Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2018[1] as part of the 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Forty five seats, making up the whole of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election in twenty six wards. The council previously had 57 members, last elected by thirds in 2016, 2015 and 2014. Following a boundary review, there has been a reduction of twelve seats to 45 and the electoral pattern has changed from election by thirds to all out elections, meaning that all seats were up for election on this occasion.[2]
In a surprise result, the Liberal Democrats took control of the council, winning 30 seats.[3][4] The district had been controlled outright by the Conservative Party since the 2007 election.
Summary
[edit]The list of candidates was published on 6 April 2018.[5] Both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party fielded a full slate of 45 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats contested 41 seats. The Green Party had 26 candidates, and there were seven independent candidates. The United Kingdom Independence Party stood one candidate in Bar Hill.
There was media speculation in the build-up to the election that the Liberal Democrats could make a surprise breakthrough on the council.[6][7] The Guardian identified South Cambridgeshire as a district where the Conservative Party's approach to Brexit may damage the party's appeal to "Tory Remain" voters who had predominantly voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum.[8]
During the campaign, one of the Conservative candidates for the Fen Ditton and Fulbourn ward was suspended from the party after a number of offensive posts he had made on Twitter received national media attention. However he remained on the ballot paper as the deadline for withdrawals had passed.[9][10]
Results
[edit]2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election[11] | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Liberal Democrats | 41 | 30 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
66.7 | 38.5 | 37,668 | ||
Conservative | 45 | 11 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
24.4 | 34.1 | 33,284 | ||
Labour | 45 | 2 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4.4 | 17.5 | 17,100 | ||
Independent | 7 | 2 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4.4 | 5.5 | 5,382 | ||
Green | 25 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 4.4 | 4,264 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | <0.1 | 46 |
Results by ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Geoff Harvey | 659 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Turner | 551 | 39.7 | ||
Labour | Muhammad Shaheer | 144 | 10.4 | ||
Green | Linda Richardson | 34 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 47.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bunty Waters | 527 | 51.7 | ||
Labour | Stuart Hilpert | 234 | 22.9 | ||
Green | Hayley Farnell | 109 | 10.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Ness | 104 | 10.2 | ||
UKIP | Helene Green | 46 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 33.4 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Aidan van de Weyer | 591 | 48.5 | ||
Conservative | Simon Parrish | 516 | 42.3 | ||
Labour | John Harper | 86 | 7.1 | ||
Green | Michael King | 26 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 46.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Cathcart | 583 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | David McCraith | 393 | 35.1 | ||
Green | Simon Saggers | 143 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 38.6 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tumi Hawkins | 691 | 58.0 | ||
Conservative | Des O'Brien | 450 | 37.8 | ||
Labour | John Goodall | 50 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 45.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ruth Betson | 1,038 | 48.8 | ||
Conservative | Shrobona Bhattacharya | 931 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | Gavin Clayton | 800 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative | Evelyne Spanner | 799 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Darren Macey | 687 | 32.3 | ||
Labour | Len Thornton | 594 | 28.0 | ||
Green | Marcus Pitcaithly | 294 | 13.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Newns | 277 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Pinsker | 234 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Michela Morleo | 229 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 30.6 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Howell | 1,083 | 62.1 | ||
Conservative | Nick Wright | 986 | 56.6 | ||
Labour | Edith Hall | 329 | 18.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Sandford | 321 | 18.4 | ||
Green | Gaynor Clements | 274 | 15.7 | ||
Labour | Richard Poynder | 247 | 14.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 36.4 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Gough | 1,198 | 48.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Wilson | 1,092 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative | Lynda Harford | 799 | 32.0 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Wotherspoon | 746 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | Adam Gledhill | 349 | 14.0 | ||
Independent | Frank Morris | 258 | 10.3 | ||
Labour | Mark McCormack | 231 | 9.3 | ||
Green | Colin Coe | 168 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter McDonald | 615 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Edwards | 516 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Jackie Scott | 110 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 45.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Williams | 1,593 | 45.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Claire Daunton | 1,285 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative | Graham Cone | 1,227 | 35.3 | ||
Conservative | Rob Turner | 1,169 | 33.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Lunn | 1,008 | 29.0 | ||
Conservative | George Stoakley | 810 | 23.3 | ||
Labour | Tim Andrews | 785 | 22.6 | ||
Labour Co-op | Frances Amrani | 687 | 19.8 | ||
Labour | Cathie Rae | 613 | 17.6 | ||
Green | Oliver Fisher | 329 | 9.5 | ||
Green | Steve Bradshaw | 245 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Deborah Roberts | 630 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Kettel | 445 | 33.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Giles Sanders | 138 | 10.3 | ||
Labour | Angela Patrick | 127 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 50.8 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bridget Smith | 707 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Harriet Gould | 603 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | Jenna Hegarty | 96 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 47.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Douglas De Lacey | 853 | 48.7 | ||
Conservative | Tom Bygott | 688 | 39.3 | ||
Labour | Jane Williams | 397 | 22.7 | ||
Conservative | Delowar Hossain | 320 | 18.3 | ||
Labour | Lee Taylor | 300 | 17.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Thouroude | 295 | 16.8 | ||
Green | Teal Riley | 237 | 13.5 | ||
Green | John Ranken | 195 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.7 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Grenville Chamberlain | 499 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Hosking | 228 | 24.7 | ||
Labour | Mark Hurn | 151 | 16.4 | ||
Green | David Smith | 44 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 37.1 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Mason | 1,695 | 47.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Allen | 1,640 | 46.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Sollom | 1,638 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative | Lina Joseph | 1,314 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Scott | 1,310 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | Joshua Vanneck | 1,071 | 30.2 | ||
Labour | Chris Coleridge | 410 | 11.6 | ||
Labour | Laurens Drost | 390 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | Roger Tomlinson | 389 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Seigo Robinson | 319 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pippa Heylings | 1,508 | 40.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Cahn | 1,217 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hunt | 1,159 | 31.3 | ||
Independent | Neil Davies | 1,155 | 31.2 | ||
Independent | Edd Stonham | 895 | 24.2 | ||
Labour | Huw Jones | 842 | 22.8 | ||
Labour | Phil Gooden | 775 | 21.0 | ||
Conservative | Louise Daily | 695 | 18.8 | ||
Labour | Geoff Moore | 669 | 18.1 | ||
Conservative | Helga Cole | 581 | 15.7 | ||
Conservative | Othman Cole | 506 | 13.7 | ||
Green | Alison Wood | 242 | 6.5 | ||
Green | Darren Cotterell | 202 | 5.5 | ||
Green | Carrie Evans | 116 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Henry Batchelor | 1,150 | 47.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Batchelor | 1,096 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | Enid Bald | 981 | 40.1 | ||
Conservative | Chris Negus | 804 | 32.9 | ||
Labour | Mike Murray | 293 | 12.0 | ||
Labour | Ernie Turkington | 219 | 9.0 | ||
Green | Paul Richardson | 207 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Cheung Johnson | 831 | 50.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Malyon | 703 | 42.9 | ||
Conservative | Simon Edwards | 691 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Roger Hall | 551 | 33.6 | ||
Labour | Polly Gunsman | 156 | 9.5 | ||
Labour | Ed Stokes | 138 | 8.4 | ||
Green | Sandra Archer | 104 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jose Hales | 1,306 | 53.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philippa Hart | 1,272 | 52.3 | ||
Conservative | Irene Bloomfield | 747 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | Mike Linnette | 708 | 29.1 | ||
Labour | Beverley Cottrell | 280 | 11.5 | ||
Labour | Turlough Stone | 200 | 8.2 | ||
Green | Paul Evans | 143 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 39.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anna Bradnam | 1,403 | 41.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Smith | 1,289 | 38.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Judith Rippeth | 1,163 | 34.3 | ||
Independent | Peter Johnson | 820 | 23.2 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth McWilliams | 754 | 22.2 | ||
Labour | Gareth Wright | 746 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | James Bull | 736 | 21.7 | ||
Conservative | George Walker | 682 | 20.1 | ||
Conservative | Clive Rabbett | 663 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | Christine Smith Bull | 640 | 18.9 | ||
Green | Eleanor Crane | 251 | 7.4 | ||
Green | Damian Glasfurd-Brown | 161 | 4.7 | ||
Green | Tom Lachlan-Cope | 139 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 44.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bill Handley | 1,115 | 46.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dawn Percival | 989 | 41.2 | ||
Independent | Ray Manning | 771 | 32.2 | ||
Conservative | Brian Burling | 636 | 26.5 | ||
Conservative | Pippa Corney | 549 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | Fern Lane | 229 | 9.5 | ||
Labour | Alex Tiley | 185 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brian Milnes | 1,123 | 51.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clare Delderfield | 901 | 41.5 | ||
Conservative | David Bard | 747 | 34.4 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Cuffley | 690 | 31.8 | ||
Labour | Rob Grayston | 471 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | Anand Pillai | 292 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4224 | 39.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Fane | 1,339 | 48.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nick Sample | 1,240 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | Benjamin Shelton | 908 | 32.8 | ||
Conservative | Charlie Nightingale | 839 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Mike Nettleton | 466 | 16.8 | ||
Labour | Mark Toner | 346 | 12.5 | ||
Green | Sophi Berridge | 270 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Ellington | 558 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | Thomas Mayer | 247 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Teresa Griffiths | 93 | 10.0 | ||
Green | John Turner | 32 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 35.1 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Williams | 603 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Kindersley | 598 | 46.4 | ||
Labour | Alix Valentine | 87 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 47.5 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Topping | 714 | 63.3 | ||
Labour | Philippa MacGarry | 180 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caitriona Quigley | 164 | 14.5 | ||
Green | Linda Whitebread | 70 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 42.7 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
By-Elections
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Williams | 526 | 55.2 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Hobro | 427 | 44.8 | +30.3 | |
Majority | 99 | 10.4 | −37.0 | ||
Turnout | 953 | 35.7 | −7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Corinne Garvey | 967 | 44.4 | +27.6 | |
Conservative | Khadijeh Zargar | 621 | 28.5 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Marcelo Lima | 344 | 15.8 | −6.9 | |
Green | Colin Coe | 246 | 11.3 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 46 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 53.6 | +9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Whelan | 1,785 | 43.6 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Lorraine Mooney | 1,459 | 35.6 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Michael Tierney | 519 | 12.7 | +1.1 | |
Green | Colin Reynolds | 335 | 8.2 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 326 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,098 | 51.0 | +2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sally Hart | 1,510 | 54.7 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Tom Goldie | 992 | 36.0 | +5.3 | |
Green | Paul Evans | 256 | 9.3 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 518 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,758 | 43.2 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Bearpark | 1,255 | 34.3 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | Clive Rabbett | 1,069 | 29.2 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Jane Williams | 915 | 25.0 | +2.8 | |
Green | Eleanor Crane | 424 | 11.6 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 186 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,663 | 44.2 | +0.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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