East Cambridgeshire Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 28 seats in 14 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives have a majority on East Cambridgeshire Council. The council has 28 councillors in 14 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 15, Lib Dem 12, Other 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

Conservative (Majority)

28 seats - 15 for a majority

Conservative 15Lib Dem 12Other 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +1 Lib Dem −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (28 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative38.3%15

Lib Dem38.0%13

Labour16.2%0

Other5.2%0

Green2.2%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 28 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 15

majority of 2; 15 needed

Closest result

Soham North

Conservative won the last seat by 16 votes over Independent, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Stretham

Lib Dem hold, 1 May 2025 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

51%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib Dem

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
Bottisham John Trapp, Charlotte Cane	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 46.0% lead 13.7 pts
Burwell David Brown, Lavinia Edwards	4 May 2023 Conservative 48.1% lead 20.9 pts
Downham Villages Anna Bailey	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.4% lead 25.4 pts
Ely East Mary Wade, Kathrin Holtzmann	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.2% lead 14.8 pts
Ely North Chika Akinwale, Alison Whelan	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 58.0% lead 29.5 pts
Ely West Christine Whelan, Christine Colbert, Ross Trent	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 37.3% lead 14.8 pts
Fordham & Isleham Julia Huffer, Kelli Pettitt	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.6% lead 30.5 pts
Haddenham Gareth Wilson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 47.6% lead 6.2 pts
Littleport David Miller, Christine Ambrose Smith, Martin Goodearl	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.0% lead 16.2 pts
Soham North Keith Horgan, Mark Goldsack	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.2% lead 13.4 pts
Soham South Ian Bovingdon, Lucius Vellacott	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.5% lead 20.1 pts
Stretham Bill Hunt, Lee Denney	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 36.9% lead 1.5 pts
Sutton Lorna Dupré, Mark Inskip	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 68.8% lead 44.5 pts
Woodditton Alan Sharp, James Lay	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.3% lead 30.4 pts

Bottisham

Charlotte Cane Lib DemJohn Trapp Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.0%

Conservative32.3%

Labour13.5%

Green8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Charlotte Cane Elected	Lib Dem	888
John Joseph Trapp Elected	Lib Dem	831
Ruth Betson	Conservative	625
Toby Alexander Huffer	Conservative	562
Steven O'Dell	Labour	260
Mike Swift	Labour	196
Mark Slade	Green	159

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Burwell

David Brown ConservativeLavinia Edwards Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative48.1%

Lib Dem27.2%

Labour24.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Brown Elected	Conservative	827
Lavinia Edwards Elected	Conservative	817
Catherine Mary Wrench	Lib Dem	468
Liz Swift	Labour	424
James Martin Forsyth	Lib Dem	411
Geraldine Tate	Labour	379

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Downham Villages

Anna Bailey Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative57.4%

Lib Dem32.0%

Labour10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anna Bailey Elected	Conservative	598	57.4%
Martha Zantides	Lib Dem	333	32.0%
Lois Appleyard	Labour	110	10.6%

Ely East

Kathrin Holtzmann Lib DemMary Wade Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem50.2%

Conservative35.4%

Labour14.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary Helen Wade Elected	Lib Dem	942
Kathrin Julia Holtzmann Elected	Lib Dem	855
Rachel Jane Butler	Conservative	665
Sana Sheikh	Conservative	510
Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill	Labour	270
Daniel Rudderham	Labour	261

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ely North

Alison Whelan Lib DemChika Akinwale Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem58.0%

Conservative28.5%

Labour13.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alison Whelan Elected	Lib Dem	883
Chika Akinwale Elected	Lib Dem	841
Richard Hobbs	Conservative	434
Tom Boucher	Conservative	430
Clem Butler	Labour	205
Frank Danes	Labour	176

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ely West

Christine Colbert Lib DemChristine Whelan Lib DemRoss Trent Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem37.3%

Labour22.5%

Conservative22.1%

Green10.6%

Independent7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Christine Whelan Elected	Lib Dem	1,405
Christine Colbert Elected	Lib Dem	1,324
Robert Pitt Elected	Lib Dem	1,272
Rebecca Denness	Labour	848
David Ambrose Smith	Conservative	831
Roderick Mair	Conservative	809
Lawrence Whitworth	Conservative	747
Mark Hucker	Labour	718
Adam Joshua Wilson	Labour	599
Pip Jamie Gardner	Green	401
Sue Austen	Independent	282

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 April 2024

Lib Dem47.9%

Conservative32.4%

Labour19.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ross David Trent Elected	Lib Dem	1,125	47.9%
David Ambrose Smith	Conservative	760	32.4%
Adam Joshua Wilson	Labour	464	19.8%

Fordham & Isleham

Julia Huffer ConservativeKelli Pettitt Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative56.6%

Lib Dem26.1%

Labour17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julia Huffer Elected	Conservative	858
Kelli Louise Pettitt Elected	Conservative	764
Connor Docwra	Lib Dem	396
Rupert Moss-Eccardt	Lib Dem	302
Simon Cull	Labour	262
Mark Pithers	Labour	222

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Haddenham

Gareth Wilson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem47.6%

Conservative41.4%

Labour11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gareth Laurence Philip Wilson Elected	Lib Dem	496	47.6%
Steve Cheetham	Conservative	431	41.4%
Lydia Marion Hill	Labour	114	11.0%

Littleport

Christine Ambrose Smith ConservativeDavid Miller ConservativeMartin Goodearl Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative49.0%

Labour32.8%

Lib Dem18.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Christine Ambrose Smith Elected	Conservative	781
Martin Goodearl Elected	Conservative	729
David Joseph Miller Elected	Conservative	652
Adam Cooley	Labour	523
Chris Dorrington	Labour	507
Hilary Noculak	Labour	489
Janet Elizabeth Porter	Lib Dem	289
Rachel Winters	Lib Dem	283
Stephen Anthony Newton	Lib Dem	274

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Soham North

Keith Horgan ConservativeMark Goldsack Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative39.2%

Independent25.8%

Lib Dem25.2%

Labour9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Goldsack Elected	Conservative	601
Keith Horgan Elected	Conservative	412
Josh Schumann	Independent	396
Alec Lionel Jones	Lib Dem	387
Sarah Marsh	Lib Dem	363
Kim Brady	Labour	150
Chris Horne	Labour	130

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Soham South

Ian Bovingdon ConservativeLucius Vellacott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative49.5%

Lib Dem29.4%

Labour21.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Bovingdon Elected	Conservative	591
Lucius Nico Vellacott Elected	Conservative	517
Elizabeth Blaney	Lib Dem	351
Kieran Conner Park	Lib Dem	296
Jane Harris	Labour	252
Louis Needs	Labour	205

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stretham

Bill Hunt ConservativeLee Denney Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem36.9%

Conservative35.4%

Independent18.8%

Labour8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline Shepherd Elected	Lib Dem	1,063
Bill Hunt Elected	Conservative	1,019
Pauline Angela Wilson	Lib Dem	909
William James Frank Thurston	Conservative	821
Doug Stuart	Independent	542
Molly Butler	Labour	253
Sarah Perkins	Labour	208

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem36.8%

Conservative29.4%

Reform23.6%

Green5.9%

Labour4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lee Denney Elected	Lib Dem	820	36.8%
William Ralph Furness	Conservative	655	29.4%
Ryan Coogan	Reform	526	23.6%
David Woricker	Green	131	5.9%
Mark Hucker	Labour	95	4.3%

Sutton

Lorna Dupré Lib DemMark Inskip Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem68.8%

Conservative24.3%

Labour6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lorna Helen Dupre Elected	Lib Dem	1,233
Mark Inskip Elected	Lib Dem	1,003
Sarah Jane Bradley	Conservative	435
Jack Allum	Labour	123
Dominic Myers	Labour	97

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Woodditton

Alan Sharp ConservativeJames Lay Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative54.3%

Lib Dem23.9%

Labour16.7%

UKIP5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Gordon Sharp Elected	Conservative	918
James Lay Elected	Conservative	842
Helen Claire Barker	Lib Dem	404
Lindsey Anne Moss-Eccardt	Lib Dem	329
Sarah Fraser	Labour	283
Jacqueline Lacey-Eresh	Labour	225
Richard Fullerton	UKIP	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Stretham	Lee Denney	Lib Dem 2025	Conservative
Woodditton	James Lay	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 May 2025	Stretham	Lib Dem hold	36.8%
23 April 2024	Ely West	Lib Dem hold	47.9%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Ely and East Cambridgeshire	100%	Lib Dem	Conservative 27%

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 East Cambridgeshire

87,758 residents in 37,201 households

Voted Leave in 2016

51% 1 below GB

Degree or higher

35% 1 above GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

68% 7 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

25% 6 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above 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.