Huntingdonshire council election, 2026

Most seats
22
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
54
across 26 wards
Turnout
43.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 22 +12 34,718 28.0% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 15 -3 30,814 24.8% -18.7
Reform UK 10 +10 33,032 26.6% +26.4
Independent 4 -7 8,216 6.6% -6.3
Green Party 2 +1 10,381 8.4% +4.3
Labour and Co-operative Party 1 -3 6,737 5.4% -6.6
Animal Welfare Party 0 +0 96 0.1% —
Party Of Women 0 +0 94 0.1% —
St. Neots Independent Group 0 -4 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 54
Liberal Democrats 55
Conservative and Unionist Party 52
Reform UK 52
Green Party 33
Labour Party 27
Independent 13
Animal Welfare Party 1
Party Of Women 1

A party standing a full slate could field 54 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.

Alconbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Derek Gardener Elected 641 46.1% -16.8
Reform UK Roger Lane 380 27.3% —
Green Party Chip Colquhoun 184 13.2% -23.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Caine 130 9.4% —
Labour Party Joy Isaacs 55 4.0% —
Majority261
Turnout48.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,390

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Brampton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Liam Paul Dewey-Beckett Elected 1,160 45.7% -31.5
Liberal Democrats Warren Smith Elected 989 39.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Sinclair 646 25.5% -4.5
Reform UK Malcolm Philip Ryman 559 22.0% —
Reform UK Leslie Alec John Parren 552 21.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Makwana 524 20.6% —
Green Party Hannah Charlotte Copley 356 14.0% —
Labour Party Damilola Ademiniyi 176 6.9% —
Labour Party Fardous Siddique 113 4.5% —
Majority343
Turnout40.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,538

Liberal Democrats hold

Buckden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Martin Andrew Hassall Elected 514 38.7% —
Reform UK Ian Richard Simmonds 296 22.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Frances Grigg 245 18.5% -18.2
Liberal Democrats Sean Calvin 161 12.1% -51.2
Green Party Christopher John Bulow 75 5.7% —
Labour Party James McGregor Kerr 36 2.7% —
Majority218
Turnout46.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,327

Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Fenstanton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nick Sarkies Elected 542 38.2% -12.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Paul Hewitt 464 32.7% -4.5
Reform UK Hayley Elizabeth Howatt 291 20.5% —
Green Party Danny Raymond Scott 121 8.5% —
Majority78
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,418

Liberal Democrats hold

Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sarah Joanne Conboy Elected 1,720 53.0% -20.7
Liberal Democrats Debbie Mickelburgh Elected 1,507 46.4% —
Liberal Democrats Brett Alistair Mickelburgh Elected 1,405 43.3% —
Reform UK Stephen Ronald Spencer 936 28.8% +20.7
Reform UK Mark Joseph Turley 742 22.9% —
Reform UK Kieron Marriner 724 22.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paula Jane Sparling 671 20.7% -12.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Anthony Barr 630 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosemary Ann Armstrong 541 16.7% —
Green Party Francis William Reid 407 12.5% —
Labour Party Daniel Mayhew 237 7.3% —
Labour Party Ambrose Ntuk 221 6.8% —
Majority469
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,247

Liberal Democrats hold

Great Paxton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen Claffey Elected 657 48.2% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Amanda Laurene Lower 433 31.8% -6.5
Reform UK Malcolm John Gaylor 205 15.0% —
Green Party Hollie-Ann Topliffe 68 5.0% +0.5
Majority224
Turnout51.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,363

Liberal Democrats hold

Great Staughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Cawley Elected 566 43.1% -15.1
Reform UK Ann Christine Fryer 357 27.2% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Hulme 198 15.1% —
Green Party Paul James Westerman 121 9.2% -12.3
Labour Party Yavin Michael Owens 71 5.4% -14.9
Majority209
Turnout50.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,313

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hemingford Grey & Houghton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Norman Keane Elected 852 41.0% -9.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Andrew Raymond Simpson Elected 658 31.7% —
Liberal Democrats David John Priestman 636 30.6% -5.3
Liberal Democrats Anne Mary Meredith 590 28.4% —
Reform UK Graham Paul Bundy 432 20.8% —
Reform UK Adrian Hyde 405 19.5% —
Green Party Tamara Jasmine Page 315 15.2% -0.9
Labour Party Kevin Ronald Bryant 169 8.1% -5.9
Animal Welfare Party Jacqui Cook 96 4.6% —
Majority22
Turnout45.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,076

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Holywell-cum-Needingworth 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Neish Elected 889 37.5% -20.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Hodgson-Jones Elected 861 36.4% —
Liberal Democrats Robin Carter 677 28.6% +0.3
Reform UK John Colin Bleazard 606 25.6% —
Reform UK Bob Marsh 583 24.6% —
Liberal Democrats Laura Blows 486 20.5% —
Green Party Phoebe Elizabeth Watts 358 15.1% —
Labour Party Matthew Wetherfield 276 11.7% -9.9
Majority184
Turnout45.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,368

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Huntingdon East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jo Harvey Elected 875 42.9% -13.6
Liberal Democrats Nathan Hunt Elected 811 39.8% —
Reform UK David George Howard 549 26.9% —
Reform UK Sergiu Ardelean 511 25.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frederick Michael George Joyce 455 22.3% -21.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Tomin Geo 432 21.2% —
Green Party Seona Gunn-Kelly 204 10.0% —
Labour Party Zara Louise Bobby Dolan-Ansary 144 7.1% —
Labour Party Rashid Mahmood 99 4.9% —
Majority262
Turnout41.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,040

Liberal Democrats hold

Huntingdon North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Henly Elected 627 29.1% —
Reform UK Steven Lancaster Elected 595 27.6% —
Reform UK Mike Simpson Elected 592 27.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Patrick Kadewere 574 26.6% -32.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Marion Kadewere 545 25.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sophie Rose Feary 487 22.6% -24.2
Labour Party Sam Wakeford 474 22.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leedo George 471 21.8% —
Green Party Georgie Hunt 414 19.2% —
Green Party Ryan Grange 383 17.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Ivan Prentice 317 14.7% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Humphrey 283 13.1% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Stuart Grice 270 12.5% —
Independent Lianne Simpson 239 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Phillip Jones 197 9.1% —
Majority18
Turnout27.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,156

Reform UK gain from Labour Party · Reform UK gain from Labour Party · Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Kimbolton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Alexander Gray Elected 912 61.3% -9.7
Reform UK David Jonathan Blake 298 20.0% —
Liberal Democrats James Roger Catmur 120 8.1% —
Green Party Julie Stark 90 6.1% -6.3
Labour Party Kelly Sophia Ramsbottom 67 4.5% -12.1
Majority614
Turnout52.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,487

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ramsey 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ryan Coogan Elected 1,127 35.7% —
Reform UK Howard Julian Tobias Elected 1,110 35.2% —
Reform UK Karan Maheshwari Elected 1,027 32.5% —
Independent Steve Corney 954 30.2% —
Independent Val Fendley 864 27.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adela Eva Costello 830 26.3% -53.6
Independent Ash Austin 784 24.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Clarke 747 23.7% —
Green Party Anna Lisa Clenachan Pritchard 405 12.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zak Alex Martin 384 12.2% —
Labour Party Janet Boston 381 12.1% -26.0
Liberal Democrats Gerard Augustin Crean 318 10.1% -28.8
Liberal Democrats Clare Delderfield 283 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Martin Wilson 254 8.0% —
Majority73
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,156

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sawtry 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Bywater Elected 1,364 66.3% -16.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ross Ben Martin Elected 1,088 52.9% —
Reform UK Rick Rambridge 505 24.6% —
Reform UK Haydn Stevens 453 22.0% —
Green Party Ian David Scales 237 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Rose Wilson 206 10.0% -1.2
Labour Party Robin Neil Simpson 182 8.9% -5.1
Liberal Democrats Kerry York 77 3.7% —
Majority583
Turnout40.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,056

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Somersham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Louise Hodgson-Jones Elected 408 33.7% -31.2
Reform UK Edward Charles Binns 359 29.6% —
Liberal Democrats Keith James Brown 220 18.2% —
Labour Party Kevin Hawkins 121 10.0% -25.1
Green Party Jamie Troup 103 8.5% —
Majority49
Turnout40.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,211

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Ives East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael John Burke Elected 567 31.0% —
Independent Shariqa Mokbul Elected 516 28.2% -28.4
Reform UK Noah Sanderson 506 27.7% —
Reform UK Mandy Harrington 467 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Bullen 390 21.3% -26.6
Green Party Louise Maria Newberry 354 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin James Gill 347 19.0% —
Liberal Democrats Simon John Jordan 259 14.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Luke Viner 252 13.8% —
Majority10
Turnout40.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,829

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Independent hold

St Ives South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Alex Bulat Elected 842 34.0% -19.9
Liberal Democrats Nic Wells Elected 641 25.9% -38.0
Labour and Co-operative Party William Deacon 635 25.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Thomas Smith 586 23.6% -18.6
Liberal Democrats Cath Gleadow 522 21.1% —
Reform UK Paul Kenneth Dickinson 484 19.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew William Riddell 472 19.0% —
Reform UK Natasha Fatio 410 16.5% —
Green Party Peter Andrew Brasher 364 14.7% —
Majority6
Turnout44.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,478

Labour and Co-operative Party hold · Liberal Democrats hold

St Ives West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Julie Elizabeth Kerr Elected 552 53.7% +7.1
Reform UK Max Mulcrone 211 20.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cheryl May Cannon 125 12.2% -31.6
Green Party Rose Sarah Williams 77 7.5% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ann Jordan 63 6.1% —
Majority341
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,028

Independent hold

St Neots East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Lara Charlene Davenport-Ray Elected 951 65.0% -35.3
Green Party Stephen Ferguson Elected 834 57.0% —
Reform UK Alan Ronald Hilton 249 17.0% —
Reform UK Rob Moores 235 16.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sally Patricia Guinee 200 13.7% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Harrison 163 11.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Hyams 152 10.4% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Joyce Robertson 142 9.7% —
Majority585
Turnout39.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,463

Green Party gain from Independent · Green Party hold

St Neots Eatons 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Priscilla Hunt Elected 1,161 35.9% +9.7
Liberal Democrats Alan James Hunt Elected 1,158 35.8% —
Liberal Democrats Geoff Seeff Elected 1,140 35.3% —
Reform UK Colin John Maslen 1,134 35.1% —
Reform UK Stewart Thornton 1,077 33.3% —
Reform UK David John Smith 946 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Philip Eaton 563 17.4% -8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Rayner Jennings 558 17.3% —
Independent Barry Sidney Banks 514 15.9% -16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Phillip Vallance 379 11.7% —
Green Party Val Dajchin 288 8.9% +6.1
Green Party Ellisa Westerman 284 8.8% —
Green Party Nicholas Sharp 246 7.6% —
Labour Party Michael Peter Gilks 156 4.8% +0.1
Party Of Women Bev White 94 2.9% —
Majority6
Turnout41.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,233

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from St. Neots Independent Group · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Neots Eynesbury 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tony Nelson Elected 978 34.6% —
Independent Sam Smith Elected 944 33.4% —
Reform UK Ricky James Ioannides Elected 938 33.2% —
Reform UK Pavlos Kasdovasilis 830 29.4% —
Independent Ian Pele Taylor 698 24.7% —
Liberal Democrats Deanna Seeff 653 23.1% —
Green Party Catherine James Goodman 649 23.0% —
Liberal Democrats Camille Violet Etchart 621 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Antoine McGowan 505 17.9% —
Independent Doug Terry 388 13.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Billington 377 13.3% -20.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Martin 348 12.3% —
Independent Ben Streeter-Strong 286 10.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Pushkarev 267 9.4% —
Majority108
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,827

Reform UK gain from St. Neots Independent Group · Reform UK gain from St. Neots Independent Group · Independent gain from St. Neots Independent Group

St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carole Ann Innes Elected 1,193 36.8% —
Liberal Democrats Mark David Young Elected 1,112 34.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lewis Tomlinson Elected 1,044 32.2% -12.0
Liberal Democrats Ganesh Sittampalam 1,025 31.6% —
Independent Barry Stephen Chapman 963 29.7% -39.7
Reform UK Tony Osborne 886 27.3% —
Reform UK Steve O'Hara 732 22.6% —
Reform UK Randall Neil McDonald 594 18.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harriet Dolby 542 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alfie Yorke 512 15.8% —
Green Party Christopher Darren Pascal Ferguson 495 15.3% —
Green Party Robert Edward Bralee 328 10.1% —
Green Party John Keith Holmes 307 9.5% —
Majority19
Turnout43.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,244

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Alban Elected 1,381 59.0% -16.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Marge Beuttell Elected 1,106 47.2% —
Reform UK Sharon Elizabeth Brennan 720 30.7% —
Reform UK Eric Mark Darling 654 27.9% —
Green Party Stasi Revel 245 10.5% -8.3
Labour Party Robert Bowden 207 8.8% -13.8
Liberal Democrats Padrica Valerie Kennington 203 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Amanda Charmaine Norton 168 7.2% —
Majority386
Turnout48.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,342

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

The Stukeleys 5 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Sanderson Elected 878 60.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Sanderson Elected 878 60.4% —
Liberal Democrats Louise Ascroft Elected 670 46.1% —
Liberal Democrats Ann Blackwell Elected 646 44.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ann Mary Blackwell Elected 646 44.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Pearce 553 38.0% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan John Brugnoli 512 35.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Smith 490 33.7% —
Reform UK Mandy Simmonds 472 32.5% —
Reform UK Val Cody 466 32.0% —
Reform UK Suzanna Williams 450 30.9% —
Green Party Judy Samantha Moore 268 18.4% —
Labour Party Freya Cushman 212 14.6% —
Labour Party Sikho Ndebele 129 8.9% —
Majority93
Turnout41.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,454

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats gain

Warboys 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlotte Ann Lowe Elected 895 39.5% -23.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Haig McIlwain Elected 818 36.1% —
Reform UK Alan Garford 722 31.9% —
Reform UK Sarah Smith 705 31.2% —
Liberal Democrats Sharon Anne Docherty 347 15.3% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Mary Victoria Kewley 323 14.3% —
Green Party Anthony Thomas Bailly 289 12.8% -12.4
Green Party John Nigel Wills 240 10.6% —
Labour Party Iain Ramsbottom 187 8.3% -19.5
Majority96
Turnout41.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,263

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Yaxley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wood Elected 1,255 38.5% -1.2
Reform UK James Thomas Francis Elected 1,152 35.3% —
Reform UK Peter Gammons Elected 1,105 33.9% —
Reform UK Christopher George Reeve 1,088 33.4% —
Liberal Democrats Sally Ann Howell 1,074 32.9% —
Liberal Democrats Sally Howell 1,074 32.9% —
Liberal Democrats Kieran James Edwards 801 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Richard Butler 651 20.0% -40.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Kev Gulson 616 18.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin Andrews 472 14.5% —
Green Party Max Jephtha 321 9.8% —
Labour Party Michelle Britton 176 5.4% -22.1
Majority17
Turnout38.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,262

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

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