1996 Cambridge City Council election

1996 Cambridge City Council election
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council ; 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.9% (3.6%)
	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

Last updated January 30, 2025

The 1996 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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

1996 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		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

Abbey

Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Smith*	882	71.5	–6.9
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	200	16.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Langton	151	12.2	–9.4
Majority			682	55.3	–1.4
Turnout			1,233	25.4	–1.0
Registered electors			4,858
	Labour hold

Arbury

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

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

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

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

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

Kings Hedges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Cowell*	1,116	77.0	–0.2
	Conservative	Stephen George	197	13.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rhodri James	136	9.4	–5.9
Majority			919	63.4	+1.5
Turnout			1,449	29.5
Registered electors			4,904
	Labour hold

Market

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Related Research Articles

South Cambridgeshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Pippa Heylings of the Liberal Democrats.

One third of Cambridge City Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Cambridge City Council is the local authority for Cambridge, a non-metropolitan district with city status in Cambridgeshire, England. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. It meets at Cambridge Guildhall. The council is a member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

Elections to City of York Council were held in 2003. The whole council was up for election. Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 53 to 47.

Elections for Cambridge City Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election, with the exception of Cherry Hinton ward where two seats were up for election due to the early retirement of Councillor Stuart Newbold. The vote took place alongside the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum and a Cambridgeshire County Council by-election for Arbury ward.

Elections for Cambridge City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to No Overall Control.

The 2014 Cambridge City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the European Union elections.

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party achieved overall control of the council.

The 2015 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England as part of the English local elections of that year coinciding with the 2015 General Election.

Bath City Council was a non-metropolitan district in Avon, England, that administered the city of Bath, Somerset, from 1974 until 1996. The district council replaced the pre-1974 county borough council.

The 2016 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections. The Labour Party grouping gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats, increasing their majority on the council from 6 to 10 seats.

Elections to Cambridge City Council were held on 6 May 2010 as part of the wider local elections across England.

The 2018 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

The 2019 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

The 1996 Derby City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1996. This was on the same day as other local elections. This election was held ahead of Derby City Council becoming a unitary authority on 1 April 1997. As a result, the entire council was up for election and the elected councillors acted as a shadow authority until that date. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

The 2021 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

The 2002 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

The 2003 Cambridge City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

The 2007 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

The 2008 Cambridge City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

References

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

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

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

[1]

v t e Council elections in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Peterborough City Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Cambridge City Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
East Cambridgeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Fenland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Huntingdonshire District Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022
South Cambridgeshire District Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2022
Isle of Ely County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964
Huntingdon & Peterborough County Council	1967 1970 Abolished
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	2017 2021 2025
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1995 ←) 1996 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1997)
Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Unitary authorities	Bournemouth Brighton and Hove Darlington Derby Hartlepool Leicester Luton Milton Keynes Poole Portsmouth Rutland Southampton Stoke-on-Trent Thamesdown
District councils	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Brentwood Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gillingham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Halton Harlow Harrogate Hart Hastings Havant Hereford Hertsmere Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Leominster Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Herefordshire South Lakeland Southend-on-Sea St Albans Stevenage Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Three Rivers Thurrock Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Wokingham Worcester Worthing Wyre Forest
Ad-hoc election	Northern Ireland Forum