2017 Cambridgeshire County Council election

The 2017 Cambridgeshire County Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 61 councillors were elected from 59 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

2017 Cambridgeshire County Council election

4 May 2017

All 61 seats to Cambridgeshire County Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 32 seats, 33.6% 14 seats, 19.7%
Seats won 36 15
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 68,467 50,716
Percentage 40.2% 29.8%
Swing 6.6% 10.1%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 7 seats, 17.4% 4 seats, 4.2%'
Seats won 7 3
Seat change 1
Popular vote 30,830 7,487
Percentage 18.1% 4.2%
Swing 0.7%

Map showing the results of the 2017 Cambridgeshire County Council elections.

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

Conservative

Boundary changes to the electoral divisions took effect at this election after a review of the county by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England,[2][3] reducing the number of county councillors from 69 to 61, and the number of electoral divisions from 60 to 59.

The election took place on the same day as the first direct mayoral election for the newly created Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

The Conservative Party won a majority on the council, while the United Kingdom Independence Party lost all their seats.[4]

Results summary

Cambridgeshire County Council election, 2017[5][6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 36 +8[lower-alpha 1] 59.0 40.6 73,145 +7%
  Liberal Democrats 15 +2 24.6 29.7 53,485 +10%
  Labour 7 +1 11.5 18.2 32,864 +0.8%
  Independent 3[lower-alpha 2] +1 4.9 4.2 7,487 0%
  Green 0 0 0 3.7 6,744 +0.4%
  UKIP 0 12 0 3.7 6,555 17.6%
  1. Change from notional 2013 results due to boundary changes
  2. Includes the St. Neots Independent Group

Results by district

All electoral divisions elected one councillor unless stated otherwise.

Cambridge (12 seats)

Abbey[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Joan Whitehead 1,022 40.6
Liberal Democrats Nicky Shepard 947 37.6
Conservative Kevin Francis 336 13.3
Green Monica Hone 212 8.4
Turnout 2,517
Labour win
Arbury[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jocelynne Scutt 1,331 44.8
Liberal Democrats Cecilia Liszka 919 30.9
Conservative Henry Collins 542 18.3
Green Lucas Ruzowitzky 177 5.9
Turnout 2,969
Labour win
Castle[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Claire Richards 777 29.8
Independent John Hipkin 750 28.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Sagar 736 28.2
Conservative Edward MacNaghten 199 7.6
Green Gareth Bailey 147 5.6
Turnout 2,609
Labour win
Cherry Hinton[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sandra Crawford 1,555 48.8
Conservative James Mathieson 718 22.5
Liberal Democrats John Oakes 699 21.9
Green Maximilian Fries 215 6.7
Turnout 3,187
Labour win
Chesterton[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ian Manning 1,715 44.1
Labour Kelley Green 1,407 36.2
Conservative Connor MacDonald 481 12.4
Green Stephen Lawrence 199 5.1
UKIP Peter Burkinshaw 88 2.3
Turnout 3,890
Liberal Democrats win
King's Hedges[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Elisa Meschini 1,247 40.1
Liberal Democrats Jamie Dalzell 1,056 33.9
Conservative Anette Karimi 427 13.7
Green Angela Ditchfield 211 6.8
UKIP David Corn 170 5.5
Turnout 3,111
Labour win
Market[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Nichola Harrison 965 41.9
Labour Nick Gay 678 29.4
Green Jeremy Caddick 425 18.4
Conservative Henry Mitson 237 10.3
Turnout 2,305
Liberal Democrats win
Newnham[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Lucy Nethsingha 1,221 51.2
Labour Joe Dale 673 28.2
Conservative Julius Carrington 299 12.5
Green Mark Slade 193 8.1
Turnout 2,386
Liberal Democrats win
Petersfield[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Linda Jones 1,410 41.2
Liberal Democrats Emma Bates 1,161 33.9
Green Virgil Ierubino 467 13.6
Conservative Linda Yeatman 388 11.3
Turnout 3,426
Labour win
Queen Edith's[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 1,678 46.4
Labour Adam Pounds 962 26.6
Conservative Manas Deb 752 20.8
Green Joel Chalfen 226 6.2
Turnout 3,618
Liberal Democrats win
Romsey[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Noel Kavanagh 1,633 44.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Cooper 1,359 37.2
Conservative Simon Lee 335 9.2
Green Caitlin Patterson 329 8.9
Turnout 3,656
Labour win
Trumpington[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Donald Adey 1,116 39.0
Labour Katie Thornburrow 847 29.6
Conservative Shapour Meftah 694 24.3
Green Ceri Galloway 204 7.1
Turnout 2,861
Liberal Democrats win

East Cambridgeshire (8 seats)

Burwell[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Josh Schumann 1,557 53.9
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Cane 642 22.2
Labour Liz Swift 381 13.2
Green Flora May Waterhouse 309 10.7
Turnout 2,889
Conservative win
Ely North[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lis Every 1,192 49.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Whelan 855 35.4
Labour Mark Hucker 370 15.3
Turnout 2,417
Conservative win
Ely South[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anna Bailey 1,627 46.1
Liberal Democrats Christine Whelan 1,368 38.7
Labour Rebecca Denness 536 15.2
Turnout 3,531
Conservative win
Littleport[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Ambrose Smith 863 57.2
Labour Jane Frances 335 22.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Seidel 310 20.6
Turnout 1,508
Conservative win
Soham North & Isleham[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Raynes 1,504 66.2
Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt 396 17.4
Labour Isobel Morris 371 16.3
Turnout 2,271
Conservative win
Soham South & Haddenham[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bill Hunt 1,828 57.7
Liberal Democrats Pauline Wilson 826 26.1
Labour Lydia Hill 320 10.1
Green Andy Cogan 193 6.1
Turnout 3,167
Conservative win
Sutton[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Lorna Dupre 1,441 45.8
Conservative Michael Bradley 1,353 42.9
Labour Christopher Horne 355 11.3
Turnout 3,149
Liberal Democrats win
Woodditton[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mathew Shuter 1,676 67.4
Liberal Democrats John Trapp 767 30.9
Labour Steven O'Dell 426
Turnout 2,485
Conservative win

Fenland (9 seats)

Chatteris[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anne Hay 1,086 48.5
UKIP Dick Mandley 429 19.1
Independent Steve Nicholson 201 8.9
Labour David Lewis 178 7.9
Liberal Democrats John Freeman 176 7.9
Independent Daniel Divine 171 7.6
Turnout 2,241
Conservative win
March North & Waldersey (2 seats)[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Steve Count 2,263 53.4
Conservative Jan French 2,094 49.4
Labour Katharine Bultitude 856 20.2
Labour Martin Field 850 20.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Court 605 14.3
UKIP Caroline Smith 561 13.2
UKIP Robin Talbot 481 11.4
Liberal Democrats Scott Lansdell-Hill 340 8.0
Green Ruth Johnson 248 5.9
Green Andrew Crawford 191 4.5
Turnout 8,489
Conservative win
Conservative win
March South & Rural[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Gowing 969 39.8
Independent Rob Skoulding 910 37.3
Labour Steven Smith 174 7.1
UKIP Daniel Spencer 157 6.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Morrison 126 5.2
Green Elizabeth Wright 102 4.2
Turnout 2,438
Conservative win
Roman Bank & Peckover[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Simon King 1,455 54.2
Liberal Democrats Gavin Booth 615 22.9
UKIP Chris Schooling 364 13.6
Labour Jes Hibbert 252 9.4
Turnout 2,686
Conservative win
Whittlesey North[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Christopher Boden 1,365 65.7
Labour Steve Jansky 279 13.4
UKIP Dawn Rhys-Owain 244 11.7
Green Alex Oates 97 4.7
Liberal Democrats Frank Bellard 93 4.5
Turnout 2,078
Conservative win
Whittlesey South[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Connor 1,692 66.4
UKIP Dai Rhys-Owain 266 10.4
Labour Martin Lodziak 247 9.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Kitchen 192 7.5
Green Karen Alexander 150 5.9
Turnout 2,547
Conservative win
Wisbech East[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Samantha Hoy 1,284 63.2
Labour Sue Marshall 306 15.1
UKIP Susan Carson 243 11.9
Independent Fay Allen 135 6.6
Liberal Democrats Gareth Wilson 64 3.2
Turnout 2,032
Conservative win
Wisbech West[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Steve Tierney 1,076 61.0
UKIP Paul Clapp 211 11.9
Labour Tina Eyres 190 10.8
Independent Sharon Home 119 6.8
Green Jane Feaviour-Clarke 70 3.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ross 61 3.5
Independent Jonathan Miller 37 2.1
Turnout 1,764
Liberal Democrats win

Huntingdonshire (17 seats)

Alconbury & Kimbolton[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ian Gardener 1,943 61.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Baker 973 30.9
Labour Kevin Goddard 231 7.3
Turnout 3,147
Conservative win
Brampton & Buckden[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Peter Downes 1,536 48.6
Conservative Hamish Masson 1,422 44.9
Labour Sue Foster 205 6.5
Turnout 3,163
Liberal Democrats win
Godmanchester & Huntingdon South[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Graham Wilson 1,194 52.3
Conservative Bill Hensley 656 28.7
Labour Samuel Sweek 282 12.4
UKIP Dan Morris 152 6.7
Turnout 2,284
Liberal Democrats win
Huntingdon North & Hartford[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Michael Shellens 882 35.0
Conservative Emily Barley 838 33.3
Labour Nik Johnson 532 21.1
UKIP Peter Ashcroft 265 10.5
Turnout 2,517
Liberal Democrats win
Huntingdon West[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Tom Sanderson 1,018 48.6
Conservative Peter Brown 532 25.4
Liberal Democrats Joe Jordan 299 14.3
Labour Patrick Kadewere 247 11.8
Turnout 2,096
Independent win
Ramsey & Bury[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Adela Costello 1,296 45.1
UKIP Peter Reeve 1,152 40.1
Labour Kevin Minnette 260 9.1
Liberal Democrats Alex Wasyliw 163 5.7
Turnout 2,871
Conservative win
Sawtry & Stilton[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Simon Bywater 2,022 68.8
Labour Margaret Cochrane 405 13.8
UKIP Roger Henson 269 9.2
Liberal Democrats Geoff Harvey 244 8.3
Turnout 2,940  
Conservative win
Somersham & Earith[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Steve Criswell 1,862 68.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Jebson 393 14.4
Labour Iain Ramsbottom 299 10.9
UKIP Callum Duffy 178 6.5
Turnout 2,732
Conservative win
St Ives North & Wyton[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ryan Fuller 1,223 54.2
Liberal Democrats David Hodge 404 17.9
Labour Sam Feeney 391 17.3
UKIP Margaret King 238 10.5
Turnout 2,256
Conservative win
St Ives South & Needingworth[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kevin Reynolds 1,491 59.3
Labour John Watson 537 21.3
Liberal Democrats Lakkana Yalagala 488 19.4
Turnout 2,516
Conservative win
St Neots East & Gransden[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Julie Wisson 865 52.6
Liberal Democrats James Catmur 375 22.8
Your Community my priority James Corley 218 13.2
Labour Stephen Hinchley 188 11.4
Turnout 1,646
Conservative win
St Neots Eynesbury[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
St Neots Independent Group Simone Taylor 818 43.4
Conservative Robert Moores 649 34.5
Liberal Democrats Claire Piper 228 12.1
Labour Sam Wakeford 189 10.0
Turnout 1,884
St Neots Independent Group win
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Wells 1,069 42.9
Liberal Democrats Carol McMahon 599 24.1
Your Community my priority Paul Davies 565 22.7
Labour Christine Green 255 10.3
Turnout 2,488
Conservative win
St Neots The Eatons[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
St Neots Independent Group Derek Giles 1,506 46.3
Conservative Beth Hughes 893 27.4
Independent Bob Farrer 388 11.9
Liberal Democrats James Bartrick 250 7.7
Labour Rob Gardiner 217 6.7
Turnout 3,254
St Neots Independent Group win
The Hemingfords & Fenstanton[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ian Bates 1,766 62.2
Liberal Democrats David Priestman 785 27.6
Labour Robert Leach 289 10.2
Turnout 2,840
Conservative win
Warboys & The Stukeleys[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Terry Rogers 1,142 62.4
UKIP Paul Bullen 273 14.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Hulme 248 13.6
Labour Co-op Graeme Watkins 166 9.1
Turnout 1,829
Conservative win
Yaxley & Farcet[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mac McGuire 1,118 52.4
Labour Jonathan Orchard 558 26.2
UKIP Paul Richardson 457 21.4
Turnout 2,133
Conservative win

South Cambridgeshire (15 seats)

Bar Hill[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lynda Harford 1,202 40.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Argent 836 27.9
Labour Stuart Hilpert 550 18.4
Green Teal Riley 252 8.4
UKIP Helena Green 158 5.3
Turnout 2,998 42.4
Conservative win
Cambourne[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mark Howell 1,145 43.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Hedges 721 27.3
Labour Gavin Clayton 590 22.3
Green Marcus Pitcaithly 190 7.2
Turnout 2,646 33.3
Conservative win
Cottenham & Willingham[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Timothy Wotherspoon 1,207 35.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Gough 1,205 35.3
Labour Alex Tiley 421 12.3
Independent Mike Mason 412 12.1
Green Colin Coe 173 5.1
Turnout 3,418 42.1
Conservative win
Duxford[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Topping 2,066 55.1
Liberal Democrats Peter McDonald 1,248 33.3
Labour Jackie Scott 286 7.6
Green Matthew Barton 148 3.9
Turnout 3,748 46.3
Conservative win
Fulbourn[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Williams 1,217 43.4
Conservative Alan Sharp 899 32.1
Labour Tim Andrews 548 19.5
Green Oliver Fisher 141 5.0
Turnout 2,805 39.9
Liberal Democrats win
Gamlingay[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley 1,505 42.2
Conservative Heather Williams 1,448 40.6
Independent Alison Elcox 374 10.5
Labour John Goodall 237 6.7
Turnout 3,564 43.3
Liberal Democrats win
Hardwick[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lina Joseph 1,840 49.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Allen 1,369 37.1
Labour Norman Crowther 456 12.4
Green Anna Gomori-Woodcock 258 6.6
Turnout 3,923 45.4
Conservative win
Histon & Impington[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Jenkins 1,938 53.9
Conservative Othman Cole 834 23.2
Labour Beccy Talmy 602 16.7
Green Darren Cotterell 224 6.2
Turnout 3,598 43.6
Liberal Democrats win
Linton[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Henry Batchelor 1,957 47.6
Conservative John Bald 1,579 38.4
Green Paul Richardson 293 7.1
Labour Ernie Turkington 282 6.7
Turnout 4,111 48.4
Liberal Democrats win
Longstanton, Northstowe & Over[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Hudson 1,112 45.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cheung Johnson 965 39.8
Labour Simon Down 226 9.3
Green Sandra Archer 119 4.9
Turnout 2,422 40.8
Conservative win
Melbourn & Bassingbourn[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Susan van de Ven 1,693 56.2
Conservative Joshua Huntingfield 773 25.7
UKIP Adrian Dent 199 6.6
Green Simon Saggers 174 5.8
Labour Chris Coleridge 173 5.7
Turnout 3,012 38.8
Liberal Democrats win
Papworth & Swavesey[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mandy Smith 1,495 55.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Sandford 660 24.7
Labour Darren Macey 305 11.4
Green Gaynor Clements 211 7.9
Turnout 2,671 36.9
Conservative win
Sawston & Shelford (2 seats)[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kevin Cuffley 2,698 42.9
Conservative Roger Hickford 2,584 41.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Fane 2,528 40.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Milnes 2,427 38.6
Labour Mike Nettleton 1,194 19.0
Labour Sue Whitney 1,186 18.8
Turnout 12,617 45.5
Conservative win
Conservative win
Waterbeach[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Anna Bradnam 1,706 46.4
Conservative George Walker 1,184 32.2
Labour Gareth Wright 591 16.1
Green Eleanor Crane 196 5.3
Turnout 3,677 43.6
Liberal Democrats win

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