South Cambridgeshire District Council elections

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South Cambridgeshire District Council was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in 1973. Since 1978, one third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Control Dates
Independent 1973 – 1992
No overall control 1992 – 2007
Conservative 2007 – present

Council elections

Election Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1] Independent Total
1973[1] 0 8 3 42 53
1976[1][2] 4 8 3 40 55
1978[1][3] 4 4 3 44 55
1979[1] 3 1 4 47 55
1980[1][4] 2 2 4 47 55
1982[1][5] 5 2 7 41 55
1983[1][6] 4 2 5 44 55
1984[1][7] 4 2 4 45 55
1986[1][8] 13 3 5 34 55
1987[1][9] 19 3 3 30 55
1988[1][10] 22 3 1 29 55
1990[1][11] 21 5 1 28 55
1991[1][12] 21 5 1 28 55
1992[1][13] 24 5 4 22 55
1994[14] 22 6 7 20 55
1995[15] 16 8 10 21 55
1996[16] 13 10 11 21 55
1998[17] 15 9 13 18 55
1999[18][19] 15 9 15 16 55
2000[20] 20 5 15 15[lower-alpha 2] 55
2002[21] 22 6 16 11[lower-alpha 2] 55
2003[22] 23 4 16 12[lower-alpha 2] 55
2004[23] 23 2 19 13 57
2006[24] 25 1 19 12 57
2007[25] 29 1 17 10 57
2008[26] 32 1 15 9 57
2010[27] 29 1 20 7 57
2011[28] 31 1 18 7 57
2012[29] 33 1 16 7 57
2014[30] 35 1 13 8 57
2015 38 1 11 7 57

District result maps

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Gamlingay By-Election 24 June 1999[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 343 51.7 −14.7
Conservative 321 48.3 +14.7
Majority 22 3.4
Turnout 664
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bar Hill By-Election 6 September 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Duxford & Ickleton By-Election 25 November 2004[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Frederick Williams 360 43.2 −5.7
Conservative Robin Driver 342 41.0 −10.1
Independent Lawrence de Villamil Wragg 132 15.8 +15.8
Majority 18 2.2
Turnout 834 41.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
The Abingtons By-Election 19 October 2006[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Orgee 496 65.5 +42.8
Liberal Democrat John Williams 261 34.5 −29.1
Majority 235 31.0
Turnout 757 43.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Teversham By-Election 20 November 2008[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Frances Aisha Roberts Amrani 269 38.6 N/A
Conservative Colin Charles Barker 237 34.0 −66.0
Independent Dave Kelleway 191 27.4 N/A
Majority 32 4.6
Turnout 697 36.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Balsham By-Election 4 June 2009[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Elizabeth Squier 988 50.6 −0.5
Liberal Democrat Pauline Elizabeth Jarvis 852 43.7 −5.2
Labour Grace Mary Everson 111 5.7 N/A
Majority 136 6.9
Turnout 1,951 54.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bourn By-Election 17 February 2011[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clayton James Hudson 874 56.2 +10.9
Liberal Democrat Nick Spencer Glynn 345 22.2 −16.9
Labour Gavin John Clayton 337 21.66 +10.2
Majority 529 33.9
Turnout 1,556 24.7
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Including one Other party

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
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  31. Local Authority Byelection Results, Keith Edkins
  32. District Council By-Election: Duxford Ward - Thursday, 25th November 2004, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  33. District Council By-Election: The Abingtons Ward - Thursday, 19th October 2006, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  34. District Council By-Election: Teversham Ward - Thursday, 20th November 2008, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  35. District Council By-Election: Balsham Ward - Thursday, 4th June 2009, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  36. District Council By-Election: Bourn Ward - Thursday, 17th February 2011, South Cambridgeshire District Council

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