Cambridge City Council elections

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One third of Cambridge City Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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Seats on Council

Year Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Green Independent
2011 2613021
2012 2118111
2014 1524102
2015 1424112
2016 1326012
2018 1426011
2019 1526001
2021 1227021

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Arbury By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Schofield 1,769 51.3 -3.6
Conservative Mark Taylor1,10632.1-2.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Wesson57116.6+6.0
Majority66319.2
Turnout 3,446
Labour hold Swing
Petersfield By-Election 4 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Reed 664 58.5 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon18616.4-8.7
Conservative Peter Welton12110.7-1.9
Green Margaret Wright11710.3+10.3
Independent Laurence Jones484.2+4.2
Majority47842.1
Turnout 1,13615.8
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Arbury By-Election 10 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James 723 44.5 +29.8
Labour Stuart Newbold54033.2-24.0
Conservative Mark Taylor31219.2-8.9
Green Stephen Lawrence513.1+3.1
Majority18311.3
Turnout 1,62631.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2002-2006

Coleridge By-Election 21 July 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Benjamin Stafford 829 46.8 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst63836.0+14.8
Conservative Steven Mastin26314.8-7.4
UKIP Albert Watts422.4-5.7
Majority19110.8
Turnout 1,77230.2
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Trumpington By-Election 16 November 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst 858 51.4 +5.9
Conservative John Ionides61837.0+1.3
Labour Pamela Stacey1096.5-2.6
Green Ceri Galloway855.1-4.6
Majority24014.4
Turnout 1,67530.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
East Chesterton By-Election 4 June 2009 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 836 37.6 -0.8
Conservative 55224.9-3.6
Labour 31914.4-3.8
Green 31314.1+4.1
UKIP 2019.0+9.0
Majority28412.8
Turnout 2,221
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2010-2014

Coleridge By-Election 4 November 2010 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Owers 900 44.0 +11.7
Conservative Andrew Bower73435.9+7.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Barnes22310.9-14.6
Green Valerie Hopkins1376.7-4.2
UKIP Albert Watts532.6-0.3
Majority1668.1
Turnout 2,047
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Abbey By-Election 2 May 2013 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Roberts 878 51.4 -3.0
Green Oliver Perkins33619.7-4.2
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton28416.6+4.2
Liberal Democrats Marcus Streets20912.2+2.9
Majority54231.8
Turnout 1,707
Labour gain from Green Swing

2014-2018

Queen Edith's By-Election 13 November 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Viki Sanders 933 36.5 -6.1
Labour Rahima Ahammed79030.9+1.2
Conservative Andrew Bower61424.0+7.7
Green Joel Chalfen2228.7-2.7
Majority1435.6
Turnout 2,559
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Arbury By-Election 4 May 2017 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Sheil 1,267 46.8 -14.7
Liberal Democrats Tim Ward99236.5+20.8
Conservative Henry Collins45016.6+4.5
Majority27510.2
Turnout 2,709
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Petersfield By-Election 13 September 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelley Green 873 47.9 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brown66336.4+16.4
Green Virgin Ierubino1719.4-3.5
Conservative Othman Cole1156.3-2.5
Majority21011.5
Turnout 1,822
Labour hold Swing
Newnham By-Election 8 August 2019 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Matthews 774 59.5 +16.3
Labour Niamh Marian Sweeney23518.1-18.1
Green Mark Slade14911.5+1.5
Conservative Michael David Spencer14311.0+0.2
Majority53941.4
Turnout 1,301
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2022-2026

Trumpington By-Election 18 August 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Levien 1,017 49.8
Labour Rahima Ahammed47223.1
Green Ceri Galloway29814.6
Conservative Shapour Meftah25612.5
Majority54526.7
Turnout 2,043
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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King's Hedges By-Election 4 July 2023 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohamed Delowar Hossain 622 34.9 +3.0
Labour Zarina Anwar59833.6-5.6
Liberal Democrats Jamie Leon Dalzell41823.5+8.5
Green Elizabeth Alice May1428.0–6.0
Majority241.3
Turnout 1,78026.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 4.3

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References

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  2. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2019. Retrieved on 18 March 2024.
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  6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen Edith's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. "Local Elections Archive Project — Arbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. "Local Elections Archive Project — Petersfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. "Cambridge City Council - Newnham By Election - Thursday, 8th August, 2019". democracy.cambridge.gov.uk. Cambridge City Council.
  11. "Local Elections Archive Project — Trumpington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  12. {{cite web|url=https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2023/07/04/result-of-city-council-by-election-in-kings-hedges-ward%7Ctitle=Result of City Council by-election in King's Hedges ward|date=4 July 2023|access-date=5 July 2023|website=Cambridge City Council