Local election in Peterborough, England
1997 Peterborough City Council election
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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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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Last election | 29 seats, 49.4% | 13 seats, 33.4% | 3 seats, 5.5% | Seats won | 27 | 24 | 3 | Seat change | 2 | 11 | | Popular vote | 76,738 | 71,278 | 10,320 | Percentage | 45.8% | 42.5% | 6.2% | Swing | 3.6% | 9.1% | 0.7% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Liberal Democrats | Independent Labour | Last election | 2 seats, 8.6% | 0 seats, 0.0% | Seats won | 2 | 1 | Seat change | | 1 | Popular vote | 7,344 | 1,734 | Percentage | 4.4% | 1.0% | Swing | 4.2% | N/A | |
Council control before election Labour | Council control after election No overall control | |
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.
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
Election result
1997 Peterborough City Council election |
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
Barnack
Barnack Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Central (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Dogsthorpe (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
East (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Eye & Thorney (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Fletton (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Glinton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Newborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
North Bretton
North Bretton (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Northborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Orton Longueville (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Orton Waterville (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Park (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Paston (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Ravensthorpe (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
South (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
South Bretton (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Stanground (3 seatS) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Walton (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Werrington North (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Werrington South (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
West (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Wittering Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
- ^ "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 12 November 2022.