Cambridge council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 14 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
15
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 +1 17,086 46.4% +0.5
Liberal Democrats 5 +1 11,736 31.9% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 4,681 12.7% +0.9
Green Party 0 +0 3,206 8.7% -1.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 93 0.3% -2.2
Libertarian Party 0 +0 26 0.1% —
Independent 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Labour Party 15
Liberal Democrats 15
Green Party 14
Libertarian Party 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 15 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Abbey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nicky Massey Elected 1,283 57.0% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Nicky Shepard 466 20.7% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party David Philip Smith 263 11.7% +0.7
Green Party Naomi Anne Bennett 240 10.7% -3.8
Majority817
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,252

Labour Party hold

Arbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Patrick Sheil Elected 1,250 51.8% +5.0
Liberal Democrats Tim Ward 595 24.6% -12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Dylan Coll-Reed 351 14.5% -2.1
Green Party Stephen Roger Lawrence 219 9.1% —
Majority655
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,415

Labour Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cheney Payne Elected 957 40.8% +21.8
Labour Party Mark Reader 932 39.8% +12.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Othman Bankole Cole 245 10.5% +4.1
Green Party Lucas Alexander Ruzowitzky 184 7.8% -1.5
Libertarian Party Aidan Powlesland 26 1.1% —
Majority25
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,344

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Cherry Hinton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Russ McPherson Elected 1,282 56.8% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric William Barrett-Payton 441 19.5% +3.3
Liberal Democrats John Louis Oakes 364 16.1% +6.8
Green Party Jenny Richens 171 7.6% +1.2
Majority841
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,258

Labour Party hold

Coleridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Lewis Herbert Elected 1,303 55.9% -4.4
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Noah Tate 410 17.6% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Fisher Douglas 388 16.7% +1.9
Green Party Sarah Louise Nicmanis 228 9.8% +1.8
Majority893
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,329

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

East Chesterton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carla McQueen Elected 1,362 52.5% +11.0
Labour Party Baiju Thittala Varkey Elected 1,107 42.7% —
Liberal Democrats Owen Dunn 830 32.0% -2.1
Liberal Democrats Shahida Rahman 811 31.3% —
Green Party Gareth Peter Bailey 345 13.3% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Harwood 336 13.0% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Timur Coskun 299 11.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Burkinshaw 93 3.6% -4.0
Majority277
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,592

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

King's Hedges

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Andrew Smart Elected 924 51.7% -2.8
Liberal Democrats Daniele Gibney 397 22.2% +9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Anette Karimi 302 16.9% +5.1
Green Party Angela Kalinzi Ditchfield 165 9.2% +0.8
Majority527
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,788

Labour Party hold

Market

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anthony Martinelli Elected 866 43.5% +5.0
Labour Party Dan Ratcliffe 744 37.3% +1.9
Green Party Jeremy Caddick 229 11.5% -8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry James Mitson 153 7.7% +1.5
Majority122
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,992

Liberal Democrats hold

Newnham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rod Cantrill Elected 1,139 49.7% +6.5
Labour Party Mike Davey 825 36.0% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Gregory George MacDonald 165 7.2% -3.6
Green Party Mark Slade 164 7.2% -2.8
Majority314
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,293

Liberal Democrats hold

Petersfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ann Marie Sinnott Elected 1,256 58.3% -3.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brown 432 20.0% +7.0
Green Party Virgil Au Wenhan Ierubino 278 12.9% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Lee 189 8.8% -1.6
Majority824
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,155

Labour Party hold

Queen Edith's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Colin McGerty Elected 1,259 44.2% +1.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Dan Greef 827 29.0% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Manas Deb 543 19.1% -0.6
Green Party Joel Chalfen 218 7.7% -0.7
Majority432
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,847

Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Baigent Elected 1,461 59.3% +9.7
Liberal Democrats Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis 563 22.9% -13.0
Green Party Caitlin Patterson 269 10.9% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Keegan 170 6.9% +2.0
Majority898
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,463

Labour Party hold

Trumpington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Katie Thornburrow Elected 1,302 37.7% +12.0
Liberal Democrats Dan Hilken 1,298 37.6% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip James Salway 561 16.2% -6.4
Green Party Ceri Galloway 293 8.5% -1.9
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,454

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

West Chesterton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jamie Leon Dalzell Elected 1,349 44.2% +6.0
Labour Party Clare King 1,228 40.2% -6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Harford 275 9.0% +3.0
Green Party Shayne Mitchell 203 6.6% +0.1
Majority121
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,055

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

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