1994 Peterborough City Council election

1994 Peterborough City Council election
← 1992 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1995 →
16 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.7% (Increase2.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 22 seats, 52.4% 20 seats, 34.6% 5 seats, 5.6%
Seats won 5 9 1
Seats after 22 20 5
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 11,700 15,158 3,167
Percentage 33.3% 43.2% 9.0%
Swing Decrease 19.1% Increase 8.6% Increase 2.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 1 seat, 6.3% 1 seat, 0.3%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 4,349 140
Percentage 12.4% 0.4%
Swing Increase 6.1% Increase 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1994 Peterborough City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1994 Peterborough City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1994 Peterborough City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Steady 31.3 17 22 44.9 11,700 33.3 -19.1
  Labour 9 Steady 56.3 11 20 40.8 15,158 43.2 +8.6
  Liberal 1 Steady 6.3 4 5 10.2 3,167 9.0 +2.4
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 6.3 1 1 2.0 4,349 12.4 +6.1
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 140 0.4 +0.1
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 608 1.7 N/A

Ward results

Bretton

Bretton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Rimes* 934 53.0 +10.5
Conservative M. Thompson 566 32.1 –20.4
Liberal Democrats J. Sanford 261 14.8 +9.8
Majority 368 20.9 N/A
Turnout 1,761 33.1 +1.0
Registered electors 5,323
Labour hold Swing Increase15.5

Central

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Ayoub* 1,434 66.9 +21.5
Conservative S. Suri 710 33.1 –13.8
Majority 724 33.8 N/A
Turnout 2,144 44.8 +2.5
Registered electors 4,789
Labour hold Swing Increase17.7

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Day* 1,429 66.1 +4.0
Labour S. Pinder 545 25.2 +5.7
Conservative S. Hillson 187 8.7 –9.7
Majority 884 40.9 –1.7
Turnout 2,161 36.1 +3.0
Registered electors 5,978
Liberal hold Swing Decrease0.9

East

East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dowson 1,138 44.7 –5.3
Conservative J. Peach 935 36.8 –13.2
Liberal D. Robson 279 11.0 N/A
Independent Labour C. Knipe 192 7.5 N/A
Majority 203 8.0 +8.0
Turnout 2,544 39.8 +11.8
Registered electors 6,390
Labour hold Swing Increase4.0

Fletton

Fletton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Elding 1,291 64.8 +14.8
Conservative D. Ricciardi 438 22.0 –22.5
Liberal Democrats T. Smith 262 13.2 +7.7
Majority 853 42.8 +37.3
Turnout 1,991 30.9 –0.7
Registered electors 6,431
Labour hold Swing Increase18.7

North

North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Baylis 1,007 63.7 –1.1
Conservative A. Semper 288 18.2 –17.0
Liberal R. Keyes 199 12.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats L. Martin 87 5.5 N/A
Majority 719 45.5 +15.9
Turnout 1,581 34.2 –3.3
Registered electors 4,622
Labour hold Swing Increase8.0

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Weaver* 1,558 54.5 +15.8
Conservative L. Marwick 854 29.8 –25.2
Liberal Democrats S. Watkin 360 12.6 +6.3
Independent Labour R. Newall 89 3.1 N/A
Majority 704 24.7 N/A
Turnout 2,861 38.4 +2.2
Registered electors 7,440
Labour hold Swing Increase20.5

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Y. Lowndes* 1,395 51.3 –12.5
Labour J. Reece 895 32.9 +12.7
Liberal Democrats S. Cork 429 15.8 +6.4
Majority 500 18.4 –25.2
Turnout 2,719 42.0 +0.4
Registered electors 6,468
Conservative hold Swing Decrease12.6

Paston

Paston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Lovatt-Dugan 496 36.5 –13.3
Independent Labour J. Dalgarno* 327 24.1 N/A
Conservative C. Porteious 269 19.8 –17.8
Liberal S. Wiggin 266 19.6 +13.2
Majority 169 12.4 +0.2
Turnout 1,358 29.4 –3.4
Registered electors 4,612
Labour hold

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Wilson 960 47.9 +6.4
Liberal C. Ash* 911 45.4 +3.7
Conservative D. Hilson 134 6.7 –10.2
Majority 49 2.4 N/A
Turnout 2,005 38.4 +10.3
Registered electors 5,215
Labour hold Swing Increase1.4

Stanground

Stanground
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Palmer* 1,585 57.1 +18.1
Conservative R. Crick 934 33.6 –23.1
Liberal Democrats S. Crowe 258 9.3 +5.0
Majority 651 23.4 N/A
Turnout 2,777 42.8 +0.6
Registered electors 6,492
Labour hold Swing Increase20.6

Thorney

Thorney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bartlett* 608 77.4 +0.6
Labour K. Hubback 178 22.6 –0.6
Majority 430 54.7 +1.8
Turnout 786 46.1 –5.0
Registered electors 1,706
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.6

Walton

Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Jackson 962 44.3 +18.9
Labour W. Burke 591 27.2 +0.5
Conservative B. Franklin 537 24.7 –18.5
Liberal E. Donnelly 83 3.8 N/A
Majority 371 17.1 N/A
Turnout 2,173 42.0 +4.4
Registered electors 5,168
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.2

Werrington

Werrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. May* 1,523 41.9 –25.5
Labour D. Meinert 1,164 32.0 +10.8
Liberal Democrats G. Bishop 952 26.2 +14.8
Majority 359 9.9 –36.4
Turnout 3,639 32.7 +1.5
Registered electors 11,120
Conservative hold Swing Decrease18.2

West

West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Srewart 1,995 50.1 –21.0
Labour M. Dale 1,302 32.7 +12.2
Liberal Democrats S. McBride 689 17.3 +10.3
Majority 693 17.4 –33.2
Turnout 3,986 40.1 +2.9
Registered electors 9,944
Conservative hold Swing Decrease16.6

Wittering

Wittering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Powell 327 51.4 –15.6
Independent M. Hedges* 140 22.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats A. Nash 89 14.0 N/A
Labour M. Beaver 80 12.6 –20.4
Majority 187 29.4 –4.6
Turnout 636 42.5 –0.1
Registered electors 1,496
Conservative hold

References

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