# 1996 Cambridge City Council election

The 1996 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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

1996 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 | 8 | 3 | 57.1 | 13 | 21 | 50.0 | 13,852 | 45.0 | –0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | | 35.7 | 12 | 17 | 40.5 | 10,848 | 35.2 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 3 | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 9.5 | 6,086 | 19.8 | +4.2 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith* | 882 | 71.5 | –6.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mitton | 200 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Langton | 151 | 12.2 | –9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 55.3 | –1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | 25.4 | –1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,858 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Wright | 1,063 | 54.9 | –6.3 |
| | Conservative | Vivian Ellis* | 670 | 34.6 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Wrigley | 205 | 10.6 | –5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 20.3 | –18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,938 | 36.8 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,250 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hipkin* | 1,421 | 55.8 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Smith | 684 | 26.9 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Mitton | 441 | 17.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 737 | 28.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,546 | 36.1 | –1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,013 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Howe | 1,022 | 55.4 | –7.9 |
| | Conservative | Eric Barrett-Payton | 510 | 27.6 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna Howarth | 313 | 17.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 27.8 | –9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,845 | 32.9 | –10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,516 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Benstead* | 1,234 | 62.1 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Axhorn | 500 | 25.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Corder | 254 | 12.8 | –7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 36.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 33.3 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,944 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Nunes* | 1,271 | 44.1 | –3.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Hartley | 1,249 | 43.3 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Havercroft | 365 | 12.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 | –4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,885 | 41.5 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,906 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Cowell* | 1,116 | 77.0 | –0.2 |
| | Conservative | Stephen George | 197 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhodri James | 136 | 9.4 | –5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 919 | 63.4 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 29.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,904 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Rosenstiel* | 1,196 | 55.9 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Flood | 719 | 33.6 | –0.4 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Hardie | 223 | 10.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 22.3 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,138 | 32.6 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,579 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Richardson | 1,282 | 45.3 | –3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Baird* | 1,249 | 44.1 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Turnbull | 301 | 10.6 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.2 | –7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 35.3 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,026 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Benjamin Bradnack* | 1,456 | 62.4 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Goddard | 585 | 25.1 | –10.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Welton | 294 | 12.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 37.3 | +23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 33.6 | –4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,913 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.5 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Edwards* | 1,138 | 37.7 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Woodford | 1,120 | 37.1 | –10.2 |
| | Labour | John Beresford | 759 | 25.2 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,017 | 50.6 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5.884 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.1 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Lucas | 1,184 | 55.5 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smart | 840 | 39.4 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Ann Watkins | 109 | 5.1 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 16.1 | –1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,133 | 35.5 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,000 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Eagle | 886 | 41.2 | –3.9 |
| | Conservative | Sonja Froggett* | 815 | 37.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Kira Davison | 447 | 20.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.3 | –7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,146 | 34.8 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,092 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.8 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Griffiths* | 1,221 | 53.1 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Ben Wardle | 755 | 32.8 | –3.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 323 | 14.0 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 20.3 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 38.8 | –4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,883 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.5 | |