Elections for Cambridge City Council (in Cambridge, England) 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 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum and a Cambridgeshire County Council by-election for Arbury ward.
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2011 Cambridge City Council election |
Result summary
edit2011 Cambridge City Council election[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 4 | 40.0 | 19 | 25 | 59.5 | 9,844 | 25.4 | -10.0 | |
Labour | 9 | 4 | 60.0 | 5 | 14 | 33.3 | 13,762 | 35.5 | +12.1 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 6,045 | 15.6 | -0.9 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 138 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,326 | 21.5 | -1.7 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 455 | 1.2 | +0.1 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 193 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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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 | 16 | 8 |
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, albeit with a reduced majority.
Ward results
editNote: 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.[3]
Abbey ward
editCouncillor Caroline Hart was defending her Abbey seat for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Caroline Hart | 1,057 | 41.8 | +19.0 | |
Green | Brett Hughes | 796 | 31.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Craig Thomas | 414 | 16.4 | −4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 260 | 10.3 | −16.9 | |
Majority | 261 | 10.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 22 | ||||
Turnout | 2,527 | 37.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.6 |
Arbury ward
editCouncillor Alan Levy was defending his Arbury seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carina O'Reilly | 1,310 | 40.5 | +13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Levy | 1,015 | 31.4 | −7.5 | |
Conservative | Ali Meftah | 448 | 13.8 | −5.5 | |
Green | Stephen Lawrence | 377 | 11.6 | −3.2 | |
UKIP | Albert Watts | 87 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 295 | 9.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 35 | ||||
Turnout | 3,237 | 47.8 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.5 |
Councillor Tania Zmura retired her seat. Philip Tucker was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Philip Tucker | 973 | 33.6 | −11.1 | |
Labour | Ashley Walsh | 728 | 25.2 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Philip Salway | 620 | 21.4 | −0.4 | |
Green | Jack Toye | 572 | 19.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 254 | 8.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 67 | ||||
Turnout | 2,893 | 43.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -10.5 |
Cherry Hinton ward
editDue 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Ashton | 1,525 | 51.5 | +13.1 | |
Labour | Russ McPherson | 1,464 | 49.4 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Anthony Turnham | 880 | 29.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Timothy Haire | 865 | 29.2 | −0.2 | |
Green | Jane Esgate | 304 | 10.3 | +2.5 | |
Green | Neil Ford | 267 | 9.0 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Edkins | 246 | 8.3 | −16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Ryan | 205 | 6.9 | −17.5 | |
Majority | 584 | 19.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 5,756 | 45.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Coleridge ward
editCouncillor Jeremy Benstead was defending his Coleridge seat for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jeremy Benstead | 1,346 | 46.9 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Andrew Bower | 869 | 30.3 | +1.9 | |
Green | Valerie Hopkins | 368 | 12.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Yates | 285 | 9.9 | −15.6 | |
Majority | 477 | 16.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 27 | ||||
Turnout | 2,868 | 45.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.4 |
East Chesterton ward
editCouncillor Clare Blair was defending her East Chesterton seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gerri Bird | 1,133 | 38.4 | +18.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clare Blair | 912 | 30.9 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Kevin Francis | 488 | 16.5 | −5.7 | |
Green | Peter Pope | 312 | 10.7 | −4.4 | |
UKIP | Peter Burkinshaw | 106 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 221 | 7.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 32 | ||||
Turnout | 2,951 | 44.7 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.9 |
King's Hedges ward
editCouncillor Mike Pitt was defending his King's Hedges seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Price | 905 | 40.0 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Pitt | 729 | 32.3 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | Annette Karimi | 390 | 17.3 | −6.6 | |
Independent | Ian Tyes | 138 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
TUSC | Martin Booth | 99 | 4.4 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 175 | 7.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 2,261 | 36.9 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +7.5 |
Market ward
editCouncillor Michael Dixon retired his seat. Andrea Reiner was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Andrea Reiner | 754 | 28.0 | −15.0 | |
Labour | Oliver Holbrook | 665 | 24.7 | +10.2 | |
Green | Alexandra Collis | 651 | 24.2 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Waller | 620 | 23.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 89 | 3.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 59 | ||||
Turnout | 2,690 | 41.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -12.6 |
Councillor Julie Smith was defending her Newnham seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julie Smith | 990 | 35.2 | −9.7 | |
Labour | Richard Johnson | 756 | 26.9 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Joanna Anscombe-Bell | 621 | 22.1 | −1.9 | |
Green | James Youd | 443 | 15.8 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 234 | 8.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 52 | ||||
Turnout | 2,810 | 43.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -10.5 |
Petersfield ward
editCouncillor Lucy Walker retired her Petersfield seat. Kevin Blencowe was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Blencowe | 1,353 | 48.9 | +21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Zoe O'Connell | 594 | 21.5 | −11.9 | |
Green | Shayne Mitchell | 481 | 17.4 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 340 | 12.3 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 759 | 27.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 2,768 | 49.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +16.6 |
Queen Edith's ward
editCouncillor Viki Sanders retired her Queen Edith's seat. George Pippas was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | George Pippas | 1,318 | 41.1 | −7.9 | |
Conservative | Vince Marino | 830 | 25.9 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Sue Birtles | 642 | 20.0 | +7.6 | |
Green | Brian Westcott | 416 | 13.0 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 488 | 15.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 24 | ||||
Turnout | 3,206 | 49.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Councillor Raj Shah was defending his Romsey seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Zoe Moghadas | 996 | 33.3 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Raj Shah | 870 | 29.1 | −9.0 | |
Green | Jamie Gibson | 411 | 13.7 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | Sam Barker | 360 | 12.0 | −2.1 | |
TUSC | Tom Woodcock | 356 | 11.9 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 126 | 4.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
Turnout | 2,993 | 46.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.2 |
Trumpington ward
editCouncillor Andy Blackhurst was defending his Trumpington seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Andy Blackhurst | 991 | 36.1 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | John Ionides | 869 | 31.7 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Kenny Latunde-Dada | 481 | 17.5 | +3.3 | |
Green | Ceri Galloway | 401 | 14.6 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 122 | 4.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 24 | ||||
Turnout | 2,742 | 40.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.8 |
West Chesterton ward
editCouncillor Damien Tunnacliffe was defending his West Chesterton seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Damien Tunnacliffe | 1,225 | 38.5 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Mike Sargeant | 866 | 27.2 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Yeatman | 577 | 18.1 | +2.0 | |
Green | Stephen Lintott | 513 | 16.1 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 359 | 11.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 27 | ||||
Turnout | 3,181 | 52.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Cambridgeshire County Council by-election for Arbury division
editArbury division
editFollowing the retirement of County Councillor Rupert Moss-Eccardt, the Cambridgeshire County Council seat for Arbury was vacant. Amy Ellis was aiming to retain the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Sales | 1,214 | 37.5 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amy Ellis | 1,078 | 33.7 | −8.3 | |
Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 496 | 15.5 | −0.3 | |
Green | Martin Bonner | 411 | 12.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 136 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 35 | ||||
Turnout | 3,199 | 47.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.6 |
Alternative Vote referendum result for Cambridge
editCambridge was one of the few areas of the country that voted "yes" for the Alternative Vote in the referendum held on 5 May 2011. The result was as follows:
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 21,253 | 54.32 |
No | 18,871 | 45.85 |
Valid votes | 39,124 | 99.4 |
Invalid or blank votes | 236 | 0.6 |
Total votes | 39,361 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 81,273 | 48.43 |
Source: [1] |
References
edit- ^ "Election results by wards, 5th May 2011". Cambridge City Council website. Cambridge City Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge Local Elections Party Totals". Cambridge City Election Results. Colin Rosenstiel, Keith Edkins. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge City Election Results". Cambridge City Election Results. Colin Rosenstiel & Keith Edkins. Retrieved 13 May 2011.