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[e]
  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. ^ a b New ward boundaries: The East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016

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

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.
  9. ^ "East Cambridgeshire". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  10. ^ "East Cambridgeshire". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  11. ^ "East Cambridgeshire". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. ^ "East Cambridgeshire". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  13. ^ "East Cambridgeshire District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  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.

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