whipton; Newtown & St Leonards; Pennsylvania; Pinhoe; Priory; St Davids; and St Thomas), 2 have Conservative councillors (St Loyes; and Topsham) and 1 has a Liberal Democrat councillor (Duryard and St James).

In addition to these seats, four by-elections have so far been announced in the Exwick, Heavitree, Pennsylvania and Priory wards.[3] In order to retain their overall majority on the councillor, Labour need to win at least six seats.

Outgoing Councillors

Each ward has the following outgoing councillor:

Alphington
  • Cllr. Bob Foale (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Transformation & Environment;[1] First elected in 2016.

Duryard and St James
  • Cllr. Kevin Mitchell (Liberal Democrat): Liberal Democrat group leader; Progressive Group leader;[1] First elected in 2003.

Exwick
  • Cllr. Rachel Sutton (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Net Zero Exeter 2030;[1] First elected in 2010.
  • A by-election will be held due to the resignation of Cllr. Ollie Pearson.[4]

Heavitree
  • Cllr. Greg Sheldon (Labour);[1] First elected in 1996.
  • A by-election will be held due to the resignation of Cllr. Chris Buswell.[4]

Mincinglake and Whipton
  • Cllr. Naima Allcock (Labour);[1] First elected in 2021.

Newtown and St Leonards
  • Cllr. Matthew Vizard (Labour);[1] First elected in 2017.

Pennsylvania
  • Cllr. Jane Begley (Labour);[1] First elected in 2018.
  • A by-election will be held due to the death of Cllr. Ian Quance.[5]

Pinhoe
  • Cllr. Duncan Wood (Labour);[1] First elected in 2016.

Priory
  • Cllr. Tony Wardle (Labour);[1] First elected in 2008.
  • A by-election will be held due to the resignation of Cllr. Alys Martin.[4]

St Davids
  • Cllr. Luke Sills (Labour);[1] First elected in 2016.

St Loyes
  • Cllr. Peter Holland (Conservative);[1] First elected in 2014.

St Thomas
  • Cllr. Laura Wright (Labour): Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Council Housing Development and Services;[1] First elected in 2018.

Topsham
  • Cllr. Keith Sparkes (Conservative);[1] First elected in 2019.

Candidates By Ward

The full list of candidates was published on 6th April.[6] An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Alphington
Alphington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Wallace Bell
Labour Bob Foale*
Conservative John Benedict Harvey
Liberal Democrats Rod Ruffle
Turnout

Duryard and St James
Duryard and St James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Johnson-Hill
Green Johanna Franziska Korndorfer
Liberal Democrats Kevin John Mitchell*
Labour Sue Temple
Turnout

Exwick
Exwick (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Jonathan Geoffrey Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrats Joanne Giencke
Labour Paul Graeme Knott
Conservative Kayleigh Michelle Suzanne Luscombe
For Britain Frankie Rufolo
Green Mark Shorto
Liberal Democrats Maya Skelton
Green Alex Stephan
Labour Rachel Helen Sutton*
Turnout

Heavitree
Heavitree (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Carol Angela Bennett
Liberal Democrats Philip John Brock
Conservative Alfie Samuel Carlisle
Conservative Julian Maurice Gallie
Liberal Democrats Kris Mears
Labour Susannah Jane Patrick
Green Catherine Rees
Labour Greg Sheldon*
Turnout

Mincinglake and Whipton
Mincinglake and Whipton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naima Jay Allcock*
Conservative Jack David Barwell
Liberal Democrats Michael Geoffrey Payne
Green Lizzie Woodman
Turnout

Newtown and St Leonard's
Newtown and St Leonard's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aric Samuel David Gilinsky
Liberal Democrats Lily Rosanna James
Green Andy Ketchin
Labour Matthew James Vizard*
Turnout

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Will Aczel
Conservative Samuel Peter Michael Brooks
Green Jack Stanley Eade
Conservative David William Moore
Labour Josie Collette Miriam Parkhouse
Labour Martyn Ivor Snow
Green Jack David Vickers
Liberal Democrats Nigel David Williams
Turnout

Pinhoe
Pinhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Anne Campion
Green Caryl Thomas Eli Rowlinson
Conservative Cynthia Thompson
Labour Duncan Wood*
Turnout

Priory
Priory (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marina Yvette Asvachin
Green David Barker-Hahlo
Conservative Ben Anthony Hawkes
Green Michael Anthony Kerr
Conservative Alison Jayne Sheridan
Liberal Democrats Philip Alexander Thomas
Labour Tony Wardle*
Turnout

St David's
St David's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Michael John Barradell
Labour Jakir Hussain
Green Tess Read
Liberal Democrats Andrew Matthew Soper
Turnout

St Loye's
St Loye's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Margaret Frances Begley*
Conservative Peter Geoffrey Holland*
Green Ann Barbara Keen
Turnout

Jane Begley is an incumbent councillor for the Pennsylvania ward.[7]

St Thomas
St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ashley Carr
Liberal Democrats Adrian Alan Fullam
Independent Paul David Mouland
For Britain Chris Stone
Green Prina Sumaria
Labour Laura Charis Adelaide Wright*
Turnout

Topsham
Topsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
For Britain Eric Bransden
Labour Joshua Cameron Ellis-Jones
Green Jonathan Robert Mills
Conservative Keith Andrew Sparkes*
Turnout

References
  1. "Find your councillor – Current council information – Exeter City Council". Exeter City Council website. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. Clark, Daniel (13 May 2019). "New Progressive Group formed to 'challenge Exeter's one party state'". DevonLive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Election Notices - Exeter City Council". Exeter City Council website. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. "Your Councillors". committees.exeter.gov.uk. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. Merritt, Anita (23 March 2022). "Exeter's deputy lord mayor has died". DevonLive. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. Street, John (6 April 2022). "Summary of Candidates Nominated" (PDF). Exeter City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2022.
  7. "Councillor details - Councillor Jane Begley". committees.exeter.gov.uk. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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