2018 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2018 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ward results

Alconbury

Alconbury 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jim White	651	61.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Young	213	20.0
	Green	Tom MacLennan	100	9.4
	Labour	David Brown	99	9.3
Majority			438	41.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brampton

Brampton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Jordan	987	51.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Morris	975	50.8
	Conservative	Jane King	665	34.6
	Conservative	Bill Sinclair	582	30.3
	Labour	Rob Gardiner	227	11.8
Majority			310	16.2
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Buckden

Buckden 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hamish Masson	517	51.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Emeleus	481	48.2
Majority			36	3.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fenstanton

Fenstanton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Mead	608	60.8
	Labour	Rob Leach	206	20.6
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Saunderson	186	18.6
Majority			402	40.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots

Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Conboy	1,396	60.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Underwood	1,150	49.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Grice	1,030	44.6
	Conservative	Sarah Smith	911	39.5
	Conservative	Keith Stukins	654	28.3
	Conservative	Tom Young	627	27.2
	Labour	Samuel Sweek	383	16.6
Majority			119	5.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Paxton

Great Paxton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard West	699	69.6
	Labour	Matthew Machin	155	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Werb	150	14.9
Majority			544	54.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Staughton

Great Staughton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Darren Tysoe	741	62.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Farnden	440	37.3
Majority			301	25.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hemingford Grey and Houghton

Hemingford Grey and Houghton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Doug Dew	1,011	62.8
	Conservative	David Keane	902	56.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Priestman	382	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Clark	342	21.3
	Labour	Kim Loader	265	16.5
Majority			520	32.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Holywell-cum-Needingworth

Holywell-cum-Needingworth 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jon Neish	1,066	52.9
	Conservative	Lewis Besley	1,008	50.0
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Reay	522	25.9
	Labour	Richard Allen	398	19.8
	Labour	Marie Baker	356	17.7
	UKIP	Jean Harlow	202	10.0
	UKIP	Jules Grange	138	6.8
Majority			486	24.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Huntingdon East

Huntingdon East 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Humphrey	896	48.5
	Liberal Democrats	Trish Shrapnel	749	40.6
	Conservative	Jay Dyne	744	40.3
	Conservative	Tom Varghese	626	33.9
	Labour	Marion Kadewere	264	14.3
	Labour	Emily Jolley	256	13.9
Majority			5	0.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Huntingdon North

Huntingdon North 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick Kadewere	1,011	47.4
	Labour	Sam Wakeford	923	43.3
	Labour	Anita Diaz	843	39.5
	Conservative	Peter Brown	723	33.9
	Conservative	Alan MacKender-Lawrence	665	31.2
	Conservative	Richard Valatka	574	26.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lakkana Yalagala	354	16.6
	UKIP	Peter Ashcroft	251	11.8
	UKIP	Derek Norman	221	10.4
	UKIP	Shirley Reeve	174	8.2
Majority			120	5.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kimbolton

Kimbolton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jonathan Gray	953	86.2
	Labour	Ann Beevor	153	13.8
Majority			800	72.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ramsey

Ramsey 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Steve Corney	1,417	51.0
	Conservative	John Palmer	1,367	49.2
	Conservative	Jeff Clarke	1,355	48.8
	UKIP	Peter Reeve	1,005	36.2
	UKIP	Colin Stevens	543	19.6
	UKIP	Michael Mean	529	19.0
	Labour	Kevin Minnette	382	13.8
	Labour	Iain Ramsbottom	322	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Breen	320	11.5
	Labour	Kevin Goddard	297	10.7
Majority			350	12.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sawtry

Sawtry 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Bywater	969	65.3
	Independent	Dick Tuplin	707	47.7
	Independent	Delia Riddle	216	14.6
	Labour	Michael Burn	162	10.9
	Labour	John Palmer	143	9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Elke Smith	131	8.8
Majority			491	33.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Somersham

Somersham 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Steve Criswell	558	58.6
	Labour	Alan Hunter	176	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Hulme	148	15.5
	UKIP	Dianna Skeggs	70	7.4
Majority			382	40.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Ives East

St Ives East 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Bellamy	766	53.1
	Conservative	Jason Ablewhite	758	52.5
	Labour	Sam Feeney	492	34.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Jebson	414	28.7
Majority			266	18.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Ives South

St Ives South 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Davies	1,041	48.7
	Conservative	Angie Dickinson	946	44.3
	Labour	Paula Dean	761	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Wells	535	25.0
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Lynn	369	17.3
Majority			185	8.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Ives West

St Ives West 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ryan Fuller	461	58.0
	Labour	Mick White	199	25.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Jordan	135	17.0
Majority			362	33.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Neots East

St Neots East 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nik Johnson	345	50.4
	Conservative	David Wells	273	39.9
	Liberal Democrats	James Catmur	235	34.3
	Conservative	Ian Gardener	193	28.2
	Labour	Nigel Pauley	186	27.2
Majority			72	5.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Neots Eaton

St Neots Eaton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Putting St Neots Residents First	Derek Giles	1,552	58.0
	Putting St Neots Residents First	Sandie Giles	1,449	54.1
	Putting St Neots Residents First	Colin Maslen	1,291	48.2
	Conservative	Charles Bober	841	31.4
	Conservative	Andy Jennings	746	27.9
	Conservative	James Corley	662	24.7
	Labour	Celia Emery	367	13.7
	Labour	David Cole	328	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Thompson	224	8.4
Majority			450	16.8
	Putting St Neots Residents First win (new seat)
	Putting St Neots Residents First win (new seat)
	Putting St Neots Residents First win (new seat)

St Neots Eynesbury

St Neots Eynesbury 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Putting St Neots Residents First	Justin Cooper-Marsh	963	44.9
	Putting St Neots Residents First	Doug Terry	854	39.8
	Putting St Neots Residents First	Barry Banks	765	35.7
	Conservative	Adrian Usher	700	32.6
	Conservative	Rob Moores	667	31.1
	Conservative	Karl Wainwright	665	31.0
	Labour	Anthony McNeill	462	21.5
	Labour	Dan Ridge	399	18.6
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Piper	291	13.6
Majority			65	3.1
	Putting St Neots Residents First win (new seat)
	Putting St Neots Residents First win (new seat)
	Putting St Neots Residents First win (new seat)

St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton

St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Barry Chapman	1,454	56.0
	Conservative	Philip Gaskin	956	36.8
	Conservative	Keith Prentice	875	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	Carol McMahon	681	26.2
	Conservative	Laurence Swain	642	24.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Bartrick	586	22.6
	Labour	Saul Jeavons	507	19.5
	Labour	Colin Gunter	459	17.7
Majority			491	33.1
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley

Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tim Alban	1,347	72.7
	Conservative	Marge Beuttel	1,146	61.9
	Labour	Jonathan Orchard	342	18.5
	Labour	Thelma Lomax	302	16.3
	UKIP	Roger Henson	189	10.2
	UKIP	Maureen Henson	136	7.3
Majority			804	43.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

The Stukeleys

The Stukeleys 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Tom Sanderson	675	60.4
	Independent	Sally Smith	505	45.2
	Independent	Shaun Burton	428	38.3
	Conservative	Martin Stephenson	356	31.9
	Conservative	Laurence Swain	353	31.6
	Conservative	Daryl Brown	317	28.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ethan Stone	147	13.2
	Labour	Jane Hudson	138	12.4
	UKIP	Paul Bullen	68	6.1
Majority			72	6.4
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Warboys

Warboys 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Graham Bull	1,031	61.6
	Conservative	Jill Tavener	1,020	60.9
	Labour	Angela Richards	329	19.7
	Labour	David King	307	18.3
	UKIP	Robert Brown	233	13.9
	UKIP	Sharna Peck	141	8.4
Majority			804	41.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Yaxley

Yaxley 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Butler	1,310	61.0
	Conservative	Kevin Gulson	1,194	55.6
	Conservative	Mac McGuire	926	43.1
	Labour	Graeme Watkins	513	23.9
	Labour	Margaret Cochrane	511	23.8
	Labour	Roger Whiting	388	18.1
	Independent	Chelsea Meachen	384	17.9
	UKIP	Paul Richardson	358	16.7
Majority			413	19.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots by-election

A by-election took place in Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots on 1 August 2019 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor David Underwood.^[2] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Sarah Wilson.

Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots by-election 1 August 2019^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Wilson	929	47.9	−1.9
	Conservative	Paula Jane Sparling	666	34.4	−5.1
	Independent	Nigel Pauley	333	17.2	New
Majority			263	13.5

Alconbury by-election

A by-election took place in Alconbury on 12 December 2019 alongside the 2019 general election, following the resignation of Councillor Jim White.^[4] The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Ian Gardener.

Alconbury by-election 12 December 2019^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Derek Gardener	1,255	56.2	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alastair Angus Henderson-Begg	365	16.3	−3.7
	Labour	Nicholas Henry Sherratt	269	12.0	+2.7
	Independent	Thomas Adrian John MacLennan	235	10.5	New
	Independent	Paul Bullen	89	3.9	New
Majority			860	39.9

St Ives East by-election

A by-election took place in the St Ives East ward on 13 February 2020, after the resignation of Conservative Party Councillor and Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jason Ablewhite following his referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.^[6] The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Adam Roberts.

St Ives East by-election 13 February 2020^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Roberts	558	46.5	−6.0
	Independent	Philip Martin Pope	429	35.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Macrae Saunderson	109	9.0	−19.7
	Labour	Barry John O'Sullivan	103	8.5	−26.5
Majority			129	10.8

Huntingdon North by-election

A by-election took place in the Huntingdon North ward on 6 May 2021 alongside the 2021 local elections. The seat was held for the Labour Party by Marion Kadewere.

Huntingdon North by-election 6 May 2021^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Kadewere	902	38.5	−1.0
	Conservative	Joanna Ewa Maria Bac	799	34.1	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Frederick Shellens	498	21.3	+4.7
	UKIP	Peter Henry Ashcroft	142	6.1	−5.7
Majority			103	4.4	−1.2

St Ives South by-election

A by-election took place in the St Ives South ward on 6 May 2021 alongside the 2021 local elections, following the passing of Councillor John Davies.^[9] The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Rianna D'Souza.

St Ives South by-election 6 May 2021^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rianna D'Souza	970	43.0	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Charles Wells	599	26.6	+1.6
	Labour	Catherine McIntyre Gleadow	441	19.5	−16.1
	Green	John Robert George Parkin	246	10.9	New
Majority			371	16.4	+7.7

St Ives East by-election

A by-election took place in the St Ives East ward on 6 May 2021 alongside the 2021 local elections, following the resignation of Councillor Richard Bellamy.^[11] The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Craig Smith.

St Ives East by-election 6 May 2021^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Craig Smith	824	54.9	+1.8
	Labour	Angela Louise Richards	374	24.9	−9.2
	Green	Ann Barnes	302	20.1	New
Majority			450	30.0	+11.6

Warboys by-election

A by-election took place in the Warboys ward on 6 May 2021 alongside the 2021 local elections, following the passing of Councillor Jill Tavener.^[13] The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Michael Haines.

Warboys by-election 6 May 2021^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael William Haines	1,235	62.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Kewley	382	19.4	New
	Labour	Paul Joseph Williams	352	17.9	−43.0
Majority			853	43.3	−0.1

St Neots East by-election

A by-election took place in the St Neots East ward on 8 July 2021, following the election of Dr Nik Johnson as Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.^[15] The seat was won by Independent candidate Benjamin Pitt.

St Neots East by-election 8 July 2021^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Michael Pitt	249	42.5	*New*
	Green	Lara Davenport-Ray	196	33.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Michael Seeff	68	11.6	−22.7
	Conservative	Samuel D Collins	47	8.0	−20.2
	Labour	Helen Mary Stroud	26	4.4	−46.0
Majority			53	9.1

Huntingdon East by-election

Huntingdon East: 4 November 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shellens	813	55.3	+8.3
	Conservative	Jonas King	656	44.7	+5.6
Majority			157	10.6
Turnout			1,476	27.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4

References

^ "Upcoming Elections and Results". Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ Ridley, Katie (3 July 2019). "By-election triggered after councillor resigns his seat". Hunts Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Ian Gardener holds Alconbury". Huntingdon Conservatives. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ Lynne, Freddie (22 November 2019). "Jason Ablewhite resigns as district councillor after investigation launched". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Butler, Clare (19 March 2021). "Tributes to 'kind, gentle' councillor following his death". Hunts Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Notice of Vacancy" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Mayor". Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[1] "Upcoming Elections and Results". Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[2] Ridley, Katie (3 July 2019). "By-election triggered after councillor resigns his seat". Hunts Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[declaration-3] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[4] "Ian Gardener holds Alconbury". Huntingdon Conservatives. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[declarationAlconbury-5] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[6] Lynne, Freddie (22 November 2019). "Jason Ablewhite resigns as district councillor after investigation launched". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[declarationStIvesEast-7] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[declarationHuntingdon_North-8] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[9] Butler, Clare (19 March 2021). "Tributes to 'kind, gentle' councillor following his death". Hunts Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[declarationStIvesSouth-10] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[11] "Notice of Vacancy" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[12] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[13] "Notice of Vacancy" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[declarationWarboys-14] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[15] "Mayor". Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[declarationStNeotsEast-16] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingonshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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