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Developer wins Topsham gap appeal

Another 100 new homes will be built in the Topsham gap beside Clyst Road after their developer successfully appealed against the council’s refusal to grant planning approval.

Exeter borough and Exeter East & Exmouth county constituency boundary changes final proposals combined map

Pinhoe, St Loye’s and Topsham all in new Exeter East & Exmouth constituency under revised changes

Final boundary commission consultation follows city council proposal to move marginal Pinhoe to safe Conservative seat and keep Priory Labour stronghold in city.

Exeter City Council party seat distribution after 2022 local elections

Greens take three seats from Labour so Progressive Group replaces Conservatives as official opposition

Conservative loss in Topsham among significant vote share changes in 2022 Exeter City Council elections suggesting city’s political landscape in flux.

2022 Exeter local elections guide graphic

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.

Exeter city councillors with low attendance levels during 2021-22 - stacked bar graph

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.

Exeter City Council 2021 election results ballot share percentage by ward

Did Exeter’s local elections results tell a Labour success story?

Exeter Labour lost just one seat in the city council elections and held all seven of its county hall seats, but on closer inspection its performance was more mixed than these headline results imply.

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