Cambridge City Council elections

One third of Cambridge City Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control
Party in controlYears
Labour1973 - 1976
Conservative1976 - 1979
No overall control1979 - 1986
Labour1986 - 1987
No overall control1987 - 1988
Labour1988 - 1992
No overall control1992 - 1996
Labour1996 - 1998
No overall control1998 - 2000
Liberal Democrats2000 - 2012
No overall control2012 - 2014
Labour2014–present

Seats on Council
Year Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Green Independent
2011 26 13 0 2 1
2012 22 18 1 0 1
2014 15 24 1 0 2
2015 14 24 1 1 2
2016 13 26 0 1 2
2018 14 26 0 1 1
2019 15 26 0 0 1

Council elections

By-election results
Arbury By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Anthony Schofield 1,769 51.3 -3.6
Conservative Mark Taylor 1,106 32.1 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Wesson 571 16.6 +6.0
Majority 663 19.2
Turnout 3,446
Labour hold Swing
Petersfield By-Election 4 December 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hannah Reed 664 58.5 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 186 16.4 -8.7
Conservative Peter Welton 121 10.7 -1.9
Green Margaret Wright 117 10.3 +10.3
Independent Laurence Jones 48 4.2 +4.2
Majority 478 42.1
Turnout 1,136 15.8
Labour hold Swing
Arbury By-Election 10 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James 723 44.5 +29.8
Labour Stuart Newbold 540 33.2 -24.0
Conservative Mark Taylor 312 19.2 -8.9
Green Stephen Lawrence 51 3.1 +3.1
Majority 183 11.3
Turnout 1,626 31.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Coleridge By-Election 21 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Benjamin Stafford 829 46.8 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst 638 36.0 +14.8
Conservative Steven Mastin 263 14.8 -7.4
UKIP Albert Watts 42 2.4 -5.7
Majority 191 10.8
Turnout 1,772 30.2
Labour hold Swing
Trumpington By-Election 16 November 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Andrew Blackhurst 858 51.4 +5.9
Conservative John Ionides 618 37.0 +1.3
Labour Pamela Stacey 109 6.5 -2.6
Green Ceri Galloway 85 5.1 -4.6
Majority 240 14.4
Turnout 1,675 30.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newnham By-Election 8 August 2019[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Josh Matthews 774 59.5 +16.3
Labour Niamh Marian Sweeney 235 18.1 -18.1
Green Mark Slade 149 11.5 +1.5
Conservative Michael David Spencer 143 11.0 +0.2
Majority 539 41.4
Turnout 1,301
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. The City of Cambridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  3. "Cambridge City Council - Newnham By Election - Thursday, 8th August, 2019". democracy.cambridge.gov.uk. Cambridge City Council.
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