2012 Cambridge City Council election

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The Guildhall, Cambridge, where City Councillors meet.

Elections for Cambridge City Council (in Cambridge, England) were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to No Overall Control. [1]

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2012 Cambridge City Council election
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  2011 3 May 2012 2014  

16: one-third of 42
22 seats needed for a majority
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
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Party Independent Green
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Winner of each seat at the 2012 Cambridge City Council election

Election result

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2012 Cambridge City Council election [2] [3]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 4Decrease2.svg 428.6172150.07,56026.1+0.7
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 457.1101842.912,35342.7+7.2
  Conservative 1Increase2.svg 17.1012.44,46415.4-6.1
  Green 0Decrease2.svg 10.0112.42,92510.1-5.5
  Independent 1Steady2.svg7.1012.49253.2+2.8
  Cambridge Socialists 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04571.6N/A
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01290.4-0.1
  United People's Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01050.4N/A

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, with the casting vote of the Mayor, though they lost a majority. [4] [5] The overall turnout was 32.2%, [6]

Ward results

Note: in results where, in previous elections, two seats were up for election the party share of the vote is based on an average for those candidates who stood for that particular party in the election.

Unless stated otherwise, changes in party vote is in comparison with the 2011 Cambridge City Council election results. [7]

Abbey ward

Councillor Margaret Wright retired her Abbey seat. William Birkin was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Greens.

Abbey ward Abbey 2012.tiff
Abbey ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Abbey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Johnson96354.4+12.6
Green William Birkin42323.9−7.6
Conservative Timothy Haire21912.4−4.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown1659.3−1.0
Majority 54030.5+20.2
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 177026.3−11.2
Labour gain from Green Swing +10.1

Arbury ward

Councillor Mike Todd-Jones was defending his Arbury seat for the Labour and Co-operative Party.

Arbury ward Arbury 2012.tiff
Arbury ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Arbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Todd-Jones1,32259.9+19.4
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James41718.9−12.5
Conservative Ali Meftah23710.7−3.1
Green Stephen Lawrence23210.5−1.1
Majority 90541.0+31.9
Rejected ballots21
Turnout 220832.7−15.1
Labour hold Swing +16.0

Castle ward

Councillor John Hipkin was defending his Castle seat as an independent candidate. Changes in vote is in comparison to 2008, when John Hipkin's seat was last contested. [8]

Castle ward Castle 2012.tiff
Castle ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Castle ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hipkin92549.5+10.5
Labour Ashley Walsh33017.7+7.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Levy27514.7−17.7
Conservative Nikesh Pandit1739.3−2.4
Green Jack Toye1648.8+2.2
Majority 59531.9+25.3
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 1867
Independent hold Swing +1.6

Cherry Hinton ward

Councillor Robert Dryden was defending his Cherry Hinton seat for Labour.

Cherry Hinton ward Cherry Hinton 2012.tiff
Cherry Hinton ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Cherry Hinton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Dryden155673.2+22.8
Conservative Angela Ozturk38518.1−11.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Edkins1858.7+1.1
Majority 117155.1+35.4
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 2126
Labour hold Swing +17.1

Coleridge ward

Councillor George Owers was defending his Coleridge seat for Labour, having gained it in a 2010 by-election.

Coleridge ward Coleridge 2012.tiff
Coleridge ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Coleridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Owers122859.6+12.7
Conservative Sam Barker42220.5−9.8
Green Shaun Esgate22811.1−1.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Yates1838.9−1.0
Majority 80639.1+22.5
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 2061
Labour hold Swing +11.3

East Chesterton ward

Councillor Roman Znajek retired his East Chesterton seat. Tony Morris was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

East Chesterton ward East Chesterton 2012.tiff
East Chesterton ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: East Chesterton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margery Abbott1,01247.4+9.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Morris43820.5−10.4
Conservative Kevin Francis31714.8−1.7
Green Peter Pope24111.3+0.6
UKIP Peter Burkinshaw1296.0+2.4
Majority 57426.9+19.4
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 2137
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.7

King's Hedges ward

Councillor Neil McGovern was defending his King's Hedges seat for the Liberal Democrats.

King's Hedges ward King's Hedges 2012.tiff
King's Hedges ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: King's Hedges ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Gawthorpe82748.4+8.4
Liberal Democrats Neil McGovern57633.7+1.4
Conservative Annette Karimi19911.7−5.6
United People's Party (UK)Ian Tyes1056.2+0.1
Majority 25114.7+7.0
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1707
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.5

Market ward

Councillor Tim Bick was defending his Market seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Market ward Market 2012.tiff
Market ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Market ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Bick61535.6+7.6
Labour Noel Kavanagh50529.3+4.6
Green Brett Hughes34920.2−4.0
Conservative Edward Turnham25714.9−8.1
Majority 1106.4+3.1
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 1726
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.5

Newnham ward

Councillor Sian Reid was defending her Newnham seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Newnham ward Newnham 2012.tiff
Newnham ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Newnham ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sian Reid91744.5+9.3
Labour Sarah Cain64131.1+4.2
Conservative Andre Beaumont26312.8−9.3
Green Billy Aldridge24111.7−4.1
Majority 27613.4+5.1
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 2062
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.6

Petersfield ward

Councillor Gail Marchant-Daisley was defending her Petersfield seat for Labour.

Petersfield ward Petersfield 2012.tiff
Petersfield ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Petersfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Marchant-Daisley103656.6+7.7
Liberal Democrats Zoe O'Connell32217.6−3.9
Green Sandra Billington26314.4−3.0
Conservative Pater Patrick20911.4−0.9
Majority 71439.0+11.6
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1830
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Queen Edith's ward

Councillor Amanda Taylor was defending her Queen Edith's seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Queen Edith's ward Queen Edith's 2012.tiff
Queen Edith's ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Queen Edith's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Birtles104838.9+18.9
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor96335.7−5.4
Conservative Richard Jeffs51319.0−6.9
Green Martin Lawson1726.4−6.6
Majority 1214.5−10.7
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 2696
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.2

Romsey ward

Councillor Catherine Smart was defending her Romsey seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Romsey ward Romsey 2012.tiff
Romsey ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2011: Romsey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smart102041.4+12.3
Labour Rachel Eckersley81333.0−0.3
Cambridge Socialists Tom Woodcock45718.5+18.5
Conservative Philip Salway1757.1−4.9
Majority 2078.4+4.2
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 2465
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.3

Trumpington ward

Councillor Salah Al Bander was defending his Trumpington seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Trumpington ward Trumpington 2012.tiff
Trumpington ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Trumpington ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shapour Meftah72336.6+4.9
Liberal Democrats Salah Al Bander64432.6−3.5
Labour Kenny Latunde-Dada32116.3−1.2
Green Ceri Galloway28714.5−0.1
Majority 794.0+0.4
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 1975
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +4.2

West Chesterton ward

Councillor Ian Nimmo-Smith retired his West Chesterton seat. Mike Pitt was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

West Chesterton ward West Chesterton 2012.tiff
West Chesterton ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: West Chesterton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Pitt84036.7−1.8
Labour Mike Sargeant75132.8+5.6
Conservative James Strachan37216.3−1.8
Green Oliver Perkins32514.2−1.9
Majority 893.9−7.4
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 2288
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.7

By-elections

Abbey

A by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent Green Party councillor Adam Pogonowski.

Abbey: 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Roberts 878 51.4 −3.0
Green Oliver Perkins33619.7−4.2
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton28416.6+4.2
Liberal Democrats Marcus Streets20912.2−3.0
Majority 54231.7
Turnout 1,707
Labour gain from Green Swing Increase2.svg0.6

References

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