1995 Peterborough City Council election

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.

1995 Peterborough City Council election
4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)
16 out of 49 seats to Peterborough City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 20 seats, 43.2% 19 seats, 33.3% 5 seats, 9.0%
Seats won 11 3 1
Seats after 24 19 4
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 15,494 9,964 1,912
Percentage 52.3% 31.6% 6.1%
Swing Increase 9.1% Decrease 1.7% Decrease 2.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 1 seat, 12.4% 1 seat, 0.4%
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,432 363
Percentage 7.7% 1.2%
Swing Decrease 4.7% Increase 0.8%
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

Election result
1995 Peterborough City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Increase 4 68.8 13 24 49.0 16,494 52.3 +9.1
  Conservative 3 Decrease 3 18.8 16 19 38.8 9,964 31.6 -1.7
  Liberal 1 Decrease 1 6.3 3 4 8.2 1,912 6.1 -2.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 2,432 7.7 -4.7
  Independent 1 Steady 6.3 0 1 2.0 363 1.2 +0.8
  Ind. Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 342 1.1 N/A
  Natural Law 0 Steady 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 Increase9.7

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 Decrease13.8

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 Decrease14.0

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 Increase3.9

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 Increase0.3

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 Increase7.3

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 Decrease13.7

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 Increase8.2

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 Decrease14.2

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 Increase5.5

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 Decrease11.3

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 Increase13.8

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 Increase11.8

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 Increase0.4

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 Increase1.5

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 Increase8.7

References
  1. "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1973-" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 12 November 2022.


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