The 1997 Peterborough City Council election took place on 7 May 1997 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1997 general election and other local elections.
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All 57 seats to Peterborough City Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 67.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the number of seats increased by 8. Labour lost their majority on the council, which they had narrowly gained at the 1996 election. Despite this, Labour remained the largest party.
Summary edit
Election result edit
1997 Peterborough City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 27 | 2 | 47.4 | 0 | 27 | 47.4 | 76,738 | 45.8 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | 24 | 11 | 42.1 | 0 | 24 | 42.1 | 71,278 | 42.5 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 5.3 | 10,320 | 6.2 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 7,344 | 4.4 | -4.2 | ||
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1,734 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 266 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ward results edit
Barnack edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Over | 1,054 | 69.8 | +11.2 | |
Labour | J. Budding | 457 | 30.2 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 597 | 39.6 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,511 | 76.2 | +28.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 |
Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | M. Choudhary | 2,199 | 62.1 | ||
Labour | R. Akhtar* | 2,074 | 58.6 | ||
Labour | N. Khan* | 1,962 | 55.4 | ||
Conservative | M. Hussain* | 1,338 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | M. Hussain | 974 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | B. Searle | 935 | 26.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,539 | 82.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,316 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Dogsthorpe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Liberal | A. Miners* | 2,463 | 63.2 | ||
Liberal | K. Duell | 2,239 | 57.4 | ||
Liberal | R. Pobgee | 2,100 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | C. Fisher | 1,013 | 26.0 | ||
Labour | W. Houghton | 958 | 24.6 | ||
Labour | V. Stokes | 828 | 21.2 | ||
Conservative | S. Holmes | 422 | 10.8 | ||
Conservative | A. Stead | 411 | 10.5 | ||
Conservative | M. Wright | 332 | 8.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,898 | 71.9 | |||
Registered electors | 5,421 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Farrell* | 1,917 | 60.8 | ||
Labour | C. Edwards | 1,699 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | M. Todd* | 1,497 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | P. Grimwood | 1,233 | 39.1 | ||
Conservative | D. Hillson | 1,075 | 34.1 | ||
Conservative | M. Tahir | 1,016 | 32.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,151 | 53.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,912 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Eye & Thorney edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Bartlett | 1,659 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | D. Sanders | 1,337 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | B. Allway | 1,076 | 35.9 | ||
Labour | Z. Bishrey* | 955 | 31.8 | ||
Ind. Conservative | A. Semper | 266 | 8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,001 | 74.2 | |||
Registered electors | 4,045 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Fletton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Gray* | 2,142 | 64.6 | ||
Labour | M. Farrell | 1,732 | 52.2 | ||
Labour | B. Payton | 1,495 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | G. Casey | 1,177 | 35.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Vigar | 997 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | B. Picton | 903 | 27.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,318 | 65.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Glinton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Holdich* | 1,415 | 75.1 | +11.3 | |
Labour | S. Lawrence | 468 | 24.9 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 947 | 50.2 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,883 | 75.7 | +30.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,487 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 |
Newborough edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Sanders* | 905 | 68.4 | N/A | |
Labour | G. McClean | 418 | 31.6 | –5.6 | |
Majority | 487 | 36.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,323 | 93.6 | +52.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,413 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent Labour | C. Swift* | 1,734 | 52.1 | ||
Labour | W. Burke* | 794 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | P. Baylis* | 706 | 21.2 | ||
Conservative | P. Gale | 544 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | A. Paul | 294 | 8.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | L. Martin | 256 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,329 | 70.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,695 | ||||
Independent Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
North Bretton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | D. Weston | 2,392 | 64.0 | ||
Labour | J. Johnson | 2,383 | 63.7 | ||
Labour | H. Lakhanpaul | 1,969 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | M. Bye | 1,347 | 36.0 | ||
Conservative | B. Dunham | 1,248 | 33.4 | ||
Conservative | C. McKeown | 1,134 | 30.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,739 | 73.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Northborough edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Franklin* | 1,011 | 72.3 | +15.4 | |
Labour | S. Larder | 388 | 27.7 | –1.2 | |
Majority | 623 | 44.5 | +16.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,399 | 67.6 | +24.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,070 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3 |
Orton Longueville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Owens* | 1,881 | 41.9 | ||
Labour | C. Weaver* | 1,797 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | M. Goffrey* | 1,674 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | L. Hopkins | 1,385 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Ewing | 1,273 | 28.4 | ||
Conservative | L. Markwick | 1,257 | 28.0 | ||
Conservative | J. Staines | 1,163 | 25.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,486 | 62.0 | |||
Registered electors | 7,325 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Orton Waterville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M. Cereste* | 2,257 | 57.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Kempsell | 2,224 | 56.7 | ||
Conservative | M. D'Andrew | 2,010 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | K. Speirs | 1,669 | 42.5 | ||
Labour | A. Dale | 1,557 | 39.7 | ||
Labour | R. Strangward | 1,344 | 34.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,923 | 58.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,660 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Y. Lowndes* | 2,086 | 47.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Peach | 2,020 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | P. Kreling* | 1,903 | 43.2 | ||
Labour | A. Brosnan | 1,577 | 35.8 | ||
Labour | C. Hubback | 1,355 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | M. Hussain | 1,242 | 28.2 | ||
Liberal | S. Goldspink | 743 | 16.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,408 | 66.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,649 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold |
Paston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | S. Bradley* | 1,936 | 51.5 | ||
Labour | J. Bleakney | 1,773 | 47.2 | ||
Labour | P. Ward* | 1,379 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | P. Lowndes | 1,015 | 27.0 | ||
Conservative | M. Kreling | 958 | 25.5 | ||
Conservative | M. Thompson | 866 | 23.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Turner | 808 | 21.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,758 | 83.8 | |||
Registered electors | 4,485 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ravensthorpe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | A. Cox* | 1,891 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | J. Ledgister* | 1,547 | 41.9 | ||
Labour | M. Rainey | 1,475 | 39.9 | ||
Liberal | C. Ash | 1,133 | 30.7 | ||
Liberal | S. McGee | 911 | 24.7 | ||
Liberal | D. Robson | 731 | 19.8 | ||
Conservative | A. Hopkins | 669 | 18.1 | ||
Conservative | R. Markwick | 572 | 15.5 | ||
Conservative | J. Smedley | 555 | 15.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,695 | 79.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,675 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Crick | 749 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | M. Dale | 723 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | G. Simons | 626 | 42.5 | ||
Labour | A. Pears | 607 | 41.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 66.2 | |||
Registered electors | 2,225 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
South Bretton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M. Burton | 1,445 | 50.9 | ||
Labour | A. Ellis | 1,393 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | M. Storti | 1,251 | 44.1 | ||
Labour | D. Matthews | 1,232 | 43.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,837 | 67.7 | |||
Registered electors | 4,191 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Stanground edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | C. Sneesby | 1,619 | 44.0 | ||
Labour | R. Palmer | 1,598 | 43.5 | ||
Labour | P. Bonner* | 1,502 | 40.8 | ||
Labour | J. Reece* | 1,170 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative | J. Brett | 1,008 | 27.4 | ||
Conservative | P. Fierro | 915 | 24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Crowe | 457 | 12.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,677 | 56.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,566 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Walton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Liberal Democrats | M. Jackson* | 1,482 | 47.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | N. Sandford* | 1,200 | 38.2 | ||
Conservative | J. Roberts* | 915 | 29.1 | ||
Labour | C. Cabom | 746 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | R. Allen | 640 | 20.4 | ||
Labour | D. Tarren | 523 | 16.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,141 | 63.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,985 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Werrington North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Clements* | 1,703 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | K. Jarvie | 1,490 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Goodfellow | 1,350 | 33.8 | ||
Conservative | M. Sims | 1,348 | 33.8 | ||
Labour | W. Easton | 1,213 | 30.4 | ||
Labour | J. Hall | 1,197 | 30.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Dacre | 797 | 20.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,990 | 71.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,557 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Werrington South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Burke | 1,975 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Raines | 1,864 | 40.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Hunter | 1,628 | 35.2 | ||
Labour | N. Gregory | 1,578 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | D. McGeachie | 1,442 | 31.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | K. Scott | 1,071 | 23.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,624 | 82.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,584 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Perkins | 2,725 | 63.7 | ||
Conservative | G. Ridgway* | 2,693 | 62.9 | ||
Conservative | D. Thorpe | 2,486 | 58.1 | ||
Labour | A. Dowson | 1,551 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | F. Cooke | 1,345 | 31.4 | ||
Labour | M. Stonham | 1,248 | 29.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,278 | 42.9 | |||
Registered electors | 9,971 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Wittering edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Horrell | 850 | 70.9 | +19.5 | |
Labour | M. Beaver | 349 | 29.1 | +16.5 | |
Majority | 501 | 41.8 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,199 | 81.0 | +38.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,481 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 12 November 2022.