Cambridge City Council elections
# Cambridge City Council elections

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

## Seats on Council

| Year | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservative | Green | Independent |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 2021 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Cambridge City Council election
* 1976 Cambridge City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1978 Cambridge City Council election
* 1979 Cambridge City Council election
* 1980 Cambridge City Council election
* 1982 Cambridge City Council election
* 1983 Cambridge City Council election
* 1984 Cambridge City Council election
* 1986 Cambridge City Council election
* 1987 Cambridge City Council election
* 1988 Cambridge City Council election
* 1990 Cambridge City Council election
* 1991 Cambridge City Council election
* 1992 Cambridge City Council election
* 1994 Cambridge City Council election
* 1995 Cambridge City Council election
* 1996 Cambridge City Council election
* 1998 Cambridge City Council election
* 1999 Cambridge City Council election
* 2000 Cambridge City Council election
* 2002 Cambridge City Council election
* 2003 Cambridge City Council election
* 2004 Cambridge City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2006 Cambridge City Council election
* 2007 Cambridge City Council election
* 2008 Cambridge City Council election
* 2010 Cambridge City Council election
* 2011 Cambridge City Council election
* 2012 Cambridge City Council election
* 2014 Cambridge City Council election
* 2015 Cambridge City Council election
* 2016 Cambridge City Council election
* 2018 Cambridge City Council election
* 2019 Cambridge City Council election
* 2021 Cambridge City Council election
* 2022 Cambridge City Council election
* 2023 Cambridge City Council election

## By-election results

### 1994-1998

Arbury By-Election 1 May 1997 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 663 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Petersfield By-Election 4 December 1997 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 478 | 42.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | 15.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Arbury By-Election 10 February 2000 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 183 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,626 | 31.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Coleridge By-Election 21 July 2005 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 191 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,772 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Trumpington By-Election 16 November 2006 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 240 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | 30.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

East Chesterton By-Election 4 June 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 836 | 37.6 | -0.8 |
| | Conservative | | 552 | 24.9 | -3.6 |
| | Labour | | 319 | 14.4 | -3.8 |
| | Green | | 313 | 14.1 | +4.1 |
| | UKIP | | 201 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,221 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Coleridge By-Election 4 November 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George Owers | 900 | 44.0 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bower | 734 | 35.9 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Barnes | 223 | 10.9 | -14.6 |
| | Green | Valerie Hopkins | 137 | 6.7 | -4.2 |
| | UKIP | Albert Watts | 53 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,047 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Abbey By-Election 2 May 2013 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Roberts | 878 | 51.4 | -3.0 |
| | Green | Oliver Perkins | 336 | 19.7 | -4.2 |
| | Conservative | Eric Barrett-Payton | 284 | 16.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Streets | 209 | 12.2 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,707 | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Queen Edith's By-Election 13 November 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Viki Sanders | 933 | 36.5 | -6.1 |
| | Labour | Rahima Ahammed | 790 | 30.9 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bower | 614 | 24.0 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Joel Chalfen | 222 | 8.7 | -2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,559 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Arbury By-Election 4 May 2017 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patrick Sheil | 1,267 | 46.8 | -14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ward | 992 | 36.5 | +20.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Collins | 450 | 16.6 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,709 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Petersfield By-Election 13 September 2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kelley Green | 873 | 47.9 | -10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Brown | 663 | 36.4 | +16.4 |
| | Green | Virgin Ierubino | 171 | 9.4 | -3.5 |
| | Conservative | Othman Cole | 115 | 6.3 | -2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Newnham By-Election 8 August 2019 :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 539 | 41.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Trumpington By-Election 18 August 2022 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Levien | 1,017 | 49.8 |
| | Labour | Rahima Ahammed | 472 | 23.1 |
| | Green | Ceri Galloway | 298 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 256 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

King's Hedges By-Election 4 July 2023 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mohamed Delowar Hossain | 622 | 34.9 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Zarina Anwar | 598 | 33.6 | -5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Leon Dalzell | 418 | 23.5 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Alice May | 142 | 8.0 | –6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.3 | |
