2000 Cambridge City Council election

2000 Cambridge City Council election
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council ; 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	29.6% (0.1%)
	Winner of each seat at the 2000 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; Liberal Democrats

Last updated January 30, 2025

The 2000 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

Election result

2000 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	9	4	64.3	13	22	52.4	9,994	38.9	+1.2
	Labour	4	4	28.6	10	14	33.3	8,602	33.4	–4.7
	Conservative	1		7.1	5	6	14.3	6,142	23.9	+2.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	985	3.8	+0.5

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Smith*	567	62.4	–8.9
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	224	24.7	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Huppert	117	12.9	+5.2
Majority			343	37.8	–17.5
Turnout			908	19.2	–1.9
Registered electors			4,764
	Labour hold		Swing	8.8

Arbury

Arbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Ward	691	35.5	+20.9
	Labour	Patricia Wright*	655	33.6	–23.6
	Conservative	Robert Boorman	544	27.9	–0.2
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	57	2.9	N/A
Majority			36	1.8	N/A
Turnout			1,947	38.7	+12.0
Registered electors			5,045
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	22.3

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Hipkin*	1,195	62.3	–9.9
	Conservative	Mark Taylor	324	16.9	+4.9
	Labour	Denstone Kemp	261	13.6	–1.7
	Green	Margaret Wright	137	7.1	N/A
Majority			871	45.4	–10.9
Turnout			1,917	27.4	–1.5
Registered electors			7,015
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Howell	1,138	49.8	+8.4
	Labour	George Rowling	994	43.5	–9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Amrani	152	6.7	+1.1
Majority			144	6.3	N/A
Turnout			2,284	41.9	–1.2
Registered electors			5,465
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	9.0

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeremy Benstead*	789	52.6	–7.5
	Conservative	James Strachan	433	28.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Pinnington	279	18.6	+2.8
Majority			356	23.7	–12.3
Turnout			1,501	25.3	–0.4
Registered electors			5,939
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Liddle	1,104	45.9	+3.9
	Labour	Sarah Woodall	940	39.1	–5.8
	Conservative	Colin Havercroft	361	15.0	+2.0
Majority			164	6.8	N/A
Turnout			2,405	34.6	–1.6
Registered electors			6,974
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Cowell*	644	64.3	–1.6
	Conservative	Jason Webb	204	20.4	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Rodgers	153	15.3	–1.2
Majority			440	44.0	–4.3
Turnout			1,001	21.0	+0.8
Registered electors			4,774
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Market

Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Rosenstiel*	835	54.6	+0.6
	Labour	Andrew Jones	298	19.5	–2.8
	Conservative	John Phillips	234	15.3	+2.2
	Green	Adam Swallow	162	10.6	–0.1
Majority			537	35.1	+3.4
Turnout			1,529	22.4	–0.2
Registered electors			6,854
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.7

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Schofield	1,016	53.1	–1.8
	Labour	Gillian Richardson*	540	28.2	–3.2
	Conservative	Ann Watkins	358	18.7	+4.9
Majority			476	24.9	+1.4
Turnout			1,914	24.7	–2.1
Registered electors			7,863
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	0.7

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Bradnack*	896	49.7	–4.7
	Green	Shayne Mitchell	391	21.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Wilkins	267	14.8	+0.5
	Conservative	Charles Harcourt	249	13.8	+1.3
Majority			505	28.0	–7.6
Turnout			1,803	23.5	–1.6
Registered electors			7,710
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Stebbings	1,282	54.9	+6.2
	Conservative	Hilary Pennington	711	30.5	–0.2
	Labour	Louise Downham	341	14.6	–0.8
Majority			571	24.5	+6.5
Turnout			2,334	38.6	–1.3
Registered electors			6,064
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.2

Romsey

Romsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Ellis-Miller	951	45.0	+1.1
	Labour	Adrian Lucas*	900	42.6	–7.6
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis	134	6.3	+0.4
	Green	Robert Milsom	126	5.4	N/A
Majority			51	2.4	N/A
Turnout			2,111	34.6
Registered electors			6,133
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	4.4

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Currie	1,096	49.0	–3.2
	Conservative	Fiona McNish	925	41.4	+0.8
	Labour	Maria Bell	216	9.7	+2.4
Majority			171	7.6	–4.0
Turnout			2,111	37.9	–0.7
Registered electors			5,908
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gaynor Griffiths*	856	46.7	–2.6
	Labour	David Gosling	561	30.6	+2.2
	Conservative	Richard Hoile	303	16.5	+3.1
	Green	Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood	112	6.1	–2.8
Majority			295	16.1	–4.7
Turnout			1,832	30.2	+0.7
Registered electors			6,065
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

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References

↑ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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[1] "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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