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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Council composition

Year Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Conservative Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (42 seats)
1973 26511–0Labour
New ward boundaries (42 seats) [1]
1976 1622400Conservative
1978 1722201Conservative
1979 1832001No overall control
1980 2141601No overall control
1982 2091300No overall control
1983 2191200No overall control
1984 21101100No overall control
1986 22101000Labour
1987 20111100No overall control
1988 2271300Labour
1990 2471100Labour
1991 2571000Labour
1992 2112900No overall control
1994 1916700No overall control
1995 2018400No overall control
1996 2318100Labour
1998 2118300No overall control
1999 2118300No overall control
2000 1623300Liberal Democrats
2002 1624200Liberal Democrats
2003 1426200Liberal Democrats
New ward boundaries (42 seats) [2]
2004 1328100Liberal Democrats
2006 1329000Liberal Democrats
2007 1329000Liberal Democrats
2008 1128111Liberal Democrats
2010 929121Liberal Democrats
2011 1326021Liberal Democrats
2012 1821111No overall control
2014 2415102Labour
2015 2414112Labour
2016 2613012Labour
2018 2615011Labour
2019 2615001Labour
New ward boundaries (42 seats) [3]
2021 2712021Labour
2022 299031Labour
2023 2710041Labour
2024 2510151Labour

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
Majority 66319.2
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
Majority 47842.1
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
Majority 18311.3
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
Majority 19110.8
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
Majority 24014.4
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
Majority 28412.8
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
Majority 1668.1
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
Majority 54231.8
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
Majority 1435.6
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
Majority 27510.2
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
Majority 21011.5
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
Majority 53941.4
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
Majority 54526.7
Turnout 2,043
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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
Majority 241.3
Turnout 1,78026.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 4.3
Queen Edith's By-Election 23 November 2023 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Immy Blackburn-Horgan 745 35.0 −2.9
Labour Thomas Ron67831.8+8.1
Conservative David Carmona45421.3+1.9
Green Oliver Fisher25211.8+1.6
Majority 673.1
Turnout 2,129
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Romsey By-Election 12 September 2024 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beth Gardiner-Smith 596 42.8 −9.4
Green Zak Karimjee40929.4+10.3
Liberal Democrats John Walmsley24917.9+6.7
Conservative Rob Nelson1389.9+2.3
Majority 18713.4
Turnout 1,392
Labour hold Swing
East Chesterton By-Election 1 May 2025 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth 871 33.1 +1.1
Labour Sarah Haithcock75628.7−13.4
Green Sarah Nicmanis47818.2+2.8
Reform UK Mike Nicolson30111.4+11.4
Conservative Steven George2248.5−2.0
Majority 1154.4
Turnout 2,630
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
West Chesterton By-Election 1 May 2025 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jamie Dalzell 1,204 38.5 +2.5
Labour Rosy Greenlees1,03033.0−9.9
Green Hannah Copley53317.1+3.9
Reform UK Tommy Brace1976.3+6.3
Conservative Michael Harford1605.1−2.8
Majority 1744.4
Turnout 3,124
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ The City of Cambridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  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.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Chesterton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coleridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  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. 8 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Trumpington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Result of City Council by-election in King's Hedges ward". Cambridge City Council. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Queen Edith's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Romsey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Chesterton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Chesterton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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