South Cambridgeshire council election, 2026

Most seats
44
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
46
across 26 wards
Turnout
48.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 44 +7 52,256 42.6% -9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -6 20,903 17.0% -12.2
Green Party 0 +0 21,106 17.2% +11.1
Reform UK 0 +0 20,901 17.0% —
Labour Party 0 +0 7,307 6.0% -4.8
Independent 0 +0 205 0.2% -1.6

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 46
Green Party 47
Liberal Democrats 46
Conservative and Unionist Party 45
Reform UK 45
Labour Party 39
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 46 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 631 42.3% -11.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Richard Biggs 351 23.5% -7.6
Reform UK David Burrell 317 21.2% —
Green Party Bob Ensch 154 10.3% +3.4
Labour Party Martin Parker Dixon 40 2.7% -5.1
Majority280
Turnout50.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,493

Liberal Democrats hold

Bar Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats William George Scantlebury Elected 531 38.3% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Bunty Elizabeth Waters 358 25.8% -22.4
Reform UK Paul Pallan 337 24.3% —
Green Party Rebecca Seabrook-Tedd 103 7.4% -0.8
Labour Party Graeme Hodgson 59 4.3% —
Majority173
Turnout46.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,388

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Barrington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Aidan Thomas Van de Weyer Elected 661 43.0% -21.2
Reform UK Jim Huntington 347 22.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Graham French 294 19.1% -16.7
Green Party Clare Rogers 172 11.2% —
Labour Party Clare Sinclair 64 4.2% —
Majority314
Turnout50.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,538

Liberal Democrats hold

Bassingbourn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adam Bostanci Elected 614 44.8% -0.7
Reform UK Stephanie Wright 368 26.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Rolf Meakin 254 18.5% -10.7
Green Party Joseph Price 88 6.4% -13.0
Labour Party Karen Fiona Livingstone 48 3.5% -2.4
Majority246
Turnout44.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,372

Liberal Democrats hold

Caldecote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Robert Jefferies Elected 662 43.8% -30.5
Reform UK Terence John Cross 314 20.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chiranjeevi Sandi 211 14.0% -11.7
Green Party Tom Postlethwaite 153 10.1% —
Independent Guy Lachlan 125 8.3% —
Labour Party Judith Louise Tustian 45 3.0% —
Majority348
Turnout49.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,510

Liberal Democrats hold

Cambourne 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helene Elizabeth Leeming Elected 1,582 42.0% -9.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Allan Booth Elected 1,394 37.0% —
Liberal Democrats Amber Thomas Elected 1,336 35.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shrobona Bhattacharya 1,192 31.6% -6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel John White 807 21.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Rana-Beadle 741 19.6% —
Reform UK Donavan Michael Bangs 665 17.6% —
Green Party Gavin Clayton 652 17.3% +2.5
Green Party Gavin Clayton 652 17.3% —
Reform UK Trevor Jarman 554 14.7% —
Reform UK Paul Alexander Jobling 549 14.6% —
Green Party Rob Denison 387 10.3% —
Green Party Marcus Pitcaithly 380 10.1% —
Labour Party Timothy Francis Lagé Hayes 190 5.0% -18.3
Labour Party David Allan Williams 151 4.0% —
Independent Dalia Heggo 80 2.1% -13.7
Majority144
Turnout42.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,771

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

Caxton & Papworth 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter David Sandford Elected 1,011 46.1% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Poulton Elected 989 45.1% —
Reform UK Charles Barclay 506 23.1% —
Reform UK James Earl Pickford 470 21.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mandy Smith 429 19.6% -35.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Leslie Charles Edwards 402 18.3% —
Green Party Jane Turner 270 12.3% -11.0
Green Party Tagl 193 8.8% —
Labour Party Andy Perkins 119 5.4% —
Majority483
Turnout46.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,194

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

Cottenham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Eileen Wilson Elected 1,138 39.5% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Yasmin Deter Elected 994 34.5% —
Green Party Colin Coe 511 17.7% +12.6
Green Party Colin Cyril Coe 511 17.7% —
Green Party Laura Cain 503 17.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Charles Francis Bolitho 453 15.7% -17.0
Reform UK James Ronald Cochrane 425 14.7% —
Reform UK Frederick Thomas Hargreaves 402 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Mary Morris 396 13.7% —
Labour Party Tom Hingston 243 8.4% -9.6
Labour Party Gethin James Sanger 190 6.6% —
Majority483
Turnout47.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,883

Liberal Democrats hold

Duxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter John McDonald Elected 677 49.7% -26.6
Reform UK Peter Young 270 19.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Alexander Betz 198 14.5% -9.1
Green Party Tim Pavelin 175 12.9% —
Labour Party David Horace Dobson 41 3.0% —
Majority407
Turnout48.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,361

Liberal Democrats hold

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carla Hofman Elected 1,462 37.3% -6.0
Liberal Democrats Chloe Wills-Eve Elected 1,376 35.1% —
Liberal Democrats Vince Farrar Elected 1,343 34.3% —
Green Party Steve Bradshaw 742 18.9% -1.2
Reform UK Colin Barker 736 18.8% —
Green Party Elisabeth Whitebread 733 18.7% —
Labour Party Tim Andrews 657 16.8% -11.9
Green Party Jacob Gray 634 16.2% —
Reform UK Lukasz Lakomy 634 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Paul Crowson 618 15.8% -23.6
Reform UK Ciprian Sandu 616 15.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Elizabeth French 596 15.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Andrew Martin 561 14.3% —
Labour Party Chris Bailey 540 13.8% —
Labour Party Angela Belinda Platt 508 13.0% —
Majority601
Turnout46.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,919

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

Foxton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Hobro Elected 743 65.2% +9.2
Liberal Democrats James William Douglas Hobro Elected 743 65.2% —
Reform UK Liz Miller 342 30.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Fisher Douglas 270 23.7% -20.3
Green Party Luca Raffaello Ercole 147 12.9% —
Labour Party Lavinia Anne Marie Pugh 35 3.1% —
Majority401
Turnout54.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,140

Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold

Gamlingay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bridget Zoe Dorrington Smith Elected 821 53.4% -0.2
Reform UK Derek Graham Hill 496 32.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Diane Audrey Myers 147 9.6% -36.9
Green Party Rosanna Mahmood Bishop 52 3.4% —
Labour Party Giordy Salvi 22 1.4% —
Majority325
Turnout50.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,538

Liberal Democrats hold

Girton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Corinne Garvie Elected 1,182 57.8% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Keith Stobart Elected 995 48.6% —
Green Party Clare Rachel Gray 351 17.2% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen William George 336 16.4% -17.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennifer Margaret Stuart 316 15.4% —
Green Party Matthew Henden Gilbey 299 14.6% —
Reform UK Paula Brown 220 10.8% —
Labour Party Sarah Antonia Johnson 208 10.2% -11.9
Reform UK Timothy Scott 186 9.1% —
Majority644
Turnout51.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,046

Liberal Democrats hold

Hardwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Catherine Stella ffolliot Hubbard Elected 584 41.7% +9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Lina Maria Nieto 380 27.1% -17.1
Reform UK Helen Manson 232 16.5% —
Green Party Hugh Clough 165 11.8% —
Labour Party Joe Beastall 41 2.9% -20.5
Majority204
Turnout48.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,402

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Harston & Comberton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lisa Sarah Redrup Elected 1,778 46.2% -11.2
Liberal Democrats Laurence Peter Damary-Homan Elected 1,607 41.7% —
Liberal Democrats Ariel Martin Cahn Elected 1,605 41.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lorraine Wendy Mooney 763 19.8% -13.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Barbara Joslin 716 18.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Charles Vanneck 644 16.7% —
Green Party Aled Wynne Jones 632 16.4% -9.4
Green Party Lucy Young 625 16.2% —
Reform UK Duncan Bullivant 604 15.7% —
Reform UK Emily Morris-Lowe 601 15.6% —
Reform UK Henry Bullivant 592 15.4% —
Green Party Michelle Taylor 589 15.3% —
Labour Party Joseph Shortmoor 303 7.9% -10.4
Labour Party Helen Haugh 278 7.2% —
Labour Party Peter Andrew Slavny 214 5.6% —
Majority842
Turnout47.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,850

Liberal Democrats hold

Histon & Impington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Rixon Elected 1,974 49.7% +11.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Gabriel Cahn Elected 1,698 42.8% —
Liberal Democrats Geo Sebastian Elected 1,669 42.1% —
Green Party Edd Stonham 1,497 37.7% +20.5
Green Party Adam Morgan 1,201 30.3% —
Green Party Paul Tarita 1,072 27.0% —
Reform UK John Brian Abbott 482 12.1% —
Reform UK Chris Boulton 478 12.0% —
Reform UK Mandy Kawalko 414 10.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Spencer Stuart 345 8.7% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Michael Willis 304 7.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jayasimha Reddy Berumgudem 301 7.6% —
Labour Party Isaac Henry Rawlings 246 6.2% -0.9
Labour Party Simon Patenall 222 5.6% —
Majority172
Turnout47.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,968

Liberal Democrats hold

Linton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Henry Batchelor Elected 1,393 49.6% -9.9
Liberal Democrats John Batchelor Elected 1,369 48.8% —
Reform UK Sarah Jane Hurcum 600 21.4% —
Reform UK Merrie Mannassi 543 19.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Williams 464 16.5% -12.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Yorsh Naidoo 361 12.9% —
Green Party Nathan Banks 324 11.5% +0.7
Green Party Katy Ensch 313 11.1% —
Labour Party Ernie Turkington 126 4.5% -6.2
Labour Party Mike Murray 124 4.4% —
Majority769
Turnout49.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,808

Liberal Democrats hold

Longstanton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Natalie Warren-Green Elected 1,120 43.4% +11.3
Liberal Democrats Sunita Hansraj Elected 1,020 39.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Bygott 557 21.6% -9.8
Reform UK Alison Paula Elcox 484 18.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tristan Luke Pithers 449 17.4% —
Reform UK Liam Donovan Varnam 443 17.2% —
Green Party Lucy Ann Mance 421 16.3% +6.9
Green Party Silke Scott-Mance 339 13.1% —
Labour Party Dominic George Brigstocke 171 6.6% -16.2
Labour Party Clare Rosemary Wilson 154 6.0% —
Majority463
Turnout42.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,579

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

Melbourn 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jose Hales Elected 1,554 50.1% -15.3
Liberal Democrats Sally Ann Hart Elected 1,549 50.0% —
Reform UK Lee John Bovington 811 26.2% —
Reform UK Phyllis Smith 719 23.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Edward Arnold 446 14.4% -12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Charles Thomas Leigh 424 13.7% —
Green Party Simon James Copley 270 8.7% -3.3
Green Party Max Henry Schwiening 268 8.6% —
Labour Party James Phillip Bull 86 2.8% -6.0
Labour Party Bobby Ford 74 2.4% —
Majority738
Turnout47.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,100

Liberal Democrats hold

Milton & Waterbeach 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anna Elizabeth Bradnam Elected 1,607 46.2% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Joseph Bearpark Elected 1,530 44.0% —
Liberal Democrats Laura MacLeod Elected 1,331 38.3% —
Green Party Ellie Crane 696 20.0% +0.2
Labour Party Elizabeth Anne McWilliams 660 19.0% -14.0
Reform UK Ann Hodson 600 17.3% —
Reform UK Natania Goldrich 572 16.5% —
Reform UK Ron Sharp 553 15.9% —
Green Party Oli Fisher 500 14.4% —
Labour Party Gareth Mark Wright 455 13.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gail Denise Arnold 436 12.5% -10.4
Green Party Joe Welford 428 12.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Morris 411 11.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ge Huang 338 9.7% —
Labour Party Mary Judith Perkins 315 9.1% —
Majority635
Turnout42.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,477

Liberal Democrats hold

Over & Willingham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Hutchcraft Elected 1,221 48.4% -21.5
Liberal Democrats Aisha Rashid Elected 1,093 43.3% —
Reform UK Robert Fairbrother 598 23.7% —
Reform UK Michael Paul Smith 561 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark MacDonald 451 17.9% -9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham William Waters 391 15.5% —
Green Party Jacob Denison 331 13.1% —
Green Party Colin Reynolds 246 9.8% —
Labour Party Ian Hunter 154 6.1% -5.1
Majority495
Turnout44.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,523

Liberal Democrats hold

Sawston 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Brian Milnes Elected 1,217 50.0% -22.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Sanders Elected 1,021 41.9% —
Reform UK Mark Chater 545 22.4% —
Reform UK Graham Harrison 485 19.9% —
Green Party Chloe Balhatchet 448 18.4% —
Green Party Daniel Clark 353 14.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Frances Gifford Douglas 313 12.9% -14.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Shelton 309 12.7% —
Labour Party Anand Pillai 177 7.3% -9.4
Majority476
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,434

Liberal Democrats hold

Shelford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Lunn Elected 1,206 37.8% -23.9
Liberal Democrats Farhan Hussain Elected 1,160 36.3% —
Green Party Miranda Fyfe 1,151 36.1% +12.9
Green Party Lee Denison 988 31.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Dorothy Niblett 586 18.4% -17.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Louise Shiret 459 14.4% —
Reform UK John William Lamble 325 10.2% —
Reform UK Brigitta Naunton 319 10.0% —
Labour Party Nick Gay 105 3.3% —
Labour Party Yvonne Nobis 86 2.7% —
Majority9
Turnout55.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,192

Liberal Democrats hold

Swavesey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Vivien Caroline Biggs Elected 482 36.7% +2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Mary Ellington 424 32.3% -14.2
Reform UK Karl Lattion 212 16.1% —
Green Party Phil Cohen 152 11.6% -8.1
Labour Party Barbara Joanna Mills 44 3.3% —
Majority58
Turnout43.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,314

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

The Mordens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Rose Williams Elected 950 60.2% +9.4
Liberal Democrats James Leopold Stuart 279 17.7% -24.5
Reform UK Josh Johnson 206 13.1% —
Green Party Frankie Brook 113 7.2% +0.2
Labour Party Daniel James Greef 29 1.8% —
Majority671
Turnout56.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,577

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Whittlesford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lynn Williams Elected 751 52.6% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Vowler 304 21.3% -21.6
Reform UK Claire Hill 168 11.8% —
Green Party Sophi Berridge 122 8.5% —
Labour Party Clare Elizabeth Downie 83 5.8% —
Majority447
Turnout55.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,428

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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