Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council

Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county council
Structure
Seats	61 (31 needed for a majority)
Length of term	up to 4 years
Conservatives	36 / 61
Labour	7 / 61
Liberal Democrats	15 / 61
Independent	3 / 61
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	4 May 2017
Next election	2021
Meeting place

Shire Hall Cambridge Cambridgeshire United Kingdom
Website
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party took control of the council at the 2017 election after four years of no party having overall control. The council meets at Shire Hall in Cambridge. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

History

Cambridgeshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888, as one of two county councils covering Cambridgeshire; the other was the Isle of Ely County Council. In 1965 the two councils were merged to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council.

This arrangement lasted until 1974 when, following the Local Government Act 1972, Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely was merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form a new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire under the control of a newly constituted Cambridgeshire County Council. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.

From its recreation in 1974 until 1998 the county council administered the entire county of Cambridgeshire. In 1998 Peterborough city council became a unitary authority, thus outside the area of the county council. For ceremonial, geographic and certain administrative purposes however, Peterborough continues to be associated with Cambridgeshire, including sharing a Chief Executive Officer.^[1]

Composition

Party		Councillors^[2]	Change^[2] (from last election)
	Conservative	36	+8
	Liberal Democrat	15	+2
	Labour	7	+1
	Independent	3	+1
Total		61

Councillors and electoral divisions

Electoral Division	Parishes^[3]		Councillor^[3]	Party
Abbey	Abbey		Joan Whitehead	Labour
Alconbury and Kimbolton	TBC		Ian Gardener	Conservative
Arbury	Arbury		Jocelynne Scutt	Labour
Bar Hill	Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Lolworth		Lynda Harford	Conservative
Brampton and Buckden	TBC		Peter Downes	Liberal Democrat
Burwell	Burwell, Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior		Josh Schumann	Conservative
Cambourne	TBC		Mark Howell	Conservative
Castle	Castle		Claire Richards	Labour
Chatteris	Chatteris		Anne Hay	Conservative
Cherry Hinton	Cherry Hinton		Sandra Crawford	Labour
Chesterton	TBC		Ian Manning	Liberal Democrat
Cottenham and Willingham	TBC		Tim Wotherspoon	Conservative
Duxford	Babraham, Duxford, Fowlmere, Great Abington, Hinxton, Ickleton, Little Abington, Pampisford, Thriplow, Whittlesford		Peter Topping	Conservative
Ely North and East	Ely		Michael Rouse	Conservative
Ely South and West	Ely		Anna Bailey	Conservative
Forty Foot	Chatteris, Doddington, Manea, Wimblington		David Connor	Conservative
Fulbourn	Fen Ditton, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham, Stow cum Quy, Teversham		John Williams	Liberal Democrat
Gamlingay	Arrington, Barrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Hatley, Little Eversden, Little Gransden, Longstowe, Orwell, Wimpole		Sebastian Kindersley	Liberal Democrat
Godmanchester and Huntingdon East	Godmanchester, Huntingdon		Michael Shellens	Liberal Democrat
Godmanchester and Huntingdon East	Godmanchester, Huntingdon
	Graham Wilson	Liberal Democrat
Haddenham	Haddenham, Stretham, Thetford, Wentworth, Wilburton, Witchford		William Hunt	Conservative
Hardwick	Barton, Caldecote, Childerley, Comberton, Coton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Kingston, Madingley, Toft		Stephen Frost	Conservative
Huntingdon	Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Huntingdon, The Stukeleys		Peter Ashcroft	UKIP
Huntingdon	Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Huntingdon, The Stukeleys		Sir Peter Brown	Conservative
King's Hedges	King's Hedges		Fiona Onasanya	Labour
Linton	Balsham, Bartlow, Carlton, Castle Camps, Hildersham, Horseheath, Linton, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting, Weston Colville		Henry Batchelor	Liberal Democrat
Little Paxton and St Neots North	Little Paxton, St Neots		Barry Chapman	Independent
Little Paxton and St Neots North	Little Paxton, St Neots		David Harty	Conservative
Littleport	Littleport		Daniel Divine	UKIP
March East	Christchurch, March		Fred Yeulett	Conservative
March North	March		Steve Count	Conservative
March West	Benwick, March		John Clark	Conservative
Market	Market		Edward Cearns	Liberal Democrat
Melbourn	Foxton, Great and Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth		Susan van de Ven	Liberal Democrat
Newnham	Newnham		Lucy Nethsingha	Liberal Democrat
Norman Cross	Alwalton, Chesterton, Denton and Caldecote, Elton, Farcet, Folksworth and Washingley, Haddon, Holme, Morborne, Stilton, Sibson-cum-Stibbington, Water Newton, Yaxley		Roger Henson	UKIP
Norman Cross			Mac McGuire	Conservative
Papworth and Swavesey	Conington (S), Croxton, Elsworth, Eltisley, Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Swavesey		Mandy Smith	Conservative
Petersfield	Petersfield		Ashley Walsh	Labour
Queen Edith's	Queen Edith's		Amanda Taylor	Liberal Democrat
Ramsey	Ramsey		Peter Reeve	UKIP
Roman Bank and Peckover	Gorefield, Leverington, Newton (F), Tydd St Giles, Wisbech		Alan Lay	UKIP
Romsey	Romsey		Zoe Moghadas	Labour
Sawston	Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford, Newton (S), Sawston, Stapleford		Gail Kenney	Conservative
Sawston			Tony Orgee	Conservative
Sawtry and Ellington	Barham and Woolley, Brington and Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn and Keyston, Catworth, Conington (H), Easton, Ellington, Glatton, Great Gidding, Hamerton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Sawtry, Spaldwick, Steeple Gidding, Stow Longa, Upton and Coppingford, Winwick		Simon Bywater	Conservative
Soham and Fordham Villages	Chippenham, Fordham, Isleham, Kennett, Snailwell, Soham, Wicken		James Palmer	Conservative
Soham and Fordham Villages			Joshua Schumann	Conservative
Somersham and Earith	Bluntisham, Broughton, Colne, Earith, Old Hurst, Pidley cum Fenton, Somersham, Woodhurst		Steve Criswell	Conservative
St Ives	Holywell-cum-Needingworth, St Ives		Paul Bullen	UKIP
St Ives	Holywell-cum-Needingworth, St Ives		Kevin Reynolds	Conservative
St Neots, Eaton Socon and Eynesbury	St Neots		Derek Giles	Independent
St Neots, Eaton Socon and Eynesbury	St Neots		Simone Taylor	Independent
Sutton	Coveney, Downham, Mepal, Sutton, Witcham		Lorna Dupré	Liberal Democrat
The Hemingfords and Fenstanton	Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton and Wyton		Ian Bates	Conservative
Trumpington	Trumpington		Barbara Ashwood	Liberal Democrat
Waldersey	Elm, Parson Drove, Wisbech St Mary		Gordon Gillick	UKIP
Warboys and Upwood	Abbots Ripton, Bury, Houghton and Wyton, Kings Ripton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys, Wistow, Wood Walton		Michael Tew	Conservative
Waterbeach	Landbeach, Milton, Waterbeach		Maurice Leeke	Liberal Democrat
West Chesterton	West Chesterton		Jocelynne Scutt	Labour
Whittlesey North	Whittlesey		Chris Boden	Conservative
Whittlesey South	Whittlesey		Ralph Butcher	Conservative
Willingham	Longstanton, Over, Willingham		Peter Hudson	Conservative
Wisbech North	Wisbech		Paul Clapp	UKIP
Wisbech South	Wisbech		Samantha Hoy	Conservative
Woodditton	Ashley, Bottisham, Brinkley, Burrough Green, Cheveley, Dullingham, Kirtling, Lode, Stetchworth, Westley Waterless, Woodditton		Mathew Shuter	Conservative

Shire Hall viewed from the Castle Mound

Coat of arms

The coat of arms were granted on 1 November 1976. The blazon reads: "Or three Palets wavy alternating with two Palets Azure a Bordure Gules flory on the inner edge Or; the Shield ensigned by a Mural Crown Or." The motto is 'CORDE UNO SAPIENTES SIMUS' which translates as "With one heart let us be men and women of understanding".^[4]

Lender option borrower option loans

The council has long term lender option borrower option loans (LOBOs) totalling £79.5 million with Barclays, Dexia and Siemens Financial Services.^[5]

External links

Cambridgeshire County Council

References

↑ http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20050/council_structure/456/chief_executive
1 2 "Cambridgeshire County Council". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
1 2 . Cambridgeshire County Council https://cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ccc_live/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2016-12-02. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
↑ 24 Jul 2015 Cambridge News Cambridgeshire County Council’s £45m annual interest bill

New creation	County council 1889 – 1965	Succeeded by Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council
Preceded by Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council	County council 1974 – present	Current

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