Cambridgeshire County Council

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.

Cambridgeshire County Council
Type
Type	County council
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Mac McGuire, Conservative since May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Steve Count, Conservative since 13 May 2014
Chief executive	Gillian Beasley since 19 October 2015
Structure
Seats	61 councillors
Political groups	Administration      Conservative (36) Other parties      Liberal Democrat (15)      Labour (7)      St Neots Independent (2)      Independent (1) Vacant (1)
Length of term	4 years
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

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

See also: Cambridgeshire County Council elections

Party		Councillors[2](as of May 2018)	Change[3] (from 2017 election)	Change[2] (between 2013 and2017 elections)
	Conservative	36	0	+8
	Liberal Democrats	15	+1[4]	+2
	Labour	7	0	+1
	Independent	3	-11	+1
Total		61

Note between 2017-2019 Donald Adey originally stood as a Liberal Democrat for Trumpington, but then resigned and moved to Fife Scotland[5] and stood as an independent. He resigned[6] in time for the May 2019 local elections and the seat was retaken by Barbara Ashwood for the Liberal Democrats.[7]

Councillors and electoral divisions

Electoral Division	Parishes[8]	Councillor[8]		Party
Abbey	Abbey		Joan Whitehead	Labour
Alconbury and Kimbolton	Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Barham & Woolley, Brington & Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn & Keyston, Catworth, Covington, Easton, Ellington, Great Gidding, Great Staughton, Hail Weston, Hamerton & Steeple Gidding, Kimbolton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Perry, Spaldwick, Stow Longa, Tilbrook, Upton & Coppingford and Winwick		Ian Gardener	Conservative
Arbury	Arbury		Jocelynne Scutt	Labour
Bar Hill	Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Lolworth		Lynda Harford	Conservative
Brampton and Buckden	T Brampton, Buckden, Diddington, Grafham, Offord Cluny & Offord D’Arcy and Southoe & Midloe		Peter Downes	Liberal Democrat
Burwell	Burwell, Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior		Josh Schumann	Conservative
Cambourne	Bourn, Cambourne, Little Gransden and Longstowe		Mark Howell	Conservative
Castle	Castle		Claire Richards	Labour
Chatteris	Chatteris		Anne Hay	Conservative
Cherry Hinton	Cherry Hinton		Sandra Crawford	Labour
Chesterton	Chesterton		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 McDonald	Liberal Democrat
Ely North	Ely		Lis Every	Conservative
Ely South	Ely, Stuntney		Anna Bailey	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 South			Graham Wilson	Liberal Democrat
Hardwick	Barton, Caldecote, Childerley, Comberton, Coton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Kingston, Madingley, Toft		Lina Joseph	Conservative
Histon and Impington			David Jenkins	Liberal Democrat
Huntingdon North and Hartford			Mike Shellens	Liberal Democrat
Huntingdon West			Tom Sanderson	Independent
King's Hedges	King's Hedges		Elisa Meschini	Labour
Linton	Balsham, Bartlow, Carlton, Castle Camps, Hildersham, Horseheath, Linton, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting, Weston Colville		Henry Batchelor	Liberal Democrat
Littleport	Littleport		David Ambrose Smith	Conservative
Longstanton, Northstowe and Over			Peter Hudson	Conservative
March North and Waldersley	March		Steve Count	Conservative
			Janet French	Conservative
March South and Rural	Benwick, March		John Gowing	Conservative
Market	Market		Nichola Harrison	Liberal Democrat
Melbourn & Bassingbourn	Foxton, Great and Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth		Susan van de Ven	Liberal Democrat
Newnham	Newnham		Lucy Nethsingha	Liberal Democrat
Papworth and Swavesey	Conington (S), Croxton, Elsworth, Eltisley, Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Swavesey		Mandy Smith	Conservative
Petersfield	Petersfield		Linda Jones	Labour
Queen Edith's	Queen Edith's		Amanda Taylor	Liberal Democrat
Ramsey and Bury	Ramsey		Adela Costello	Conservative
Roman Bank and Peckover	Gorefield, Leverington, Newton (F), Tydd St Giles, Wisbech		Simon King	Conservative
Romsey	Romsey		Noel Kavanagh	Labour
Sawston and Shelford	Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford, Newton (S), Sawston, Stapleford		Gail Kenney Kevin Cuffley	Conservative
			Tony Orgee Roger Hickford	Conservative
Sawtry and Stilton	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 North and Isleham	Chippenham, Fordham, Isleham, Kennett, Snailwell, Soham, Wicken		Vacant	Vacant
Soham South and Haddenham			Bill Hunt	Conservative
Somersham and Earith	Bluntisham, Broughton, Colne, Earith, Old Hurst, Pidley cum Fenton, Somersham, Woodhurst		Steve Criswell	Conservative
St Ives North and Wyton	Holywell-cum-Needingworth, St Ives		Ryan Fuller	Conservative
St Ives South and Needingworth			Kevin Reynolds	Conservative
St Neots East and Gransden	St Neots		Julie Wisson	Conservative
St Neots Eynesbury			Simone Taylor	Independent
St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton			David Wells	Conservative
St Neots The Eatons			Derek Giles	Independent
Sutton	Coveney, Downham, Mepal, Sutton, Witcham		Lorna Dupré	Liberal Democrat
The Hemingfords & Fenstanton	Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton and Wyton		Ian Bates	Conservative
Trumpington			Barbara Ashwood	Liberal Democrat
Warboys & the Stukeleys	Abbots Ripton, Bury, Houghton and Wyton, Kings Ripton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys, Wistow, Wood Walton		Terence Rogers	Conservative
Waterbeach	Landbeach, Milton, Waterbeach		Anna Bradnam	Liberal Democrat
Whittlesey North	Whittlesey		Chris Boden	Conservative
Whittlesey South	Whittlesey		David Connor	Conservative
Wisbech East	Wisbech		Samantha Hoy	Conservative
Wisbech West	Wisbech		Steven Tierney	Conservative
Woodditton	Ashley, Bottisham, Brinkley, Burrough Green, Cheveley, Dullingham, Kirtling, Lode, Stetchworth, Westley Waterless, Woodditton		Mathew Shuter	Conservative
Yaxley and Farcet			Mac McGuire	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".[9]

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.[10]

See also

• Cambridgeshire County Council elections

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Cambridgeshire County Council". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
3. "County Councillors". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
4. Gwyer, Nicola (3 May 2019). "election May 2019 including Trumpinton by election". cambridgenews. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
5. "'Move away' Cambridge councillor Donald Adey will not give up pay - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
6. "Cambridge councillor Donald Adey resigns post 400 miles away - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
7. Date1 Sep 2019 13:29. "By-elections - Elections and voting". Cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
8. "Council and committee meetings - Cambridgeshire County Council > Councillors". cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. 24 Jul 2015 Cambridge News Cambridgeshire County Council’s £45m annual interest bill Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Cambridgeshire County Council

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