South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2016

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council are scheduled to take place on Thursday 5 May 2016^[1] as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2016. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, are up for election. Seats up for election in 2016 were last contested at the 2012 election.

Summary

The list of candidates was published on 8 April 2016.^[2] The Conservative Party and the Labour Party stood candidates in all 19 wards up for election. The Liberal Democrats had 16 candidates, the Green Party had 12 candidates and the United Kingdom Independence Party had four candidates. There were four independent candidates.

This is the last election by thirds to South Cambridgeshire District Council before the council moves to all-out elections starting from 2018.^[3]

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2016^[4]
Party		Seats				Popular vote
Party		Won	Not up	Total	±	Votes	%
	Conservative	10	26	36			38.1
	Liberal Democrats	5	9	14			22.4
	Independent	3	3	6			9.3
	Labour	1	0	1			21.0
	Green	0	0	0			6.3
	UKIP	0	0	0			2.8
Total		19	38	57	–		–
Turnout							39.0

Results by ward

Bassingbourn^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Cathcart	812	59.2
	Conservative	Joshua Huntingfield	286	20.6
	Green	Simon Saggers	274	19.9
Majority			526
Turnout				39.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Bourn^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mervyn Loynes	868	39.1
	Labour	Gavin Clayton	594	26.8
	Liberal Democrat	Jeni Sawford	352	15.9
	UKIP	Helene Greene	236	10.6
	Green	Marcus Pitcaithly	169	7.6
Majority			274
Turnout				27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cottenham^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Edwards	956	40.7
	Labour	Joyce Matheson	504	21.5
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Gymer	350	14.9
	UKIP	John Wilson	290	12.4
	Green	Colin Coe	248	10.6
Majority			452
Turnout				38.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gamlingay^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Sebastian Kindersley	1,008	58.5
	Conservative	Alison Elcox	548	31.8
	Labour	John Goodall	166	9.6
Majority			460
Turnout				43.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Girton^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Douglas de Lacey	740	50.0
	Conservative	Alastair Simpson	304	20.6
	Labour	Mark McCormack	274	18.5
	Green	Teal Riley	161	10.9
Majority			436
Turnout				42.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Harston and Hauxton^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Lockwood	489	53.1
	Conservative	Gina Youens	275	29.9
	Labour	Bruce Phillips	104	11.3
	Green	Paul Evans	53	5.8
Majority			214
Turnout				47.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Haslingfield and the Eversdens^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Doug Cattermole	535	48.8
	Conservative	Lina Joseph	448	40.8
	Labour	Norman Crowther	114	10.4
Majority			87
Turnout				50.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Histon and Impington^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Neil Davies	1,278	39.9
	Liberal Democrat	Yemi Macaulay	698	21.8
	Labour	Njoki Mahiaini	533	16.6
	Conservative	Matthew Bradney	520	16.2
	Green	Darren Cotterell	174	5.4
Majority			580
Turnout				38.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Linton^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Batchelor	753	43.6
	Conservative	Enid Bald	621	35.9
	Labour	Rosanna Evans	177	10.3
	Green	Paul Richardson	176	10.2
Majority			132
Turnout				46.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Longstanton^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Riley	525	62.7
	Labour	Simon Down	146	17.4
	UKIP	Callum Hatch	82	9.8
	Green	Sandra Archer	54	6.4
	Liberal Democrat	Kirk Taylor	31	3.7
Majority			379
Turnout				33.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Melbourn^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Val Barrett	936	61.2
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander Wasyliw	311	20.3
	Labour	Angela Patrick	282	18.4
Majority			625
Turnout				35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Papworth and Elsworth^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Howell	927	64.4
	Labour	Darren Macey	334	23.2
	Liberal Democrat	Clare Delderfield	179	12.4
Majority			593
Turnout				33.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sawston^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Cuffley	849	42.9
	Labour	Robert Grayston	548	27.7
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Milnes	453	22.9
	Green	Helen Stocks	127	6.4
Majority			301
Turnout				34.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

The Mordens^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cicely Murfitt	556	55.2
	Conservative	Heather Williams	386	38.3
	Labour	Robin Stern	65	6.5
Majority			170
Turnout				51.5
	Independent hold		Swing

The Shelfords and Stapleford^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Nightingale	1,021	41.6
	Labour	Mike Nettleton	705	28.7
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Fane	369	15.0
	Green	Sophi Berridge	360	14.7
Majority			316
Turnout				41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Wilbrahams^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Turner	452	54.1
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Holland	216	25.9
	Labour	June Ford	167	20.0
Majority			236
Turnout				39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waterbeach^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ingrid Tregoing	649	34.9
	Conservative	Alan Shipp	466	25.0
	Labour	Gareth Wright	392	21.1
	Independent	Myra Gaunt	285	15.3
	Green	Mary Lachlan-Cope	69	3.7
Majority			183
Turnout				43.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Whittlesford^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Topping	546	57.8
	Liberal Democrat	Peter McDonald	201	21.3
	Labour	Philippa MacGarry	197	20.9
Majority			345
Turnout				43.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Willingham and Over^[2]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Manning	819	44.3
	Labour	Ben Monks	372	20.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Gymer	308	16.7
	UKIP	Martin Hale	260	14.1
	Green	Eleanor Crane	88	4.8
Majority			447
Turnout				34.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
↑ "Moving to All-out Elections" (PDF). South Cambridgeshire District Council. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
↑ "District Council Elections - Thursday, 5 May 2016". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2011-04-20.

Council elections in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Peterborough City Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1973 1976 1978 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Cambridge City Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

East Cambridgeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Fenland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Huntingdonshire District Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Cambridgeshire District Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Isle of Ely County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 Abolished

Huntingdon & Peterborough County Council	1967 1970 Abolished

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