The distribution of seats on Exeter City Council following the two by-elections held in 2025 is:
- Labour (LAB) 22 (-1)
- Green (GREEN) 7 (=)
- Liberal Democrat (LIBDEM) 4 (=)
- Independent (IND) 2 (=)
- Conservative (CON) 3 (=)
- Reform UK (REFUK) 1 (+1)
Across both wards the turnout was 37.67%. 5,551 votes were cast among an electorate of 14,767 registered voters and 15 ballots were rejected.
The votes cast in the 2025 city council by-elections for each candidate with vote share, party vote share change and turnout in each ward are as follows.
Mincinglake & Whipton
REFUK gain from LAB
- Martin Ayres GREEN 251 (11.08%) +3.35%
- Ian Baldwin CON 189 (8.34%) -4.92%
- Paula Black LAB 630 (27.81%) -10.69%
- Angela Martin IND 259 (11.43%) -24.01%
- Tony Payne REFUK 789 (34.83%) +34.83%
- Paul Richards LIBDEM 147 (6.49%) +1.41%
Turnout: 34.90% = 2,270 ballots among an electorate of 6,505.
5 ballots were rejected.
2025 Exeter City Council Mincinglake & Whipton by-election results - votes cast
2025 Exeter City Council Mincinglake & Whipton by-election results - party vote share change
Topsham
LAB hold
- James Cookson LAB 933 (28.39%) -16.66%
- Edward Hill REFUK 760 (23.13%) +23.13%
- Keith Sparkes CON 905 (27.54%) -9.27%
- Philip Thomas LIBDEM 349 (10.62%) +3.32%
- Greg Wotton GREEN 339 (10.32%) -0.51%
Turnout: 39.86% = 3,293 ballots among an electorate of 8,262.
15 ballots were rejected.
2025 Exeter City Council Topsham by-election results - votes cast
2025 Exeter City Council Topsham by-election results - party vote share change
