Cambridge Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 42 seats in 14 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Cambridge Council as a minority administration. The council has 42 councillors in 14 wards. Seats by party: Labour 15, Green 12, Lib Dem 11, Other 3, Conservative 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government has not decided on local government reorganisation in this area, and the programme has been under review since 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

42 seats - 22 for a majority

Labour 15Conservative 1Lib Dem 11Green 12Other 3

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (15 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Green33.1%7

Labour26.1%4

Lib Dem23.0%4

Reform9.2%0

Conservative7.7%0

Other1.0%0

2026 election results for Cambridge, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

14 of 42 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Labour 15

7 short of the 22 needed for a majority

Closest result

Castle

Green won by 24 votes over Lib Dem, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

East Chesterton

Lib Dem gain from Labour, 1 May 2025 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

26%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 14 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbey Elliot Tong, Naomi Bennett, Maria Cleminson	7 May 2026 Green 51.4% lead 34.4 pts
Arbury Patrick Sheil, Sefira Davison, Mike Todd-Jones	7 May 2026 Green 32.2% lead 3.9 pts
Castle Cheney Payne, Antoinette Nestor, Alex Sage	7 May 2026 Green 32.2% lead 1.0 pts
Cherry Hinton Mark Ashton, Russ McPherson, Robert Dryden	7 May 2026 Labour 30.9% lead 4.7 pts
Coleridge Rosy Moore, Sarah Nicmanis, Tim Griffin	7 May 2026 Green 39.1% lead 2.7 pts
East Chesterton Bob Illingworth, Gerri Bird, Sarah Haithcock	7 May 2026 Labour 31.8% lead 4.5 pts
King's Hedges Jenny Gawthrope Wood, Martin Smart, Delowar Hossain	7 May 2026 Labour 27.2% lead 4.1 pts
Market Anthony Martinelli, Tim Bick, Katie Porrer	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.2% lead 13.2 pts
Newnham Eleanor Scott, Jean Glasberg, Hugh Clough	7 May 2026 Green 53.0% lead 36.4 pts
Petersfield Mike Davey, Kathryn Fisher, Katie Thornburrow	7 May 2026 Green 40.9% lead 4.6 pts
Queen Edith's Karen Young, Imogene Blackburn-Horgan, Amanda Taylor	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 49.0% lead 30.9 pts
Romsey Dave Baigent, Jacqui Whitmore, Beth Gardiner-Smith	7 May 2026 Green 45.2% lead 11.8 pts
Trumpington Ingrid Flaubert, John Grimwood, Olaf Hauk	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 38.6% lead 12.7 pts
West Chesterton Rachel Wade, Jamie Dalzell, Richard Swift	7 May 2026 Labour 31.0% lead 2.1 pts

Abbey

Elliot Tong IndependentMaria Cleminson GreenNaomi Bennett Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green51.4%

Labour17.0%

Reform13.6%

Lib Dem11.3%

Conservative6.0%

Communist Party of Britain0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maria Margaret Cleminson Elected	Green	1,374	51.4%
Ruaidhri O'Donnell	Labour	455	17.0%
Tommy Brace	Reform	365	13.6%
Rosemary Anne Roe Ansell	Lib Dem	302	11.3%
David Philip Smith	Conservative	161	6.0%
Simon Brignell	Communist Party of Britain	17	0.6%

Arbury

Mike Todd-Jones LabourPatrick Sheil LabourSefira Davison Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green32.2%

Labour28.3%

Lib Dem23.1%

Reform10.0%

Conservative6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sefira Carmen Davison Elected	Green	928	32.2%
Jocelynne Scutt	Labour	816	28.3%
Fionna Tod	Lib Dem	667	23.1%
Will Burrows	Reform	290	10.0%
Robert Boorman	Conservative	185	6.4%

Castle

Alex Sage GreenAntoinette Nestor LabourCheney Payne Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green32.2%

Lib Dem31.2%

Labour25.5%

Reform4.9%

Conservative3.6%

Independent2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Sage Elected	Green	757	32.2%
Luke Patterson	Lib Dem	733	31.2%
Simon Smith	Labour	599	25.5%
Carol Bedson	Reform	115	4.9%
Dace Ruklisa	Conservative	85	3.6%
Khalid Abu-Tayyem	Independent	64	2.7%

Cherry Hinton

Mark Ashton LabourRobert Dryden LabourRuss McPherson Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour30.9%

Green26.2%

Reform17.3%

Lib Dem14.3%

Conservative11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Russ McPherson Elected	Labour	864	30.9%
Anusha Iyer	Green	731	26.2%
Mike Nicolson	Reform	484	17.3%
Ahmad Rushdhi	Lib Dem	399	14.3%
Eric William Barrett-Payton	Conservative	315	11.3%

Coleridge

Rosy Moore LabourSarah Nicmanis GreenTim Griffin Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green39.1%

Labour36.4%

Reform10.3%

Conservative7.6%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Louise Nicmanis Elected	Green	1,150	39.1%
Anna Smith	Labour	1,070	36.4%
Steve Burdett	Reform	302	10.3%
Sam Mitchell Worthington	Conservative	222	7.6%
Tim Brunton	Lib Dem	196	6.7%

East Chesterton

Bob Illingworth Lib DemGerri Bird LabourSarah Haithcock Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour31.8%

Lib Dem27.3%

Green24.4%

Reform10.1%

Conservative5.7%

Communist Party of Britain0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Haithcock Elected	Labour	935	31.8%
Ania Bobrowska	Lib Dem	803	27.3%
Isaac Groves	Green	718	24.4%
Godfrey Orr	Reform	297	10.1%
Jean-Ann Bartlett	Conservative	166	5.7%
William James Dry	Communist Party of Britain	18	0.6%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem33.1%

Labour28.7%

Green18.2%

Reform11.4%

Conservative8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Illingworth Elected	Lib Dem	871	33.1%
Sarah Haithcock	Labour	756	28.7%
Sarah Louise Nicmanis	Green	478	18.2%
Mike Nicolson	Reform	301	11.4%
Steven Michael George	Conservative	224	8.5%

King's Hedges

Delowar Hossain ConservativeJenny Gawthrope Wood LabourMartin Smart Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour27.2%

Green23.1%

Conservative18.8%

Reform14.4%

Lib Dem11.3%

Independent4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Andrew Smart Elected	Labour	713	27.2%
Daniel Quinn	Green	604	23.1%
Mahfuj Ahmed	Conservative	493	18.8%
John McKay	Reform	376	14.4%
David Michael Creek	Lib Dem	295	11.3%
Zarina Anwar	Independent	106	4.0%
Eleanor Cooke	Independent	33	1.3%

Last by-election, 4 July 2023

Conservative34.9%

Labour33.6%

Lib Dem23.5%

Green8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Delowar Hossain Elected	Conservative	622	34.9%
Zarina Anwar	Labour	598	33.6%
Jamie Leon Dalzell	Lib Dem	418	23.5%
Elizabeth Alice May	Green	142	8.0%

Market

Anthony Martinelli Lib DemKatie Porrer Lib DemTim Bick Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem43.2%

Green30.0%

Labour15.3%

Reform6.4%

Conservative5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Katie Porrer Elected	Lib Dem	854	43.2%
Alex Sefton-Tromans	Green	592	30.0%
Edwin Kwaku Addo	Labour	303	15.3%
Mark Wells	Reform	127	6.4%
Panda Xiong	Conservative	99	5.0%

Newnham

Eleanor Scott GreenHugh Clough GreenJean Glasberg Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green53.0%

Lib Dem16.6%

Labour15.6%

Conservative8.2%

Reform4.5%

Independent2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eleanor Frances Toye Scott Elected	Green	1,046	53.0%
Katie Barron	Lib Dem	327	16.6%
Sabina Harris-Hercules	Labour	308	15.6%
Poppy Simister-Thomas	Conservative	162	8.2%
Lui Murton	Reform	89	4.5%
David Carmona	Independent	42	2.1%

Petersfield

Kathryn Fisher GreenKatie Thornburrow LabourMike Davey Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green40.9%

Labour36.3%

Lib Dem12.4%

Reform5.5%

Conservative4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kathryn Fisher Elected	Green	1,363	40.9%
Cameron Myfyr Holloway	Labour	1,208	36.3%
Sam Oliver	Lib Dem	412	12.4%
Luke Burrows	Reform	182	5.5%
Paul Roper	Conservative	164	4.9%

Queen Edith's

Amanda Taylor Lib DemImogene Blackburn-Horgan Lib DemKaren Young Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem49.0%

Green18.1%

Labour12.9%

Conservative10.3%

Reform9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amanda Joan Taylor Elected	Lib Dem	1,503	49.0%
Shayne Mitchell	Green	556	18.1%
Maruf Ahmed	Labour	397	12.9%
Magnus Alexander Burt	Conservative	315	10.3%
Colin Bedson	Reform	299	9.7%

Last by-election, 23 November 2023

Lib Dem35.0%

Labour31.8%

Conservative21.3%

Green11.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Immy Blackburn-Horgan Elected	Lib Dem	745	35.0%
Thomas Ron	Labour	678	31.8%
David Carmona	Conservative	454	21.3%
Oli Fisher	Green	252	11.8%

Romsey

Beth Gardiner-Smith LabourDave Baigent GreenJacqui Whitmore Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green45.2%

Labour33.4%

Lib Dem10.3%

Reform6.8%

Conservative4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jacqui Whitmore Elected	Green	1,521	45.2%
Rosy Greenlees	Labour	1,124	33.4%
John Charles Walmsley	Lib Dem	347	10.3%
Andrew Watson	Reform	230	6.8%
Rob Nelson	Conservative	141	4.2%

Last by-election, 12 September 2024

Labour42.8%

Green29.4%

Lib Dem17.9%

Conservative9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Beth Gardiner-Smith Elected	Labour	596	42.8%
Zak Karimjee	Green	409	29.4%
John Charles Walmsley	Lib Dem	249	17.9%
Rob Nelson	Conservative	138	9.9%

Trumpington

Ingrid Flaubert GreenJohn Grimwood Lib DemOlaf Hauk Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Lib Dem38.6%

Green25.9%

Labour14.5%

Conservative12.1%

Reform8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Olaf Hauk Elected	Lib Dem	1,272
John William Grimwood Elected	Lib Dem	1,148
Edward Ekin Gokmen	Green	854
Chloe Eva Mosonyi	Green	772
Carlos Toranzos	Labour	477
Henry Shailer	Labour	444
Steven Michael George	Conservative	397
Guy Greenway	Reform	293
John Michael Ionides	Conservative	283
Samuel Lloyd	Reform	275

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 August 2022

Lib Dem49.8%

Labour23.1%

Green14.6%

Conservative12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Levien Elected	Lib Dem	1,017	49.8%
Rahima Ahammed	Labour	472	23.1%
Ceri Galloway	Green	298	14.6%
Shapour Meftah	Conservative	256	12.5%

West Chesterton

Jamie Dalzell Lib DemRachel Wade LabourRichard Swift Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour31.0%

Lib Dem28.9%

Green26.7%

Reform5.8%

Conservative4.2%

Independent3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Swift Elected	Labour	1,080	31.0%
Guy Mills	Lib Dem	1,006	28.9%
Hannah Charlotte Copley	Green	930	26.7%
Geoff Leach	Reform	202	5.8%
Mike Harford	Conservative	147	4.2%
Nick Picton	Independent	121	3.5%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem38.5%

Labour33.0%

Green17.1%

Reform6.3%

Conservative5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jamie Leon Dalzell Elected	Lib Dem	1,204	38.5%
Rosy Greenlees	Labour	1,030	33.0%
Hannah Charlotte Copley	Green	533	17.1%
Tommy Brace	Reform	197	6.3%
Mike Harford	Conservative	160	5.1%

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

14 of 42 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Labour 6 Lib Dem 4 Green 2 Independent 1 Conservative 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Abbey	Elliot Tong Independent
Arbury	Mike Todd-Jones Labour
Castle	Cheney Payne Lib Dem
Cherry Hinton	Robert Dryden Labour
Coleridge	Tim Griffin Labour
East Chesterton	Bob Illingworth Lib Dem
King's Hedges	Delowar Hossain Conservative
Market	Anthony Martinelli Lib Dem
Newnham	Jean Glasberg Green
Petersfield	Katie Thornburrow Labour
Queen Edith's	Karen Young Lib Dem
Romsey	Beth Gardiner-Smith Labour
Trumpington	Ingrid Flaubert Green
West Chesterton	Rachel Wade Labour

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 5 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 May 2025	East Chesterton	Lib Dem gain from Labour	33.1%
1 May 2025	West Chesterton	Lib Dem gain from Labour	38.5%
12 September 2024	Romsey	Labour gain from Independent	42.8%
1 December 2023	Queen Ediths	Lib Dem gain from Independent
4 July 2023	Kings Hedges	Conservative gain from Labour	34.9%
18 August 2022	Trumpington	Lib Dem hold	49.8%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Cambridge	85%	Labour	Labour 42%
South Cambridgeshire	15%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 42%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Cambridge

145,672 residents in 52,459 households

Voted Leave in 2016

26% 26 below GB

Degree or higher

56% 22 above GB

No qualifications

10% 8 below GB

Own their home

44% 17 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

23% 6 above GB

Rent privately

31% 11 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

49% 18 above GB

Aged 65 and over

13% 9 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.