Cambridge City Council election, 2016

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The 2016 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections. The Labour Party grouping gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats, increasing their majority on the council from 6 to 10 seats. [1]

Cambridge City Council district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, England

Cambridge City Council is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, based in the city of Cambridge.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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Cambridge City Council Election, 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2620+261.945.915,279+11.4
  Liberal Democrat 1312-131.027.59,172-0.1
  Conservative 001-1011.83,927-5.7
  Green 10002.410.03,335-6.5
  UKIP 000002.5830-1.3
  Independent 20004.82.3776+2.1

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Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Leslie Johnson1,23561.3+18.8
Green Monica Ursula Hone29214.5-3.6
Liberal Democrat Nicky Shepard26613.2-8.3
Conservative Angela Ozturk22211.0-7.0
Turnout 2,01531.9-23.1
Labour hold Swing 13.6

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Todd-Jones1,43061.5+22.4
Conservative James Andrew Strachan28212.1-1.4
Liberal Democrat Timothy Derek Ward36815.8-11.4
Green Stephen Roger Lawrence24510.5-2.8
Turnout 2,32537.4-21.6
Labour hold Swing 16.9

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Hipkin77637.9-11.6†
Labour Patrick Sheil56227.5+2.0
Liberal Democrat Mark Timothy Argent38819.0-11.4
Green Alacia Natalie Gent1919.3-12.1
Conservative Edward Alexander Macnaghten1296.3-16.1
Turnout 2,04635.7-17.3
Independent hold Swing -4.8

†on 2012 election.

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Paul Dryden1,37360.8+19.3
Conservative Eric William Barrett-Payton36716.2-2.8
Liberal Democrat Jamie Dalzell2109.3-8.5
UKIP Richard Graham Jeffs1667.3-1.6
Green Caitlin Patterson1436.3-1.9
Turnout 2,259
Labour hold Swing

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rosy Moore1,40460.3+22.2
Conservative Sam Barker34414.8-3.0
Liberal Democrat Raymundo Leysan Carlos23410.0-14.8
Green Virgil Au Wenhan Ierubino1878.0-5.2
UKIP Bill Kaminski1586.8+0.7
Turnout 2,327
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margery Betty Abbott1,10341.6+2.7
Liberal Democrat Shahida Rahman90634.2+6.4
Conservative Kevin Andre Francis2629.9-4.6
UKIP Peter Burkinshaw2027.6-0.2
Green Jiameng Gao1796.7-4.4
Turnout 2,652
Labour hold Swing

King's Hedges

King's Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nigel Gawthrope98154.5+15.5
Liberal Democrat Hugh Bernard Newsam23313.7+13.0
UKIP Dave Corn22312.4+0.4
Conservative Anette Karimi21211.8+3.9
Green Angela Kalinzi Ditchfield1528.4-1.7
Turnout 1,801
Labour hold Swing

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tim Bick77738.5+11.1
Labour Danielle Greene71735.5+8.0
Green Stuart James Tuckwood40119.9-7.8
Conservative Barney Baber1256.2-11.3
Turnout 2,020
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lucy Kathleen Nethsingha93943.2+10.5
Labour Ewan McGaughey78736.2+8.2
Conservative Julius Anthony Carrington23410.8-5.7
Green Mark Slade2169.9-12.5
Turnout 2,176
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Andrew Robertson1,30561.4+17.4
Green Sharon Deep Kaur32115.1-8.2
Liberal Democrat Daniel Stephen Levy27713.0-8.4
Conservative Catherine Claire Durance22110.4-1.0
Turnout 2,124
Labour hold Swing

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jennifer A Page-Croft1,18943.0+9.3
Labour John Beresford80129.0+4.3
Conservative Manas Deb54419.7-4.8
Green Joel Henry Chalfen2328.4-3.9
Turnout 2,766
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sophie Alice Barnett1,40949.7+12.0
Liberal Democrat Catherine Helen Lindsay Smart1,01635.8+5.3
Green Jane Heather Carpenter2739.6-12.3
Conservative Roy Leonard Barton1394.9-5.2
Turnout 2,837
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Donald Marshall Adey1,21241.3+4.3
Labour Nick Gay75525.7+2.1
Conservative Shapour Meftah66422.6-4.7
Green Ceri Berbara Galloway30510.4-4.6
Turnout 2,936
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Sargeant1,41746.7+11.5
Liberal Democrat Nichola Jane Harrison1,15738.1+1.1
Green John David Bachelor1986.5-5.8
Conservative Simon Lee1826.0-6.1
UKIP Celia Margaret Conway812.7-0.9
Turnout 3,035
Labour hold Swing +6.3

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References

  1. "Election results". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "Cambridge City Council Election Results 2016". Cambridge Elections. Retrieved 6 May 2016.[ permanent dead link ]