Cambridge City Council elections (Redirected from Cambridge local elections)

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

Political control

Party in control Years
Labour 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 1986
Labour 1986 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 1988
Labour 1988 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1996
Labour 1996 - 1998
No overall control 1998 - 2000
Liberal Democrats 2000 - 2012
No overall control (Lib Dem administration using Mayor's casting vote) 2012 - 2014
Labour 2014–present

Seats on Council

Year Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Green Independent
2011 26 13 0 2 1
2012 22 18 1 0 1
2014 15 24 1 0 2
2015 14 24 1 1 2
2016 13 26 0 1 2
2018 14 26 0 1 1
2019 15 26 0 0 1
2021 12 27 0 2 1

Council elections

By-election results

Arbury By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Schofield 1,769 51.3 -3.6
Conservative Mark Taylor 1,106 32.1 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Wesson 571 16.6 +6.0
Majority 663 19.2
Turnout 3,446
Labour hold Swing
Petersfield By-Election 4 December 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah Reed 664 58.5 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 186 16.4 -8.7
Conservative Peter Welton 121 10.7 -1.9
Green Margaret Wright 117 10.3 +10.3
Independent Laurence Jones 48 4.2 +4.2
Majority 478 42.1
Turnout 1,136 15.8
Labour hold Swing
Arbury By-Election 10 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James 723 44.5 +29.8
Labour Stuart Newbold 540 33.2 -24.0
Conservative Mark Taylor 312 19.2 -8.9
Green Stephen Lawrence 51 3.1 +3.1
Majority 183 11.3
Turnout 1,626 31.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Coleridge By-Election 21 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Benjamin Stafford 829 46.8 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst 638 36.0 +14.8
Conservative Steven Mastin 263 14.8 -7.4
UKIP Albert Watts 42 2.4 -5.7
Majority 191 10.8
Turnout 1,772 30.2
Labour hold Swing
Trumpington By-Election 16 November 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst 858 51.4 +5.9
Conservative John Ionides 618 37.0 +1.3
Labour Pamela Stacey 109 6.5 -2.6
Green Ceri Galloway 85 5.1 -4.6
Majority 240 14.4
Turnout 1,675 30.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newnham By-Election 8 August 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Matthews 774 59.5 +16.3
Labour Niamh Marian Sweeney 235 18.1 -18.1
Green Mark Slade 149 11.5 +1.5
Conservative Michael David Spencer 143 11.0 +0.2
Majority 539 41.4
Turnout 1,301
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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