2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election
5 May 2001
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The 2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election took place on 3 May 2001 to elect members of Cambridgeshire County Council as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections.
The previous election was the 1997 Cambridgeshire County Council election. All 59 councillors were elected from electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting.
Previous composition
1997 election
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | |
| Labour | 10 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Composition of council seats before election
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | |
| Labour | 9 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Changes between elections
In between the 1997 election and the 2001 election, the following council seats changed hands:
| Division | Date | Previous Party | New Party | Cause | Resulting Council Composition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | LDem | Lab | Ind | |||||||||
| Coleridge | 5 April 2001[1] | Labour | Conservative | Councillor quit party to sit as an Conservative. | 34 | 16 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Summary
Election result
| Cambridgeshire County Council election, 2001[2][3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 59 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 57.6 | 40.6 | 104,630 | +0.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 59 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 27.1 | 31.5 | 81,070 | –0.3 | ||
| Labour | 59 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15.3 | 25.5 | 65,724 | –0.3 | ||
| Green | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5,051 | +1.6 | ||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 729 | –1.3 | ||||
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 490 | +0.2 | ||||
| Total | 199 | 59 | 257,694 | |||||||
Election of Group Leaders
John Walters (Sawtry) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group with John Reynolds (Girton) re-elected as the deputy leader, Sal Brinton (Castle) was re-elected leader of the Lib Dem Group with former leader Maurice Leeke (West Chesterton) as the deputy leader, and Janet Jones (King's Hedges) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group with Ian Kidman (Arbury) again as the deputy leader.
Jones would stand down as leader in May 2004 and was replaced by Kidman. Brinton would stand down as leader in October 2004 to be replaced with new deputy Julian Huppert (East Chesterton).
Government Formation
John Walters the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.
Aftermath
New electoral division boundaries were brought in for the next elections, increasing the number of seats to 69 at the 2005 Cambridgeshire County Council election.
Results by district
Cambridge
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 20,306 | 39.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour | 7 | 17,753 | 34.6 | –2.8 | ||
| Conservative | 0 | 11,465 | 22.4 | –2.6 | ||
| Green | 0 | 1,614 | 3.1 | +2.6 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 156 | 0.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Total | 14 | 51,294 | 100.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Shaw * | 1,396 | 56.7 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Mitton | 540 | 21.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Proctor | 414 | 16.8 | ||
| Green | Stephen Lawrence | 113 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 856 | 34.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,463 | 52.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,737 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Kidman * | 1,389 | 45.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 857 | 28.2 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Boorman | 796 | 26.2 | ||
| Majority | 532 | 17.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,042 | 60.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sal Brinton * | 2,377 | 57.3 | ||
| Labour | Gillian Richardson | 965 | 23.3 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Harcourt | 805 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,412 | 34.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,147 | 58.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,105 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christine Carter | 1,665 | 46.6 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Palmer | 1,380 | 38.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Amanri | 532 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 285 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,577 | 66.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,399 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Ballard | 1,832 | 49.7 | ||
| Conservative | Josephine Percy * | 1,064 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Laurence Elkins | 790 | 21.4 | ||
| Majority | 768 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,686 | 62.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,948 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Huppert | 1,760 | 42.3 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Bonnett | 1,504 | 36.2 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Havercroft | 893 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 256 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,157 | 59.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,984 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Jones * | 1,351 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | Hugh Mennie | 586 | 24.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Bradford | 431 | 18.2 | ||
| Majority | 765 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,368 | 50.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,711 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Bowen * | 1,939 | 50.3 | ||
| Labour | Lucy Walker | 804 | 20.9 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Watkins | 663 | 17.2 | ||
| Green | Angela Ditchfield | 446 | 11.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,135 | 29.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,852 | 56.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,842 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elsa Meyland-Smith * | 2,489 | 55.1 | ||
| Labour | Susan OiDell | 1,156 | 25.6 | ||
| Conservative | W Papworth | 869 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,333 | 29.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,514 | 58.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,739 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bachan Bhalla * | 1,647 | 37.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Wilkins | 1,207 | 27.8 | ||
| Green | Margaret Wright | 793 | 18.2 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Glendon | 701 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 440 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,348 | 56.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,675 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Heathcock * | 2,255 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Taylor | 896 | 22.3 | ||
| Labour | Maria Bell | 861 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,359 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,012 | 65.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,092 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jozef Gluza * | 1,454 | 39.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Dixon | 1,414 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | Vivian Ellis | 355 | 9.8 | ||
| Green | Vicky Russell | 262 | 7.2 | ||
| Independent | Simon Sedgwick-Jell | 156 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | 40 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,641 | 60.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,051 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Kent * | 1,977 | 53.7 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Kennedy | 1,176 | 32.0 | ||
| Labour | Pamela Stacey | 527 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 801 | 21.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,680 | 61.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,973 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice Leeke * | 1,864 | 49.0 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Schicker | 1,202 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | James Strachan | 741 | 19.5 | ||
| Majority | 662 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,807 | 63.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,003 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
East Cambridgeshire
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 4 | 13,181 | 40.4 | +3.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 11,918 | 36.6 | –4.1 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 7,053 | 21.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Green | 0 | 444 | 1.4 | –0.2 | ||
| Total | 7 | 32,596 | 100.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Fitch | 2,732 | 51.8 | ||
| Conservative | Lavinia Edwards | 1,781 | 33.8 | ||
| Labour | Susan Coomey | 761 | 14.4 | ||
| Majority | 951 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,274 | 65.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,111 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Victoria Hearne-Casapieri | 1,977 | 39.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Adey * | 1,910 | 38.2 | ||
| Labour | Victoria Spencer-Barrows | 1,115 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,002 | 62.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,979 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Mair | 1,682 | 40.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Wilson | 1,611 | 38.9 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Hartley | 854 | 20.6 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,147 | 65.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,342 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bailey | 1,668 | 42.9 | ||
| Conservative | Frederick Brown * | 1,601 | 41.2 | ||
| Labour | Philip Scott | 616 | 15.9 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,885 | 55.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,046 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Powley * | 2,226 | 44.7 | ||
| Labour | Fiona Ross | 1,684 | 33.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Diver | 1,072 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 542 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,982 | 56.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,873 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Read * | 2,044 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | Graham Steward | 1,181 | 27.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Pleydell | 672 | 15.5 | ||
| Green | John Marsh | 444 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 863 | 19.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,341 | 60.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,217 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Broadway * | 2,253 | 45.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mary Russell | 1,870 | 37.7 | ||
| Labour | Kate Baker | 842 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 383 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,965 | 63.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,839 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Fenland
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 18,781 | 50.0 | +6.4 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 12,764 | 34.0 | ±0.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 5,767 | 15.2 | –1.5 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 261 | 0.7 | –2.2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 37,573 | 100.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Harper | 2,593 | 56.3 | ||
| Labour | Roy Penton | 1,255 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Watkins | 755 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,338 | 29.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,603 | 62.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,325 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Melton * | 2,555 | 57.7 | ||
| Labour | Grant Osbourn | 1,070 | 27.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Larholt | 583 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,185 | 30.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,908 | 56.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,887 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jillian Tuck * | 1,811 | 50.2 | ||
| Labour | Barry Diggle | 1,226 | 34.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice James | 570 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | 585 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,607 | 55.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,478 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Hardy * | 2,549 | 53.5 | ||
| Labour | Ann Purt | 1,561 | 32.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Smithson | 655 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 988 | 20.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,765 | 60.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,900 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Yeulett * | 1,945 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | James Heslop | 1,831 | 40.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Cudmore | 528 | 11.6 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Bennett | 261 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,565 | 55.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,200 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ogden * | 1,751 | 46.9 | ||
| Labour | Richard Lawrie | 1,464 | 39.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona McKay-Rae | 518 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 287 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,733 | 56.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,608 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Speechley * | 2,080 | 51.4 | ||
| Labour | David Lewis | 1,449 | 35.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Larholt | 516 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 631 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,045 | 61.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,572 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Barnwell | 1,386 | 42.8 | ||
| Labour | Ron Harris * | 1,370 | 42.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Patrick | 481 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 16 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,237 | 49.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,555 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon King | 2,111 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | Simon Massen | 1,538 | 32.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cave | 1,161 | 24.1 | ||
| Majority | 573 | 11.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,810 | 54.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,846 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Huntingdonshire
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 13 | 34,819 | 49.6 | ±0.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 21,599 | 30.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 13,573 | 19.3 | ±0.0 | ||
| Green | 0 | 263 | 0.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Total | 15 | 70,254 | 100.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Downes | 2,560 | 52.5 | ||
| Conservative | Terence Palmer | 1,861 | 38.2 | ||
| Labour | David Brown | 455 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 699 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,876 | 69.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,981 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alec Stenner * | 2,603 | 58.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Grosvenor | 1,130 | 25.6 | ||
| Labour | Thelma Lomax | 689 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,473 | 33.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,422 | 66.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,663 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandie Giles | 2,396 | 43.1 | ||
| Conservative | Kathleen Gregory | 2,373 | 42.7 | ||
| Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 795 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,564 | 58.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,594 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Hansard | 1,274 | 41.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Guinee | 925 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | David Nicholls | 865 | 28.2 | ||
| Majority | 349 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,064 | 50.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,096 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Bates | 2,738 | 56.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 1,343 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | Carole Hitchings | 780 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,395 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,861 | 66.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,283 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hensley | 2,546 | 40.5 | ||
| Labour | Valerie Brooker | 1,741 | 27.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Looker | 1,738 | 27.6 | ||
| Green | Tim Eiloart | 263 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 805 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,288 | 54.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,583 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ramon Wilkinson * | 1,957 | 50.3 | ||
| Labour | Sandra Wilcox | 1,268 | 32.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Justin Meadows | 668 | 17.2 | ||
| Majority | 689 | 17.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,893 | 54.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,109 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lawrence Mcguire * | 2,349 | 49.9 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Goddard | 1,624 | 34.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lena Mitchell | 739 | 15.7 | ||
| Majority | 725 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,712 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,991 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Clarke | 2,352 | 56.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Pope * | 1,271 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | Janet Boston | 570 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,081 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,193 | 63.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,628 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Normington * | 2,798 | 54.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Powell | 1,433 | 27.9 | ||
| Labour | Carol Osborne | 913 | 17.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,365 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,144 | 59.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,640 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Walters * | 2,601 | 55.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Davidson | 1,262 | 26.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Graeme Watkins | 864 | 18.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,339 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,727 | 63.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,488 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Eddy * | 2,854 | 53.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair Taylor | 1,550 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | Keith Bennett | 962 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,304 | 24.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,366 | 64.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,388 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Victor Lucas | 2,101 | 45.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 1,780 | 38.5 | ||
| Labour | Michael Sneath | 742 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 321 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,623 | 54.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,561 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Pegram * | 1,807 | 42.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Souter | 1,767 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | John Watson | 731 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 40 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,305 | 61.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,042 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wendy Silby * | 2,605 | 61.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Howlett | 1,037 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | Robert Lomax | 574 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,568 | 37.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,216 | 69.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,107 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Cambridgeshire
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 26,384 | 40.0 | –0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 21,480 | 32.6 | –2.1 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 14,581 | 22.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Green | 0 | 2,730 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 490 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 312 | 0.5 | –3.4 | ||
| Total | 14 | 65,977 | 100.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Oliver | 2,290 | 53.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Annette Tattersall | 946 | 22.2 | ||
| Labour | Paul Gilchrist | 712 | 16.7 | ||
| Green | Simon Saggers | 322 | 7.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,344 | 31.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,270 | 65.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,509 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Martlew * | 2,188 | 43.6 | ||
| Conservative | Leslie Hall | 1,807 | 36.0 | ||
| Green | Helen McRobie | 686 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | Lucy Munby | 333 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 381 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,014 | 69.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,185 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Stroude * | 1,636 | 37.2 | ||
| Labour | Arthur Warham | 1,526 | 34.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Linden Leeke | 782 | 17.8 | ||
| Independent | Dennis Harradine | 312 | 7.1 | ||
| Green | Nicola Barralet | 137 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 110 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,393 | 64.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,805 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Kime | 2,221 | 45.5 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Hoskison | 1,423 | 29.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Renaut | 611 | 12.5 | ||
| UKIP | Neil Scarr | 490 | 10.0 | ||
| Green | Mary Lawson | 136 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 798 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,881 | 63.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,673 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lister Wilson | 2,185 | 43.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Ridgway | 1,837 | 36.4 | ||
| Labour | Graham Hitchings | 828 | 16.4 | ||
| Green | Sarah Orme | 195 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 348 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,045 | 65.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,678 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Reynolds * | 2,405 | 47.3 | ||
| Labour | Michael Wilson | 1,280 | 25.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Charlesworth | 1,132 | 22.2 | ||
| Green | William Connolley | 273 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,125 | 22.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,090 | 67.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,559 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Driver * | 2,306 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hansford | 1,835 | 36.0 | ||
| Labour | Richard Hibbert | 787 | 15.4 | ||
| Green | Tandy Harrison | 168 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 9.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5,096 | 70.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,262 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Gooden | 1,379 | 34.1 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Taylor | 1,300 | 32.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Chatfield | 1,250 | 30.9 | ||
| Green | Kenneth Richard | 117 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 79 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,046 | 63.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,352 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Terence Bear * | 2,695 | 55.1 | ||
| Conservative | Joy Stern | 1,476 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | Philip Holloway | 719 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,219 | 24.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,890 | 68.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,148 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mary Chapple | 1,967 | 40.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Milton | 1,832 | 37.4 | ||
| Labour | Rosemary Turner | 924 | 18.9 | ||
| Green | Pauline Radley | 170 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 135 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,893 | 66.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,367 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Orgee * | 2,098 | 47.2 | ||
| Labour | Anna Briggs | 1,437 | 32.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Gibb | 915 | 20.6 | ||
| Majority | 661 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,450 | 62.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,142 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Farrar | 1,710 | 41.5 | ||
| Conservative | Lynda Sutherland | 1,550 | 37.6 | ||
| Labour | Amy Moy | 733 | 17.8 | ||
| Green | Clive Orme | 130 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 160 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,123 | 69.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,907 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Coston * | 2,545 | 58.7 | ||
| Conservative | James Hockney | 1,071 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | Timothy O'Dell * | 611 | 14.1 | ||
| Green | Thomas Lachlan-Cope | 112 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,474 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,339 | 60.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,143 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shona Johnstone * | 2,870 | 52.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Marlow | 1,202 | 22.1 | ||
| Labour | Sheila Smith | 1,091 | 20.0 | ||
| Green | Marion Barber | 284 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,668 | 30.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,447 | 66.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,256 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Dan Grimmer (5 April 2001). "Seeing Red". Cambridge Daily News. p. 1. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Elections" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ "Democracy in Cambridgeshire - Results by Electoral Division". cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 7 January 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Election Results". Wisbech Standard. 11 May 2001. p. 1.