2024 Cambridge City Council election

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2024 Cambridge City Council election
Cambridgeshire Flag.svg
  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderMike DaveyTim BickNaomi Bennett
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Last election27 seats, 38.2%10 seats, 22.1%4 seats, 17.9%
Seats before25114
Seats won932
Seats after25105
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote13,6227,2926,884
Percentage41.122.020.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.9%Decrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 2.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Conservative Independent
Last election0 seats, 19.2%1 seat, 2.3%
Seats before11
Seats won00
Seats after11
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote4,561680
Percentage13.8%2.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.4%Decrease2.svg 0.1%

Cambridge UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Cambridge City Council election

Council control before election

Mike Davey
Labour

Council control after election

TBD
Labour

The 2024 Cambridge City Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridgeshire, England. [1] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2024 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Steady2.svg64.3162559.513,62241.1+2.9
  Liberal Democrats 3Decrease2.svg 121.471023.87,29222.0–0.1
  Green 2Increase2.svg 114.33511.96,88420.8+2.9
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0112.44,56113.8–5.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.46802.1–0.2
  Freedom Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0440.1N/A
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0420.1N/A

Ward Results [2]

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Cambridge City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024. [3]

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Naomi Bennett* 1,189 52.1 +9.4
Labour Ben Cartwright65028.5–3.4
Conservative David Smith2269.9–8.5
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Ansell1737.6+0.7
Communist Simon Brignell421.8N/A
Majority53919.1
Turnout 2,819
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg6.4

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Sheil* 1,093 51.5 +3.4
Conservative Robert Boorman36517.2–10.3
Green Stephen Lawrence34816.4+2.8
Liberal Democrats John Leighton31614.9+4.1
Majority72825.5
Turnout 2,850
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.9

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antoinette Nestor* 771 40.0 +13.1
Independent David Summerfield40721.1–2.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Stoddart36919.1–11.5
Green Esme Hennessy29415.2+2.5
Conservative Szymon Sawicki884.6–1.5
Majority36415.9
Turnout 2,293
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.9

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Ashton* 1,149 48.5 +5.5
Conservative Mo Pantall63526.8–13.8
Liberal Democrats Aiden Roe35615.0+7.6
Green Joshua Morris-Blake2289.6+0.6
Majority51417.8
Turnout 2,882
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.7

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tim Griffin* 1,124 43.5 +2.3
Green Sarah Nicmanis88134.1+9.0
Conservative Shapour Meftah41916.2–7.6
Liberal Democrats Judy Brunton1586.1–3.7
Majority2438.6
Turnout 2,825
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.4

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerri Bird* 1,006 42.1 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth76532.0–1.6
Green Elizabeth May36815.4+3.8
Conservative Francisco Ribeiro25110.5–2.4
Majority2419.2
Turnout 2,631
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.7

King's Hedges

King's Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Gawthrope Wood* 974 45.1 +5.9
Conservative Sm Nazrul Islam73734.1+2.2
Green Robin Brabham23110.7–3.3
Liberal Democrats Fionna Tod21710.1–4.9
Majority2379.9
Turnout 2,396
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.9

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Bick* 777 40.9 –0.3
Labour Rosy Greenlees66635.1+0.4
Green Krzysztof Strug31016.3+1.7
Conservative John Marenbon1467.7–1.8
Majority1115.5
Turnout 2,010
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Hugh Clough 925 45.8 +5.3
Labour Yvonne Nobis54927.2–7.0
Liberal Democrats Lucy Nethsingha*30615.2–2.8
Independent David Carmona1557.7N/A
Conservative Susan Williams844.2–3.1
Majority37615.7
Turnout 2,395
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg6.2

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Davey* 1,323 51.9 +2.4
Green Zakariyah Karimjee55821.9+4.8
Liberal Democrats Sam Oliver39915.6–3.8
Conservative Paul Roper2268.9–5.2
Freedom Alliance Christopher Wilkinson441.7N/A
Majority76523.1
Turnout 3,315
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Immy Blackburn-Horgan* 1,123 42.5 +4.6
Labour Beth Gardiner-Smith75828.7+5.0
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton45917.4–2.0
Green Oliver Fisher30011.4+1.2
Majority36512.1
Turnout 3,005
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Baigent* 1,433 52.2 +6.7
Green Iain Webb52419.1–1.6
Liberal Democrats John Walmsley30711.2–3.3
Independent William Bannell2739.9N/A
Conservative Robin Nelson2087.6–11.6
Majority90924.9
Turnout 3,654
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.2

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nadya Lokhmotova 944 36.4 +0.8
Labour Co-op Carlos Toranzos83632.3+3.5
Conservative Steven George48118.6–4.5
Green Chloe Mosonyi33112.8+0.3
Majority1084.0
Turnout 2,700
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.4

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Carling* 1,290 42.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Jamie Dalzell1,08236.0+3.4
Green Shayne Mitchell39713.2+1.5
Conservative Michael Harford2367.9–5.4
Majority2086.5
Turnout 3,213
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

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References

  1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Cambridge City Council. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. "Election results by Wards,2 May 2024". democracy.cambridge.gov.uk. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Cambridge City Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.