East Cambridgeshire District Council elections

East Cambridgeshire District Council is a non-metropolitan district council in the county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from the former Ely Urban District, Ely Rural District and Newmarket Rural District councils.

East Cambridgeshire operates the "alternative arrangements" form of political management, with cross-party representation in a series of Committees.[1] Councillors are elected for four-year terms. The last election was in 2019.

The City of Ely Council is a parish council, comprising, aside Ely, the villages of Prickwillow, Stuntney, Queen Adelaide, Chettisham and Shippea Hill.[2] The Mayor of the City of Ely is Chairman of City of Ely Council.

Political control

Since 2007, the council has been under Conservative control.[3] Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]

ControlDates
Independent1973 – 1999
Liberal Democrats1999 – 2003
No overall control2003 – 2007
Conservative2007 – present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2011 have been:[5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Peter Moakes Conservative24 May 201114 May 2013
James Palmer Conservative14 May 2013May 2017
Charles Roberts Conservative25 May 20175 May 2019
Anna Bailey Conservative30 May 2019

Council elections
ElectionConservativeLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]Others Total
1973[6][7]0203335
1976[6][8]4003135
1979[6]2003335
1983[6][9]3113237[lower-alpha 2]
1987[6][10]3152837
1991[6][11]6142637
1995[12]03122237[lower-alpha 3]
1999[13][14]14201237
2003[15]15018639[lower-alpha 4]
2007[16]24013239
2011[17]25010439
20153602139
2019[18]15013028[lower-alpha 5]
2023[19] 15 0 13 0 28[lower-alpha 5]
  • Notes:
  1. Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
  2. New ward boundaries: The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  3. Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992.
  4. New ward boundaries: The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
  5. New ward boundaries: The East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016

By-election results

2003-2007
The Swaffhams By-Election 6 May 2004[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allen Alderson 389 50.4 +50.4
Liberal Democrats Francesca Marlow 344 44.6 -41.0
Labour Steven O'Dell 39 5.1 -9.3
Majority 45 5.8
Turnout 772
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
The Swaffhams By-Election 20 October 2005[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 539 66.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats 202 24.9 -0.4
Labour 70 8.6 -5.2
Majority 337 41.6
Turnout 811
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015
Ely East By-Election 5 September 2013[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lis Every 418 37.5 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Dian Warman 322 28.9 -8.2
UKIP Jeremy Tyrrell 145 13.0 +13.0
Labour Jane Frances 138 12.4 -8.6
Independent John Borland 93 8.3 +8.3
Majority 96 8.6
Turnout 1,116
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton By-Election 24 April 2014[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lorna Dupre 523 50.9 +27.0
Conservative Neil Hitchin 280 27.2 -19.2
UKIP Daniel Divine 162 15.8 +15.8
Labour Jane Frances 63 6.1 -23.6
Majority 243 23.6
Turnout 1,028
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Soham South By-Election 19 June 2014[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hamish Ross 363 34.4 -1.5
UKIP Daniel Divine 201 19.1 +19.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Warner 191 18.1 -1.0
Independent Geoffrey Woollard 148 14.0 +14.0
Independent Gerard Hobbs 80 7.6 +7.6
Labour Fiona Ross 71 6.7 -9.4
Majority 162 15.4
Turnout 1,054
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2015-2019
Bottisham By-Election 4 February 2016[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Sharp 421 43.6 -8.2
Liberal Democrats Steven Aronson 403 41.7 +9.8
Labour Steven O'Dell 99 10.2 -6.1
UKIP Daniel Divine 43 4.5 +4.5
Majority 18 1.9
Turnout 966
Conservative hold Swing
Soham North By-Election 22 June 2017[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Goldsack 423 59.7 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Alec Jones 178 25.1 +4.6
Labour Peter Tyson 108 15.2 -0.4
Majority 245 34.6
Turnout 709
Conservative hold Swing
Ely South By-Election 7 September 2017[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Whelan 527 39.9 +13.2
Conservative Sarah Bellow 411 31.1 -19.7
Labour Rebecca Denness 384 29.0 +6.4
Majority 116 8.8
Turnout 1,322
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023
Soham North By-Election 23 September 2021[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Goldsack 484 50.8 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Anne Pallett 369 38.8 -9.1
Labour Sam Mathieson 71 7.5 -2.4
Green Andrew Cohen 28 2.9 +2.9
Majority 115 12.1
Turnout 952
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References
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  8. The Times reported this election result as Conservative 3, Independent 29, Independent Socialist 1, Independent Conservative 2. "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  9. The Times reported this election result as Conservative 3, Labour 1, Liberal 1, Independent 3, Others 29. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983.
  10. The Times reported this election result as Conservative 2, Liberal 5, Independent 11, Others 19. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  11. The Times reported this election result as Conservative 7, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 4, Independent 25. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
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