1992 Peterborough City Council election

1992 Peterborough City Council election
← 1991 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) 1994 →
17 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.6% (Decrease5.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 19 seats, 42.5% 24 seats, 37.3% 3 seats, 8.0%
Seats won 10 5 2
Seats after 22 20 5
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 19,102 12,628 2,317
Percentage 52.4% 34.6% 6.4%
Swing Increase 9.9% Decrease 3.7% Decrease 1.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 2 seats, 8.0% 1 seat, 3.2%
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 2,299 99
Percentage 6.3% 0.3%
Swing Decrease 1.7% Decrease 2.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Peterborough City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1992 Peterborough City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1992 Peterborough City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Increase 3 58.8 12 22 44.9 19,102 52.4 +9.9
  Labour 5 Decrease 4 29.4 15 20 40.8 12,628 34.6 -3.7
  Liberal 2 Increase 2 11.8 3 5 10.2 2,317 6.4 -1.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 Decrease 1 0.0 1 1 2.0 2,299 6.3 -1.7
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 99 0.3 -2.9

Ward results

Barnack

Barnack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. West 844 85.4 +3.9
Labour B. Keegan 144 14.6 –3.9
Majority 700 70.8 +7.7
Turnout 988 49.6 –1.9
Registered electors 1,993
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.9

Bretton

Bretton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Dunham 938 52.5 +14.2
Labour H. Lakhanpaul 759 42.5 –12.1
Liberal Democrats D. Parekh 90 5.0 –2.1
Majority 179 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,787 32.1 –5.3
Registered electors 5,567
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase13.2

Central

Central (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Suri* 1,004 47.0
Labour M. Ayoub 971 45.4
Conservative M. Tahir 933 43.6
Labour M. Ghazanfar 921 43.1
Liberal Democrats D. Robson 164 7.7
Turnout 2,138 42.3
Registered electors 5,055
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Miners* 1,302 62.1 +9.8
Labour J. Goude 410 19.5 N/A
Conservative A. Stead 386 18.4 +0.8
Majority 892 42.6 +20.3
Turnout 2,098 33.1 –4.0
Registered electors 6,337
Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats

East

East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Farrell* 890 50.0 –9.3
Conservative M. Moorhouse 889 50.0 +9.3
Majority 1 0.0 –18.6
Turnout 1,779 28.0 –3.8
Registered electors 6,363
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.3

Fletton

Fletton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Grey* 1,021 50.0 –19.2
Conservative J. Cooke 910 44.5 +13.7
Liberal Democrats J. Gee 113 5.5 N/A
Majority 111 5.5 –32.9
Turnout 2,044 31.6 –2.6
Registered electors 6,475
Labour hold Swing Decrease16.5

Glinton

Glinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Holdich* 927 82.0 –4.7
Liberal Democrats C. Bacon 103 9.1 N/A
Labour M. Dale 101 8.9 –4.4
Majority 824 72.9 –0.5
Turnout 1,131 46.4 +0.9
Registered electors 2,435
Conservative hold

North

North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Swift* 1,185 64.8 –2.7
Conservative P. Gale 644 35.2 +2.7
Majority 541 29.6 –5.4
Turnout 1,829 37.5 –2.8
Registered electors 4,880
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.7

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Nevett 1,514 55.0 +10.8
Labour C. Hubback* 1,066 38.7 –6.2
Liberal Democrats A. Yates 172 6.3 –4.7
Majority 448 16.3 N/A
Turnout 2,752 36.2 –6.6
Registered electors 7,598
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase8.5

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Kreling 1,715 63.8 +9.6
Labour M. Beaver 544 20.2 –4.9
Liberal Democrats A. Woodford 252 9.4 N/A
Liberal R. Keyes 177 6.6 –14.1
Majority 1,171 43.6 +14.1
Turnout 2,688 41.6 –9.8
Registered electors 6,459
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.3

Paston

Paston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Dalgarno* 768 49.8 –7.6
Conservative M. Butler 580 37.6 +19.9
Liberal S. Wiggin 99 6.4 –15.5
Liberal Democrats T. Smith 96 6.2 N/A
Majority 188 12.2 –23.3
Turnout 1,543 32.8 –10.9
Registered electors 4,705
Labour hold Swing Decrease13.8

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal P. Wiggin 689 41.7 –9.2
Labour J. Hall 686 41.5 +2.7
Conservative B. Dirikis-Kew 279 16.9 +6.7
Majority 3 0.2 –11.9
Turnout 1,654 28.1 –6.1
Registered electors 5,877
Liberal gain from Labour Swing Decrease6.0

Stanground

Stanground
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Simons* 1,581 56.7 +5.5
Labour M. Todd 1,089 39.0 –1.7
Liberal Democrats S. Crowe 119 4.3 –3.7
Majority 492 17.7 +7.2
Turnout 2,789 42.2 –4.8
Registered electors 6,607
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.6

Walton

Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Porteious 893 43.2 –1.3
Labour C. Caborn* 551 26.7 +3.2
Liberal Democrats A. Taylor 524 25.4 –6.6
Independent A. Hornsby 99 4.8 N/A
Majority 342 16.5 +4.0
Turnout 2,067 37.6 –9.9
Registered electors 5,496
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.3

Werrington

Werrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Burke* 2,367 67.4 +5.5
Labour P. Clements 743 21.2 –2.5
Liberal Democrats N. Phillips 401 11.4 –3.1
Majority 1,624 46.3 +8.1
Turnout 3,511 31.2 +3.1
Registered electors 11,241
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.0

West

West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Ridgway* 2,698 71.1 +12.8
Labour P. Ward 779 20.5 –8.3
Liberal Democrats J. Sandford 265 7.0 –5.9
Liberal N. Hughes 50 1.3 N/A
Majority 1,919 50.6 +21.1
Turnout 3,792 37.2 –3.6
Registered electors 10,190
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.6

References

  1. ^ "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1973-" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 12 November 2022.