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1990 Cambridge City Council election

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1990 Cambridge City Council election

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15 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.3% (Increase3.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 21 seats, 41.8% 15 seats, 34.4% 6 seats, 21.5%
Seats won 10 2 3
Seats after 22 14 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 20,015 11,979 8,378
Percentage 45.6% 27.3% 19.1%
Swing Increase 3.8% Decrease 7.1% Decrease 2.4%

Winner of each seat at the 1990 Cambridge City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour

The 1990 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1990 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

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Election result

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1990 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 10 Increase 1 66.7 12 22 52.4 20,015 45.6 +3.8
  Conservative 2 Decrease 1 13.3 12 14 33.3 11,979 27.3 –7.1
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 20.0 3 6 14.3 8,378 19.1 –2.4
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,494 8.0 +5.7

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Barnes 1,401 67.0 +2.4
Conservative Sheila Cann 436 20.8 –4.7
Green Stuart Emms 140 6.7 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Whitt 115 5.5 –0.6
Majority 965 46.1 +7.0
Turnout 2,092 42.7 +7.2
Registered electors 4,894
Labour hold Swing Increase3.6

Arbury

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Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Thompson* 1,343 54.4 +2.6
Conservative Julia Clark 687 27.8 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Corder 294 11.9 +1.0
Green Simon Ounsworth 145 5.9 N/A
Majority 656 26.6 +12.2
Turnout 2,469 47.6 +7.1
Registered electors 5,192
Labour hold Swing Increase6.1

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Charlesworth 1,139 33.6 –0.9
Labour Kevin Price 1,014 29.9 –0.7
Conservative June Saunders 983 29.0 –5.9
Green Maxine Holloway 258 7.6 N/A
Majority 125 3.7 N/A
Turnout 3,394 55.5 +6.6
Registered electors 6,110
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease0.1

Cherry Hinton

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Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander MacEachern 1,502 53.9 +2.3
Conservative Richard Baty 885 31.7 –6.1
Green Patrick Tooth 218 7.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ken Lowe 184 6.6 –4.0
Majority 617 22.1 +8.4
Turnout 2,789 51.6 –7.4
Registered electors 5,402
Labour hold Swing Increase4.2

Coleridge

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Coleridge (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jessie Ball 1,721 54.8
Labour Alison New* 1,491 47.5
Conservative Justin Coleman 989 31.5
Conservative Jean Shinn 979 31.2
Liberal Democrats Valerie Mackie 238 7.6
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Robinson 212 6.7
Green Jennifer Belza 193 6.1
Green Gabrielle Hutton 183 5.8
Turnout 3,000 52.0
Registered electors 5,769
Labour hold
Labour hold

East Chesterton

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East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Antopolski 1,515 43.6 +6.7
Conservative Geoffrey Howe 998 28.7 –19.9
Liberal Democrats Roman Znajek 776 22.3 +7.8
Green Peter Pope 186 5.4 N/A
Majority 517 14.9 N/A
Turnout 3,475 54.6 +7.0
Registered electors 6,359
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.3

Kings Hedges

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Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Patterson* 1,307 61.5 –3.7
Conservative Martin Graham 381 17.9 –4.0
Liberal Democrats David Creek 292 13.7 +0.9
Green James Entwistle 144 6.8 N/A
Majority 926 43.6 +0.3
Turnout 2,124 40.5 +6.2
Registered electors 5,245
Labour hold Swing Increase0.2

Market

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Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joye Rosenstiel* 1,285 41.1 +3.7
Labour Kevin Southernwood 1,184 37.9 –0.5
Conservative Mark Waldron 361 11.5 –6.8
Green Alred Droy 297 9.5 +3.6
Majority 101 3.2 N/A
Turnout 3,127 53.4 +7.0
Registered electors 5,860
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.1

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Glasberg 1,676 46.5 +12.6
Conservative Mark Bishop 881 24.4 –3.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Whyte 638 17.7 –13.6
Green Joel Smith 409 11.3 +4.0
Majority 795 22.1 +19.4
Turnout 3,604 47.6 –2.3
Registered electors 7,221
Labour hold Swing Increase7.9

Petersfield

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Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francesca Stevens 1,751 60.9 –5.4
Conservative Audrey Hull 497 17.3 –3.6
Green Robert Graham 359 12.5 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paton 268 9.3 +1.9
Majority 1,254 43.6 –1.8
Turnout 2,875 46.6 +4.5
Registered electors 6,169
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.9

Queens Edith

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Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Gough-Goodman* 1,456 44.1 –6.5
Labour Andrew Hibbert 891 27.0 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Lesley Bradford 886 26.9 –5.4
Green Paul Martin 201 6.1 N/A
Majority 428 13.0 –4.7
Turnout 3,434 57.6 +3.8
Registered electors 5,727
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.3

Romsey

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Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Gardiner 1,525 60.7 +9.6
Conservative Rosemary Wheeler 367 14.6 –4.8
Liberal Democrats Janice Corn 351 14.0 –11.0
Green Ian Miller 271 10.8 +6.3
Majority 1,158 46.1 +20.0
Turnout 2,514 45.2 ±0.0
Registered electors 5,556
Labour hold Swing Increase7.2

Trumpington

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Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Hoskins* 1,151 40.7 –11.1
Labour Andrew Powell 713 25.2 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Philippa Slatter 708 25.0 –5.8
Green David Rees 255 9.0 N/A
Majority 438 15.5 –5.5
Turnout 2,827 46.2 +5.8
Registered electors 6,114
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.5

West Chesterton

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West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Nimmo-Smith 992 31.6 –0.4
Labour Christine Mann 981 31.3 +6.8
Conservative Rodney Stokes 928 29.6 –9.5
Green Margaret Wright 235 7.5 +3.0
Majority 11 0.4 N/A
Turnout 3,136 56.5 +7.0
Registered electors 5,544
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.6

References

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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.