1992 Cambridge City Council election

The 1992 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

1992 Cambridge City Council election

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15 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.2% (Decrease3.3%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
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 Decrease 4 Decrease 1 Increase 5
Popular vote 12,530 11,915 9,326
Percentage 36.3% 34.5% 27.0%
Swing Decrease 1.2% Increase 3.4% Decrease 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

Summary

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Election result

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1992 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
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

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Abbey

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.