Elections for Cambridge City Council

Cambridge City Council

Cambridge City Council may refer to:* Cambridge City Council, England* Cambridge City Council, Massachusetts, USA* Cambridge, Ontario City Council, Canada...

 (in Cambridge

Cambridge

The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...

, England

England

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) were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election, with the exception of Cherry Hinton ward where two seats were up for election due to the early retirement of Councillor Stuart Newbold. The vote took place alongside the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011 and a Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council currently consists of 69 councillors, representing 60 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party has a majority on the council, having gained control in the 1997 local elections...

 by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 for Arbury

Arbury

Arbury is a district and electoral ward of the city of Cambridge, England. The ward borders the following other wards : Histon, King's Hedges, West Chesterton, Market and Castle.-History:...

 ward.

Election result

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Liberal Democrats	29	25
	Labour	10	14
	Green	2	2
	Independent	1	1
	Conservatives	0	0
	Trade Unionist & Socialist	0	0
	UKIP	0	0
Total		42	42
Working majority

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the Council, albeit with a reduced majority.

Ward results

Note: in results where, in previous elections, two seats were up for election the party share of the vote is based on an average for those candidates who stood for that particular party in the election.

Changes in party vote is in comparison with the 2010 Cambridge City Council election results.

Abbey ward

Councillor Caroline Hart was defending her Abbey seat for the Labour Party.

Arbury ward

Councillor Alan Levy was defending his Arbury seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Castle

Castle, Cambridge

Castle is a district and electoral ward of the city of Cambridge, England. It is named after the former Cambridge Castle which once stood on Castle Mound....

 ward

Councillor Tania Zmura retired her seat. Philip Tucker was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cherry Hinton ward

Due to the retirement of Labour Party Councillor Stuart Newbold, two seats were up for election. Councillor Russ McPherson was defending his seat for the Labour Party.

Coleridge ward

Councillor Jeremy Benstead was defending his Coleridge seat for the Labour Party.

East Chesterton ward

Councillor Clare Blair was defending her East Chesterton seat for the Liberal Democrats.

King's Hedges

King's Hedges

King's Hedges is an electoral ward in the north of the city of Cambridge, England.-History:The open land to the north of Cambridge that now comprises King's Hedges was known as Albrach from as early as the 13th century...

 ward

Councillor Mike Pitt was defending his King's Hedges seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Market ward

Councillor Michael Dixon retired his seat. Andrea Reiner was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Newnham

Newnham, Cambridgeshire

Newnham is a district of the city of Cambridge in England. Historically, the name refers to a hamlet centred on a mill on the River Cam, a short distance to the southwest of the city centre. The modern council ward of Newnham covers much of the west of the city...

 ward

Councillor Julie Smith was defending her Newnham seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Petersfield ward

Councillor Lucy Walker retired her Petersfield seat. Kevin Blencowe was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Labour Party.

Queen Edith's ward

Councillor Viki Sanders retired her Queen Edith's seat. George Pippas was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Romsey ward

Councillor Raj Shah was defending his Romsey seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Trumpington

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

Trumpington is a village within the city of Cambridge, UK, of which it is a suburb. It is located on the south-west side of the city and borders Cherry Hinton to the east, Grantchester to the west and Great Shelford and Little Shelford to the south-east....

 ward

Councillor Andy Blackhurst was defending his Trumpington seat for the Liberal Democrats.

West Chesterton ward

Councillor Damien Tunnacliffe was defending his West Chesterton seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Arbury division

Following the retirement of County Councillor Rupert Moss-Eccardt, the Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council currently consists of 69 councillors, representing 60 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party has a majority on the council, having gained control in the 1997 local elections...

 seat for Arbury was vacant. Amy Ellis was aiming to retain the seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Alternative Vote referendum result for Cambridge

Cambridge was one of the few areas of the country that voted "yes" for the Alternative Vote in the referendum held on May 5th 2011. The result was as follows: