2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election

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2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election
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  2018 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)2026 

All 52 seats to Huntingdonshire District Council
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election30 seats, 46.6%5 seats, 5.1%7 seats, 17.0%
Seats won221110
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 6Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote37,00111,02117,130
Percentage43.5%13.0%20.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.3%Increase2.svg 7.9%Increase2.svg 3.2%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Labour St Neots Ind. Green
Last election4 seats, 16.8%6 seats, 8.1%0 seats, 0.1%
Seats won441
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote10,2595,9263,456
Percentage12.1%7.0%4.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.7%Decrease2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 4.0%

Huntingdonshire UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election

Leader of the council before election

Ryan Fuller
Conservative

Leader of the council after election

Sarah Conboy
Liberal Democrats

The 2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

The elections saw two councillors elected unopposed, [2] the first uncontested elections in the district since 1988.

Summary

Background

The Conservative Party had been in control of the District Council since 1976. The Conservatives lost eight of their councillors, including the leader of the council, Ryan Fuller. As such the council after the election is under no overall control. [3] [4] A coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green and Independent councillors subsequently took control of the council, with Sarah Conboy, the leader of the council's Liberal Democrat group, being appointed leader of the council. [5]

Election result

2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election [6]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5222210Decrease2.svg 842.343.537,001–4.3
  Independent 121160Increase2.svg 621.213.011,021+7.9
  Liberal Democrats 181030Increase2.svg 319.220.217,130+3.2
  Labour 20411Steady2.svg7.712.110,259–4.7
 St Neots Ind.6402Decrease2.svg 27.77.05,926–1.1
  Green 12110Increase2.svg 11.94.13,456+4.0
  Reform UK 1000Steady2.svg0.00.2206N/A

Ward results

Alconbury

Alconbury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Gardener 690 63.0 +1.8
Green David Bale40637.0+27.6
Majority
Turnout 1,09637.5
Conservative hold Swing

Brampton

Brampton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Shaw 1,616 72.8 +22.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Jordan 1,448 65.3 +13.5
Conservative Cameron Reed62728.3−6.3
Conservative Raz Ansary49522.3−8.0
Majority
Turnout 2,21934.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckden

Buckden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Hassall 686 63.3 +15.1
Conservative Sam Collins39736.7−15.1
Majority
Turnout 1,08339.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Fenstanton

Fenstanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Tevlin 593 50.4 +31.8
Conservative David Mead43837.2−23.6
Labour James Hughes14512.3−8.3
Majority
Turnout 1,17637.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots

Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Conboy 1,857 67.2 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Debbie Mickelburgh 1,581 57.2 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Brett Mickelburgh 1,532 55.4 +10.8
Conservative Susan Simpson82529.9−9.6
Conservative Paula Sparling78728.5+0.2
Conservative Gus Rankin77227.9+0.7
Reform UK Sarah Smith2067.5−32.0
Majority
Turnout 2,76337.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Paxton

Great Paxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard West 540 49.4 −20.2
Liberal Democrats Daniel Ashby43539.8+24.9
Labour Peter Goldsmith11910.9−4.5
Majority
Turnout 1,09442.3
Conservative hold Swing

Great Staughton

Great Staughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Cawley 626 58.2 −4.5
Green John McCutcheon23121.5N/A
Labour Alexander Bolingbroke21920.4N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,07641.1
Conservative hold Swing

Hemingford Grey and Houghton

Hemingford Grey and Houghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doug Dew 841 47.4 −15.4
Conservative David Keane 708 39.9 −16.2
Liberal Democrats David Priestman60334.0+10.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Lucas57832.6+11.3
Green Seona Gunn-Kelly26915.2N/A
Labour Michael Gleadow23513.2−3.3
Green Georgie Hunt1236.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,77537.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holywell-cum-Needingworth

Holywell-cum-Needingworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Hodgson-Jones UnopposedN/A−50.0
Conservative Jon Neish UnopposedN/A−52.9
Majority N/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Huntingdon East

Huntingdon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nathan Hunt 999 52.9 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Jo Harvey 998 52.9 +12.3
Conservative Paul Caswell77841.2+0.9
Conservative Jonas King76240.4+6.5
Majority
Turnout 1,88836.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Huntingdon North

Huntingdon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Kadewere 1,079 52.5 +5.1
Labour Marion Kadewere 1,016 49.5 +10.0
Labour Sam Wakeford 950 46.3 +3.0
Conservative Leedo George86041.9+8.0
Conservative Simon Burton85641.7+10.5
Conservative Richard Valatka75336.7+9.8
Majority
Turnout 2,05424.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kimbolton

Kimbolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Gray 884 71.1 −15.1
Labour Philip Sly20616.6+2.8
Green Melina Lafirenze15412.4N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,24445.5
Conservative hold Swing

Ramsey

Ramsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Corney 1,477 63.0 +12.0
Conservative Jeff Clarke 1,400 59.7 +10.9
Conservative Roger Brereton 1,247 53.2 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Hulme71930.6+19.1
Labour Matthew Toyer70430.0+16.2
Majority
Turnout 2,34628.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sawtry

Sawtry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bywater UnopposedN/A−65.3
Conservative Ross Martin UnopposedN/AN/A
Majority N/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Somersham

Somersham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Criswell 548 64.9 +6.3
Labour Martha Evans29635.1+16.6
Majority
Turnout 84429.5
Conservative hold Swing

St Ives East

St Ives East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Burke 853 53.4 N/A
Independent Shariqa Mokbul 751 47.0 N/A
Conservative Adam Roberts72245.2−7.9
Conservative Craig Smith68743.0−9.5
Majority
Turnout 1,59732.1
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

St Ives South

St Ives South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nic Wells 1,157 55.1 +30.1
Labour Cath Gleadow 976 46.5 +10.9
Conservative Rianna D'Souza76536.4−12.3
Conservative Martin Gill72734.6−9.7
Majority
Turnout 2,10035.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St Ives West

St Ives West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Julie Kerr 423 47.0 N/A
Conservative Ryan Fuller39744.1−13.9
Green Daniel Laycock808.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 90040.1
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

St Neots East

St Neots East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lara Davenport-Ray 772 85.0 N/A
Independent Marcus Pickering 666 73.3 N/A
Conservative Mokbul Ahmed535.8−34.1
Conservative Ari Laakkonen495.4−22.8
Majority
Turnout 90835.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

St Neots Eatons

St Neots Eatons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
The St Neots Independent GroupBarry Banks 875 32.9 -25.1
Conservative Andrew Jennings 818 30.8 +2.9
Conservative Graham Welton 814 30.6 −0.8
The St Neots Independent GroupColin Maslen78729.6−18.6
Conservative Neal Weston76328.7+4.0
The St Neots Independent GroupGordon Thorpe76128.6−25.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Hunt62623.6+15.2
Independent Bob Farrer50218.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Seeff50118.8N/A
Liberal Democrats James Catmur46517.5N/A
Green Catherine Goodman30111.3N/A
Green Anna Pritchard1907.1N/A
Green Thomas Allard1857.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,65831.4
St Neots Independents hold Swing
Conservative gain from St Neots Independents Swing
Conservative gain from St Neots Independents Swing

St Neots Eynesbury

St Neots Eynesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
St Neots Ind.Simone Taylor 1,273 47.9 +3.0
St Neots Ind.Ian Taylor 1,155 43.5 +7.8
St Neots Ind.Doug Terry 1,075 40.5 +0.7
Conservative Sue Beeby85432.2−0.4
Conservative Nigel Eaton76929.0−2.1
Conservative Luke Millar74127.9−3.1
Labour Amy Duckworth59622.4+0.9
Labour Helen Stroud54920.7+2.1
Labour Victoria Fowler54320.5N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,65529.9
St Neots Independents hold Swing
St Neots Independents hold Swing
St Neots Independents hold Swing

St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton

St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
St Neots Independents Stephen Ferguson 1,698 62.5 N/A
St Neots Independents Ben Pitt 1,485 54.7 N/A
St Neots Independents Richard Slade 1,306 48.1 N/A
Conservative Jean Matheson1,08139.8+3.0
Conservative Keith Prentice88832.7−1.0
Conservative Malcolm Whale88632.6+7.9
Majority
Turnout 2,71735.0
St Neots Independents hold Swing
St Neots Independents gain from Conservative Swing
St Neots Independents gain from Conservative Swing

Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley

Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Alban 1,331 70.1 −2.6
Conservative Marge Beuttell 1,111 58.5 −3.4
Labour Margaret Cochrane39821.0+2.5
Labour Robert Bowden34818.3+2.0
Green Rebecca Davis-Marsh32917.3N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,89836.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

The Stukeleys

The Stukeleys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Sanderson 926 66.6 +6.2
Independent Ann Blackwell 754 54.2 +9.0
Independent Steve McAdam 750 54.0 +15.7
Conservative Phil Pearce48935.2+3.3
Conservative Pete Digby43731.4−0.2
Conservative Peter Brown37927.3−1.1
Majority
Turnout 1,39034.0
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Warboys

Warboys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adela Costello 1,048 57.7 −3.9
Conservative Charlotte Lowe 954 52.6 −8.3
Labour Iain Ramsbottom45925.3+5.6
Labour Ambrose Ntuk42723.5+5.2
Green Beth Watson41622.9N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,81530.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Yaxley

Yaxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Butler 1,128 50.9 −10.1
Conservative Kevin Gulson 1,054 47.6 −8.0
Independent Sally Howell 907 40.9 N/A
Conservative Mac McGuire74533.6−9.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wood73633.2N/A
Labour Richard Ilett51023.0−0.9
Labour Tony Lawson48421.8−2.0
Majority
Turnout 2,21626.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2022–2026

Great Paxton

Great Paxton by-election, 2 May 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Catmur 518 47.8 +8.0
Conservative Ari Laakkonen41438.2−11.2
Labour James Hughes1029.4−1.5
Green Catherine Goodman494.5+4.5
Majority 1049.6N/A
Turnout 1,09142.2−0.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +9.6

The Great Paxton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Richard West. [12] [13]

St Neots Eatons

St Neots Eatons by-election, 19 September 2024 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Barry Chapman 531 32.7 +32.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Hunt42626.2+6.1
Conservative Nigel Eaton42025.9−0.3
Independent Rob Simonis1257.7+7.7
Labour Harvey Woodhouse774.7+4.7
Green Andrew Seal452.8−6.8
Majority 1056.5
Turnout 1,624
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

References

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