Cambridge City Council election, 2012

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Elections for Cambridge City Council (in Cambridge, England) were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to No Overall Control. [1]

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Election result

The election result shown geographically. Cambridge Council 2012.tiff
The election result shown geographically.
Cambridge City Council Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 840+457.142.712,353+8.4
  Liberal Democrat 404-428.626.17,560-1.7
  Conservative 110+17.115.44,464-5.8
  Green 001-10.010.12,925-5.0
  Independent 10007.13.2925+2.8
  Cambridge Socialists 00000.01.6457+0.6
  UKIP 00000.00.4129-0.1
  United People's Party 00000.00.4105+0.4

[2] [3]

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Liberal Democrats2521
Labour1519
Green10
Independent11
Conservatives01
Cambridge Socialists00
UKIP00
United People's Party00
Total4242
Working majority 8  0 

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the Council, with the casting vote of the Mayor, though they lost a majority. [4] [5] The overall turnout was 32.2%, [6]

Ward results

Note: in results where, in previous elections, two seats were up for election the party share of the vote is based on an average for those candidates who stood for that particular party in the election.

Unless stated otherwise, changes in party vote is in comparison with the 2011 Cambridge City Council election results. [7]

Abbey ward

Councillor Margaret Wright retired her Abbey seat. William Birkin was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Greens.

Margaret Elizabeth Wright was a Green Party politician and from 2008 to 2012 a city councillor for Abbey Ward on Cambridge City Council in England. She was one of the Principal Speakers of the Green Party, a post she held with Darren Johnson, from 1999 to 2003.

Abbey ward Abbey 2012.tiff
Abbey ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Abbey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Johnson96354.4+12.6
Green William Birkin42323.9-7.6
Conservative Timothy Haire21912.4-4.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Brown1659.3-1.0
Majority54030.5+20.2
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 177026.3-11.2
Labour gain from Green Swing +10.1

Arbury ward

Councillor Mike Todd-Jones was defending his Arbury seat for the Labour and Co-operative Party.

Arbury ward Arbury 2012.tiff
Arbury ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Arbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Todd-Jones1,32259.9+19.4
Liberal Democrat Rhodri James41718.9-12.5
Conservative Ali Meftah23710.7-3.1
Green Stephen Lawrence23210.5-1.1
Majority90541.0+31.9
Rejected ballots21
Turnout 220832.7-15.1
Labour hold Swing +16.0

Castle ward

Councillor John Hipkin was defending his Castle seat as an independent candidate. Changes in vote is in comparison to 2008, when John Hipkin's seat was last contested. [8]

Castle ward Castle 2012.tiff
Castle ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Castle ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Hipkin92549.5+10.5
Labour Ashley Walsh33017.7+7.4
Liberal Democrat Alan Levy27514.7-17.7
Conservative Nikesh Pandit1739.3-2.4
Green Jack Toye1648.8+2.2
Majority59531.9+25.3
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 1867
Independent hold Swing +1.6

Cherry Hinton ward

Councillor Robert Dryden was defending his Cherry Hinton seat for Labour.

Cherry Hinton ward Cherry Hinton 2012.tiff
Cherry Hinton ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Cherry Hinton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Dryden155673.2+22.8
Conservative Angela Ozturk38518.1-11.4
Liberal Democrat Keith Edkins1858.7+1.1
Majority117155.1+35.4
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 2126
Labour hold Swing +17.1

Coleridge ward

Councillor George Owers was defending his Coleridge seat for Labour, having gained it in a 2010 by-election.

Coleridge ward Coleridge 2012.tiff
Coleridge ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Coleridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour George Owers122859.6+12.7
Conservative Sam Barker42220.5-9.8
Green Shaun Esgate22811.1-1.7
Liberal Democrat Thomas Yates1838.9-1.0
Majority80639.1+22.5
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 2061
Labour hold Swing +11.3

East Chesterton ward

Councillor Roman Znajek retired his East Chesterton seat. Tony Morris was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

East Chesterton ward East Chesterton 2012.tiff
East Chesterton ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: East Chesterton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margery Abbott1,01247.4+9.0
Liberal Democrat Tony Morris43820.5-10.4
Conservative Kevin Francis31714.8-1.7
Green Peter Pope24111.3+0.6
UKIP Peter Burkinshaw1296.0+2.4
Majority57426.9+19.4
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 2137
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +9.7

King's Hedges ward

Councillor Neil McGovern was defending his King's Hedges seat for the Liberal Democrats.

King's Hedges ward King's Hedges 2012.tiff
King's Hedges ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: King's Hedges ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nigel Gawthorpe82748.4+8.4
Liberal Democrat Neil McGovern57633.7+1.4
Conservative Annette Karimi19911.7-5.6
United People's Party (UK)Ian Tyes1056.2+0.1
Majority25114.7+7.0
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1707
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +3.5

Market ward

Councillor Tim Bick was defending his Market seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Market ward Market 2012.tiff
Market ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Market ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tim Bick61535.6+7.6
Labour Noel Kavanagh50529.3+4.6
Green Brett Hughes34920.2-4.0
Conservative Edward Turnham25714.9-8.1
Majority1106.4+3.1
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 1726
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.5

Newnham ward

Councillor Sian Reid was defending her Newnham seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Newnham ward Newnham 2012.tiff
Newnham ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Newnham ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sian Reid91744.5+9.3
Labour Sarah Cain64131.1+4.2
Conservative Andre Beaumont26312.8-9.3
Green Billy Aldridge24111.7-4.1
Majority27613.4+5.1
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 2062
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.6

Petersfield ward

Councillor Gail Marchant-Daisley was defending her Petersfield seat for Labour.

Petersfield ward Petersfield 2012.tiff
Petersfield ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Petersfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gail Marchant-Daisley103656.6+7.7
Liberal Democrat Zoe O'Connell32217.6-3.9
Green Sandra Billington26314.4-3.0
Conservative Pater Patrick20911.4-0.9
Majority71439.0+11.6
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1830
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Queen Edith's ward

Councillor Amanda Taylor was defending her Queen Edith's seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Queen Edith's ward Queen Edith's 2012.tiff
Queen Edith's ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Queen Edith's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sue Birtles104838.9+18.9
Liberal Democrat Amanda Taylor96335.7-5.4
Conservative Richard Jeffs51319.0-6.9
Green Martin Lawson1726.4-6.6
Majority1214.5-10.7
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 2696
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +12.2

Romsey ward

Councillor Catherine Smart was defending her Romsey seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Romsey ward Romsey 2012.tiff
Romsey ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2011: Romsey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Catherine Smart102041.4+12.3
Labour Rachel Eckersley81333.0-0.3
Cambridge Socialists Tom Woodcock45718.5+18.5
Conservative Philip Salway1757.1-4.9
Majority2078.4+4.2
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 2465
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +6.3

Trumpington ward

Councillor Salah Al Bander was defending his Trumpington seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Dr Salah Al Bander is a British citizen of Sudanese origin known for his role in revealing the Bandargate scandal in Bahrain. Al Bander had been working as a strategic planning adviser to the Royal Court of Bahrain since January 2002, then he was seconded to Ministry of Cabinet Affairs in January 2006. On 13 September 2006 he was arrested and deported to London by Bahraini security officials after he distributed a report revealing a conspiracy to suppress the Shia in Bahrain. The scandal that ensued was named Bandargate, after him. Al Bander is also the Secretary General of the MOWATIN: Gulf Centre for Democratic Development, a London-registered non-governmental organisation.

Trumpington ward Trumpington 2012.tiff
Trumpington ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Trumpington ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Shapour Meftah72336.6+4.9
Liberal Democrat Salah Al Bander64432.6-3.5
Labour Kenny Latunde-Dada32116.3-1.2
Green Ceri Galloway28714.5-0.1
Majority794.0+0.4
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 1975
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +4.2

West Chesterton ward

Councillor Ian Nimmo-Smith retired his West Chesterton seat. Mike Pitt was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

West Chesterton ward West Chesterton 2012.tiff
West Chesterton ward
Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: West Chesterton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mike Pitt84036.7-1.8
Labour Mike Sargeant75132.8+5.6
Conservative James Strachan37216.3-1.8
Green Oliver Perkins32514.2-1.9
Majority893.9-7.4
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 2288
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -3.7

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