# 1990 Cambridge City Council election

The 1990 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1990 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

1990 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 | 10 | 1 | 66.7 | 12 | 22 | 52.4 | 20,015 | 45.6 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 1 | 13.3 | 12 | 14 | 33.3 | 11,979 | 27.3 | –7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 14.3 | 8,378 | 19.1 | –2.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,494 | 8.0 | +5.7 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Barnes | 1,401 | 67.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Cann | 436 | 20.8 | –4.7 |
| | Green | Stuart Emms | 140 | 6.7 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whitt | 115 | 5.5 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 46.1 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,092 | 42.7 | +7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,894 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Thompson* | 1,343 | 54.4 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Julia Clark | 687 | 27.8 | –9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Corder | 294 | 11.9 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Simon Ounsworth | 145 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 26.6 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | 47.6 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,192 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Charlesworth | 1,139 | 33.6 | –0.9 |
| | Labour | Kevin Price | 1,014 | 29.9 | –0.7 |
| | Conservative | June Saunders | 983 | 29.0 | –5.9 |
| | Green | Maxine Holloway | 258 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | 55.5 | +6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,110 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander MacEachern | 1,502 | 53.9 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Baty | 885 | 31.7 | –6.1 |
| | Green | Patrick Tooth | 218 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Lowe | 184 | 6.6 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 22.1 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,789 | 51.6 | –7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,402 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jessie Ball | 1,721 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | Alison New* | 1,491 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Justin Coleman | 989 | 31.5 |
| | Conservative | Jean Shinn | 979 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Mackie | 238 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Robinson | 212 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Jennifer Belza | 193 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Gabrielle Hutton | 183 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,000 | 52.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,769 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Antopolski | 1,515 | 43.6 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Howe | 998 | 28.7 | –19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roman Znajek | 776 | 22.3 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Peter Pope | 186 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 14.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,475 | 54.6 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,359 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.3 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Patterson* | 1,307 | 61.5 | –3.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Graham | 381 | 17.9 | –4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Creek | 292 | 13.7 | +0.9 |
| | Green | James Entwistle | 144 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 43.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | 40.5 | +6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,245 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joye Rosenstiel* | 1,285 | 41.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Kevin Southernwood | 1,184 | 37.9 | –0.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Waldron | 361 | 11.5 | –6.8 |
| | Green | Alred Droy | 297 | 9.5 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,127 | 53.4 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,860 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Glasberg | 1,676 | 46.5 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bishop | 881 | 24.4 | –3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Whyte | 638 | 17.7 | –13.6 |
| | Green | Joel Smith | 409 | 11.3 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 | 22.1 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,604 | 47.6 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,221 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Francesca Stevens | 1,751 | 60.9 | –5.4 |
| | Conservative | Audrey Hull | 497 | 17.3 | –3.6 |
| | Green | Robert Graham | 359 | 12.5 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paton | 268 | 9.3 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,254 | 43.6 | –1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,875 | 46.6 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,169 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Gough-Goodman* | 1,456 | 44.1 | –6.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hibbert | 891 | 27.0 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Bradford | 886 | 26.9 | –5.4 |
| | Green | Paul Martin | 201 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 13.0 | –4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,434 | 57.6 | +3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,727 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 1,525 | 60.7 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Wheeler | 367 | 14.6 | –4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Corn | 351 | 14.0 | –11.0 |
| | Green | Ian Miller | 271 | 10.8 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,158 | 46.1 | +20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,514 | 45.2 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,556 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hoskins* | 1,151 | 40.7 | –11.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Powell | 713 | 25.2 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Slatter | 708 | 25.0 | –5.8 |
| | Green | David Rees | 255 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 15.5 | –5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,827 | 46.2 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,114 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Nimmo-Smith | 992 | 31.6 | –0.4 |
| | Labour | Christine Mann | 981 | 31.3 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Stokes | 928 | 29.6 | –9.5 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright | 235 | 7.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 56.5 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,544 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.6 | |