- Fenland local elections
Fenland District Council is elected every four years.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present
Council elections
Fenland Council election, 1999 Fenland Council election, 2003 Fenland Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 278
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 133
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 98
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 46
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 145
percentage = 26.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 555
percentage = 50.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 434
percentage = 56.7
change = +10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 252
percentage = 32.9
change = -21.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 79
percentage = 10.3
change = +10.3Election box majority
votes = 182
percentage = 23.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 765
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 574
percentage = 50.6
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 561
percentage = 49.4
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 13
percentage = 1.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,135
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 707
percentage = 59.4
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 483
percentage = 40.6
change = +10.0Election box majority
votes = 224
percentage = 18.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,190
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 298
percentage = 71.8
change = +71.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 57
percentage = 13.7
change = -37.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 42
percentage = 10.1
change = -38.9Election box candidate
party = Independent Labour
candidate =
votes = 18
percentage = 4.3
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 241
percentage = 58.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 415
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,596
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,366
percentage = 42.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 258
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 230
percentage = 7.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,220
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 402
percentage = 49.2
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 343
percentage = 42.0
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 72
percentage = 8.8
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 59
percentage = 7.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 817
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 546
percentage = 65.4
change = +20.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 289
percentage = 34.6
change = +10.1Election box majority
votes = 257
percentage = 30.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 835
percentage = 16.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Hatton
votes = 501
percentage = 50.2
change = -21.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Maddy Forster
votes = 254
percentage = 25.5
change = +25.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 155
percentage = 15.5
change = +15.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 88
percentage = 8.8
change = -19.1Election box majority
votes = 247
percentage = 24.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 998
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sears
votes = 264
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Howes
votes = 136
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Archer
votes = 136
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Stephen Wilson
votes = 39
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Hibbert
votes = 12
percentage = 2.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 128
percentage = 21.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 587
percentage = 42.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Florence Newell
votes = 259
percentage = 57.2
change = +17.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Howes
votes = 194
percentage = 42.8
change = +12.0Election box majority
votes = 65
percentage = 14.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 453
percentage = 26.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Phil Wait
votes = 646
percentage = 61.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dave Goode
votes = 191
percentage = 18.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Paul Carpenter
votes = 119
percentage = 11.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Paul Clapp
votes = 55
percentage = 5.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris Howes
votes = 35
percentage = 3.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 455
percentage = 43.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,046
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.fenland.gov.uk Fenland District Council]
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