# 1994 Cambridge City Council election

The 1994 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

## Summary
### Election result

1994 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 17 | 40.5 | 14,843 | 41.0 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 4 | 50.0 | 8 | 15 | 35.7 | 14,159 | 39.1 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 23.8 | 7,048 | 19.5 | –15.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 0.3 | –1.8 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Barnes* | 965 | 66.2 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Froggett | 253 | 17.4 | –17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Molyneux-Hill | 239 | 16.4 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 48.9 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 30.7 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,756 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Colombo | 1,200 | 53.3 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Thomas McGuire | 583 | 25.9 | –19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Wrigley | 467 | 20.8 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 27.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,250 | 43.3 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,201 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.6 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Charlesworth* | 1,597 | 53.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Angela Smith | 739 | 24.8 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Mitton | 647 | 21.7 | –14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 28.8 | +17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | 46.8 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,382 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander MacEachern* | 1,391 | 52.5 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | Jason Webb | 888 | 33.5 | –13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Woodford | 370 | 14.0 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 49.3 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,389 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.8 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Bagnall | 1,545 | 61.0 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen George | 607 | 24.0 | –20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hoddinott | 382 | 15.1 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 37.0 | +35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | 44.4 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,731 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.6 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Stickley | 1,402 | 46.0 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilson | 1,196 | 39.2 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Havercroft | 453 | 14.8 | –19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 6.8 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,051 | 45.6 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,698 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Ratcliffe | 1,000 | 64.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna Howarth | 314 | 20.3 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Sally Black | 229 | 14.8 | –13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 44.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 31.3 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,922 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joye Rosenstiel* | 1,502 | 61.0 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | David Blunt | 676 | 27.4 | –4.4 |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 286 | 11.6 | –3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 33.5 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | 40.5 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,107 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Larkin | 1,477 | 46.7 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Asha Patel | 1,290 | 40.8 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 394 | 12.5 | –12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 5.9 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,161 | 43.1 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,370 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Blencowe | 1,387 | 49.6 | –2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bowden | 1,122 | 40.2 | +20.6 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Clayton | 285 | 10.2 | –10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 9.5 | –22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,794 | 44.4 | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,326 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.8 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor | 1,703 | 51.1 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Chris Gough-Goodman* | 913 | 27.4 | –16.8 |
| | Labour | Caroline Smith | 717 | 21.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 790 | 23.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,333 | 58.0 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,762 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.0 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Ratcliff | 1,344 | 50.6 | –5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smart | 1,036 | 39.0 | +24.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wren | 160 | 6.0 | –15.2 |
| | Green | Ian Miller | 118 | 4.4 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 11.6 | –23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | 46.8 | +13.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,700 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.8 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Warde | 1,201 | 46.2 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hoskins* | 995 | 38.3 | –17.9 |
| | Labour | Colin Dickins | 402 | 15.5 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,598 | 43.7 | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,953 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.2 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Nimmo-Smith* | 1,347 | 50.0 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Humber | 991 | 36.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Walton | 355 | 13.2 | –16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 13.2 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,693 | 47.8 | –1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,655 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.2 | |