East Cambridgeshire District Council elections

East Cambridgeshire District Council is a non-metropolitan district council in the county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Elections are held every four years.

Council elections

Election Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat[a] Others Total
1973[1][2] 0 2 0 33 35
1976[1][3] 4 0 0 31 35
1979[1] 2 0 0 33 35
1983[1][4] 3 1 1 32 37[b]
1987[1][5] 3 1 5 28 37
1991[1][6] 6 1 4 26 37
1995[7] 0 3 12 22 37[c]
1999[8][9] 1 4 20 12 37
2003[10] 15 0 18 6 39[d]
2007[11] 24 0 13 2 39
2011[12] 25 0 10 4 39
2015 36 0 2 1 39
2019[13] 15 0 13 0 28[e]
2023[14] 15 0 13 0 28
  • Notes:
  1. ^ Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
  2. ^ New ward boundaries: The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  3. ^ Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992.
  4. ^ New ward boundaries: The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
  5. ^ New ward boundaries: The East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016

Results maps

  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
  • 2023 results map

By-election results

2003-2007

The Swaffhams By-Election 6 May 2004[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allen Alderson 389 50.4 +50.4
Liberal Democrats Francesca Marlow 344 44.6 −41.0
Labour Steven O'Dell 39 5.1 −9.3
Majority 45 5.8
Turnout 772
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
The Swaffhams By-Election 20 October 2005[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 539 66.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats 202 24.9 −0.4
Labour 70 8.6 −5.2
Majority 337 41.6
Turnout 811
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Ely East By-Election 5 September 2013[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lis Every 418 37.5 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Dian Warman 322 28.9 −8.2
UKIP Jeremy Tyrrell 145 13.0 +13.0
Labour Jane Frances 138 12.4 −8.6
Independent John Borland 93 8.3 +8.3
Majority 96 8.6
Turnout 1,116
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton By-Election 24 April 2014[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lorna Dupre 523 50.9 +27.0
Conservative Neil Hitchin 280 27.2 −19.2
UKIP Daniel Divine 162 15.8 +15.8
Labour Jane Frances 63 6.1 −23.6
Majority 243 23.6
Turnout 1,028
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Soham South By-Election 19 June 2014[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hamish Ross 363 34.4 −1.5
UKIP Daniel Divine 201 19.1 +19.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Warner 191 18.1 −1.0
Independent Geoffrey Woollard 148 14.0 +14.0
Independent Gerard Hobbs 80 7.6 +7.6
Labour Fiona Ross 71 6.7 −9.4
Majority 162 15.4
Turnout 1,054
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2015-2019

Bottisham By-Election 4 February 2016[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Sharp 421 43.6 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Steven Aronson 403 41.7 +9.8
Labour Steven O'Dell 99 10.2 −6.1
UKIP Daniel Divine 43 4.5 +4.5
Majority 18 1.9
Turnout 966
Conservative hold Swing
Soham North By-Election 22 June 2017[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Goldsack 423 59.7 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Alec Jones 178 25.1 +4.6
Labour Peter Tyson 108 15.2 −0.4
Majority 245 34.6
Turnout 709
Conservative hold Swing
Ely South By-Election 7 September 2017[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Whelan 527 39.9 +13.2
Conservative Sarah Bellow 411 31.1 −19.7
Labour Rebecca Denness 384 29.0 +6.4
Majority 116 8.8
Turnout 1,322
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Soham North By-Election 23 September 2021[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Goldsack 484 50.8 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Anne Pallett 369 38.8 −9.1
Labour Sam Mathieson 71 7.5 −2.4
Green Andrew Cohen 28 2.9 +2.9
Majority 115 12.1
Turnout 952
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2023-2027

Ely West By-Election 18 April 2024[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Trent 1,125 47.9
Conservative David Ambrose Smith 760 32.3
Labour Adam Wilson 466 19.8
Majority 365 15.5
Turnout 2,351
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The by-election followed the resignation of Lib Dem Councillor Rob Pitt.[26]

Stretham By-Election 1 May 2025[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Denney 820 36.8
Conservative William Ralph Furness 655 29.4
Reform UK Ryan Coogan 526 23.6
Green David Woricker 131 5.9
Labour Mark Hucker 95 4.3
Majority 165 7.4
Turnout 2,230 39.18%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The by-election followed the resignation of Lib Dem Councillor Caroline Shepherd.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  2. ^ The Times reported this election result as Labour 1, Independent 33, Vacant 1. "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
  3. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 3, Independent 29, Independent Socialist 1, Independent Conservative 2. "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  4. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 3, Labour 1, Liberal 1, Independent 3, Others 29. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983.
  5. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 2, Liberal 5, Independent 11, Others 19. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  6. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 7, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 4, Independent 25. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  7. ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  8. ^ "How the Nations Voted". The Times. 8 May 1999.
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  14. ^ "East Cambridgeshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Swaffhams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  16. ^ Matheson, Caroline (May 2004). "District Council Election - The Crier Advises!" (PDF). Swaffham Crier. p. 16. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Swaffhams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ely East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Soham South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bottisham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Soham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ely South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Soham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ely West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  26. ^ "By-election on April 18 for west ward councillor".
  27. ^ "Notice of Poll - East Cambridgeshire District Council Stretham Ward By-Election" (PDF). eastcambs.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  28. ^ "Stretham District by-election results 1 May 2025". eastcambs.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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