Cambridge council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 14 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
7
Green Party
Seats contested
15
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 7 +5 13,896 32.4% +11.7
Labour Party 4 -5 10,793 25.1% -15.8
Liberal Democrats 4 +1 10,264 23.9% +2.0
Reform UK 0 +0 4,228 9.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 3,335 7.8% -5.9
Independent 0 +0 366 0.9% -1.7
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 35 0.1% -0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 15
Reform UK 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Green Party 15
Labour Party 15
Liberal Democrats 15
Independent 5
Communist Party of Britain 2

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 +/−
Green Party Maria Margaret Cleminson Elected 1,374 51.4% -0.8
Labour Party Ruaidhri O'Donnell 455 17.0% -11.5
Reform UK Tommy Brace 365 13.6% —
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Anne Roe Ansell 302 11.3% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party David Philip Smith 161 6.0% -3.9
Communist Party of Britain Simon Brignell 17 0.6% -1.2
Majority919
Turnout—
Registered electors7,165
Ballots cast2,674

Green Party hold

Arbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sefira Carmen Davison Elected 928 32.2% +15.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Jocelynne Scutt 816 28.3% -23.2
Liberal Democrats Fionna Tod 667 23.1% +8.2
Reform UK Will Burrows 290 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Boorman 185 6.4% -10.8
Majority112
Turnout—
Registered electors6,350
Ballots cast2,886

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Alex Sage Elected 757 32.2% +16.9
Liberal Democrats Luke Patterson 733 31.2% +12.0
Labour Party Simon Smith 599 25.5% -14.6
Reform UK Carol Bedson 115 4.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dace Ruklisa 85 3.6% -1.0
Independent Khalid Abu-Tayyem 64 2.7% -18.4
Majority24
Turnout—
Registered electors4,623
Ballots cast2,353

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Cherry Hinton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Russ McPherson Elected 864 30.9% -17.6
Green Party Anusha Iyer 731 26.2% +16.5
Reform UK Mike Nicolson 484 17.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ahmad Rushdhi 399 14.3% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric William Barrett-Payton 315 11.3% -15.5
Majority133
Turnout—
Registered electors6,333
Ballots cast2,793

Labour Party hold

Coleridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sarah Louise Nicmanis Elected 1,150 35.5% +1.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Anna Smith 1,070 33.0% -10.5
Reform UK Stephen Robert Burdett 302 9.3% —
Reform UK Steve Burdett 302 9.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Mitchell Worthington 222 6.8% -9.4
Liberal Democrats Tim Brunton 196 6.0% -0.1
Majority80
Turnout—
Registered electors6,243
Ballots cast3,242

Green Party gain from Labour Party

East Chesterton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarah Haithcock Elected 935 31.8% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Ania Bobrowska 803 27.3% -5.8
Green Party Isaac Groves 718 24.4% +6.3
Reform UK Godfrey Orr 297 10.1% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean-Ann Bartlett 166 5.7% -2.9
Communist Party of Britain William James Dry 18 0.6% —
Majority132
Turnout—
Registered electors6,447
Ballots cast2,937

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

King's Hedges

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Andrew Smart Elected 713 27.2% -17.9
Green Party Daniel Quinn 604 23.1% +12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mahfuj Ahmed 493 18.8% -15.3
Reform UK John McKay 376 14.4% —
Liberal Democrats David Michael Creek 295 11.3% +1.2
Independent Zarina Anwar 106 4.0% —
Independent Eleanor Cooke 33 1.3% —
Majority109
Turnout—
Registered electors6,625
Ballots cast2,620

Labour Party hold

Market

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Katie Porrer Elected 854 43.2% +2.3
Green Party Alex Sefton-Tromans 592 30.0% +13.7
Labour Party Edwin Kwaku Addo 303 15.3% -19.7
Reform UK Mark Wells 127 6.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Panda Xiong 99 5.0% -2.7
Majority262
Turnout—
Registered electors5,549
Ballots cast1,975

Liberal Democrats hold

Newnham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Eleanor Frances Toye Scott Elected 1,046 53.0% +7.2
Liberal Democrats Katie Barron 327 16.6% +1.4
Labour Party Sabina Harris-Hercules 308 15.6% -11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Poppy Simister-Thomas 162 8.2% +4.0
Reform UK Lui Murton 89 4.5% —
Independent David Carmona 42 2.1% -5.5
Majority719
Turnout—
Registered electors5,296
Ballots cast1,974

Green Party hold

Petersfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Kathryn Fisher Elected 1,363 40.9% +19.1
Labour Party Cameron Myfyr Holloway 1,208 36.3% -15.6
Liberal Democrats Sam Oliver 412 12.4% -3.3
Reform UK Luke Burrows 182 5.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Roper 164 4.9% -3.9
Majority155
Turnout—
Registered electors6,773
Ballots cast3,329

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Queen Edith's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Amanda Joan Taylor Elected 1,503 49.0% +6.4
Green Party Shayne Mitchell 556 18.1% +6.7
Labour Party Maruf Ahmed 397 12.9% -15.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Magnus Alexander Burt 315 10.3% -7.1
Reform UK Colin Bedson 299 9.7% —
Majority947
Turnout—
Registered electors6,572
Ballots cast3,070

Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jacqui Whitmore Elected 1,521 45.2% +15.8
Labour Party Rosy Greenlees 1,124 33.4% -9.4
Liberal Democrats John Charles Walmsley 347 10.3% -7.6
Reform UK Andrew Watson 230 6.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Nelson 141 4.2% -5.7
Majority397
Turnout—
Registered electors6,734
Ballots cast3,363

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Trumpington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Olaf Hauk Elected 1,272 40.9% +4.5
Liberal Democrats John William Grimwood Elected 1,148 36.9% —
Green Party Edward Ekin Gokmen 854 27.5% +14.7
Green Party Chloe Eva Mosonyi 772 24.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Carlos Toranzos 477 15.3% -16.9
Labour Party Henry Shailer 444 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Michael George 397 12.8% -5.8
Reform UK Guy Greenway 293 9.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Michael Ionides 283 9.1% —
Reform UK Samuel Lloyd 275 8.8% —
Majority294
Turnout—
Registered electors7,570
Ballots cast (estimated)3,108

Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold

West Chesterton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Swift Elected 1,080 31.0% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Guy Mills 1,006 28.9% -9.7
Green Party Hannah Charlotte Copley 930 26.7% +9.6
Reform UK Geoff Leach 202 5.8% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Harford 147 4.2% -0.9
Independent Nick Picton 121 3.5% —
Majority74
Turnout—
Registered electors6,248
Ballots cast3,486

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

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