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Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2022[1] as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections. All forty five seats were up for election in twenty six wards. The Liberal Democrats were defending the council, having won control in 2018.[2][3]

Summary

Party Previous council New council +/-
Liberal Democrats 30 37 +7
Conservative 11 8 –3
Labour 2 0 –2
Independent 2 0 –2
Total 45 45
Working majority  15   29 

Results

Results by ward

Balsham

Balsham (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Biggs
Green Bob Ensch
Liberal Democrats Geoff Harvey*
Labour Jason Walter
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Bar Hill

Bar Hill (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Barlow
Green Thomas Lachlan-Cope
Conservative Bunty Waters*
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Barrington

Barrington (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Chapman
Liberal Democrats Aidan van de Weyer*
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Bassingbourn

Bassingbourn (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Soma Pemmireddy
Green Simon Saggers
Labour Turlough Stone
Liberal Democrats Susan van de Ven
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Caldecote

Caldecote (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Olivia Barnett
Liberal Democrats Tumi Hawkins*
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Cambourne

Cambourne (three seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Aftab Ahmed
Conservative Shrobona Bhattacharya*
Conservative Madhuparna Datta
Liberal Democrats Stephen Drew
Labour Kirsty Ellerker
Liberal Democrats Mark Hersom
Liberal Democrats Helene Leeming
Green Marcus Pitcaithly
Conservative Conor Smith
Independent Sobia Zaman
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing
Swing

Caxton & Papworth

Caxton & Papworth (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gaynor Clements
Conservative Tanya Gray
Conservative Mark Howell*
Liberal Democrats Sean Lindsay-Smith
Liberal Democrats Peter Sandford
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Cottenham

Cottenham (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Bolitho
Green Colin Coe
Liberal Democrats John Loveluck
Conservative Frank Morris
Liberal Democrats Annika Osborne
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Duxford

Duxford (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter McDonald*
Conservative Luigi Murton
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Fulbourn & Fen Ditton

Fulbourn & Fen Ditton (three seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Williams* 1,433 40.3 −5.6
Conservative Graham Cone* 1,305 36.7 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Carla Hofman 1,166 32.8 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Vince Farrar 1,132 31.9 +2.9
Labour Tim Andrews 951 26.8 +4.2
Conservative Neil Prem 856 24.1 −9.5
Conservative Joanne Shiret 838 23.6 +0.3
Labour Uroga Okello 837 23.6 +3.8
Labour Luke Viner 751 21.1 +3.5
Green Oliver Fisher 666 18.7 +9.2
Majority
Turnout 3,553 44.74
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Foxton

Foxton (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Hobro 876 56.0 +45.7
Conservative Deborah Roberts* 689 44.0 −3.0
Majority
Turnout 1,565 57.16
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Deborah Roberts had previously been elected as an Independent.

Gamlingay

Gamlingay (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith* 795 53.6 +3.3
Conservative Harriet Gould 689 46.4 +3.5
Majority
Turnout 1,484 50.66
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Girton

Girton (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Corinne Garvey* 1,220 57.9 +41.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Stobart 858 40.7 N/A
Conservative Tom Bygott* 670 31.8 −7.5
Labour Marcelo Goncalves de Lima 439 20.8 −1.9
Conservative Gita Patel 436 20.7 +2.4
Green Andrew Margetts 358 17.0 +3.5
Majority
Turnout 2,108 51.01
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The Liberal Democrats had gained the Independent seat in a by-election.

Hardwick

Hardwick (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lina Nieto 471 44.2 −9.9
Liberal Democrats Marcus Streets 345 32.4 +7.7
Labour Joe Beastall 249 23.4 +7.0
Majority
Turnout 1,065 41.05
Conservative hold Swing

Harston & Comberton

Harston & Comberton (three seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lisa Redrup 1,978 53.6 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Atkins 1,899 51.5 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Ariel Cahn 1,564 42.4 −3.8
Conservative Amanda Bacon 1,165 31.6 −5.4
Conservative Lorraine Mooney 1,144 31.0 −5.9
Conservative Joshua Vanneck 1,077 29.2 −1.0
Green Steve Edmondson 892 24.2 +15.2
Labour Michael Tierney 630 17.1 +5.5
Majority
Turnout 3,690 45.86
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Histon & Impington

Histon & Impington (three seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pippa Heylings* 2,133 58.6 +17.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Cahn* 1,615 44.4 +11.5
Liberal Democrats Sunita Hansraj 1,279 35.2 +3.9
Independent Edd Stonham 1,106 30.4 +6.2
Labour Geoff Moore 753 20.7 +2.6
Labour Gareth Owen 626 17.2 −5.6
Conservative Louise Daily 611 16.8 −2.0
Green Sandra Archer 594 16.3 +9.8
Labour Simon Patenall 498 13.7 −7.3
Conservative Gail Arnold 478 13.1 −2.6
Conservative Olawale Awoyinka 409 11.2 −2.5
Majority
Turnout 3,637 42.46
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Linton

Linton (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Batchelor* 1,389 57.4 +10.3
Liberal Democrats John Batchelor* 1,388 57.4 +12.6
Conservative John Bald 679 28.1 −12.0
Conservative Merrie Mannassi 568 23.5 −9.4
Green Jessica Eve 252 10.4 +1.9
Labour Michael Murray 249 10.3 −1.7
Labour Ernie Turkington 145 6.0 −3.0
Majority
Turnout 2,420 42.41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Longstanton

Longstanton (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cheung Johnson* 1,326 71.6 +20.9
Liberal Democrats Alex Malyon* 1,183 63.8 +20.9
Conservative Harry Challands 425 22.9 −19.3
Conservative Khadijeh Zargar 340 18.3 −15.3
Labour Clare Wilson 252 13.6 +4.1
Majority
Turnout 1,853 35.85
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Melbourn

Melbourn (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jose Hales* 1,596 62.5 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Sally Hart* 1,573 61.6 +9.3
Conservative Jonathan Carter 654 25.6 −5.1
Conservative Thomas Goldie 551 21.6 −7.5
Green Paul Evans 292 11.4 +5.5
Labour Peter Sarris 214 8.4 −3.1
Majority
Turnout 2,554 39.92
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Milton & Waterbeach

Milton & Waterbeach (three seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anna Bradnam* 1,485 44.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Bearpark* 1,412 42.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Judith Rippeth* 1,255 37.8 +3.5
Labour Elizabeth McWilliams 1,049 31.6 +9.4
Labour Gareth Wright 945 28.5 +6.5
Labour Anna Stevenson 788 23.7 +2.0
Conservative Clive Rabbett 729 22.0 +2.4
Conservative Christine Smith 663 20.0 +1.1
Green Eleanor Crane 632 19.0 +11.6
Conservative Alison Melton 594 17.9 −2.2
Majority
Turnout 3,321 40.37
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Over & Willingham

Over & Willingham (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Handley* 1,482 66.9 +20.4
Liberal Democrats Daniel Lentell 1,189 53.7 +12.5
Conservative Leslie Edwards 576 26.0 −0.5
Conservative James Hutchcraft 554 25.0 +2.1
Labour David Parker 238 10.7 +1.2
Labour Sephie Donnelly 199 9.0 +1.3
Majority
Turnout 2,214 39.61
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sawston

Sawston (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Milnes* 1,403 68.2 +16.5
Liberal Democrats Libby Earle 1,173 57.0 +15.5
Conservative Paul Bryant 531 25.8 −8.6
Conservative Donald Douglas 459 22.3 −9.5
Labour Anand Pillai 324 15.8 +2.3
Majority
Turnout 2,057 37.56
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swing

Shelford

Shelford (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Fane* 1,612 59.3 +11.0
Liberal Democrats William Jackson-Wood 1,198 44.0 −0.8
Conservative Benjamin Shelton 924 34.0 +1.2
Conservative Andrew Appleyard 889 32.7 +2.4
Green Gregory Price 605 22.2 +12.5
Majority
Turnout 2,720 47.83
Swing
Swing

Swavesey

Swavesey (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Ellington* 494 46.5 −13.5
Liberal Democrats Natalie Warren-Green 359 33.8 +23.8
Green John Turner 209 19.7 +16.3
Majority
Turnout 1,062 37.64
Conservative hold Swing

The Mordens

The Mordens (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Williams* 749 50.8 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley 622 42.2 −4.2
Green Holly Derrett 103 7.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,474 55.04
Conservative hold Swing

Whittlesford

Whittlesford (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Williams* 707 57.1 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Carolan 531 42.9 +28.4
Majority
Turnout 1,238 46.40
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2018: Liberal Democrats take control of South Cambridgeshire from Conservatives". Cambridge Independent. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "South Cambridgeshire Lib Dems take power in from Tories". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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