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% (5.8%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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 1 1
Popular vote 13,480 11,202 9,933
Percentage 37.5% 31.1% 27.6%
Swing 8.1% 3.8% 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. 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 1 50.0 16 23 54.8 13,480 37.5 –8.1
  Conservative 3 1 21.4 10 13 31.0 11,202 31.1 +3.8
  Liberal Democrats 4 28.6 2 6 14.3 9,933 27.6 +8.5
  Green 0 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 4.6

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 4.5

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 7.9

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 11.7

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 6.1

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 4.0

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 6.5

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 8.0

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 9.2

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 3.2

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 0.1

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 6.9

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 3.1

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 7.2

References

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