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2025 Mincinglake & Whipton by-election results bar chart

Reform UK takes Mincinglake & Whipton from Labour in Exeter City Council by-elections

Labour holds Topsham by just 28 votes as party polls only 0.25% above Reform across both wards.

Riverside Leisure Centre 2025 Exeter local elections count

2025 Exeter City Council by-elections results

The votes cast for each candidate with vote share, party vote share change and turnout in Mincinglake & Whipton and Topsham.

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Electoral Commission voting options graphic

When, where and how to vote in the 2025 local elections in Exeter

Our guide to casting your ballot in person, by post and by proxy as well as voter ID requirements and regulations for casting postal votes.

2024-25 Devon County Council locality budget community grants allocations by Exeter councillor

Heavitree & Whipton Barton community groups miss out on £14,600 after Danny Barnes fails to sign funding agreements

Voluntary sector grants now lost following 12% councillor attendance record highlighting need for by-elections in absentee cases.

Suspended Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Will Kerr

Criminal investigation into suspended Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable dropped

Will Kerr to remain suspended while IOPC resumes previously paused conduct investigation and interim chief constable James Vaughan continues to lead force.

2024 duration in hours of monitored spill events at water company overflow sites bar graph

South West Water bills rise by a third following worst performance in sector with 550,000 hours of sewage spills

Tariffs increase as Environment Agency publishes damning data after South West Water owner Pennon Group issues £24.5 million in dividends to shareholders.

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