2016 Exeter City Council election

2016 Exeter City Council election^[1]

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All 39 seats to Exeter City Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.14%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 29 10 1 Seats won 30 8 1 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 15,912 9,884 5,050 Percentage 41.1% 25.5% 13.1%
Map showing the results of the 2016 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, and yellow shows the Liberal Democrats. Striped wards indicate seats shared between parties.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2016 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 2016, to elect members of Exeter City Council in England.^[2] Following boundary changes, the entire council was up for election, and all 13 wards were contested, each electing three councillors. The election was held concurrently with other local elections held in England on the 5 May.

The council had been controlled by the Labour Party since 1990, which had held an outright majority since 2012. Labour won the Exeter election, extending their control to 30 seats, their highest ever share of the vote. The Conservatives came in second place with eight seats, losing four to Labour, while the Liberal Democrats won a single seat.

The election for the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner was also scheduled for the 5 May. Voters in Exeter would cast a separate ballot for the office, in conjunction with the residents of the rest of the Devon and Cornwall police area.