2010 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

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South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2010
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Results by ward of the 2010 local election in South Cambridgeshire
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Overall composition of the council following the 2010 election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 6 May 2010, as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections. The elections also took place at the same time as the 2010 United Kingdom general election. Nineteen seats, constituting one third of the South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2010 were last contested at the 2006 election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council, despite losing seats.

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Summary

At this election, Conservatives were defending 11 seats, Liberal Democrats were defending 6 seats and Independents were defending 2. Since the 2006 election, a by-election had been held in Balsham where the Conservatives had held the seat. [1]

The Liberal Democrats had a good night, taking seats from the Conservatives in Balsham, Cottenham and Melbourn and from independents in Fulbourn and Histon and Impington. Conservatives however gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in the Shelfords and Stapleford.

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2010 [2]
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±Votes%
  Conservative 92029−224,18942.9
  Liberal Democrats 101020+421,14237.5
  Labour 01105,1559.1
  Independent 077−23,2585.8
  Green 00001,4222.5
  UKIP 00001,2152.2
Total193857–56,381–
Turnout73.9

Results by ward

Balsham Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Elizabeth Jarvis1,40050.2+1.3
Conservative Andrew Walter Blant1,39149.8−1.3
Majority9
Turnout 77.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bar Hill Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bunty Elizabeth Waters1,45351.9−4.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Gymer62822.5−10.1
Labour John Samuel Shepherd33712.1+6.4
Independent John Doland1645.9N/A
UKIP George Wallie Oliver Lawrence1374.9N/A
Green Donald Allan McBride772.8N/A
Majority825
Turnout 71.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bassingbourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Charles McCraith1,01240.2−15.8
Independent Peter James Robinson60924.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Robert Fane33913.5−6.8
Green Simon Peter Saggers32612.9−10.8
Labour Gabriele Falcini2329.2N/A
Majority403
Turnout 72.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hugh Morgan1,93545.3−0.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Rolf Hansford1,67039.1+12.9
Labour Mumtaz Khan48911.4+2.4
UKIP Peter Michael Verrechia1804.2N/A
Majority265
Turnout 71.3
Conservative hold Swing
Caldecote Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olutumininu Olufolabomi Hawkins66345.6−7.1
Conservative Mark Roy Taylor61141.9−1.2
Green James Preece946.5N/A
Labour Norman Alexander Crowther875.9+1.9
Majority52
Turnout 77.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cottenham Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynda Harford1,91543.5+3.3
Conservative Nigel Charles Francis Bolitho1,87742.6−17.2
UKIP Eric Heaver3086.9N/A
Green Heather Anne Macbeth-Hornett3056.9N/A
Majority38
Turnout 73.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Fulbourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John George Williams80033.6+2.1
Independent Sandra June Olga Doggett72430.5−14.2
Conservative Richard Michael Turner61425.8+2.0
Labour Godson Adedoyin Lawal24010.1N/A
Majority76
Turnout 70.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Gamlingay Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bridget Zoe Dorrington Smith1,24143.9−11.0
Conservative Adrian Neil Dent1,13039.9+3.0
Independent Christina Hendrina Jozephina M. Baxter-Van Zutphen29910.6N/A
Labour Grace Mary Everson1585.6−2.6
Majority111
Turnout 73.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Girton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Dominic Bygott1,06741.4−6.8
Liberal Democrats Brian John Bromwich99438.6+7.7
Labour Christopher Jones25810.0+1.5
Green Teal Richard Riley1867.2−5.3
UKIP Aubrey Malcolm Chapman732.8N/A
Majority73
Turnout 76.4
Conservative hold Swing
Histon and Impington Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Edd Stonham1,77534.4+9.6
Independent Neil Sinnett Davies1,46228.3−6.4
Conservative Philip Scott1,18923.0−9.9
Labour Niamh Marian Sweeney56110.9N/A
UKIP Valeri Sybil Fryer1763.4N/A
Majority313
Turnout 82.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Linton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Mary Bear1,35350.0−15.5
Conservative Roger Keith Hickford1,09840.6+6.1
Labour Stuart Mark Colley1736.4N/A
UKIP Timothy Mark Skottowe823.0N/A
Majority255
Turnout 75.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Melbourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jose Hales1,47645.1+14.9
Conservative Colin Jaffray1,34341.0−15.7
Labour Angela Mary Patrick2317.1+0.6
UKIP Graham Peter Wilkinson1584.8N/A
Green Samuel James Morris662.0−4.6
Majority133
Turnout 76.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Meldreth Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Surinder Mohan Soond71750.0−13.8
Conservative Duncan Richard Bullivant47433.1+2.6
Labour Hywel Lamont Jackson1027.1N/A
UKIP David William Poyntz Kendrick1017.1N/A
Green Colin Frank Reynolds392.7−2.9
Majority243
Turnout 75.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Peter Hersom1,27458.4+6.3
Conservative Gerda Ann Covell90841.6−2.1
Majority366
Turnout 72.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sawston Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Michael Matthews2,16762.4+12.6
Labour Lewis Daniel Evans1,30437.6+3.5
Majority863
Turnout 65.8
Conservative hold Swing
Swavesey Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Mary Ellington78456.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Vivien Caroline Biggs48034.4N/A
Labour Michael Lindsay Wilson1329.5N/A
Majority304
Turnout 73.4
Conservative hold Swing
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Benjamin Shelton1,94245.9−0.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Thomas Kilpatrick1,51735.9−10.5
Labour Michael Robert Nettleton44410.5+3.1
Green Linda Jane Whitebread3297.8N/A
Majority425
Turnout 76.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Waterbeach Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Terence Johnson1,41650.7−5.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian James Wright1,37949.3+5.5
Majority37
Turnout 71.3
Conservative hold Swing
Willingham and Over Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philippa Saran Corney1,77847.9−12.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Malcolm Gaiger Twiss1,52141.0+1.4
Labour Joanne Frances Murray40710.9N/A
Majority257
Turnout 71.7
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ District Council By-Election: Balsham Ward – Thursday, 4 June 2009, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  2. ↑ District Council Election – Thursday, 6 May 2010, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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