Cambridgeshire County Council elections
Cambridgeshire County Council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election. The council currently consists of 69 councillors, representing 60 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party is currently the largest party on the council, having lost overall control in the 2013 local elections. The council meets at Shire Hall in Cambridge.
Under the Local Government Act 1972 the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire was created from the merger of the administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough, both of which were formed in 1965. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.
From its creation until 1998, the county council administered the entire area of the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire. Peterborough city council became a unitary authority in 1998, but continues to form part of the county for ceremonial purposes.
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Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Party | Tenure | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973 – 1977 | |
Conservative | 1977 – 1985 | |
No overall control | 1985 – 1989 | |
Conservative | 1989 – 1993 | |
No overall control | 1993 – 1997 | |
Conservative | 1997 – 2013 | |
No overall control | 2013 – present |
County council composition
Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat[1] | UKIP | Green | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973[2] | 28 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 68 |
1977[2] | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 |
1981[2] | 35 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 |
1985[2] | 29 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
1989[2] | 46 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
1993[3] | 33 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3[4] | 77 |
1997[3][5][6] | 33 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
2001[5][6] | 34 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
2005[7] | 42 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
2009[8] | 42 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
2013[9] | 32 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 69 |
Composition since 1973
County result maps
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Cambridgeshire UK local election 2005 map.svg
2005 results map
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Cambridgeshire UK local election 2009 map.svg
2009 results map
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Cambridgeshire UK local election 2013 map.svg
2013 results map
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Cambridgeshire County Council.
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Shaw | 723 | 72.2 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Simon Mitton | 175 | 17.5 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Evelyn Knowles | 104 | 10.4 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 548 | 54.7 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,002 | 20.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | R L Trueman[12] | 1,206 | 51.0 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | 922 | 39.0 | +5.4 | ||
Labour | 236 | 10.0 | -6.6 | ||
Majority | 284 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,364 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S M Campbell[12] | 1,300 | 52.0 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1,202 | 48.0 | +18.8 | ||
Majority | 98 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,502 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F Yeulett[15] | 769 | 56.2 | +13.1 | |
Labour | 313 | 22.9 | -13.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 177 | 12.9 | -0.4 | ||
Independent | 109 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Majority | 456 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,368 | 17.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alexander Reid | 930 | 51.3 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | C. Gail Kenney | 376 | 20.7 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Daphne Roper | 290 | 16.0 | -9.6 | |
Green | Anna Gomori-Woodcock | 218 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 554 | 30.6 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,814 | 23.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Stuart Milton | 1,298 | 56.9 | +19.5 | |
Conservative | David Leon Porter | 985 | 43.1 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 313 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,283 | 30.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Barker | 1,392 | 45.5 | +16.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frances Amrani | 1,057 | 34.5 | +22.0 | |
Labour | Martin Evans | 613 | 20.0 | -25.5 | |
Majority | 335 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,062 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | J. David White | 922 | 55.8 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Boorman | 280 | 16.9 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Jane Jacks | 276 | 16.7 | -6.6 | |
Green | Stephen Lawrence | 117 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
UKIP | Helene Davies | 58 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 642 | 38.9 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,653 | 23.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Simon Higginson | 1,140 | 60.0 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Roderick Mair | 583 | 30.7 | -13.1 | |
Green | Andrew Allen | 105 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Fiona Ross | 72 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 557 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,900 | 32.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alice Douglas | 955 | 40.2 | -4.8 | |
Labour | Paul Gilchrist | 656 | 27.6 | -5.7 | |
Green | Jesse Griffiths | 265 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Normington | 258 | 10.9 | +1.2 | |
Respect | Denise Knowelden | 240 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 299 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,374 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Criswell | 1,377 | 68.0 | +18.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Hulme | 566 | 28.0 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Richard Allen | 81 | 4.0 | -9.4 | |
Majority | 811 | 40.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,024 | 28.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kenneth Churchill | 2,412 | 52.9 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Eaton | 1,885 | 41.4 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Richard Allen | 260 | 5.7 | -11.8 | |
Majority | 527 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,557 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Read | 1,077 | 47.5 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Dewar | 574 | 25.3 | -31.5 | |
Independent | Kenneth Winters | 485 | 21.4 | +21.4 | |
Labour | Fiona Ross | 130 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 503 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,266 | 36.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Humphrey | 897 | 61.1 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Barry Diggle | 380 | 25.9 | +25.9 | |
UKIP | Paul Clapp | 192 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 517 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,469 | 21.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Kilian Bourke | 781 | 37.0 | -8.0 | |
Labour | Chris Freeman | 597 | 28.3 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | Mike Morley | 289 | 13.7 | +4.0 | |
Green | Keith Garrett | 237 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
Left List | Andrew Osborne | 207 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 184 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,111 | 33.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Fiona Whelan | 1,369 | 49.9 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | John Ionides | 1,169 | 42.6 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Helen Haugh | 208 | 7.6 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 200 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,746 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Peter Reeve | 865 | 45.3 | +45.3 | |
Conservative | Susan Normington | 682 | 35.7 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Hulme | 308 | 16.1 | -21.5 | |
Labour | Susan Coomey | 53 | 2.8 | -13.3 | |
Majority | 183 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,908 | 30.1 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samantha Hoy | 548 | 34.8 | -6.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dave Patrick | 506 | 32.1 | +20.0 | |
Labour | Barry Diggle | 287 | 18.2 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | Paul Clapp | 233 | 14.8 | -15.9 | |
Majority | 42 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,574 | 21.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
- Cambridge local elections
- East Cambridgeshire local elections
- Fenland local elections
- Huntingdonshire local elections
- Peterborough local government
- South Cambridgeshire local elections
References
- ↑ Liberal prior to 1981, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1981 to 1988.
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