1992 Peterborough City Council election

1992 Peterborough City Council election

7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
17 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.6% (5.1%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 19 seats, 42.5% 24 seats, 37.3% 3 seats, 8.0% Seats won 10 5 2 Seats after 22 20 5 Seat change 3 4 2 Popular vote 19,102 12,628 2,317 Percentage 52.4% 34.6% 6.4% Swing 9.9% 3.7% 1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 2 seats, 8.0% 1 seat, 3.2% Seats won 0 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,299 99 Percentage 6.3% 0.3% Swing 1.7% 2.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Peterborough City Council election
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1992 Peterborough City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1992 Peterborough City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	3	58.8	12	22	44.9	19,102	52.4	+9.9
	Labour	5	4	29.4	15	20	40.8	12,628	34.6	-3.7
	Liberal	2	2	11.8	3	5	10.2	2,317	6.4	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	1	1	2.0	2,299	6.3	-1.7
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.0	99	0.3	-2.9

Ward results

Barnack

Barnack

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. West	844	85.4	+3.9
	Labour	B. Keegan	144	14.6	–3.9
Majority			700	70.8	+7.7
Turnout			988	49.6	–1.9
Registered electors			1,993
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Bretton

Bretton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Dunham	938	52.5	+14.2
	Labour	H. Lakhanpaul	759	42.5	–12.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Parekh	90	5.0	–2.1
Majority			179	10.0	N/A
Turnout			1,787	32.1	–5.3
Registered electors			5,567
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	13.2

Central

Central (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Suri*	1,004	47.0
	Labour	M. Ayoub	971	45.4
	Conservative	M. Tahir	933	43.6
	Labour	M. Ghazanfar	921	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Robson	164	7.7
Turnout			2,138	42.3
Registered electors			5,055
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Miners*	1,302	62.1	+9.8
	Labour	J. Goude	410	19.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. Stead	386	18.4	+0.8
Majority			892	42.6	+20.3
Turnout			2,098	33.1	–4.0
Registered electors			6,337
	Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats

East

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Farrell*	890	50.0	–9.3
	Conservative	M. Moorhouse	889	50.0	+9.3
Majority			1	0.0	–18.6
Turnout			1,779	28.0	–3.8
Registered electors			6,363
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3

Fletton

Fletton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Grey*	1,021	50.0	–19.2
	Conservative	J. Cooke	910	44.5	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gee	113	5.5	N/A
Majority			111	5.5	–32.9
Turnout			2,044	31.6	–2.6
Registered electors			6,475
	Labour hold		Swing	16.5

Glinton

Glinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Holdich*	927	82.0	–4.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bacon	103	9.1	N/A
	Labour	M. Dale	101	8.9	–4.4
Majority			824	72.9	–0.5
Turnout			1,131	46.4	+0.9
Registered electors			2,435
	Conservative hold

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Swift*	1,185	64.8	–2.7
	Conservative	P. Gale	644	35.2	+2.7
Majority			541	29.6	–5.4
Turnout			1,829	37.5	–2.8
Registered electors			4,880
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Nevett	1,514	55.0	+10.8
	Labour	C. Hubback*	1,066	38.7	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Yates	172	6.3	–4.7
Majority			448	16.3	N/A
Turnout			2,752	36.2	–6.6
Registered electors			7,598
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.5

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kreling	1,715	63.8	+9.6
	Labour	M. Beaver	544	20.2	–4.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Woodford	252	9.4	N/A
	Liberal	R. Keyes	177	6.6	–14.1
Majority			1,171	43.6	+14.1
Turnout			2,688	41.6	–9.8
Registered electors			6,459
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Paston

Paston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Dalgarno*	768	49.8	–7.6
	Conservative	M. Butler	580	37.6	+19.9
	Liberal	S. Wiggin	99	6.4	–15.5
	Liberal Democrats	T. Smith	96	6.2	N/A
Majority			188	12.2	–23.3
Turnout			1,543	32.8	–10.9
Registered electors			4,705
	Labour hold		Swing	13.8

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Wiggin	689	41.7	–9.2
	Labour	J. Hall	686	41.5	+2.7
	Conservative	B. Dirikis-Kew	279	16.9	+6.7
Majority			3	0.2	–11.9
Turnout			1,654	28.1	–6.1
Registered electors			5,877
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	6.0

Stanground

Stanground

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Simons*	1,581	56.7	+5.5
	Labour	M. Todd	1,089	39.0	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Crowe	119	4.3	–3.7
Majority			492	17.7	+7.2
Turnout			2,789	42.2	–4.8
Registered electors			6,607
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Walton

Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Porteious	893	43.2	–1.3
	Labour	C. Caborn*	551	26.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Taylor	524	25.4	–6.6
	Independent	A. Hornsby	99	4.8	N/A
Majority			342	16.5	+4.0
Turnout			2,067	37.6	–9.9
Registered electors			5,496
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.3

Werrington

Werrington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Burke*	2,367	67.4	+5.5
	Labour	P. Clements	743	21.2	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	N. Phillips	401	11.4	–3.1
Majority			1,624	46.3	+8.1
Turnout			3,511	31.2	+3.1
Registered electors			11,241
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

West

West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ridgway*	2,698	71.1	+12.8
	Labour	P. Ward	779	20.5	–8.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sandford	265	7.0	–5.9
	Liberal	N. Hughes	50	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,919	50.6	+21.1
Turnout			3,792	37.2	–3.6
Registered electors			10,190
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.6