Cambridgeshire local elections

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Cambridgeshire County Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1977

Conservative 1977 - 1985

No overall control 1985 - 1989

Conservative 1989 - 1993

No overall control 1993 - 1997

Conservative 1997 -

[edit] Council elections

Cambridgeshire Council election 2001

Cambridgeshire Council election 2005

[edit] By-election results

Abbey By-Election 7 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Shaw	723	72.2	+6.9
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	175	17.5	-3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Knowles	104	10.4	-3.4
Majority			548	54.7	+10.3
Turnout			1,002	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Melbourn By-Election 4 March 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,206	51.0	+14.1
	Conservative		922	39.0	+5.4
	Labour		236	10.0	-6.6
Majority			284	12.0
Turnout			2,364	32.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Houghton & Wyton By-Election 8 April 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,300	52.0	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats		1,202	48.0	+18.8
Majority			98	4.0
Turnout			2,502	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

March East By-Election 4 January 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		769	56.2	+13.1
	Labour		313	22.9	-13.5
	Liberal Democrats		177	12.9	-0.4
	Independent		109	8.0	+8.0
Majority			456	33.3
Turnout			1,368	17.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newnham By-Election 1 May 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Reid	930	51.3	-3.8
	Conservative	C. Gail Kenney	376	20.7	+1.5
	Labour	Daphne Roper	290	16.0	-9.6
	Green	Anna Gomori-Woodcock	218	12.0	+12.0
Majority			554	30.6	+1.1
Turnout			1,814	23.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Melbourn By-Election 2 October 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Milton	1,298	56.9	+19.5
	Conservative		985	43.1	+2.9
Majority			313	13.8
Turnout			2,283	30.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Fulbourn By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Barker	1,392	45.5	+16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Amrani	1,057	34.5	+22.0
	Labour	Martin Evans	613	20.0	-25.5
Majority			335	11.0
Turnout			3,062	46.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Castle By-Election 10 December 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. David White	922	55.8	-1.5
	Conservative	Robert Boorman	280	16.9	-2.5
	Labour	Jane Jacks	276	16.7	-6.6
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	117	7.1	+7.1
	UK Independence	Helene Davies	58	3.5	+3.5
Majority			642	38.9	+4.9
Turnout			1,653	23.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ely South and West By-Election 19 January 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Higginson	1,140	60.0	+3.8
	Conservative	Roderick Mair	583	30.7	-13.1
	Green	Andrew Allen	105	5.5	+5.5
	Labour	Fiona Ross	72	3.8	+3.8
Majority			557	29.3
Turnout			1,900	32.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Romsey By-Election 4 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alice Douglas	955	40.2	-4.8
	Labour	Paul Gilchrist	656	27.6	-5.7
	Green	Jesse Griffiths	265	11.2	+0.4
	Conservative	Richard Normington	258	10.9	+1.2
	Respect	Denise Knowelden	240	10.1	+10.1
Majority			299	12.6
Turnout			2,374	37.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Somersham and Earith By-Election 12 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Criswell	1,377	68.0	+18.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Hulme	566	28.0	-9.4
	Labour	Richard Allen	81	4.0	-9.4
Majority			811	40.0
Turnout			2,024	28.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Cambridgeshire County Council