2024 Cambridge City Council election

2024 Cambridge City Council election

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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mike Davey Tim Bick Naomi Bennett Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green Last election 27 seats, 38.2% 10 seats, 22.1% 4 seats, 17.9% Seats before 25 11 4 Seats won 9 3 2 Seats after 25 10 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,622 7,292 6,884 Percentage 41.1 22.0 20.8% Swing 2.9% 0.1% 2.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 0 seats, 19.2% 1 seat, 2.3% Seats before 1 1 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 4,561 680 Percentage 13.8% 2.1% Swing 5.4% 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election Mike Davey Labour Council control after election Mike Davey Labour

The 2024 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridgeshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Prior to the election the council was under Labour majority control. Only one seat changed hands at this election, being a Green gain from the Liberal Democrats, and so Labour retained overall control. ^[2]

Election result

2024 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9		64.3	16	25	59.5	13,622	41.1	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	21.4	7	10	23.8	7,292	22.0	–0.1
	Green	2	1	14.3	3	5	11.9	6,884	20.8	+2.9
	Conservative	0		0.0	1	1	2.4	4,561	13.8	–5.4
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.4	680	2.1	–0.2
	Freedom Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	44	0.1	N/A
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	42	0.1	N/A

Ward Results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Cambridge City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024. ^[3] The results for each ward were as follows: ^[4]

Abbey

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Naomi Bennett*	1,189	52.1	+9.4
	Labour	Ben Cartwright	650	28.5	–3.4
	Conservative	David Smith	226	9.9	–8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Ansell	173	7.6	+0.7
	Communist	Simon Brignell	42	1.8	N/A
Majority			539	19.1
Turnout			2,819
	Green hold		Swing	6.4

Arbury

Arbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Sheil*	1,093	51.5	+3.4
	Conservative	Robert Boorman	365	17.2	–10.3
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	348	16.4	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Leighton	316	14.9	+4.1
Majority			728	25.5
Turnout			2,850
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Antoinette Nestor*	771	40.0	+13.1
	Independent	David Summerfield	407	21.1	–2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Stoddart	369	19.1	–11.5
	Green	Esme Hennessy	294	15.2	+2.5
	Conservative	Szymon Sawicki	88	4.6	–1.5
Majority			364	15.9
Turnout			2,293
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Ashton*	1,149	48.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Mo Pantall	635	26.8	–13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Aiden Roe	356	15.0	+7.6
	Green	Joshua Morris-Blake	228	9.6	+0.6
Majority			514	17.8
Turnout			2,882
	Labour hold		Swing	9.7

Coleridge

Coleridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Griffin*	1,124	43.5	+2.3
	Green	Sarah Nicmanis	881	34.1	+9.0
	Conservative	Shapour Meftah	419	16.2	–7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Judy Brunton	158	6.1	–3.7
Majority			243	8.6
Turnout			2,825
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

East Chesterton

East Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerri Bird*	1,006	42.1	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Illingworth	765	32.0	–1.6
	Green	Elizabeth May	368	15.4	+3.8
	Conservative	Francisco Ribeiro	251	10.5	–2.4
Majority			241	9.2
Turnout			2,631
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

King's Hedges

King's Hedges

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Gawthrope Wood*	974	45.1	+5.9
	Conservative	Sm Nazrul Islam	737	34.1	+2.2
	Green	Robin Brabham	231	10.7	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Fionna Tod	217	10.1	–4.9
Majority			237	9.9
Turnout			2,396
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Market

Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Bick*	777	40.9	–0.3
	Labour	Rosy Greenlees	666	35.1	+0.4
	Green	Krzysztof Strug	310	16.3	+1.7
	Conservative	John Marenbon	146	7.7	–1.8
Majority			111	5.5
Turnout			2,010
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4

Newnham

Newnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Hugh Clough	925	45.8	+5.3
	Labour	Yvonne Nobis	549	27.2	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Nethsingha*	306	15.2	–2.8
	Independent	David Carmona	155	7.7	N/A
	Conservative	Susan Williams	84	4.2	–3.1
Majority			376	15.7
Turnout			2,395
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.2

Petersfield

Petersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Davey*	1,323	51.9	+2.4
	Green	Zakariyah Karimjee	558	21.9	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Oliver	399	15.6	–3.8
	Conservative	Paul Roper	226	8.9	–5.2
	Freedom Alliance	Christopher Wilkinson	44	1.7	N/A
Majority			765	23.1
Turnout			3,315
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Immy Blackburn-Horgan*	1,123	42.5	+4.6
	Labour	Beth Gardiner-Smith	758	28.7	+5.0
	Conservative	Eric Barrett-Payton	459	17.4	–2.0
	Green	Oliver Fisher	300	11.4	+1.2
Majority			365	12.1
Turnout			3,005
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.2

Romsey

Romsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Baigent*	1,433	52.2	+6.7
	Green	Iain Webb	524	19.1	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Walmsley	307	11.2	–3.3
	Independent	William Bannell	273	9.9	N/A
	Conservative	Robin Nelson	208	7.6	–11.6
Majority			909	24.9
Turnout			3,654
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Trumpington

Trumpington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nadya Lokhmotova	944	36.4	+0.8
	Labour Co-op	Carlos Toranzos	836	32.3	+3.5
	Conservative	Steven George	481	18.6	–4.5
	Green	Chloe Mosonyi	331	12.8	+0.3
Majority			108	4.0
Turnout			2,700
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4

West Chesterton

West Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Carling*	1,290	42.9	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Dalzell	1,082	36.0	+3.4
	Green	Shayne Mitchell	397	13.2	+1.5
	Conservative	Michael Harford	236	7.9	–5.4
Majority			208	6.5
Turnout			3,213
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Changes 2024-2026

By-elections

Romsey

Romsey by-election: 12 September 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beth Gardiner-Smith	596	42.8	–9.4
	Green	Zak Karimjee	409	29.4	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Walmsley	249	17.9	+6.7
	Conservative	Rob Nelson	138	9.9	+2.3
Majority			187	13.4	–11.5
Turnout			1,392	20.2
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

East Chesterton

East Chesterton by-election: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Illingworth	871	33.1	+1.1
	Labour	Sarah Haithcock	756	28.7	−13.4
	Green	Sarah Nicmanis	478	18.2	+2.8
	Reform UK	Mike Nicolson	301	11.4	+11.4
	Conservative	Steven George	224	8.5	−2.0
Majority			115	4.4
Turnout			2630
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	13.6

West Chesterton

West Chesterton by-election: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Dalzell	1,204	38.5	+2.5
	Labour	Rosy Greenlees	1,030	33.0	−12.9
	Green	Hannah Charlotte Copley	533	17.1	+3.9
	Reform UK	Tommy Brace	197	6.3	+6.3
	Conservative	Michael Harford	160	5.1	−2.8
Majority			174	5.6
Turnout			3124
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	15.4

References

1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Cambridge City Council. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
2. Middleton, Siobhan (3 May 2024). "Cambridge local election 2024 results announced". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Cambridge City Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
4. "Election results by Wards,2 May 2024". democracy.cambridge.gov.uk. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-05.