# 1986 Cambridge City Council election

The 1986 Cambridge City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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

1986 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 | 1 | 57.1 | 13 | 21 | 50.0 | 13,979 | 37.5 | –0.4 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 1 | 21.4 | 9 | 12 | 28.6 | 12,178 | 32.7 | +0.3 |
| | Alliance | 3 | | 21.4 | 6 | 9 | 21.4 | 10,493 | 28.1 | –0.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 594 | 1.6 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Barnes | 998 | 59.9 | –2.4 |
| | Conservative | Julie Hayward | 406 | 24.4 | –4.0 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Brian Whitt | 263 | 15.8 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 35.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 34.4 | –6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,852 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Thompson | 1,041 | 47.3 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Davenport | 672 | 30.5 | –1.2 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Karen Burgess | 487 | 22.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 16.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | 41.1 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,347 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Andrew Duff* | 1,221 | 41.2 | –2.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hoskins | 945 | 32.6 | –0.7 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Megginson | 734 | 25.3 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 9.5 | –1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 49.6 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,850 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Ling | 1,199 | 41.8 | –7.3 |
| | Conservative | Ann Wright | 936 | 32.6 | +2.7 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Norman Braddick | 734 | 25.6 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 9.2 | –10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,869 | 53.4 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,373 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison New | 1,474 | 48.3 | –0.4 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Beckett | 1,184 | 38.8 | –0.9 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Andrew Paton | 395 | 12.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,053 | 52.8 | –4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,777 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Day | 1,429 | 40.8 | –2.6 |
| | Labour | Martin Blake* | 1,247 | 35.6 | +1.6 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Victor Godfrey | 824 | 23.5 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 5.2 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,500 | 55.1 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,347 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Overhill* | 881 | 52.2 | –3.7 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | David Howarth | 418 | 24.7 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | Steuart Northfield | 370 | 21.9 | +5.9 |
| | Communist | Glenn Richer | 20 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 27.5 | –0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 31.7 | –9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,323 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Joye Rosenstiel* | 1,036 | 42.6 | –6.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Leggatt | 765 | 31.5 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Aidan Dodson | 439 | 18.1 | –1.3 |
| | Green | Julian Paren | 191 | 7.9 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 11.1 | –11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 41.3 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,893 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Violet Cane* | 1,057 | 32.5 | –0.6 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Christine Bondi | 1,053 | 32.3 | –5.5 |
| | Conservative | Edward Connolly | 878 | 27.0 | –2.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Lloyd | 269 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,257 | 45.7 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,125 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Gawthrop* | 1,676 | 64.6 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Walton | 562 | 21.7 | –2.7 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Keith Edkins | 354 | 13.7 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,113 | 42.9 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,592 | 45.0 | –1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,761 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Gouch-Goodman | 1,456 | 44.1 | –0.6 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Lesley Bradford | 1,298 | 39.4 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Emma Stiles | 544 | 16.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 4.8 | –2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | 45.0 | –10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,761 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Sweeney* | 1,261 | 58.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Colin Barker | 521 | 24.2 | +5.5 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Carla Hurrell | 373 | 17.3 | –9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 740 | 34.3 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | 38.8 | –9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,560 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Millicent Suckling* | 1,374 | 48.5 | –0.9 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Philippa Slater | 994 | 35.1 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Nicola Glegg | 438 | 15.5 | –2.6 |
| | Independent | Lewis Wilbur | 26 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 13.4 | –3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 48.6 | +7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,824 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Stephen Marshall | 1,043 | 36.6 | –5.1 |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 1,006 | 35.3 | –1.6 |
| | Labour | Paul McHugh | 664 | 23.3 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright | 134 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1.3 | –3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,847 | 53.0 | –1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,367 | | |
| | SDP hold | SDP hold | Swing | 1.8 | |