1994 Cambridge City Council election

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1994 Cambridge City Council election
← 1992 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1995 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.1% (Increase2.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 17 seats, 36.3% 11 seats, 27.0% 12 seats, 34.5%
Seats won 7 7 0
Seats after 17 15 10
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 4 Decrease 2
Popular vote 14,843 14,159 7,048
Percentage 41.0% 39.1% 19.5%
Swing Increase 4.7% Increase 12.1% Decrease 15.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1994 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1994 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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

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Election result

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1994 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Decrease 2 50.0 10 17 40.5 14,843 41.0 +4.7
  Liberal Democrats 7 Increase 4 50.0 8 15 35.7 14,159 39.1 +12.1
  Conservative 0 Decrease 2 0.0 10 10 23.8 7,048 19.5 –15.0
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 118 0.3 –1.8

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Barnes* 965 66.2 +8.6
Conservative Jeremy Froggett 253 17.4 –17.3
Liberal Democrats Joan Molyneux-Hill 239 16.4 +8.6
Majority 712 48.9 +26.0
Turnout 1,457 30.7 +1.4
Registered electors 4,756
Labour hold Swing Increase13.0

Arbury

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Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Colombo 1,200 53.3 +11.6
Conservative Thomas McGuire 583 25.9 –19.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Wrigley 467 20.8 +7.9
Majority 617 27.4 N/A
Turnout 2,250 43.3 +3.6
Registered electors 5,201
Labour hold Swing Increase15.6

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Charlesworth* 1,597 53.5 +6.5
Labour Angela Smith 739 24.8 +7.7
Conservative Jacqueline Mitton 647 21.7 –14.3
Majority 858 28.8 +17.8
Turnout 2,983 46.8 +0.9
Registered electors 6,382
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease0.6

Cherry Hinton

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Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander MacEachern* 1,391 52.5 +13.8
Conservative Jason Webb 888 33.5 –13.9
Liberal Democrats Ashley Woodford 370 14.0 +5.3
Majority 503 19.0 N/A
Turnout 2,649 49.3 +2.0
Registered electors 5,389
Labour hold Swing Increase13.8

Coleridge

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Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Bagnall 1,545 61.0 +14.9
Conservative Stephen George 607 24.0 –20.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hoddinott 382 15.1 +5.5
Majority 938 37.0 +35.2
Turnout 2,534 44.4 +0.1
Registered electors 5,731
Labour hold Swing Increase17.6

East Chesterton

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East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Stickley 1,402 46.0 +10.5
Labour Christopher Wilson 1,196 39.2 +8.7
Conservative Colin Havercroft 453 14.8 –19.2
Majority 206 6.8 +5.3
Turnout 3,051 45.6 +2.5
Registered electors 6,698
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase0.9

Kings Hedges

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Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Ratcliffe 1,000 64.8 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Edna Howarth 314 20.3 +7.0
Conservative Sally Black 229 14.8 –13.7
Majority 686 44.5 N/A
Turnout 1,543 31.3 +4.5
Registered electors 4,922
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.2

Market

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Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joye Rosenstiel* 1,502 61.0 +11.8
Labour David Blunt 676 27.4 –4.4
Conservative James Strachan 286 11.6 –3.3
Majority 826 33.5 +16.2
Turnout 2,464 40.5 –3.5
Registered electors 6,107
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase8.1

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Larkin 1,477 46.7 +11.4
Labour Asha Patel 1,290 40.8 +8.7
Conservative Graham Stuart 394 12.5 –12.4
Majority 187 5.9 +2.7
Turnout 3,161 43.1 +1.5
Registered electors 7,370
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase1.4

Petersfield

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Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Blencowe 1,387 49.6 –2.9
Liberal Democrats Catherine Bowden 1,122 40.2 +20.6
Conservative Valerie Clayton 285 10.2 –10.6
Majority 265 9.5 –22.1
Turnout 2,794 44.4 +6.0
Registered electors 6,326
Labour hold Swing Decrease11.8

Queens Edith

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Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 1,703 51.1 +15.1
Conservative Chris Gough-Goodman* 913 27.4 –16.8
Labour Caroline Smith 717 21.5 +1.7
Majority 790 23.7 N/A
Turnout 3,333 58.0 +5.4
Registered electors 5,762
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase16.0

Romsey

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Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Ratcliff 1,344 50.6 –5.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smart 1,036 39.0 +24.4
Conservative Stephen Wren 160 6.0 –15.2
Green Ian Miller 118 4.4 –4.0
Majority 308 11.6 –23.1
Turnout 2,658 46.8 +13.4
Registered electors 5,700
Labour hold Swing Decrease14.8

Trumpington

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Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Warde 1,201 46.2 +18.4
Conservative Margaret Hoskins* 995 38.3 –17.9
Labour Colin Dickins 402 15.5 –0.5
Majority 206 7.9 N/A
Turnout 2,598 43.7 +6.0
Registered electors 5,953
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase18.2

West Chesterton

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West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Nimmo-Smith* 1,347 50.0 +12.3
Labour Paul Humber 991 36.8 +4.0
Conservative Dianne Walton 355 13.2 –16.2
Majority 356 13.2 +8.3
Turnout 2,693 47.8 –1.7
Registered electors 5,655
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.2

References

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  1. ^ "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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