# 1991 Peterborough City Council election

The 1991 Peterborough City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1991 Peterborough 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 | 7 | 1 | 43.8 | 17 | 24 | 49.0 | 14,159 | 38.3 | -10.2 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 2 | 37.5 | 13 | 19 | 38.8 | 15,701 | 42.5 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 6.1 | 2,952 | 8.0 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.1 | 2,954 | 8.0 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,195 | 3.2 | +2.5 |

## Ward results
### Bretton

Bretton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Rainey | 964 | 46.0 |
| | Conservative | B. Dunham* | 873 | 41.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Sandford | 259 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | 37.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,597 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Hussain* | 1,381 | 56.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Suri | 1,054 | 43.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 | 47.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,173 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | E. Murat | 1,240 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | L. Wallace | 712 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Stead | 418 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | 37.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,392 | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### East

East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Channing* | 1,137 | 59.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Butler | 780 | 40.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | 31.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,027 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Eye

Eye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Williams* | 543 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Semper | 355 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Smith | 66 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 964 | 47.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,038 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fletton

Fletton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Chalmers* | 1,554 | 69.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Tiplady | 692 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | 34.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,564 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Newborough

Newborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | N. Sanders* | 483 | 72.4 |
| | Labour | B. Keegan | 130 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Woodford | 54 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 52.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 667 | 44.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,488 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Luckey* | 1,334 | 67.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Gale | 643 | 32.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 691 | 35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,977 | 40.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,904 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Northborough

Northborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Hedges* | 712 | 78.2 |
| | Labour | N. Duncan | 199 | 21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 56.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | 43.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,113 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Goffrey | 1,442 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Scott | 1,419 | 44.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Gee | 350 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | 42.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,498 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Bringeman | 1,685 | 53.8 |
| | Labour | P. Clements | 845 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Yates | 603 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | 44.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,113 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. Duckworth | 1,745 | 54.2 |
| | Labour | L. Norris | 807 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal | D. Robson | 666 | 20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 29.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,218 | 51.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,283 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | R. Hughes | 1,046 | 50.9 |
| | Labour | H. Lakhanpaul | 797 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Tahir | 210 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 34.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,007 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Stanground

Stanground :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Sneesby* | 1,523 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | M. Todd | 1,211 | 40.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Crowe | 239 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,973 | 47.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,329 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Roberts* | 1,185 | 44.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Taylor | 850 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | R. Britton | 625 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,660 | 47.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,605 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West

West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Perkins* | 2,407 | 58.3 |
| | Labour | A. Dowson | 1,190 | 28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Oldroyd | 533 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | 29.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,130 | 40.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,118 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |