South Cambridgeshire District Council was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in the year 1973. From 1978 until 2016, one third of the council were elected each year, followed by one year without a poll. Since 2018, all members of the council are elected at once in a so-called 'all-out' election, after a decision made in 2015. [1]
Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | Total |
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1973 [2] | 0 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 53 |
1976 [2] [3] | 4 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 55 [lower-alpha 2] |
1978 [2] [4] | 4 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 55 |
1979 [2] | 3 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 55 |
1980 [2] [5] | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 55 |
1982 [2] [6] | 5 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 55 |
1983 [2] [7] | 4 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 55 |
1984 [2] [8] | 4 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 55 |
1986 [2] [9] | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 55 |
1987 [2] [10] | 19 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 55 |
1988 [2] [11] | 22 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 55 |
1990 [2] [12] | 21 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 55 [lower-alpha 3] |
1991 [2] [13] | 21 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 55 |
1992 [2] [14] | 24 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 55 |
1994 [15] | 22 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
1995 [16] | 16 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 55 |
1996 [17] | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 55 |
1998 [18] | 15 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 55 |
1999 [19] [20] | 15 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 55 |
2000 [21] | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 [lower-alpha 4] | 55 |
2002 [22] | 22 | 6 | 16 | 11 [lower-alpha 4] | 55 |
2003 [23] | 23 | 4 | 16 | 12 [lower-alpha 4] | 55 |
2004 [24] | 23 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 57 [lower-alpha 5] |
2006 [25] | 25 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 57 |
2007 [26] | 29 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 57 |
2008 [27] | 32 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 57 [lower-alpha 6] |
2010 [28] | 29 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 57 |
2011 [29] | 31 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 57 |
2012 [30] | 33 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 57 |
2014 [31] | 35 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 57 |
2015 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 57 |
2016 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 57 |
2018 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 45 [lower-alpha 7] |
2022 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 45 |
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 343 | 51.7 | −14.7 | ||
Conservative | 321 | 48.3 | +14.7 | ||
Majority | 22 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 664 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | unopposed | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Frederick Williams | 360 | 43.2 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Robin Driver | 342 | 41.0 | −10.1 | |
Independent | Lawrence de Villamil Wragg | 132 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Majority | 18 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 834 | 41.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Orgee | 496 | 65.5 | +42.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Williams | 261 | 34.5 | −29.1 | |
Majority | 235 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 757 | 43.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Frances Aisha Roberts Amrani | 269 | 38.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Colin Charles Barker | 237 | 34.0 | −66.0 | |
Independent | Dave Kelleway | 191 | 27.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 32 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 697 | 36.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julia Elizabeth Squier | 988 | 50.6 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Elizabeth Jarvis | 852 | 43.7 | −5.2 | |
Labour | Grace Mary Everson | 111 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 136 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,951 | 54.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clayton James Hudson | 874 | 56.2 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Spencer Glynn | 345 | 22.2 | −16.9 | |
Labour | Gavin John Clayton | 337 | 21.66 | +10.2 | |
Majority | 529 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,556 | 24.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Fraser | 731 | 50.3 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Batchelor | 722 | 49.7 | +21.5 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,453 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan van de Ven | 607 | 66.8 | +16.8 | |
UKIP | David Kendrick | 112 | 12.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Duncan Bullivant | 101 | 11.1 | -22.0 | |
Labour | Turlough Stone | 89 | 9.8 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 495 | 54.5 | |||
Turnout | 909 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Aiden van de Weyer | 428 | 56.8 | +24.5 | |
Conservative | Steven Sparkes | 326 | 43.2 | -13.7 | |
Majority | 102 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 754 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Cuffley | 477 | 46.8 | +11.8 | |
UKIP | Elizabeth Smith | 233 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
Labour | Mike Nettleton | 199 | 19.5 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Kilpatrick | 110 | 10.8 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 244 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,019 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Scott | 378 | 63.4 | +25.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fay Boissieux | 96 | 16.1 | -36.6 | |
Labour | Helen Haugh | 74 | 12.4 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Elizabeth Smith | 48 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 282 | 47.3 | |||
Turnout | 596 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Crocker | 579 | 46.5 | -9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeni Sawford | 247 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Gavin Clayton | 235 | 18.9 | -10.4 | |
UKIP | Helene Green | 121 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Green | Marcus Pitcaithly | 64 | 5.1 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 332 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,246 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ruth Betson | 1,426 | 49.7 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeni Sawford | 871 | 30.3 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Mark Hurn | 573 | 20.0 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 555 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,870 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Corinne Mary Garvie | 967 | 44.4 | +32.5 | |
Conservative | Khadijeh Zargar | 621 | 28.5 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Marcelo Lima | 344 | 15.8 | -0.3 | |
Green | Colin Cyril Coe | 246 | 11.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 346 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,178 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Whelan | 1,785 | 43.6 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | Lorraine Mooney | 1,459 | 35.6 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Michael Tierney | 519 | 12.7 | +1.7 | |
Green | Colin Reynolds | 335 | 8.2 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 326 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,098 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sally Hart | 1,510 | 54.7 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Tom Goldie | 992 | 36.0 | +5.8 | |
Green | Paul Evans | 256 | 9.3 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 518 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,758 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Bearpark | 1,255 | 34.3 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Clive Rabbett | 1,069 | 29.2 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Jane Williams | 915 | 25.0 | +5.7 | |
Green | Eleanor Crane | 424 | 11.6 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 186 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,663 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Natalie Warren-Green | 578 | |||
Conservative | Tom Bygott | 566 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Zeegen | 534 | |||
Independent | Debbie Poyser | 422 | |||
Labour | Dan Greef | 411 | |||
Conservative | Khadijeh Zargar | 394 | |||
Labour | Anand Pillai | 266 | |||
Green | Silke Scott-Mance | 169 | |||
Green | Colin Coe | 85 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Wilson | 864 | 41.7 | ||
Conservative | Frank Morris | 678 | 32.7 | ||
Labour | Tom Hingston | 373 | 18.0 | ||
Green | Oliver Fisher | 107 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | Jo Pilsworth | 52 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 186 | 9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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