2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election

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2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election
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All 28 seats to East Cambridgeshire District Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election36 seats, 54.4%2 seats, 14.4%
Seats won1513
Seat changeDecrease2.svg21Increase2.svg11
Popular vote18,32817,814
Percentage41.9%40.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg12.5%Increase2.svg26.3%
East Cambridgeshire UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of East Cambridgeshire District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries. [2] The Conservative Party retained control of the council.

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Result summary

2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2815N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 2153.641.918,328–12.5
  Liberal Democrats 2813N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 1146.440.717,814+26.3
  Labour 220N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.010.34,514–6.1
  Green 60N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.04.72,037–0.6
  Independent 30N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 10.01.9848–7.5
  UKIP 20N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.00.5229–9.1

Ward results

[3]

Bottisham

Bottisham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Cane 900 46.5
Liberal Democrats John Trapp 838 43.3
Conservative Matthew Shuter*64833.5
Conservative Bradley Thurston57129.5
Labour Jane Goodland33617.3
Labour Steven O'Dell25213.0
Green Steve McGrady19410.0
Majority190
Turnout 1,93743.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burwell

Burwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Brown* 726 43.6
Conservative Lavinia Edwards* 642 38.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Wrench45627.4
Liberal Democrats Hebe Wrench35021.0
Green Floramay Waterhouse31418.8
Labour Liz Swift24314.6
Labour Hilary Sage21512.9
UKIP Martin Cubitt17210.3
Majority186
Turnout 1,66733.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Downham

Downham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anna Bailey* 493 51.5
Liberal Democrats Doris Brenke35236.7
Independent Owen Winters11311.8
Majority14114.8
Turnout 95839.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Ely East

Ely East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Downey 780 43.7
Conservative Lis Every* 727 40.7
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins69338.8
Conservative Richard Hobbs*64236.0
Green Clive Semmens26915.1
Labour Isobel Morris1538.6
Labour Louise Moschetta1528.5
Majority34
Turnout 1,78539.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ely North

Ely North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Whelan 591 49.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Harries 540 45.5
Conservative Mike Rouse*41034.5
Conservative Sarah Bellow40934.4
Labour Rebecca Denness17815.0
Labour Edward Carlsson Browne16814.1
Majority130
Turnout 1,18838.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ely West

Ely West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Austen* 1,380 46.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Whelan* 1,330 44.9
Liberal Democrats Paola Trimarco 1,308 44.1
Conservative Helen Merrick89030.0
Conservative David Miller86829.3
Conservative Charlie Page69223.3
Green Gemma Bristow51117.2
Labour Sarah Fraser38613.0
Independent John Borland35411.9
Labour Mark Hucker29910.1
Labour Sarah Perkins29710.0
Majority418
Turnout 2,96438.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Fordham & Isleham

Fordham & Isleham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Huffer* 743 53.8
Conservative Joshua Schumann* 647 46.9
Independent Derrick Beckett*38127.6
Liberal Democrats Connor Docwra30722.2
Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt18513.4
Labour Chris Crickmar1319.5
Labour Jamie Goodland1279.2
Majority266
Turnout 1,38129.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Haddenham

Haddenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Wilson 524 50.9
Conservative Stuart Smith*35834.8
Green Carly Juneau807.8
Labour Lydia Hill676.5
Majority16616.1
Turnout 1,02938.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Littleport

Littleport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Ambrose-Smith* 790 51.1
Conservative Jo Webber* 782 50.6
Conservative David Ambrose-Smith* 754 48.8
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Double47630.8
Green Lee Phillips47530.7
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Harris44028.5
Liberal Democrats Martyn Double40326.1
Majority278
Turnout 1,54522.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Soham North

Soham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Charlesworth 599 48.3
Liberal Democrats Alec Jones 558 45.0
Conservative Mark Goldsack*52842.6
Conservative Carol Sennitt*46537.5
Labour Chris Abbott12410.0
Labour Eileen Foley1078.6
Majority30
Turnout 1,23924.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Soham South

Soham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Bovingdon* 507 48.1
Conservative Dan Schumann* 487 46.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Warner35333.5
Liberal Democrats Joanna Burnett33531.8
Labour Lucy Frost19418.4
Labour Peter Tyson14313.6
Majority134
Turnout 1,05423.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stretham

Stretham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Hunt* 964 47.5
Conservative Lisa Stubbs* 929 45.8
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Westwell72435.7
Liberal Democrats Pauline Wilson67633.3
Labour Ian Allen35717.6
Labour Gill Spencer22511.1
Majority205
Turnout 2,02939.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sutton

Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lorna Dupre* 1,199 69.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Inskip 925 53.9
Conservative Mike Bradley*53631.3
Conservative Beth Skelham46627.2
Majority389
Turnout 1,71539.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Woodditton

Woodditton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Sharp* 840 52.7
Conservative Amy Starkey 814 51.0
Liberal Democrats Zoe Whelan30519.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ross28718.0
UKIP Richard Fullerton22914.4
Labour Teresa Cricmar19011.9
Labour Susan Smith17010.7
Majority535
Turnout 1,59530.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Soham North

Soham North: 23 September 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Goldsack 484 50.8 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Pallett36938.8-9.5
Labour Sam Mathieson717.5-2.5
Green Andrew Cohen282.9New
Majority11512.0N/A
Turnout 95219.2-5.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg8.9

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  2. ↑ "The East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "District Council Elections Results - 2nd May 2019" . Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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