Cambridgeshire local elections

Cambridgeshire county council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election. Peterborough city council became a unitary authority in 1998, but it continues to form part of the county for ceremonial purposes. The council meets at Shire Hall in Cambridge.

The East of England Regional Assembly is based at Flempton, near Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. The assembly was created as a voluntary regional chamber by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The first meeting was held in March 1999. Following criticism of the regional assemblies, it was proposed in July 2007 that they will be axed, losing their role by 2010. [ [http://www.eera.gov.uk/News.asp?id=SXA9E5-A77FCA72&cat=724 New Assembly Chairman calls on Government to let communities shape their own future] East of England Regional Assembly, 30 July 2007]

Political control

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire was created from the merger of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely with Huntingdon and Peterborough, both of which were formed in 1965. Political control of the county council has been held by the following parties:

County elections

*Cambridgeshire County Council election 2001, held Thursday 07 June

*Cambridgeshire County Council election 2005, held Thursday 05 May

By-election results

1993-1997

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Shaw
votes = 723
percentage = 72.2
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Mitton
votes = 175
percentage = 17.5
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Evelyn Knowles
votes = 104
percentage = 10.4
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 548
percentage = 54.7
change = +10.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,002
percentage = 20.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

1997-2001

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,206
percentage = 51.0
change = +14.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 922
percentage = 39.0
change = +5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 236
percentage = 10.0
change = -6.6Election box majority
votes = 284
percentage = 12.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,364
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,300
percentage = 52.0
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,202
percentage = 48.0
change = +18.8Election box majority
votes = 98
percentage = 4.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,502
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 769
percentage = 56.2
change = +13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 313
percentage = 22.9
change = -13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 177
percentage = 12.9
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 109
percentage = 8.0
change = +8.0Election box majority
votes = 456
percentage = 33.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,368
percentage = 17.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

2001-2005

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alexander Reid
votes = 930
percentage = 51.3
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C. Gail Kenney
votes = 376
percentage = 20.7
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Daphne Roper
votes = 290
percentage = 16.0
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Anna Gomori-Woodcock
votes = 218
percentage = 12.0
change = +12.0Election box majority
votes = 554
percentage = 30.6
change = +1.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,814
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stuart Milton
votes = 1,298
percentage = 56.9
change = +19.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 985
percentage = 43.1
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 313
percentage = 13.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,283
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Barker
votes = 1,392
percentage = 45.5
change = +16.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frances Amrani
votes = 1,057
percentage = 34.5
change = +22.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Evans
votes = 613
percentage = 20.0
change = -25.5Election box majority
votes = 335
percentage = 11.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,062
percentage = 46.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J. David White
votes = 922
percentage = 55.8
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Boorman
votes = 280
percentage = 16.9
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Jacks
votes = 276
percentage = 16.7
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Stephen Lawrence
votes = 117
percentage = 7.1
change = +7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Helene Davies
votes = 58
percentage = 3.5
change = +3.5Election box majority
votes = 642
percentage = 38.9
change = +4.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,653
percentage = 23.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

2005-2009

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Higginson
votes = 1,140
percentage = 60.0
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roderick Mair
votes = 583
percentage = 30.7
change = -13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Andrew Allen
votes = 105
percentage = 5.5
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fiona Ross
votes = 72
percentage = 3.8
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 557
percentage = 29.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,900
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alice Douglas
votes = 955
percentage = 40.2
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Gilchrist
votes = 656
percentage = 27.6
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Jesse Griffiths
votes = 265
percentage = 11.2
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Normington
votes = 258
percentage = 10.9
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Denise Knowelden
votes = 240
percentage = 10.1
change = +10.1Election box majority
votes = 299
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,374
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Criswell
votes = 1,377
percentage = 68.0
change = +18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Hulme
votes = 566
percentage = 28.0
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Allen
votes = 81
percentage = 4.0
change = -9.4Election box majority
votes = 811
percentage = 40.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,024
percentage = 28.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Humphrey
votes = 897
percentage = 61.1
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Diggle
votes = 380
percentage = 25.9
change = +25.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Paul Clapp
votes = 192
percentage = 13.1
change = +13.1Election box majority
votes = 517
percentage = 35.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,469
percentage = 21.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kilian Bourke
votes = 781
percentage = 37.0
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Freeman
votes = 597
percentage = 28.3
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Morley
votes = 289
percentage = 13.7
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Keith Garrett
votes = 237
percentage = 11.2
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Left List
candidate = Andrew Osborne
votes = 207
percentage = 9.8
change = +9.8Election box majority
votes = 184
percentage = 8.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,111
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

References

ee also

*Cambridge local elections
*East Cambridgeshire local elections
*Fenland local elections
*Huntingdonshire local elections
*Peterborough local government
*South Cambridgeshire local elections

External links

* [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Cambridgeshire County Council]
* [http://www.lgce.gov.uk/ Local Government Commission for England]