Local election in Peterborough, England
1997 Peterborough City Council election Turnout 67.0%
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
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
Central
Dogsthorpe
East
Eye & Thorney
Fletton
Glinton
Newborough
North
North Bretton
Northborough
Orton Longueville
Orton Waterville
Park
Paston
Ravensthorpe
South
South Bretton
Stanground
Walton
Werrington North
Werrington South
West
Wittering
References