East Cambridgeshire council election, 2023
Most seats
15
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
28
across 14 wards
Turnout
35.9%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 15 | +0 | 18,226 | 38.4% | -3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | +0 | 18,831 | 39.7% | -1.0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 8,489 | 17.9% | +7.6 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 1,220 | 2.6% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 560 | 1.2% | -3.0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 85 | 0.2% | -0.7 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 28 |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 28 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 28 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 27 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Green Party | 2 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 28 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.
Bottisham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Cane Elected | 888 | 50.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Joseph Trapp Elected | 831 | 47.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ruth Betson | 625 | 35.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Toby Alexander Huffer | 562 | 31.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Steven O'Dell | 260 | 14.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Mike Swift | 196 | 11.1% | — |
| Green Party | Mark Slade | 159 | 9.0% | — |
| Majority | 206 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,760 | |||
Burwell 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Brown Elected | 827 | 49.7% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lavinia Edwards Elected | 817 | 49.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Mary Wrench | 468 | 28.1% | -1.1 |
| Labour Party | Liz Swift | 424 | 25.5% | +9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Martin Forsyth | 411 | 24.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Geraldine Tate | 379 | 22.8% | — |
| Majority | 349 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,663 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Downham Villages
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anna Bailey Elected | 598 | 57.4% | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martha Zantides | 333 | 32.0% | -4.8 |
| Labour Party | Lois Appleyard | 110 | 10.6% | — |
| Majority | 265 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,041 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ely East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Helen Wade Elected | 942 | 53.8% | +8.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathrin Julia Holtzmann Elected | 855 | 48.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Jane Butler | 665 | 38.0% | -4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sana Sheikh | 510 | 29.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill | 270 | 15.4% | +6.5 |
| Labour Party | Daniel Rudderham | 261 | 14.9% | — |
| Majority | 190 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,752 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Ely North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Whelan Elected | 883 | 59.5% | +8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chika Akinwale Elected | 841 | 56.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Hobbs | 434 | 29.2% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Boucher | 430 | 29.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Clem Butler | 205 | 13.8% | -1.7 |
| Labour Party | Frank Danes | 176 | 11.9% | — |
| Majority | 407 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,484 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Ely West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Whelan Elected | 1,405 | 45.6% | -4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Colbert Elected | 1,324 | 43.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Pitt Elected | 1,272 | 41.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Rebecca Denness | 848 | 27.5% | +13.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Ambrose Smith | 831 | 27.0% | -5.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roderick Mair | 809 | 26.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lawrence Whitworth | 747 | 24.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Mark Hucker | 718 | 23.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Adam Joshua Wilson | 599 | 19.5% | — |
| Green Party | Pip Jamie Gardner | 401 | 13.0% | -5.4 |
| Independent | Sue Austen | 282 | 9.2% | -3.6 |
| Majority | 424 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,079 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Fordham & Isleham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julia Huffer Elected | 858 | 61.2% | +2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kelli Louise Pettitt Elected | 764 | 54.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Connor Docwra | 396 | 28.2% | +3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 302 | 21.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Simon Cull | 262 | 18.7% | +8.3 |
| Labour Party | Mark Pithers | 222 | 15.8% | — |
| Majority | 368 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,402 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Haddenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Laurence Philip Wilson Elected | 496 | 47.6% | -3.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Cheetham | 431 | 41.4% | +6.6 |
| Labour Party | Lydia Marion Hill | 114 | 11.0% | +4.4 |
| Majority | 65 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,041 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Littleport 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christine Ambrose Smith Elected | 781 | 51.8% | -5.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Goodearl Elected | 729 | 48.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Joseph Miller Elected | 652 | 43.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Adam Cooley | 523 | 34.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Chris Dorrington | 507 | 33.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Hilary Noculak | 489 | 32.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Elizabeth Porter | 289 | 19.2% | -15.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Winters | 283 | 18.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Anthony Newton | 274 | 18.2% | — |
| Majority | 129 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,509 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Soham North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Goldsack Elected | 601 | 49.3% | -1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Horgan Elected | 412 | 33.8% | — |
| Independent | Josh Schumann | 396 | 32.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alec Lionel Jones | 387 | 31.7% | -7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Marsh | 363 | 29.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Kim Brady | 150 | 12.3% | +4.8 |
| Labour Party | Chris Horne | 130 | 10.7% | — |
| Majority | 16 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,220 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Soham South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Bovingdon Elected | 591 | 53.4% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lucius Nico Vellacott Elected | 517 | 46.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Blaney | 351 | 31.7% | -3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kieran Conner Park | 296 | 26.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Harris | 252 | 22.8% | +3.6 |
| Labour Party | Louis Needs | 205 | 18.5% | — |
| Majority | 166 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,106 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Stretham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Shepherd Elected | 1,063 | 44.1% | +6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Hunt Elected | 1,019 | 42.3% | -7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Angela Wilson | 909 | 37.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William James Frank Thurston | 821 | 34.1% | — |
| Independent | Doug Stuart | 542 | 22.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Molly Butler | 253 | 10.5% | -7.9 |
| Labour Party | Sarah Perkins | 208 | 8.6% | — |
| Majority | 110 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,408 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Sutton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lorna Helen Dupre Elected | 1,233 | 85.3% | +8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Inskip Elected | 1,003 | 69.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah Jane Bradley | 435 | 30.1% | -4.2 |
| Labour Party | Jack Allum | 123 | 8.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Dominic Myers | 97 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 568 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,446 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Woodditton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Gordon Sharp Elected | 918 | 59.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Lay Elected | 842 | 54.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Claire Barker | 404 | 26.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Anne Moss-Eccardt | 329 | 21.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Sarah Fraser | 283 | 18.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Jacqueline Lacey-Eresh | 225 | 14.6% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Richard Fullerton | 85 | 5.5% | — |
| Majority | 438 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,543 | |||