Cambridgeshire local elections

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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.^[1]

1 Political control
2 County elections
3 By-election results
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 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:

Party		Tenure
	No overall control	1973–1977
	Conservative	1977–1985
	No overall control	1985–1989
	Conservative	1989–1993
	No overall control	1993–1997
	Conservative	1997–date

[edit] County elections

Cambridgeshire County Council election 2001, held Thursday 07 June

Cambridgeshire County Council election 2005, held Thursday 05 May

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1993-1997

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 Democrat	Evelyn Knowles	104	10.4	-3.4
Majority			548	54.7	+10.3
Turnout			1,002	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 1997-2001

Melbourn By-Election 4 March 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Houghton & Wyton By-Election 8 April 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,300	52.0	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat		177	12.9	-0.4
	Independent		109	8.0	+8.0
Majority			456	33.3
Turnout			1,368	17.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] 2001-2005

Newnham By-Election 1 May 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

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

Fulbourn By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Barker	1,392	45.5	+16.3
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] 2005-2009

Ely South and West By-Election 19 January 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Romsey By-Election 4 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Somersham and Earith By-Election 12 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Criswell	1,377	68.0	+18.8
	Liberal Democrat	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

Roman Bank and Peckover By-Election 3 January 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Humphrey	897	61.1	+2.1
	Labour	Barry Diggle	380	25.9	+25.9
	UK Independence	Paul Clapp	192	13.1	+13.1
Majority			517	35.2
Turnout			1,469	21.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Romsey By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kilian Bourke	781	37.0	-8.0
	Labour	Chris Freeman	597	28.3	-5.0
	Conservative	Mike Morley	289	13.7	+4.0
	Green	Keith Garrett	237	11.2	+0.4
	Left List	Andrew Osborne	207	9.8	+9.8
Majority			184	8.7
Turnout			2,111	33.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] References

^ New Assembly Chairman calls on Government to let communities shape their own future East of England Regional Assembly, 30 July 2007

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

v • d • e Ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire

Unitary authorities	City of Peterborough

Boroughs or districts	City of Cambridge • District of East Cambridgeshire • District of Fenland • District of Huntingdonshire • District of South Cambridgeshire

Cities and towns	Cambridge • Chatteris • Ely • Godmanchester • Huntingdon • March • Peterborough • Ramsey • St Ives • St Neots • Soham • Whittlesey • Wisbech See also: List of civil parishes in Cambridgeshire

Topics	History • Parliamentary constituencies • Places

Categories: Council elections in the East of England | Local government in Cambridgeshire