2012 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

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South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2012
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Results by ward of the 2012 local election in South Cambridgeshire
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Overall composition of the council following the 2012 election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2012, [1] as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2012 were last contested at the 2008 election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council.

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Summary

At this election, Conservatives were defending 10 seats while Liberal Democrats and Independents were defending 4 seats each. Labour were defending their only seat on the council in Bassingbourn. Of the councillors elected in 2008, all were running for re-election except for incumbent Liberal Democrat Liz Heazell in Haslingfield and the Eversdens, and independent Mike Mason in Histon and Impington. The incumbent councillor in Longstanton, Alex Riley, was elected as an independent in 2008, but joined the Conservatives in 2011.

Only two seats changed hands at this election. In Haslingfield and the Eversdens, journalist Robin Page defeated the Liberal Democrat candidate by two votes, while in Linton the Conservatives defeated the incumbent Liberal Democrats by just one vote.

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2012 [2]
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±Votes%
  Conservative 112233+111,00941.5
  Liberal Democrats 21416−25,25219.8
  Independent 527+13,79514.3
  Labour 10105,80921.9
  Green 00004871.8
  UKIP 00001510.6
Total193857–26,503–
Turnout34.9

Results by ward

Bassingbourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Nielsen Cathcart74358.1+18.5
Conservative Peter James Robinson37128.9−1.7
Green Simon Saggers13210.3−2.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Holmes342.7N/A
Majority37229.2
Turnout 1,28035.4
Labour hold Swing
Bourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mervyn Loynes77946.5−2.9
Labour Gavin Clayton66639.7+30.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Robert Fane23213.8−27.8
Majority1136.8
Turnout 1,67724.8
Conservative hold Swing
Cottenham Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Mark Edwards1,08945.9−11.7
Labour Andrew Papworth89137.6+29.9
Liberal Democrats Richard William Gymer23910.1−16.7
UKIP Michael Eric Heaver1516.4N/A
Majority1988.3
Turnout 2,37038.7
Conservative hold Swing
Gamlingay Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Gerald Molesworth Kindersley66758.5−5.9
Conservative Heather Brewer34630.3−5.3
Labour Norman Alexander Crowther12811.2N/A
Majority32128.2
Turnout 1,14129.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Girton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Douglas Raymond de Lacey71852.8+5.4
Conservative Alastair John Simpson42831.5−5.9
Labour Tom Moule16011.8+4.9
Liberal Democrats Petra Pellew554.0N/A
Majority29021.3
Turnout 1,36139.8
Independent hold Swing
Harston and Hauxton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Lockwood41553.1−6.4
Conservative Gina Kay Youens28336.2+2.8
Labour David John Taylor8310.6N/A
Majority13216.9
Turnout 78141.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Haslingfield and the Eversdens Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robin Page 51643.8+5.8
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Jane Ridley51443.7−4.9
Conservative Thomas Benjamin Frearson958.1−5.3
Labour Helen Mary Haugh524.4N/A
Majority20.1
Turnout 1,17756.1
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Histon and Impington Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil Sinnett Davies128746.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Yemi Macaulay56820.5−12.9
Labour Huw Jones47317.1+12.3
Conservative Steven James Mastin43815.8−7.7
Majority71926.0
Turnout 2,76636.9
Independent hold Swing
Linton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Keith Hickford64041.5+0.2
Liberal Democrats John Dennis Batchelor63941.4−16.9
Labour Tom Purser26417.11N/A
Majority10.1
Turnout 1,54342.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Longstanton Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Riley48462.7+7.8
Independent Mick Yarrow19024.6N/A
Labour Janet Shepherd628.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Craig Taylor354.5N/A
Majority29438.1
Turnout 77138.1
Conservative hold Swing
Melbourn Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Val Barrett78655.6+0.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hunter32022.7−5.5
Labour Peter Andrew Vincent Sarris30721.7+16.1
Majority46632.9
Turnout 1,41332.4
Conservative hold Swing
Papworth and Elsworth Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Phillip Howell84068.6N/A
Labour John Samuel Shepherd24419.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Joyce Elizabeth Leslie Baird14011.4N/A
Majority59648.7
Turnout 1,22433.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sawston Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sally Ann Hatton53537.1−14.2
Conservative Lucy Alice Sales50535.1−13.7
Labour Martin Higgins33523.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Chika Akinwale664.6N/A
Majority302.0
Turnout 1,44126.1
Independent hold Swing
The Mordens Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cicely Anne Elsa Murfitt54970.8+7.8
Conservative Duncan Richard Bullivant14218.3−6.9
Labour Angela Mary Patrick607.7N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thurston243.1N/A
Majority40752.5
Turnout 77540.5
Independent hold Swing
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Reginald Nightingale96046.2−11.2
Labour Mike Nettleton40019.3+12.3
Liberal Democrats Bill Powell36317.5−18.2
Green Linda Jane Whitebread35517.1N/A
Majority56026.9
Turnout 2,07836.4
Conservative hold Swing
The Wilbrahams Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert John Turner44361.6−9.3
Labour June Ford18826.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Douglas Wallace8812.2−16.8
Majority25535.6
Turnout 71933.1
Conservative hold Swing
Waterbeach Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Andrew Hockney91957.0−3.3
Liberal Democrats Maurice Leonard Leeke50231.1−5.6
Labour Paul Thomas Finley19111.9+8.9
Majority41725.9
Turnout 1,61239.3
Conservative hold Swing
Whittlesford Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter William Wilson Topping54065.8+26.2
Liberal Democrats Clare Delderfield16219.7−13.1
Labour Dinah Elizabeth Pounds11914.5New
Majority37846.1
Turnout 82039.2
Conservative hold Swing
Willingham and Over Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Maurice Antony Manning92159.5−7.3
Labour Ben Monks43828.3+21.9
Liberal Democrats Barry John Platt18912.2−14.6
Majority48331.2
Turnout 1,54828.9
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "District Council Elections - Thursday, 3 May 2012". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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