1988 Cambridge City Council election

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
Turnout	46.4% (5.0%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative SLD 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 2 2 4 Popular vote 15,751 12,937 8,108 Percentage 41.8% 34.4% 21.5% Swing 8.5% 1.6% 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

Election result

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

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Smith*	1,096	64.6	+9.2
	Conservative	Timothy Wheatley	433	25.5	–4.7
	SLD	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	7.0

Arbury

Arbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Gard*	1,100	51.8	+12.1
	Conservative	Sylvia Davenport	793	37.3	+0.4
	SLD	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	5.9

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Gregory	1,058	34.9	+0.5
	SLD	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 SLD		Swing	4.9

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Woodhouse*	1,623	51.6	+16.1
	Conservative	Barry Wright	1,191	37.8	+0.5
	SLD	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	7.8

Coleridge

Coleridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Todd*	1,807	55.3	+15.8
	Conservative	Rodney Stokes	1,267	38.8	–7.3
	SLD	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	11.6

East Chesterton

East Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen George*	1,460	48.6	+1.1
	Labour	Mark Thompson	1,110	36.9	+7.3
	SLD	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	3.1

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Cowell*	1,175	65.2	+22.4
	Conservative	Marilyn Hulyer	395	21.9	–4.9
	SLD	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	13.7

Market

Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leggatt	1,061	38.4	+4.1
	SLD	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 SLD		Swing	3.7

Newnham

Newnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eleanor Fairclough	1,152	33.9	+0.3
	SLD	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 SLD		Swing	4.1

Petersfield

Petersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jill Tuffnell	1,679	66.3	+14.1
	Conservative	Christine Butler	529	20.9	–2.2
	SLD	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	8.2

Queens Edith

Queens Edith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Edwards	1,550	48.9	+3.4
	SLD	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	5.7

Romsey

Romsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wright*	1,295	51.1	+0.6
	SLD	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	2.1

Trumpington

Trumpington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sonja Froggett	1,255	51.8	+0.7
	SLD	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	2.8

West Chesterton

West Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Strachan	1,074	39.1	+0.2
	SLD	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 SLD		Swing	6.1

References

1. "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.