2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

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South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2018
South Cambridgeshire UK ward map 2018.svg
Results of the 2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2018 [1] as part of the 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Forty five seats, making up the whole of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election in twenty six wards. The council previously had 57 members, last elected by thirds in 2016, 2015 and 2014. Following a boundary review, there has been a reduction of twelve seats to 45 and the electoral pattern has changed from election by thirds to all out elections, meaning that all seats were up for election on this occasion. [2]

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In a surprise result, the Liberal Democrats took control of the council, winning 30 seats. [3] [4] The district had been controlled outright by the Conservative Party since the 2007 election.

Summary

The list of candidates was published on 6 April 2018. [5] Both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party fielded a full slate of 45 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats contested 41 seats. The Green Party had 26 candidates, and there were seven independent candidates. The United Kingdom Independence Party stood one candidate in Bar Hill.

There was media speculation in the build-up to the election that the Liberal Democrats could make a surprise breakthrough on the council. [6] [7] The Guardian identified South Cambridgeshire as a district where the Conservative Party's approach to Brexit may damage the party's appeal to "Tory Remain" voters who had predominantly voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum. [8]

During the campaign, one of the Conservative candidates for the Fen Ditton and Fulbourn ward was suspended from the party after a number of offensive posts he had made on Twitter received national media attention. However he remained on the ballot paper as the deadline for withdrawals had passed. [9] [10]

Results

2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election [11]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 4130N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 1666.738.537,668
  Conservative 4511N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 2524.434.133,284
  Labour 452N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 14.417.517,100
  Independent 72N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 44.45.55,382
  Green 250N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.04.44,264
  UKIP 10N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.0<0.146

Results by ward

Balsham (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Harvey 659 47.5
Conservative Richard Turner55139.7
Labour Muhammad Shaheer14410.4
Green Linda Richardson342.4
Majority
Turnout 47.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bar Hill (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bunty Waters 527 51.7
Labour Stuart Hilpert23422.9
Green Hayley Farnell10910.7
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Ness10410.2
UKIP Helene Green464.5
Majority
Turnout 33.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Barrington (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Aidan van de Weyer 591 48.5
Conservative Simon Parrish51642.3
Labour John Harper867.1
Green Michael King262.1
Majority
Turnout 46.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bassingbourn (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Cathcart 583 52.1
Conservative David McCraith39335.1
Green Simon Saggers14312.8
Majority
Turnout 38.6
Labour win (new seat)
Caldecote (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tumi Hawkins 691 58.0
Conservative Des O'Brien45037.8
Labour John Goodall504.2
Majority
Turnout 45.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Cambourne (three seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Betson 1,038 48.8
Conservative Shrobona Bhattacharya 931 43.8
Labour Gavin Clayton 800 37.6
Conservative Evelyne Spanner79937.6
Labour Darren Macey68732.3
Labour Len Thornton59428.0
Green Marcus Pitcaithly29413.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Newns27713.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Pinsker23411.0
Green Michela Morleo22910.8
Majority
Turnout 30.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Caxton & Papworth (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Howell 1,083 62.1
Conservative Nick Wright 986 56.6
Labour Edith Hall32918.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Sandford32118.4
Green Gaynor Clements27415.7
Labour Richard Poynder24714.2
Majority
Turnout 36.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Cottenham (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Gough 1,198 48.0
Liberal Democrats Eileen Wilson 1,092 43.8
Conservative Lynda Harford79932.0
Conservative Timothy Wotherspoon74629.9
Labour Adam Gledhill34914.0
Independent Frank Morris25810.3
Labour Mark McCormack2319.3
Green Colin Coe1686.7
Majority
Turnout 49.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Duxford (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter McDonald 615 49.6
Conservative Stephen Edwards51641.6
Labour Jackie Scott1108.9
Majority
Turnout 45.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn (three seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Williams 1,593 45.9
Liberal Democrats Claire Daunton 1,285 37.0
Conservative Graham Cone 1,227 35.3
Conservative Rob Turner1,16933.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Lunn1,00829.0
Conservative George Stoakley81023.3
Labour Tim Andrews78522.6
Labour Co-op Frances Amrani68719.8
Labour Cathie Rae 61317.6
Green Oliver Fisher3299.5
Green Steve Bradshaw2457.1
Majority
Turnout 44.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Foxton (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Deborah Roberts 630 47.0
Conservative Barbara Kettel44533.2
Liberal Democrats Giles Sanders13810.3
Labour Angela Patrick1279.5
Majority
Turnout 50.8
Independent win (new seat)
Gamlingay (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith 707 50.3
Conservative Harriet Gould60342.9
Labour Jenna Hegarty966.8
Majority
Turnout 47.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Girton (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Douglas De Lacey 853 48.7
Conservative Tom Bygott 688 39.3
Labour Jane Williams39722.7
Conservative Delowar Hossain32018.3
Labour Lee Taylor30017.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Thouroude29516.8
Green Teal Riley23713.5
Green John Ranken19511.1
Majority
Turnout 43.7
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hardwick (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Grenville Chamberlain 499 54.1
Liberal Democrats James Hosking22824.7
Labour Mark Hurn15116.4
Green David Smith444.8
Majority
Turnout 37.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Harston & Comberton (three seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Mason 1,695 47.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Allen 1,640 46.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Sollom 1,638 46.2
Conservative Lina Joseph1,31437.0
Conservative Timothy Scott1,31036.9
Conservative Joshua Vanneck1,07130.2
Labour Chris Coleridge41011.6
Labour Laurens Drost39011.0
Labour Roger Tomlinson38911.0
Green Seigo Robinson3199.0
Majority
Turnout 48.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Histon & Impington (three seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pippa Heylings 1,508 40.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Cahn 1,217 32.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hunt 1,159 31.3
Independent Neil Davies1,15531.2
Independent Edd Stonham89524.2
Labour Huw Jones84222.8
Labour Phil Gooden77521.0
Conservative Louise Daily69518.8
Labour Geoff Moore66918.1
Conservative Helga Cole58115.7
Conservative Othman Cole50613.7
Green Alison Wood2426.5
Green Darren Cotterell2025.5
Green Carrie Evans1163.1
Majority
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Linton (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Batchelor 1,150 47.1
Liberal Democrats John Batchelor 1,096 44.8
Conservative Enid Bald98140.1
Conservative Chris Negus80432.9
Labour Mike Murray29312.0
Labour Ernie Turkington2199.0
Green Paul Richardson2078.5
Majority
Turnout 43.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Longstanton (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cheung Johnson 831 50.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Malyon 703 42.9
Conservative Simon Edwards69142.2
Conservative Roger Hall55133.6
Labour Polly Gunsman1569.5
Labour Ed Stokes1388.4
Green Sandra Archer1046.3
Majority
Turnout 43.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Melbourn (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jose Hales 1,306 53.7
Liberal Democrats Philippa Hart 1,272 52.3
Conservative Irene Bloomfield74730.7
Conservative Mike Linnette70829.1
Labour Beverley Cottrell28011.5
Labour Turlough Stone2008.2
Green Paul Evans1435.9
Majority
Turnout 39.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Milton & Waterbeach (three seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anna Bradnam 1,403 41.4
Liberal Democrats Hazel Smith 1,289 38.0
Liberal Democrats Judith Rippeth 1,163 34.3
Independent Peter Johnson82023.2
Labour Elizabeth McWilliams75422.2
Labour Gareth Wright74622.0
Labour James Bull73621.7
Conservative George Walker68220.1
Conservative Clive Rabbett66319.6
Conservative Christine Smith Bull64018.9
Green Eleanor Crane2517.4
Green Damian Glasfurd-Brown1614.7
Green Tom Lachlan-Cope1394.1
Majority
Turnout 44.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Over & Willingham (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Handley 1,115 46.5
Liberal Democrats Dawn Percival 989 41.2
Independent Ray Manning77132.2
Conservative Brian Burling63626.5
Conservative Pippa Corney54922.9
Labour Fern Lane2299.5
Labour Alex Tiley1857.7
Majority
Turnout 43.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Sawston (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Milnes 1,123 51.7
Liberal Democrats Clare Delderfield 901 41.5
Conservative David Bard74734.4
Conservative Kevin Cuffley69031.8
Labour Rob Grayston47121.7
Labour Anand Pillai29213.5
Majority
Turnout 422439.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Shelford (two seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Fane 1,339 48.3
Liberal Democrats Nick Sample 1,240 44.8
Conservative Benjamin Shelton90832.8
Conservative Charlie Nightingale83930.3
Labour Mike Nettleton46616.8
Labour Mark Toner34612.5
Green Sophi Berridge2709.7
Majority
Turnout 49.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Swavesey (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Ellington 558 60.0
Labour Thomas Mayer24726.6
Liberal Democrats Teresa Griffiths9310.0
Green John Turner323.4
Majority
Turnout 35.1
Conservative win (new seat)
The Mordens (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Williams 603 46.8
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley59846.4
Labour Alix Valentine876.8
Majority
Turnout 47.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Whittlesford (one seat) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Topping 714 63.3
Labour Philippa MacGarry18015.9
Liberal Democrats Caitriona Quigley16414.5
Green Linda Whitebread706.2
Majority
Turnout 42.7
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Whittlesford, 27th February 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Williams 526 55.2 −8.1
Liberal Democrats James Hobro42744.8+30.3
Majority 9910.4−37.0
Turnout 95335.7−7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Girton, 6th May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Corinne Garvey 967 44.4 +27.6
Conservative Khadijeh Zargar62128.5+10.2
Labour Marcelo Lima34415.8−6.9
Green Colin Coe24611.3−2.2
Majority 4615.9N/A
Turnout 2,17853.6+9.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Harston & Comberton, 6th May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Whelan 1,785 43.6 −2.6
Conservative Lorraine Mooney1,45935.6−1.4
Labour Michael Tierney51912.7+1.1
Green Colin Reynolds3358.2−0.8
Majority 3268.0
Turnout 4,09851.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Melbourn, 6th May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Hart 1,510 54.7 +2.4
Conservative Tom Goldie99236.0+5.3
Green Paul Evans2569.3+3.4
Majority 51818.7
Turnout 2,75843.2+3.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton & Waterbeach, 6th May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Bearpark 1,255 34.3 −3.7
Conservative Clive Rabbett1,06929.2+9.6
Labour Jane Williams91525.0+2.8
Green Eleanor Crane42411.6+4.2
Majority 1865.1
Turnout 3,66344.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). South Cambridgeshire District Council. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Anglia Late Edition - April 2018". ITV Anglia. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Local elections 2018: Liberal Democrats take control of South Cambridgeshire from Conservatives". Cambridge Independent. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "South Cambridgeshire Lib Dems take power in from Tories". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). South Cambridgeshire District Council. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
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  7. ↑ Stephen Bush (5 April 2018). "What's worth staying up for in the 2018 local elections?". New Statesman. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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