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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 44.5% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1991 Cambridge City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Election result
[edit]1991 Cambridge City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | ![]() |
50.0 | 16 | 23 | 54.8 | 13,480 | 37.5 | –8.1 | |
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
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
[edit]Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Arbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Cherry Hinton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Coleridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
East Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Kings Hedges
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Market
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Petersfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Queens Edith
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Romsey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
Trumpington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
West Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.