South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2008
Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 1 May 2008, as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2008. Twenty seats, making up just over one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Both seats in Gamlingay were contested at this election after one of the councillors retired earlier in the year.[1] Seats up for election in 2008 were last contested at the 2004 election, and were next contested at the 2012 election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council.
Summary
At this election, Conservatives were defendng 8 seats, Independents were defending 6 seats and Liberal Democrats 5 seats. Labour were defending their only seat on the council in Bassingbourn. Several councillors had switched parties in the year leading up to the election, with independents Mark Howell (Papworth and Elsworth) and Simon Edwards (Cottenham) joining the Conservatives, while Liberal Democrat James Quinlan (Whittlesford) ran for re-election as an Independent.[2] Incumbent Liberal Democrat Val Trueman also ran as an independent in Melbourn. Conservatives gained the latter two seats at the election, but lost in Girton to an independent candidate. No other seats changed hands.
Results
South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2008[3] | |||||||
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Party | Seats | Popular vote | |||||
Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % | ||
Conservative | 9 | 23 | 32 | +1 | 12,797 | 44.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 9,362 | 32.2 | |
Independent | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 4,603 | 15.8 | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,583 | 5.4 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 693 | 2.4 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.1 | |
Total | 20 | 37 | 57 | – | 29,067 | – | |
Turnout | 41.3 | ||||||
Results by ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Nielsen Cathcart | 576 | 39.5 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Adrian Neil Dent | 447 | 30.7 | −16.1 | |
Independent | Peter James Robinson | 247 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Green | Simon Peter Saggers | 188 | 12.9 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 129 | ||||
Turnout | 41.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mervyn Benjamin Loynes | 922 | 49.4 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Keith Hume | 778 | 41.7 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Mark David Hurn | 168 | 8.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 144 | ||||
Turnout | 34.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Mark Edwards | 1,256 | 57.6 | +21.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew James Barnett | 583 | 26.8 | +0.6 | |
Green | Heather Anne Macbeth-Hornett | 173 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Labour | John Samuel Shepherd | 167 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 673 | ||||
Turnout | 36.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sebastian Gerald Molesworth Kindersley | 1,030 | 34.3 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bridget Zoe Dorrington Smith | 897 | 29.9 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Celia Brenda Waldron | 558 | 18.7 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Lister John Wilson | 507 | 16.9 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Douglas de Lacey | 715 | 47.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mark Jonathan Taylor | 564 | 37.3 | −18.3 | |
Labour | Christopher Jones | 104 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Green | Teal Richard Riley | 99 | 6.6 | −13.6 | |
UKIP | Helene Yvette Davis | 29 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 151 | ||||
Turnout | 46.8 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Janet Elizabeth Lockwood | 501 | 59.5 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Michael Turner | 282 | 33.5 | −3.9 | |
Green | Jackie Garfit | 59 | 7.0 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 77 | ||||
Turnout | 49.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Liz Heazell | 602 | 48.6 | −8.7 | |
Independent | Robin Page | 471 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mandy Lorraine Smith | 165 | 13.3 | −17.8 | |
Majority | 131 | ||||
Turnout | 60.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mike Mason | 957 | 35.6 | +19.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Vanessa Ann Kelly | 900 | 33.4 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Philip 'Scotty' Scott | 632 | 23.5 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Christopher Jeffrey Wilson | 129 | 4.8 | −3.4 | |
Green | William Jon Quinn | 73 | 2.7 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 57 | ||||
Turnout | 42.3 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Dennis Batchelor | 939 | 58.3 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Roger Keith Hickford | 672 | 41.7 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 267 | ||||
Turnout | 45.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alex Riley | 435 | 55.0 | −12.3 | |
Conservative | Roger Owen Valentine | 356 | 45.0 | +24.1 | |
Majority | 79 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Val Barrett | 1,053 | 55.5 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Dallas Cartwright | 534 | 28.2 | −23.1 | |
Independent | Val Trueman | 203 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Hywel Lamont Jackson | 107 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 519 | ||||
Turnout | 45.5 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Phillip Howell | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sally Ann Hatton | 747 | 51.3 | +28.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Louis Denham | 709 | 48.7 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 38 | ||||
Turnout | 27.2 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cicely Anne Elsa Demain Murfitt | 547 | 63.1 | −14.9 | |
Conservative | Robert James Poulter | 219 | 25.3 | N/A | |
Green | Sam Morris | 101 | 11.7 | −10.3 | |
Majority | 328 | ||||
Turnout | 47.3 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Reginald Nightingale | 1,379 | 57.4 | −7.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sarah Catherine Whitebread | 857 | 35.7 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Michael Robert Nettleton | 168 | 6.9 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 522 | ||||
Turnout | 44.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert John Turner | 639 | 70.9 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frances Amrani | 262 | 29.1 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 377 | ||||
Turnout | 44.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Andrew Hockney | 1,148 | 60.3 | +20.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Adrian James Wright | 700 | 36.8 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Jess Blair | 57 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 448 | ||||
Turnout | 48.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter William Wilson Topping | 403 | 39.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Kilpatrick | 334 | 32.8 | −31.2 | |
Independent | James Alex Quinlan | 282 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 69 | ||||
Turnout | 51.3 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ray Maurice Antony Manning | 1,109 | 66.8 | +12.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Leslie Gelling | 445 | 26.8 | −8.9 | |
Labour | Norman Alexander Crowther | 107 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 664 | ||||
Turnout | 32.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Councillor Ann Elsby steps down from South Cambridgeshire District Council". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ "Political changes at South Cambridgeshire District Council". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ District Council Elections - Thursday, 1 May 2008, South Cambridgeshire District Council
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2012-05-05.