Exeter City Council
Do Exeter Labour election campaign claims stand up to scrutiny? Coda: Council tax
The last part of our 2022 local elections series is a coda examining Exeter Labour’s claim that the city has one of the lowest rates of council tax in the country.
2022 Exeter local elections guide
City council elections take place on Thursday 5 May. Our essential guide highlights who’s standing where, wards to watch and what the results might look like and mean. We also outline their context and explain when, where and how to vote.
Do Exeter Labour election campaign claims stand up to scrutiny? Part III: Climate & environment
The third in our 2022 local elections series examines Exeter Labour claims about climate crisis leadership, renewable energy, recycling, retrofitting and development standards as well as decisions to scrap council and city decarbonisation goals.
Brownfield or green?
At yesterday’s second scrutiny meeting in the series being orchestrated by the city council to air Exeter City Futures’ ideas about using Exeter as an urban guinea pig for its development fund project it was Frazer Osment’s turn to play the ringer.
Low attendance levels among some councillors mean Exeter electors get varying value for their votes
As part of our 2022 Exeter local elections coverage we have assessed the past year’s attendance figures for public council meetings as a measure of councillor commitment to their constituents.
Do Exeter Labour election campaign claims stand up to scrutiny? Part II: Economy & city centre
The second in our 2022 local elections series examines Exeter Labour claims about the city centre and Exeter’s wider economy, including its misrepresentation of content marketing materials as authoritative sources of information about the city.