1994 Peterborough City Council election

1994 Peterborough City Council election

5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)
16 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37.7% (2.1%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 22 seats, 52.4% 20 seats, 34.6% 5 seats, 5.6% Seats won 5 9 1 Seats after 22 20 5 Seat change Popular vote 11,700 15,158 3,167 Percentage 33.3% 43.2% 9.0% Swing 19.1% 8.6% 2.4%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 1 seat, 6.3% 1 seat, 0.3% Seats won 1 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 4,349 140 Percentage 12.4% 0.4% Swing 6.1% 0.1%
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

The 1994 Peterborough City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. 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
		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