1995 Peterborough City Council election

1995 Peterborough City Council election
16 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council ; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1995 Peterborough City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated December 27, 2024

The 1995 Peterborough City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1995 Peterborough City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	4	68.8	13	24	49.0	16,494	52.3	+9.1
	Conservative	3	3	18.8	16	19	38.8	9,964	31.6	-1.7
	Liberal	1	1	6.3	3	4	8.2	1,912	6.1	-2.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	1	1	2.0	2,432	7.7	-4.7
	Independent	1		6.3	0	1	2.0	363	1.2	+0.8
	Ind. Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	342	1.1	N/A
	Natural Law	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	35	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Bretton

Bretton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rainey*	1,024	65.6	+12.6
	Conservative	M. Thompson	397	25.4	–6.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Scott	141	9.0	–5.8
Majority			627	40.1	+19.2
Turnout			1,562	30.1	–3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.7

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hussain	1,335	53.1	–13.8
	Conservative	M. Suleman	1,180	46.9	+13.8
Majority			155	6.2	–27.6
Turnout			2,515	54.2	+9.4
	Labour hold		Swing	13.8

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	K. Duell	935	51.2	–14.9
	Labour	J. Goude	697	38.2	+13.0
	Conservative	M. Tee	193	10.6	+1.9
Majority			238	13.0	–27.9
Turnout			1,825	31.1	–5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	14.0

East

East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Todd	1,285	55.0	+10.3
	Conservative	J. Peach	918	39.3	+2.5
	Liberal	C. Ash	134	5.7	–5.3
Majority			367	15.7	+7.7
Turnout			2,337	36.8	–3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Eye

Eye
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Z. Bishrey	539	60.0	+3.7
	Conservative	A. Semper	359	40.0	+3.2
Majority			180	20.0	+0.5
Turnout			898	41.9	–5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Fletton

Fletton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Chalmers*	1,374	78.7	+13.9
	Conservative	P. Grimwood	371	21.3	–0.7
Majority			1,003	57.5	+14.7
Turnout			1,745	27.1	–3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Newborough

Newborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Sanders*	363	62.8	–9.6
	Labour	S. Bradley	215	37.2	+17.7
Majority			148	25.6	–27.3
Turnout			578	40.7	–4.1
	Independent hold		Swing	13.7

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Burke	1,147	73.9	+10.2
	Conservative	D. Ricciardi	187	12.0	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Martin	110	7.1	+1.6
	Liberal	D. Robson	109	7.0	–5.6
Majority			960	61.8	+16.3
Turnout			1,553	34.0	–0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

Northborough

Northborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Franklin	497	56.9	–21.3
	Labour	M. Beaver	253	28.9	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Acris	124	14.2	N/A
Majority			244	27.9	–28.4
Turnout			874	42.9	–1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.2

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Goffrey*	1,525	62.6	+8.1
	Conservative	B. Picton	656	26.9	–2.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Nash	221	9.1	–3.5
	Natural Law	C. Brettell	35	1.4	N/A
Majority			869	35.7	+11.0
Turnout			2,437	33.0	–5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Cereste	1,105	45.0	–8.8
	Labour	C. Hubback	1,002	40.8	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Watkin	349	14.2	–5.0
Majority			103	4.2	–22.6
Turnout			2,456	36.6	–7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.3

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Edwards	1,008	41.8	+8.9
	Conservative	R. Bringeman*	787	32.6	–18.7
	Ind. Conservative	B. Duckworth*	342	14.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	S. Cork	211	8.7	–7.1
	Liberal	A. Keyes	64	2.7	N/A
Majority			221	9.2	N/A
Turnout			2,412	37.2	–4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cox	1,143	63.0	+15.1
	Liberal	R. Hughes*	670	37.0	–8.4
Majority			473	26.1	+23.7
Turnout			1,813	35.9	–2.5
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	11.8

Stanground

Stanground
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Reece	1,564	59.2	+2.1
	Conservative	B. Sneesby*	925	35.0	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Crowe	151	5.7	–3.6
Majority			639	24.2	+0.8
Turnout			2,640	40.7	–2.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.4

Walton

Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Roberts*	767	34.5	+9.8
	Labour	M. Dale	759	34.1	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sandford	699	31.4	–12.9
Majority			8	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,225	42.9	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

West

West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Johnson	1,624	44.2	+11.5
	Conservative	R. Perkins*	1,622	44.2	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. McBride	426	11.6	–5.7
Majority			2	0.1	N/A
Turnout			3,672	36.8	–3.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	8.7

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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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