Exeter City Council: all 39 councillors
Exeter City Council has 39 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour and Cooperative Party, with 10 of the 39 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Exeter City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See Exeter: local statistics and who has power over Exeter, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Labour and Cooperative Party: 10 councillors
- Green Party: 10 councillors
- Labour: 8 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 5 councillors
- Reform UK: 3 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
- Conservative: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Yvonne Atkinson (Labour and Cooperative Party): Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness Prevention
- Lucy Findlay (Labour and Cooperative Party): Portfolio Holder for Culture & City Centre
- Michael Mitchell (Liberal Democrats): Liberal Democrat Group Leader
- Philip Bialyk (Labour and Cooperative Party): Leader of the Council
- Paul Knott (Labour and Cooperative Party): Portfolio Holder for City Development
- Lucy Haigh (Independent): Deputy Lord Mayor and Equity Independent Group Co-Leader
- Liz Pole (Labour and Cooperative Party): Portfolio Holder for Climate and Ecological Change and Communities and Customer Services
- Ruth Williams (Labour): Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Support Services and City Management
- Zoë Hughes (Independent): Equity Independent Group Co-Leader
- Duncan Wood (Labour and Cooperative Party): Portfolio Holder for Leisure Services, Healthy Living & Public Realm Management
- Diana Moore (Green Party): The Green Group Leader
- Alison Sheridan (Reform UK): Reform UK Group Leader
- The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor Councillor Gemma Rolstone (Labour): The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphington | Lucy Findlay | Labour and Cooperative Party | Portfolio Holder for Culture & City Centre | 12 May 2026 | cllr.lucy.findlay@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Alphington | Rob Harding | Labour | 7 May 2024 | cllr.rob.harding@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Alphington | Yvonne Atkinson | Labour and Cooperative Party | Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness Prevention | 2 May 2019 | cllr.yvonne.atkinson@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Duryard & St James | Kevin Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 1 May 2003 | cllr.kevin.mitchell@exeter.gov.uk 01392 420646 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Duryard & St James | Michael Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrat Group Leader | 2 May 2019 | cllr.michael.mitchell@exeter.gov.uk 01392 420342 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Duryard & St James | Tammy Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 8 May 2024 | cllr.tammy.palmer@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Exwick | Paul Knott | Labour and Cooperative Party | Portfolio Holder for City Development | 10 May 2022 | cllr.paul.knott@exeter.gov.uk 01392 439402 Home: The Thatched House, Exwick Road, Exeter, EX4 2BQ |
| Exwick | Philip Bialyk | Labour and Cooperative Party | Leader of the Council | 9 May 2011 | cllr.philip.bialyk@exeter.gov.uk 07976 362159 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Exwick | Susannah Patrick | Labour and Cooperative Party | 11 May 2023 | cllr.susannah.patrick@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Heavitree | Helen Terry | Green Party | 12 May 2026 | cllr.helen.terry@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Heavitree | Lucy Haigh | Independent | Deputy Lord Mayor and Equity Independent Group Co-Leader | 8 May 2024 | cllr.lucy.haigh@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Heavitree | Stella Smith | Green Party | 12 May 2026 | cllr.stella.smith@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Mincinglake & Whipton | Liz Pole | Labour and Cooperative Party | Portfolio Holder for Climate and Ecological Change and Communities and Customer Services | 7 May 2024 | cllr.liz.pole@exeter.gov.uk 07485 194779 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Mincinglake & Whipton | Ruth Williams | Labour | Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Support Services and City Management | 2 May 2019 | cllr.ruth.williams@exeter.gov.uk 01392 438702 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Mincinglake & Whipton | Tony Payne | Reform UK | 6 May 2025 | cllr.tony.payne@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Newtown & St Leonards | Andy Ketchin | Green Party | 11 May 2023 | cllr.andy.ketchin@exeter.gov.uk 07931068710 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Newtown & St Leonards | Bernadette Chelvanayagam | Green Party | 12 May 2026 | cllr.b.chelvanayagam@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Newtown & St Leonards | Lynn Wetenhall | Green Party | 7 May 2024 | cllr.lynn.wetenhall@exeter.gov.uk 07482 576945 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Pennsylvania | Gill Baker | Green Party | 12 May 2026 | cllr.gill.baker@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Pennsylvania | Martyn Snow | Labour and Cooperative Party | 10 May 2022 | cllr.martyn.snow@exeter.gov.uk 01392 660228 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Pennsylvania | Zoë Hughes | Independent | Equity Independent Group Co-Leader | 7 May 2024 | cllr.zoe.hughes@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Pinhoe | Duncan Wood | Labour and Cooperative Party | Portfolio Holder for Leisure Services, Healthy Living & Public Realm Management | 9 May 2016 | cllr.duncan.wood@exeter.gov.uk 01392 982055 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| Pinhoe | Jakir Hussain | Labour and Cooperative Party | 8 May 2024 | cllr.jakir.hussain@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Pinhoe | Mollie Miller-Boam | Labour | 12 May 2023 | cllr.mollie.miller-boam@exeter.gov.uk 07391648426 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Priory | Jane Begley | Labour | 9 May 2023 | cllr.jane.begley@exeter.gov.uk 01392 966072 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Priory | Nick Williams | Reform UK | 12 May 2026 | cllr.nick.williams@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Priory | Tony Wardle | Labour | 6 May 2008 | cllr.tony.wardle@exeter.gov.uk 07725 632239 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| St David's | Brian Rappert | Green Party | 12 May 2026 | cllr.brian.rappert@exeter.gov.uk 07917 553893 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| St David's | Diana Moore | Green Party | The Green Group Leader | 2 May 2019 | cllr.diana.moore@exeter.gov.uk 07903 932214 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| St David's | James Banyard | Green Party | 7 May 2024 | cllr.james.banyard@exeter.gov.uk 07776 025923 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| St Loyes | Alison Sheridan | Reform UK | Reform UK Group Leader | 10 May 2023 | cllr.alison.sheridan@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
| St Loyes | Anne Jobson | Conservative | 11 May 2021 | cllr.anne.jobson@exeter.gov.uk 01392 421420 07958 739896 Home: 26 Old Tiverton Road, Exeter, EX4 6LG | |
| St Loyes | Paul Richards | Liberal Democrats | 12 May 2026 | cllr.paul.richards@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| St Thomas | Adrian Fullam | Liberal Democrats | 10 May 2023 | cllr.adrian.fullam@exeter.gov.uk 07855 979917 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| St Thomas | Deborah Darling | Labour and Cooperative Party | 8 May 2024 | cllr.deborah.darling@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| St Thomas | Jack Reed | Green Party | 12 May 2026 | cllr.jack.reed@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Topsham | James Cookson | Labour | 6 May 2025 | cllr.james.cookson@exeter.gov.uk 01392 315768 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Topsham | Matthew Williams | Labour | 9 May 2023 | cllr.matthew.williams@exeter.gov.uk 07751 933146 C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN | |
| Topsham | The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor Councillor Gemma Rolstone | Labour | The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor | 7 May 2024 | cllr.gemma.rolstone@exeter.gov.uk C/o Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1JN |
Source
Exeter City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Exeter City Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.