1988 Cambridge City Council election

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1988 Cambridge City Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.4% (Decrease5.0%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 19 seats, 33.3% 13 seats, 36.0% 10 seats, 29.6%
Seats won 9 5 0
Seats after 21 15 6
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 2 Decrease 4
Popular vote 15,751 12,937 8,108
Percentage 41.8% 34.4% 21.5%
Swing Increase 8.5% Decrease 1.6% Decrease 9.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1988 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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]

1988 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 9 Increase 2 64.3 12 21 50.0 15,751 41.8 +8.5
  Conservative 5 Increase 2 35.7 10 15 35.7 12,937 34.4 –1.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 Decrease 4 0.0 6 6 14.3 8,108 21.5 –9.1
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 851 2.3 N/A

Ward results[edit]

Abbey[edit]

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Smith* 1,096 64.6 +9.2
Conservative Timothy Wheatley 433 25.5 –4.7
Liberal Democrats Barrie Coombes 103 6.1 –8.3
Green Phillipa Bryan 64 3.8 N/A
Majority 663 39.1 +13.9
Turnout 1,696 35.5 –4.5
Registered electors 4,779
Labour hold Swing Increase7.0

Arbury[edit]

Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Gard* 1,100 51.8 +12.1
Conservative Sylvia Davenport 793 37.3 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Corder 232 10.9 –12.4
Majority 307 14.4 +10.6
Turnout 2,125 40.5 –4.2
Registered electors 5,241
Labour hold Swing Increase5.9

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Gregory 1,058 34.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Jane Bays 1,048 34.5 –9.3
Labour Jessie Ball 928 30.6 +8.8
Majority 10 0.3 N/A
Turnout 3,034 48.9 –6.4
Registered electors 6,206
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase4.9

Cherry Hinton[edit]

Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Woodhouse* 1,623 51.6 +16.1
Conservative Barry Wright 1,191 37.8 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Allan 333 10.6 –16.6
Majority 432 13.7 N/A
Turnout 3,147 59.0 –4.6
Registered electors 5,334
Labour hold Swing Increase7.8

Coleridge[edit]

Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Todd* 1,807 55.3 +15.8
Conservative Rodney Stokes 1,267 38.8 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Catherine Bowden 194 5.9 –8.4
Majority 540 16.5 N/A
Turnout 3,268 56.0 –2.2
Registered electors 5,838
Labour hold Swing Increase11.6

East Chesterton[edit]

East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen George* 1,460 48.6 +1.1
Labour Mark Thompson 1,110 36.9 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Roman Znajek 437 14.5 –8.5
Majority 350 11.6 –6.3
Turnout 3,007 47.6 –6.2
Registered electors 6,322
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.1

Kings Hedges[edit]

Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Cowell* 1,175 65.2 +22.4
Conservative Marilyn Hulyer 395 21.9 –4.9
Liberal Democrats David Creek 231 12.8 –17.6
Majority 780 43.3 N/A
Turnout 1,801 34.3 –0.8
Registered electors 5,256
Labour hold Swing Increase13.7

Market[edit]

Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Leggatt 1,061 38.4 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Colin Rosenstiel* 1,032 37.4 –3.3
Conservative Michael O'Hannan 506 18.3 –6.2
Green Mark Tester 164 5.9 N/A
Majority 29 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,763 46.4 –3.1
Registered electors 5,960
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase3.7

Newnham[edit]

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Fairclough 1,152 33.9 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Gwyneth Lipstein* 1,061 31.3 –7.8
Conservative Ann Knight 934 27.5 +0.3
Green Catherine Wolfe 248 7.3 N/A
Majority 91 2.7 N/A
Turnout 3,395 47.6 –5.9
Registered electors 7,132
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase4.1

Petersfield[edit]

Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Tuffnell 1,679 66.3 +14.1
Conservative Christine Butler 529 20.9 –2.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paton 188 7.4 –15.7
Green David Lenihan 138 5.4 N/A
Majority 1,150 45.4 +16.3
Turnout 2,534 42.1 –6.6
Registered electors 6,016
Labour hold Swing Increase8.2

Queens Edith[edit]

Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Edwards 1,550 48.9 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Baker 990 31.2 –8.0
Labour Roger Fairclough 631 19.9 +4.6
Majority 560 17.7 +11.3
Turnout 3,171 53.8 –5.0
Registered electors 5,878
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.7

Romsey[edit]

Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Wright* 1,295 51.1 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Lee Jones 633 25.0 +4.8
Conservative Rosemary Wheeler 492 19.4 –9.9
Green David Fox 114 4.5 N/A
Majority 662 26.1 +4.8
Turnout 2,534 45.2 –0.7
Registered electors 5,609
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.1

Trumpington[edit]

Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sonja Froggett 1,255 51.8 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Philippa Slatter 747 30.8 –4.8
Labour Andrew Robson 420 17.3 +4.1
Majority 508 21.0 +5.5
Turnout 2,422 40.4 –8.2
Registered electors 6,002
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.8

West Chesterton[edit]

West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Strachan 1,074 39.1 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Trowell 879 32.0 –11.9
Labour Christine Mann 674 24.5 +7.4
Green Margaret Wright 123 4.5 N/A
Majority 195 7.1 N/A
Turnout 2,750 49.5 –10.4
Registered electors 5,555
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase6.1

References[edit]

  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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