1991 Cambridge City Council election

1991 Cambridge City Council election
← 1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1992 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.5% (Decrease5.8%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 22 seats, 45.6% 14 seats, 27.3% 6 seats, 19.1%
Seats won 7 3 4
Seats after 23 13 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 13,480 11,202 9,933
Percentage 37.5% 31.1% 27.6%
Swing Decrease 8.1% Increase 3.8% Increase 8.5%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1991 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

Election result

1991 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Increase 1 50.0 16 23 54.8 13,480 37.5 –8.1
  Conservative 3 Decrease 1 21.4 10 13 31.0 11,202 31.1 +3.8
  Liberal Democrats 4 Steady 28.6 2 6 14.3 9,933 27.6 +8.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,349 3.8 –4.2

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Durrant* 1,050 61.4 –5.6
Conservative Robert Marven 418 24.4 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Whitt 169 9.9 +4.4
Green Phillipa Bryan 74 4.3 –2.4
Majority 632 36.9 –9.2
Turnout 1,711 36.4 –6.3
Registered electors 4,705
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.6

Arbury

Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Wilson 1,034 48.0 –6.4
Conservative Vivian Ellis 655 30.4 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Corder 466 21.6 +9.7
Majority 379 17.6 –9.0
Turnout 2,155 41.2 –6.4
Registered electors 5,230
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.5

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Howarth* 1,565 50.3 +16.7
Conservative Richard Baty 930 29.9 +0.9
Labour Kevin Price 616 19.8 –10.1
Majority 635 20.4 +16.7
Turnout 3,111 50.9 –4.6
Registered electors 6,111
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.9

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Hillier 1,182 44.4 +12.7
Labour Anthony Schofield 1,150 43.2 –10.7
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins 332 12.5 +5.9
Majority 32 1.2 N/A
Turnout 2,664 49.0 –2.6
Registered electors 5,433
Conservative hold Swing Increase11.7

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Diamond 1,320 48.2 –6.6
Conservative Audrey Hall 1,011 37.0 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth 290 10.6 +3.0
Green Yvonne Douglas 115 4.2 –1.9
Majority 309 11.3 N/A
Turnout 2,736 47.8 –4.2
Registered electors 5,729
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.1

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roman Znajek 1,083 33.7 +11.4
Conservative Patrick Harding 1,033 32.1 +3.4
Labour Andrew Milbourn 1,008 31.3 –12.3
Green Peter Pope 94 2.9 –2.5
Majority 50 1.6 N/A
Turnout 3,218 51.1 –3.5
Registered electors 6,299
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.0

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Southernwood 999 57.3 –4.2
Conservative Geoffrey Howe 465 26.7 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Warde 279 16.0 +2.3
Majority 534 30.6 –13.0
Turnout 1,743 34.4 –6.1
Registered electors 5,073
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.5

Market

Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lake 1,344 49.5 +8.4
Labour Kevin Blencowe 821 30.3 –7.6
Conservative Martin Graham 353 13.0 +1.5
Green Timothy Cooper 196 7.2 –2.3
Majority 523 19.3 +16.1
Turnout 2,714 45.2 –8.2
Registered electors 6,005
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase8.0

Newnham

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daphne Roper 1,010 33.2 –13.3
Conservative Kenneth Wheatcroft 896 29.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Pamela Strachan 857 28.2 +10.5
Green Margaret Wright 278 9.1 –2.2
Majority 114 3.7 –18.4
Turnout 3,041 41.6 –6.0
Registered electors 7,306
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease9.2

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beth Scott 1,358 56.5 –8.7
Conservative Peter Welton 464 19.3 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paton 344 14.3 =5.0
Green Guy Grimley 236 9.8 –2.7
Majority 894 37.2 –6.4
Turnout 2,402 38.8 –7.8
Registered electors 6,194
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.2

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Reid* 1,381 46.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Tricia Charlesworth 867 29.3 +2.4
Labour Janice Auton 711 24.0 –3.0
Majority 514 17.4 +4.4
Turnout 2,959 52.1 –5.5
Registered electors 5,683
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.1

Romsey

Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Sedgwick-Jell* 1,111 52.3 –8.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Timmons 413 19.5 +5.5
Conservative Jason Webb 376 17.8 +3.2
Green Ian Miller 217 10.3 –0.5
Majority 698 33.0 –13.1
Turnout 2,117 39.2 –6.0
Registered electors 5,395
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.9

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Justin Coleman 1,235 48.9 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Phillipa Slatter 682 27.0 +2.0
Labour Andrew Powell 469 18.6 –6.6
Green David Rees 139 5.5 –3.5
Majority 553 21.9 +6.4
Turnout 2,525 41.0 –5.2
Registered electors 6,155
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.1

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Knowles* 1,242 43.3 +11.7
Labour Paul McHugh 823 28.7 –2.6
Conservative Michael Farrington 803 28.0 –1.6
Majority 419 13.3 +12.9
Turnout 2,868 52.2 –4.3
Registered electors 5,496
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.2

References

  1. ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.