2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, independents in light grey, UK Independence Party in purple and Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. Huntingdonshire UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, independents in light grey, UK Independence Party in purple and Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012.

The 2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 41 seats, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats, 2 UK Independence Party and 1 independent. [3] 3 councillors stood down at the election, Conservatives Philip Swales of Ramsey ward and John Watt in Yaxley and Farcet, as well as Liberal Democrat Peter Ward in Warboys and Bury. [4]

15 seats were contested with the Conservatives guaranteed to keep a majority on the council whatever happened. [3] The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UK Independence Party contesting every seat except for in Sawtry where there was no Conservative candidate and Ramsey where the Liberal Democrats did not stand. [5] There was one candidate from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and a number of independents standing, including Dick Tuplin defending his seat in Sawtry, former Liberal Democrat Derek Giles in St Neots Eaton Socon and 2 candidates opposed to the westward expansion of St Ives. [5]

Election result

The Conservatives lost 3 seats and were run close in Godmanchester and The Hemingfords as well, [6] but they kept a strong majority on the council. [7] Labour, the UK Independence Party and an independent each took a seat from the Conservatives, but the Conservatives did gain a seat in Warboys and Bury from the Liberal Democrats. [7]

The Labour gain came in Huntingdon North, where Patrick Kadewere defeated the chairman of the council Jeff Dutton. [8] This gave Labour their first seat on the council since the 1999 election. [7] Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party took a seat in Ramsey, giving the party all 3 councillors for the ward, [8] with the party also getting an increased share of the vote across the council. [6]

Independents polled strongly with former Liberal Democrat councillor Derek Giles getting back on the council as an independent after taking St Neots Eaton Socon from the Conservatives. [6] Independent Dick Tuplin also held his seat in Sawtry with a majority of 818 votes, [8] while other independents came close to taking seats. [6] [7]

The Liberal Democrats lost one of the three seats they had been defending and came last in many of the wards they had been contesting. [6] However party leader Peter Downes held his seat in Brampton comfortably and the party held Huntingdon East from the Conservatives after a recount. [6]

Huntingdonshire local election result 2012 [9] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 913-260.036.38,513-18.8%
  Liberal Democrats 201-113.316.63,903-5.0%
  Independent 210+113.313.83,232+11.9%
  UKIP 110+16.719.64,611+11.4%
  Labour 110+16.713.23,1060.0%
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.5118+0.5%

Ward results

Brampton [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Downes1,19660.6+10.4
Conservative Florendia Theodorou46223.4−17.7
UKIP Adrian Arnett20110.2+10.2
Labour Robert Pugh1165.9−2.8
Majority 73437.2+28.1
Turnout 1,97542.0−11.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Godmanchester [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Kadic46828.3−22.1
Liberal Democrats David Underwood45527.5−13.8
Independent Nigel Pauley44526.9+26.9
Labour Ann Beevor1569.4+1.1
UKIP Robert Brown1307.9+7.9
Majority 130.8−8.4
Turnout 1,65433.9−36.5
Conservative hold Swing
Huntingdon East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Shellens82336.9+2.9
Conservative Peter Brown78935.4−13.6
UKIP Derek Norman33615.1+15.1
Labour Marion Kadewere28212.6−4.3
Majority 341.5
Turnout 2,23031.7−11.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Huntingdon North [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Kadewere43042.0+11.5
Conservative Jeffery Dutton33332.6−1.5
UKIP Peter Ashcroft17917.5+1.5
Liberal Democrats Patricia Shrapnel817.9−11.4
Majority 979.4
Turnout 1,02326.9−3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ramsey [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Lisa Duffy 1,13860.9+7.8
Conservative Brian Cunningham56530.2−5.7
Labour Susan Coomey1678.9−2.0
Majority 57330.6+13.4
Turnout 1,87029.2−14.7
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Sawtry [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Tuplin1,04975.5+75.5
UKIP Roger Henson23116.6+7.7
Labour Mary Howell1097.8−1.4
Majority 81858.9
Turnout 1,38928.5−42.0
Independent hold Swing
Somersham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Criswell87158.7−0.9
UKIP Shirley Reeve25116.9+7.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Jebson18112.2−4.8
Labour Graeme Watkins18012.1−1.5
Majority 62041.8−0.9
Turnout 1,48332.6−13.7
Conservative hold Swing
St. Ives East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Ablewhite 65146.5−1.7
UKIP Paul Bullen33423.9+13.0
Labour Angela Richards16611.9+0.1
Liberal Democrats John Oliver1309.3−19.8
Monster Raving Loony Lord Toby Jug1188.4+8.4
Majority 31722.7+3.6
Turnout 1,39928.1−33.5
Conservative hold Swing
St. Ives West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ryan Fuller29433.9−9.2
Independent Heather Merryweather20123.2+23.2
Liberal Democrats David Hodge18020.8−14.6
UKIP Margaret King12914.9−0.7
Labour Richard Allen627.2+1.3
Majority 9310.7+3.0
Turnout 86638.7−10.3
Conservative hold Swing
St. Neots Eaton Ford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rodney Farrer89556.9−11.8
UKIP Marian Appleton25416.1+16.1
Labour Nicholas Johnson23915.2+15.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Berry18511.8−19.5
Majority 64140.8+3.5
Turnout 1,57330.1−13.6
Conservative hold Swing
St. Neots Eaton Socon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Derek Giles89063.6
Conservative Andrew Jennings28820.6
Labour Patricia Nicholls856.1
UKIP Jennifer O'Dell846.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Thorpe533.8
Majority 60243.0
Turnout 1,40033.9−3.3
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
St. Neots Eynesbury [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Hansard64642.1−3.1
Labour William O'Connor35323.0+0.2
UKIP David Howard31920.8+20.8
Liberal Democrats Douglas Terry21814.2−17.9
Majority 29319.1+6.0
Turnout 1,53621.1−11.8
Conservative hold Swing
The Hemingfords [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Bates77940.5−22.2
Independent Paul Boothman64733.6+33.6
UKIP Ian Percy22611.7+4.0
Labour John Watson1377.1−3.6
Liberal Democrats David Priestman1357.0−11.9
Majority 1326.9−36.9
Turnout 1,92439.7−16.1
Conservative hold Swing
Warboys and Bury [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Pethard61246.3−5.7
UKIP Michael Tew34626.2+14.1
Labour Ian Ramsbottom19514.8+5.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hulme16912.8−14.2
Majority 26620.1−4.9
Turnout 1,32227.6−41.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Yaxley and Farcet [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Oliver86046.8−14.5
UKIP John Hyland45324.6+10.5
Labour Margaret Cochrane42923.3+5.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Waites975.3−1.1
Majority 40722.1−21.1
Turnout 1,83923.0−13.6
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Earith

A by-election was held in Earith on 21 June 2012 after the death of Conservative councillor Philip Godfrey. [11] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Robin Carter by a majority of 87 votes over the UK Independence Party. [11]

Earith by-election 21 June 2012 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Carter52443.5−18.2
UKIP Alan Fitzgerald43736.3+26.8
Labour Iain Ramsbottom968.0−6.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hulme927.6−6.5
Monster Raving Loony Lord Toby Jug 564.6+4.6
Majority 877.2−39.8
Turnout 1,20525.6−22.7
Conservative hold Swing

Brampton

A by-election was held in Brampton on 2 May 2013 after Liberal Democrat councillor Peter Downes resigned from the council. [13] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by John Morris with a majority of 349 votes over the Conservatives. [14]

Brampton by-election 2 May 2013 [12] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Morris85544.3−16.3
Conservative Jane King50626.2+2.8
UKIP Adrian Arnett48124.9+14.7
Labour Mark Johnson904.7−1.2
Majority 34918.1−19.1
Turnout 1,93241.3−0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Huntingdonshire". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Local election gains for Labour in Cambridgeshire". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 Makey, Julian (12 April 2012). "Clock ticks down to district's elections". News & Crier. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Raville, Matthew (2 May 2012). "Door is open for new faces". Peterborough Evening Telegraph – via NewsBank.
  5. 1 2 "Hunts goes to the polls Thursday". Hunts Post. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "HDC – full poll results". Hunts Post. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Slideshow: Labour celebrates Huntingdonshire milestone – but Tories still dominate". Cambridge News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "UKIP take third ward seat in Ramsey". Peterborough Evening Telegraph . 4 May 2012 – via NewsBank.
  9. ↑ "Non-Metro". The Guardian. 5 May 2012 – via NewsBank.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 "Conservatives hold Earith seat in Huntingdonshire by-election". Eastern Daily Press . 22 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Dickens, Andrew (8 May 2013). "Former housing boss 'honoured' to be elected in Brampton by-election". News & Crier. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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