# 1992 Cambridge City Council election

The 1992 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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

1992 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 | 6 | 4 | 40.0 | 13 | 19 | 45.2 | 12,530 | 36.3 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 26.7 | 8 | 12 | 28.6 | 11,915 | 34.5 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 5 | 33.3 | 6 | 11 | 26.2 | 9,326 | 27.0 | –0.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 670 | 1.9 | –1.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 0.4 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith* | 801 | 57.6 | –3.8 |
| | Conservative | Joan Hill-Molyneux | 482 | 34.7 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Harden | 108 | 7.8 | –2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 22.9 | –14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,391 | 29.3 | –7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,747 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vivian Ellis | 931 | 45.4 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Gard* | 855 | 41.7 | –6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Pegrum | 265 | 12.9 | –8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 39.7 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,169 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hipkin | 1,333 | 47.0 | –3.3 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mitton | 1,021 | 36.0 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Simon Gosnell | 485 | 17.1 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 11.0 | –9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,839 | 45.9 | –5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,190 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Seaton | 1,193 | 47.4 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Schofield | 973 | 38.7 | –1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Henney | 220 | 8.7 | –3.1 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Cooper | 66 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Peter Chaplin | 65 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,517 | 47.3 | –1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,326 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Benstead | 1,153 | 46.1 | –2.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Jones | 1,109 | 44.3 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paton | 241 | 9.6 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 1.8 | –9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,503 | 44.3 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,646 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Nunes | 987 | 35.5 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Alan Carter | 945 | 34.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Rooney | 848 | 30.5 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.5 | –0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,780 | 43.1 | –8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,443 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Cowell* | 871 | 58.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin Price | 657 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Howe | 426 | 28.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Baty | 390 | 26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 199 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Warde | 144 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | 26.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,017 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Rosenstiel | 1,313 | 49.2 | –0.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Leggatt* | 850 | 31.8 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Harwood | 398 | 14.9 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Timothy Cooper | 109 | 4.1 | –3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 17.3 | –1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,670 | 44.0 | –1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,073 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Baird | 1,075 | 35.3 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Fairclough* | 977 | 32.1 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Wheatcroft | 760 | 24.9 | –4.6 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright | 178 | 5.8 | –3.3 |
| | Independent | Neil Costello | 58 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,048 | 41.6 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,326 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Benjamin Bradnack | 1,220 | 52.5 | –4.0 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Walton | 484 | 20.8 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Britt Meyland-Smith | 456 | 19.6 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Daryl Tayar | 166 | 7.1 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 31.6 | –5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,326 | 38.1 | –0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,112 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Edwards* | 1,326 | 44.2 | –2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Darlington | 1,082 | 36.0 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Pamela Henderson | 595 | 19.8 | –4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 8.1 | –9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,003 | 52.6 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,704 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Wright* | 1,002 | 55.8 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Atherton | 380 | 21.2 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Ford | 262 | 14.6 | –4.9 |
| | Green | Ian Miller | 151 | 8.4 | –1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 34.7 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | 33.4 | –5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,381 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sonja Froggett* | 1,283 | 56.2 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillipa Slatter | 633 | 27.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilson | 365 | 16.0 | –2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 28.5 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | 37.7 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,058 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Griffiths | 1,008 | 37.7 | –5.6 |
| | Labour | Christine Mann | 878 | 32.8 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Manley | 787 | 29.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 4.9 | –8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,673 | 49.5 | –2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,405 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.9 | |