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1996 Cambridge City Council election

1996 UK local government election

1996 Cambridge City Council election

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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.9% (3.6%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 18 seats, 45.3% 17 seats, 37.1% 4 seats, 15.6% Seats won 8 5 1 Seats after 21 17 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 13,852 10,848 6,086 Percentage 45.0% 35.2% 19.8% Swing 0.3% 1.9% 4.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1996 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1996 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Cambridge City CouncilinCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1996 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	3	57.1	13	21	50.0	13,852	45.0	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	5		35.7	12	17	40.5	10,848	35.2	–1.9
	Conservative	1	3	7.1	3	4	9.5	6,086	19.8	+4.2

Ward results[edit]

Abbey[edit]

Arbury[edit]

Arbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Wright	1,063	54.9	–6.3
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis*	670	34.6	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Wrigley	205	10.6	–5.5
Majority			393	20.3	–18.2
Turnout			1,938	36.8	±0.0
Registered electors			5,250
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.1

Castle[edit]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Hipkin*	1,421	55.8	+1.7
	Labour	Robert Smith	684	26.9	+0.7
	Conservative	Jacqueline Mitton	441	17.3	+2.0
Majority			737	28.9	+1.0
Turnout			2,546	36.1	–1.3
Registered electors			7,013
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.5

Cherry Hinton[edit]

Cherry Hinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Howe	1,022	55.4	–7.9
	Conservative	Eric Barrett-Payton	510	27.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Edna Howarth	313	17.0	+6.0
Majority			512	27.8	–9.7
Turnout			1,845	32.9	–10.2
Registered electors			5,516
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.9

Coleridge[edit]

Coleridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeremy Benstead*	1,234	62.1	+3.8
	Conservative	Pamela Axhorn	500	25.2	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Corder	254	12.8	–7.0
Majority			734	36.9	+0.6
Turnout			1,988	33.3	–3.7
Registered electors			5,944
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

East Chesterton[edit]

East Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Nunes*	1,271	44.1	–3.1
	Labour	Stephen Hartley	1,249	43.3	+1.7
	Conservative	Colin Havercroft	365	12.7	+1.6
Majority			22	0.8	–4.8
Turnout			2,885	41.5	–2.0
Registered electors			6,906
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Kings Hedges[edit]

Market[edit]

Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Rosenstiel*	1,196	55.9	+5.5
	Labour	Eleanor Flood	719	33.6	–0.4
	Conservative	Alexandra Hardie	223	10.4	+0.5
Majority			477	22.3	+5.9
Turnout			2,138	32.6	–2.5
Registered electors			6,579
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.0

Newnham[edit]

Newnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Richardson	1,282	45.3	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Baird*	1,249	44.1	+3.6
	Conservative	Caroline Turnbull	301	10.6	±0.0
Majority			33	1.2	–7.3
Turnout			2,832	35.3	–3.3
Registered electors			8,026
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.6

Petersfield[edit]

Petersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Bradnack*	1,456	62.4	+14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Goddard	585	25.1	–10.5
	Conservative	Peter Welton	294	12.6	+2.9
Majority			871	37.3	+23.9
Turnout			2,335	33.6	–4.8
Registered electors			6,913
	Labour hold		Swing	12.5

Queens Edith[edit]

Queens Edith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Edwards*	1,138	37.7	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Woodford	1,120	37.1	–10.2
	Labour	John Beresford	759	25.2	–1.1
Majority			18	0.5	N/A
Turnout			3,017	50.6	+0.4
Registered electors			5.884
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.1

Romsey[edit]

Romsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adrian Lucas	1,184	55.5	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Smart	840	39.4	+3.8
	Conservative	Ann Watkins	109	5.1	–0.6
Majority			344	16.1	–1.5
Turnout			2,133	35.5	–3.7
Registered electors			6,000
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Trumpington[edit]

Trumpington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Eagle	886	41.2	–3.9
	Conservative	Sonja Froggett*	815	37.9	+3.6
	Labour	Kira Davison	447	20.8	+0.3
Majority			71	3.3	–7.6
Turnout			2,146	34.8	–3.5
Registered electors			6,092
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.8

West Chesterton[edit]

West Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gaynor Griffiths*	1,221	53.1	+3.6
	Labour	Ben Wardle	755	32.8	–3.4
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	323	14.0	–0.3
Majority			466	20.3	+7.0
Turnout			2,299	38.8	–4.5
Registered electors			5,883
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.5

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