1995 Cambridge City Council election

1995 Cambridge City Council election
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council ; 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.5% (4.6%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1995 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated June 10, 2024

The 1995 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 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

1995 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	1	57.1	10	18	42.9	14,733	45.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	6	2	42.9	11	17	40.5	12,042	37.1	–2.0
	Conservative	0	3	0.0	7	7	16.7	5,077	15.6	–3.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	509	1.6	+1.3
	Natural Law	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	33	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Durrant*	988	78.4	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Langton	273	21.6	+5.2
Majority			715	56.7	+7.8
Turnout			1,261	26.4	–4.3
Registered electors			4,873
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Arbury

Arbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Horne	1,180	61.2	+7.9
	Conservative	Stephen George	438	22.7	–3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Weigley	310	16.1	–4.7
Majority			742	38.5	+11.1
Turnout			1,928	36.8	–6.5
Registered electors			5,250
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Howarth*	1,459	54.1	+1.2
	Labour	Robert Smith	690	26.2	+1.1
	Conservative	Adam Nichols	402	15.3	–6.6
	Green	Lydia Howitt	118	4.5	N/A
Majority			736	27.9	–0.9
Turnout			2,669	37.4	–9.4
Registered electors			5,160
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.1

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Dryden	1,478	63.3	+10.8
	Conservative	Eric Barrett-Payton	602	25.8	–7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Woodford	256	11.0	–3.0
Majority			876	37.5	+18.5
Turnout			2,336	43.1	–6.2
Registered electors			5,416
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.3

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raith Overhill	1,260	58.3	–2.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Froggett	475	22.0	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tricia Charlesworth	427	19.8	+4.7
Majority			785	36.3	–0.7
Turnout			2,162	37.0	–7.4
Registered electors			5,849
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roman Znajek*	1,412	47.2	+1.2
	Labour	Stephen Hartley	1,244	41.6	+2.4
	Conservative	Colin Havercroft	333	11.1	–3.7
Majority			168	5.6	–1.2
Turnout			2,989	43.5	–2.1
Registered electors			6,873
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.6

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Southernwood*	1,100	77.2	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Corder	218	15.3	–5.0
	Independent	Stephen Ryder	107	7.5	N/A
Majority			882	61.9	+17.4
Turnout			1,425	28.9	–2.4
Registered electors			4,945
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

Market

Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lake*	1,125	50.4	–10.6
	Labour	Carol Atack	759	34.0	+6.6
	Conservative	James Strachan	221	9.9	–1.7
	Green	Lois Hickey	127	5.7	N/A
Majority			366	16.4	–17.1
Turnout			2,232	35.1	–5.4
Registered electors			6,391
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.6

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daphne Roper*	1,391	48.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Schofield	1,150	40.5	–6.2
	Conservative	Jason Webb	301	10.6	–1.9
Majority			241	8.5	N/A
Turnout			2,842	38.6	–4.5
Registered electors			7,414
	Labour hold		Swing	7.2

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Rodgers	1,259	48.0	–0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Bowden	915	35.6	–4.6
	Conservative	Peter Welton	249	9.7	–0.5
	Green	Margaret Wright	150	5.8	N/A
Majority			344	13.4	+3.9
Turnout			2,842	38.4	–6.0
Registered electors			6,686
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Mills	1,388	47.3	–3.8
	Labour	John Beresford	771	26.3	+4.8
	Conservative	Alexandra Hardie	755	25.8	–1.6
	Natural Law	Luke Leighton	18	0.6	N/A
Majority			617	21.0	–2.7
Turnout			2,932	50.2	–7.8
Registered electors			5,854
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.3

Romsey

Romsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Baxter	1,238	53.2	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Smart	829	35.6	–3.4
	Conservative	Adam Cannon	133	5.7	–0.3
	Green	Ian Miller	114	4.9	+0.5
	Natural Law	Patrice Gladwin	15	0.6	N/A
Majority			409	17.6	+6.0
Turnout			2,329	39.2	–7.6
Registered electors			5,961
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Slatter	1,056	45.2	–1.0
	Conservative	Margaret Hoskins	802	34.3	–4.0
	Labour	Robert Hardy	480	20.5	+5.0
Majority			254	10.9	+3.0
Turnout			2,338	38.3	–5.4
Registered electors			6,120
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Knowles*	1,224	49.5	–0.5
	Labour	Christine Mann	895	36.2	–0.6
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	355	14.3	+1.1
Majority			329	13.3	+0.1
Turnout			2,474	43.3	–4.5
Registered electors			5,720
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.1

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References

↑ "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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[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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