South Cambridgeshire council election, 2022
Most seats
37
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
45
across 26 wards
Turnout
44.2%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | +7 | 52,852 | 52.1% | +13.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 8 | -3 | 29,671 | 29.2% | -4.7 |
| Labour Party | 0 | -2 | 10,939 | 10.8% | -6.7 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 6,246 | 6.2% | +1.5 |
| Independent | 0 | -2 | 1,807 | 1.8% | -3.7 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 45 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 45 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 45 | |
| Labour Party | 22 | |
| Green Party | 16 | |
| Independent | 3 |
A party standing a full slate could field 45 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.
Balsham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Harvey Elected | 704 | 54.2% | +6.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Richard Biggs | 404 | 31.1% | -8.6 |
| Labour Party | Jason Walter | 101 | 7.8% | -2.6 |
| Green Party | Bob Ensch | 90 | 6.9% | +4.5 |
| Majority | 300 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,299 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Bar Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bunty Elizabeth Waters Elected | 560 | 48.2% | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Oliver Barlow | 506 | 43.6% | +33.4 |
| Green Party | Tom Lachlan-Cope | 95 | 8.2% | -2.5 |
| Majority | 54 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,161 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Barrington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan Thomas Van de Weyer Elected | 888 | 64.2% | +15.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Carter-Chapman | 495 | 35.8% | -6.5 |
| Majority | 393 | |||
| Turnout | 52.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,383 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Bassingbourn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan van de Ven Elected | 579 | 45.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Soma Pemmireddy | 372 | 29.2% | -5.9 |
| Green Party | Simon Saggers | 247 | 19.4% | +6.6 |
| Labour Party | Turlough Stone | 75 | 5.9% | -46.2 |
| Majority | 207 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,273 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
Caldecote
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tumi Hawkins Elected | 909 | 74.3% | +16.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Oliver Barnett | 314 | 25.7% | -12.1 |
| Majority | 595 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,223 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Cambourne 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Helene Elizabeth Leeming Elected | 1,382 | 51.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Michael Drew Elected | 1,295 | 48.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shrobona Bhattacharya Elected | 1,022 | 38.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Hersom | 991 | 37.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Conor Smith | 821 | 30.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Madhuparna Datta | 809 | 30.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Kirsty Louise Ellerker | 626 | 23.3% | — |
| Independent | Aftab Ahmed | 425 | 15.9% | — |
| Green Party | Marcus Pitcaithly | 397 | 14.8% | — |
| Independent | Sobia Zaman | 276 | 10.3% | — |
| Majority | 31 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,681 | |||
Caxton & Papworth 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Phillip Howell Elected | 954 | 55.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter David Sandford Elected | 771 | 44.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tanya Gray | 768 | 44.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Lindsay-Smith | 574 | 33.1% | — |
| Green Party | Gaynor Clements | 405 | 23.3% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,736 | |||
Cottenham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Loveluck Elected | 1,545 | 72.5% | +23.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annika Osborne Elected | 1,354 | 63.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Charles Francis Bolitho | 498 | 23.4% | -9.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frank Morris | 456 | 21.4% | — |
| Green Party | Colin Cyril Coe | 409 | 19.2% | +12.3 |
| Majority | 856 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,131 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Duxford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter John McDonald Elected | 885 | 76.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luigi Robert Murton | 274 | 23.6% | — |
| Majority | 611 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,159 | |||
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John George Williams Elected | 1,433 | 43.3% | -5.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham David Cone Elected | 1,305 | 39.4% | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carla Hofman Elected | 1,166 | 35.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Vince Farrar | 1,132 | 34.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Tim Andrews | 951 | 28.7% | +4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neil James Prem | 856 | 25.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joanne Shiret | 838 | 25.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Uroga Okello | 837 | 25.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Luke Viner | 751 | 22.7% | — |
| Green Party | Oli Fisher | 666 | 20.1% | +10.0 |
| Majority | 34 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,312 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Foxton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James William Douglas Hobro Elected | 876 | 56.0% | +45.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Deborah Patricia Roberts | 689 | 44.0% | +10.8 |
| Majority | 187 | |||
| Turnout | 57.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,565 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Gamlingay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bridget Zoe Dorrington Smith Elected | 795 | 53.6% | +3.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harriet Rosalie Gould | 689 | 46.4% | +3.5 |
| Majority | 106 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,484 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Girton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Corinne Garvie Elected | 1,220 | 61.3% | +16.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Keith Stobart Elected | 858 | 43.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Bygott | 670 | 33.7% | +5.2 |
| Labour Party | Marcelo Lima | 439 | 22.1% | +6.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gita Patel | 436 | 21.9% | — |
| Green Party | Andrew John Margetts | 358 | 18.0% | +6.7 |
| Majority | 188 | |||
| Turnout | 51.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,990 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hardwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lina Maria Nieto Elected | 471 | 44.2% | -9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marcus John Gilbert Streets | 345 | 32.4% | +7.7 |
| Labour Party | Joe Beastall | 249 | 23.4% | +7.0 |
| Majority | 126 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,065 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Harston & Comberton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Sarah Redrup Elected | 1,978 | 57.3% | +13.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ian Atkins Elected | 1,899 | 55.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ariel Martin Cahn Elected | 1,564 | 45.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amanda Bacon | 1,165 | 33.8% | -1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lorraine Wendy Mooney | 1,144 | 33.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Charles Vanneck | 1,077 | 31.2% | — |
| Green Party | Steve Edmondson | 892 | 25.9% | +17.7 |
| Labour Party | Michael Tierney | 630 | 18.3% | +5.6 |
| Majority | 399 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,450 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Histon & Impington 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Pippa Heylings Elected | 2,133 | 63.4% | +20.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gabriel Cahn Elected | 1,615 | 48.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sunita Hansraj Elected | 1,279 | 38.0% | — |
| Independent | Edd Stonham | 1,106 | 32.8% | +0.0 |
| Labour Party | Geoff Moore | 753 | 22.4% | -1.5 |
| Labour Party | Gareth Owen | 626 | 18.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Louise Daily | 611 | 18.1% | -1.6 |
| Green Party | Sandra Archer | 594 | 17.6% | +10.8 |
| Labour Party | Simon Patenall | 498 | 14.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gail Denise Arnold | 478 | 14.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Olawale David Awoyinka | 409 | 12.1% | — |
| Majority | 173 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,367 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Linton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Batchelor Elected | 1,389 | 59.5% | +10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Batchelor Elected | 1,388 | 59.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Joseph Bald | 679 | 29.1% | -12.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Merrie Mannassi | 568 | 24.3% | — |
| Green Party | Jessica Eve | 252 | 10.8% | +2.0 |
| Labour Party | Mike Murray | 249 | 10.7% | -1.7 |
| Labour Party | Ernie Turkington | 145 | 6.2% | — |
| Majority | 709 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,335 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Longstanton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Cheung Johnson Elected | 1,326 | 75.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Malyon Elected | 1,183 | 67.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harry Challands | 425 | 24.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Khadijeh Zargar | 340 | 19.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Clare Rosemary Wilson | 252 | 14.3% | — |
| Majority | 758 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,763 | |||
Melbourn 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jose Hales Elected | 1,596 | 65.4% | +10.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Ann Hart Elected | 1,573 | 64.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Carter | 654 | 26.8% | -9.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Goldie | 551 | 22.6% | — |
| Green Party | Paul Evans | 292 | 12.0% | +2.7 |
| Labour Party | Peter Andrew Vincent Sarris | 214 | 8.8% | — |
| Majority | 919 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,440 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Milton & Waterbeach 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Elizabeth Bradnam Elected | 1,485 | 46.6% | +12.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Joseph Bearpark Elected | 1,412 | 44.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Mary Isabel Rippeth Elected | 1,255 | 39.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Elizabeth Anne McWilliams | 1,049 | 32.9% | +8.0 |
| Labour Party | Gareth Mark Wright | 945 | 29.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Anna Stevenson | 788 | 24.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Michael Rabbett | 729 | 22.9% | -6.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christine Linda Smith | 663 | 20.8% | — |
| Green Party | Ellie Crane | 632 | 19.8% | +8.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Joan Melton | 594 | 18.7% | — |
| Majority | 206 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,184 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Over & Willingham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Handley Elected | 1,482 | 69.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Arthur Lentell Elected | 1,189 | 56.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Leslie Charles Edwards | 576 | 27.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Hutchcraft | 554 | 26.1% | — |
| Labour Party | David Parker | 238 | 11.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Sephie Donnelly | 199 | 9.4% | — |
| Majority | 613 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,119 | |||
Sawston 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Milnes Elected | 1,403 | 72.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Libby Earle Elected | 1,173 | 60.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Bryant | 531 | 27.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Donald Fisher Douglas | 459 | 23.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Anand Pillai | 324 | 16.7% | — |
| Majority | 642 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,945 | |||
Shelford 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Robert Spencer Fane Elected | 1,612 | 61.7% | +12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | William Jackson-Wood Elected | 1,198 | 45.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Benjamin Joseph Shelton | 924 | 35.3% | +1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Appleyard | 889 | 34.0% | — |
| Green Party | Gregory Michael Price | 605 | 23.1% | +13.2 |
| Majority | 274 | |||
| Turnout | 48.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,614 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Swavesey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Mary Ellington Elected | 494 | 46.5% | -13.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Natalie Warren-Green | 359 | 33.8% | +23.8 |
| Green Party | John Ian Turner | 209 | 19.7% | +16.2 |
| Majority | 135 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,062 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
The Mordens
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Heather Rose Williams Elected | 749 | 50.8% | +4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Kindersley | 622 | 42.2% | -4.2 |
| Green Party | Holly Mary Derrett | 103 | 7.0% | — |
| Majority | 127 | |||
| Turnout | 55.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,474 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Whittlesford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Lynn Williams Elected | 707 | 57.1% | +1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Laurence Carolan | 531 | 42.9% | -1.9 |
| Majority | 176 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,238 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold