1992 Cambridge City Council election

1992 UK local government election

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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

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15 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

41.2% (

3.3%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	23 seats, 37.5%	13 seats, 31.1%	6 seats, 27.6%
Seats won	6	4	5
Seats after	19	12	11
Seat change	4	1	5
Popular vote	12,530	11,915	9,326
Percentage	36.3%	34.5%	27.0%
Swing	1.2%	3.4%	0.6%

Winner of each seat at the 1992 Cambridge City Council election

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1992 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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

1992 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	4	40.0	13	19	45.2	12,530	36.3	–1.2
	Conservative	4	1	26.7	8	12	28.6	11,915	34.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	5	5	33.3	6	11	26.2	9,326	27.0	–0.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	670	1.9	–1.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	123	0.4	N/A

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Smith*	801	57.6	–3.8
	Conservative	Joan Hill-Molyneux	482	34.7	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Harden	108	7.8	–2.1
Majority			319	22.9	–14.0
Turnout			1,391	29.3	–7.1
Registered electors			4,747
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Arbury

Arbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis	931	45.4	+15.0
	Labour	Elizabeth Gard*	855	41.7	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Pegrum	265	12.9	–8.7
Majority			76	3.7	N/A
Turnout			2,051	39.7	–1.5
Registered electors			5,169
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	10.7

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Hipkin	1,333	47.0	–3.3
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	1,021	36.0	+6.1
	Labour	Simon Gosnell	485	17.1	–2.7
Majority			312	11.0	–9.4
Turnout			2,839	45.9	–5.0
Registered electors			6,190
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Seaton	1,193	47.4	+6.8
	Labour	Anthony Schofield	973	38.7	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Henney	220	8.7	–3.1
	Green	Elizabeth Cooper	66	2.6	N/A
	Independent	Peter Chaplin	65	2.6	N/A
Majority			220	8.7	N/A
Turnout			2,517	47.3	–1.7
Registered electors			5,326
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.1

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeremy Benstead	1,153	46.1	–2.1
	Conservative	Richard Jones	1,109	44.3	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Paton	241	9.6	–1.0
Majority			44	1.8	–9.5
Turnout			2,503	44.3	–3.5
Registered electors			5,646
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Nunes	987	35.5	+1.8
	Conservative	Alan Carter	945	34.0	+1.9
	Labour	Michael Rooney	848	30.5	–0.8
Majority			42	1.5	–0.1
Turnout			2,780	43.1	–8.0
Registered electors			6,443
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.1

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Cowell*	871	58.4
	Labour	Kevin Price	657	44.0
	Conservative	Geoffrey Howe	426	28.6
	Conservative	Richard Baty	390	26.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	199	13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Warde	144	9.7
Turnout			1,345	26.8
Registered electors			5,017
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Market

Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Rosenstiel	1,313	49.2	–0.3
	Labour	Richard Leggatt*	850	31.8	+1.5
	Conservative	Richard Harwood	398	14.9	+1.9
	Green	Timothy Cooper	109	4.1	–3.1
Majority			463	17.3	–1.8
Turnout			2,670	44.0	–1.2
Registered electors			6,073
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	0.9

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Baird	1,075	35.3	+7.1
	Labour	Eleanor Fairclough*	977	32.1	–1.1
	Conservative	Kenneth Wheatcroft	760	24.9	–4.6
	Green	Margaret Wright	178	5.8	–3.3
	Independent	Neil Costello	58	1.9	N/A
Majority			98	3.2	N/A
Turnout			3,048	41.6	±0.0
Registered electors			7,326
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	4.1

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Bradnack	1,220	52.5	–4.0
	Conservative	Dianne Walton	484	20.8	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Britt Meyland-Smith	456	19.6	+5.3
	Green	Daryl Tayar	166	7.1	–2.7
Majority			736	31.6	–5.6
Turnout			2,326	38.1	–0.7
Registered electors			6,112
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Edwards*	1,326	44.2	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Darlington	1,082	36.0	+6.7
	Labour	Pamela Henderson	595	19.8	–4.2
Majority			244	8.1	–9.3
Turnout			3,003	52.6	+0.5
Registered electors			5,704
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Romsey

Romsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wright*	1,002	55.8	+3.5
	Conservative	Rachel Atherton	380	21.2	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rupert Ford	262	14.6	–4.9
	Green	Ian Miller	151	8.4	–1.9
Majority			622	34.7	+1.7
Turnout			1,795	33.4	–5.8
Registered electors			5,381
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sonja Froggett*	1,283	56.2	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Phillipa Slatter	633	27.8	+0.8
	Labour	Christopher Wilson	365	16.0	–2.6
Majority			650	28.5	+6.6
Turnout			2,281	37.7	–3.3
Registered electors			6,058
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gaynor Griffiths	1,008	37.7	–5.6
	Labour	Christine Mann	878	32.8	+4.1
	Conservative	Sandra Manley	787	29.4	+1.4
Majority			130	4.9	–8.4
Turnout			2,673	49.5	–2.7
Registered electors			5,405
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.9

References

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

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