# 1988 Cambridge City Council election

The 1988 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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

1988 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 | 9 | 2 | 64.3 | 12 | 21 | 50.0 | 15,751 | 41.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 2 | 35.7 | 10 | 15 | 35.7 | 12,937 | 34.4 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 14.3 | 8,108 | 21.5 | –9.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 851 | 2.3 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith* | 1,096 | 64.6 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Wheatley | 433 | 25.5 | –4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Coombes | 103 | 6.1 | –8.3 |
| | Green | Phillipa Bryan | 64 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 39.1 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 35.5 | –4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,779 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Gard* | 1,100 | 51.8 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Davenport | 793 | 37.3 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Corder | 232 | 10.9 | –12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 14.4 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,125 | 40.5 | –4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,241 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Gregory | 1,058 | 34.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Bays | 1,048 | 34.5 | –9.3 |
| | Labour | Jessie Ball | 928 | 30.6 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,034 | 48.9 | –6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,206 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Woodhouse* | 1,623 | 51.6 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Wright | 1,191 | 37.8 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Allan | 333 | 10.6 | –16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,147 | 59.0 | –4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,334 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Todd* | 1,807 | 55.3 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Stokes | 1,267 | 38.8 | –7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bowden | 194 | 5.9 | –8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,268 | 56.0 | –2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,838 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.6 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen George* | 1,460 | 48.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Mark Thompson | 1,110 | 36.9 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roman Znajek | 437 | 14.5 | –8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 11.6 | –6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 47.6 | –6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,322 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Cowell* | 1,175 | 65.2 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Hulyer | 395 | 21.9 | –4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Creek | 231 | 12.8 | –17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 43.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 34.3 | –0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,256 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.7 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Leggatt | 1,061 | 38.4 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Rosenstiel* | 1,032 | 37.4 | –3.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael O'Hannan | 506 | 18.3 | –6.2 |
| | Green | Mark Tester | 164 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,763 | 46.4 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,960 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Fairclough | 1,152 | 33.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwyneth Lipstein* | 1,061 | 31.3 | –7.8 |
| | Conservative | Ann Knight | 934 | 27.5 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Catherine Wolfe | 248 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,395 | 47.6 | –5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,132 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Tuffnell | 1,679 | 66.3 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | Christine Butler | 529 | 20.9 | –2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paton | 188 | 7.4 | –15.7 |
| | Green | David Lenihan | 138 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,150 | 45.4 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | 42.1 | –6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,016 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Edwards | 1,550 | 48.9 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Baker | 990 | 31.2 | –8.0 |
| | Labour | Roger Fairclough | 631 | 19.9 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 17.7 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | 53.8 | –5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,878 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Wright* | 1,295 | 51.1 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Jones | 633 | 25.0 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Wheeler | 492 | 19.4 | –9.9 |
| | Green | David Fox | 114 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 26.1 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | 45.2 | –0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,609 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sonja Froggett | 1,255 | 51.8 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Slatter | 747 | 30.8 | –4.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Robson | 420 | 17.3 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 21.0 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,422 | 40.4 | –8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,002 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 1,074 | 39.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Trowell | 879 | 32.0 | –11.9 |
| | Labour | Christine Mann | 674 | 24.5 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright | 123 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 49.5 | –10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,555 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.1 | |