1994 Peterborough City Council election

1994 Peterborough City Council election
16 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council ; 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37.7% (2.1%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1994 Peterborough City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated March 17, 2024

The 1994 Peterborough City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1994 Peterborough City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5		31.3	17	22	44.9	11,700	33.3	-19.1
	Labour	9		56.3	11	20	40.8	15,158	43.2	+8.6
	Liberal	1		6.3	4	5	10.2	3,167	9.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	1	1	2.0	4,349	12.4	+6.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.0	140	0.4	+0.1
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	608	1.7	N/A

Ward results

Bretton

Bretton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Rimes*	934	53.0	+10.5
	Conservative	M. Thompson	566	32.1	–20.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sanford	261	14.8	+9.8
Majority			368	20.9	N/A
Turnout			1,761	33.1	+1.0
Registered electors			5,323
	Labour hold		Swing	15.5

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ayoub*	1,434	66.9	+21.5
	Conservative	S. Suri	710	33.1	–13.8
Majority			724	33.8	N/A
Turnout			2,144	44.8	+2.5
Registered electors			4,789
	Labour hold		Swing	17.7

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Day*	1,429	66.1	+4.0
	Labour	S. Pinder	545	25.2	+5.7
	Conservative	S. Hillson	187	8.7	–9.7
Majority			884	40.9	–1.7
Turnout			2,161	36.1	+3.0
Registered electors			5,978
	Liberal hold		Swing	0.9

East

East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dowson	1,138	44.7	–5.3
	Conservative	J. Peach	935	36.8	–13.2
	Liberal	D. Robson	279	11.0	N/A
	Independent Labour	C. Knipe	192	7.5	N/A
Majority			203	8.0	+8.0
Turnout			2,544	39.8	+11.8
Registered electors			6,390
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Fletton

Fletton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Elding	1,291	64.8	+14.8
	Conservative	D. Ricciardi	438	22.0	–22.5
	Liberal Democrats	T. Smith	262	13.2	+7.7
Majority			853	42.8	+37.3
Turnout			1,991	30.9	–0.7
Registered electors			6,431
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Baylis	1,007	63.7	–1.1
	Conservative	A. Semper	288	18.2	–17.0
	Liberal	R. Keyes	199	12.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	L. Martin	87	5.5	N/A
Majority			719	45.5	+15.9
Turnout			1,581	34.2	–3.3
Registered electors			4,622
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Weaver*	1,558	54.5	+15.8
	Conservative	L. Marwick	854	29.8	–25.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Watkin	360	12.6	+6.3
	Independent Labour	R. Newall	89	3.1	N/A
Majority			704	24.7	N/A
Turnout			2,861	38.4	+2.2
Registered electors			7,440
	Labour hold		Swing	20.5

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Lowndes*	1,395	51.3	–12.5
	Labour	J. Reece	895	32.9	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Cork	429	15.8	+6.4
Majority			500	18.4	–25.2
Turnout			2,719	42.0	+0.4
Registered electors			6,468
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.6

Paston

Paston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Lovatt-Dugan	496	36.5	–13.3
	Independent Labour	J. Dalgarno*	327	24.1	N/A
	Conservative	C. Porteious	269	19.8	–17.8
	Liberal	S. Wiggin	266	19.6	+13.2
Majority			169	12.4	+0.2
Turnout			1,358	29.4	–3.4
Registered electors			4,612
	Labour hold

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Wilson	960	47.9	+6.4
	Liberal	C. Ash*	911	45.4	+3.7
	Conservative	D. Hilson	134	6.7	–10.2
Majority			49	2.4	N/A
Turnout			2,005	38.4	+10.3
Registered electors			5,215
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Stanground

Stanground
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Palmer*	1,585	57.1	+18.1
	Conservative	R. Crick	934	33.6	–23.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Crowe	258	9.3	+5.0
Majority			651	23.4	N/A
Turnout			2,777	42.8	+0.6
Registered electors			6,492
	Labour hold		Swing	20.6

Thorney

Thorney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bartlett*	608	77.4	+0.6
	Labour	K. Hubback	178	22.6	–0.6
Majority			430	54.7	+1.8
Turnout			786	46.1	–5.0
Registered electors			1,706
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Walton

Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jackson	962	44.3	+18.9
	Labour	W. Burke	591	27.2	+0.5
	Conservative	B. Franklin	537	24.7	–18.5
	Liberal	E. Donnelly	83	3.8	N/A
Majority			371	17.1	N/A
Turnout			2,173	42.0	+4.4
Registered electors			5,168
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.2

Werrington

Werrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. May*	1,523	41.9	–25.5
	Labour	D. Meinert	1,164	32.0	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bishop	952	26.2	+14.8
Majority			359	9.9	–36.4
Turnout			3,639	32.7	+1.5
Registered electors			11,120
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.2

West

West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Srewart	1,995	50.1	–21.0
	Labour	M. Dale	1,302	32.7	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. McBride	689	17.3	+10.3
Majority			693	17.4	–33.2
Turnout			3,986	40.1	+2.9
Registered electors			9,944
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.6

Wittering

Wittering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Powell	327	51.4	–15.6
	Independent	M. Hedges*	140	22.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	A. Nash	89	14.0	N/A
	Labour	M. Beaver	80	12.6	–20.4
Majority			187	29.4	–4.6
Turnout			636	42.5	–0.1
Registered electors			1,496
	Conservative hold

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References

↑ "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1973-" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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[1] "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1973-" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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