2010 Cambridge City Council election

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Elections to Cambridge City Council were held on 6 May 2010 as part of the wider local elections across England. [1]

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2010 Cambridge City Council election
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  2008 6 May 2010 2012  

16: one-third of 42
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
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Party Independent Green
Seats won00
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Winner of each seat at the 2010 Cambridge City Council election

Results summary

2010 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 13Increase2.svg 176.5162969.025,59937.9+5.1
  Labour 3Decrease2.svg 217.66921.415,23722.5-3.2
  Green 1Increase2.svg 15.9124.811,01116.3+4.9
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0112.414,84922.0-3.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.400.0-2.9
  Cambridge Socialists 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06400.9N/A
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02400.4-0.2


Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Adam Pogonowski 1,104 29.7 -11.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown1,01027.1+20.6
Labour George Owers84822.8-10.1
Conservative Lara Hillman'75820.4+1.2
Majority
Turnout
Green gain from Labour Swing

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ward 1,633 38.9 +5.8
Labour Ian Kidman1,13327.0-8.3
Conservative Ali Meftah81219.3+1.7
Green Stephen Lawrence62014.8+7.8
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Kightley 1,857 44.7 +12.3
Conservative Warren Clegg90621.8+10.1
Green James Kennedy74918.0+11.4
Labour John Buckingham64115.4+5.1
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Newbold 1,610 38.4 -13.6
Conservative Edward Macnaghten1,23129.4-5.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Edkins1,02324.4+17.4
Green Ross Pooley3287.8+1.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lewis Herbert 1,320 32.3 -7.3
Conservative Andrew Bower1,16028.4-11.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Yates1,04025.5+16.3
Green Valerie Hopkins44610.9+2.8
UKIP Albert Watts1182.9+0.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susannah Kerr 1,477
Liberal Democrats Roman Zjanek 1,305
Conservative Kevin Francis984
Labour Gerri Bird859
Conservative Una McCormack806
Labour Dan Cooper776
Green Peter Pope634
Green Matt Ellis581
Cambridge Socialists Anna Gordon137
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

King's Hedges

King's Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Brierley 1,236
Labour Elizabeth Hughes986
Conservative Matthew Adams813
Green Alexandra Collis274
Cambridge Socialists Martin Booth99
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Rosenstiel 1,697 43.0 -1.1
Conservative James Boyd89422.7-0.7
Green Jack Toye78319.9+4.7
Labour Pam Stacey57114.5-2.9
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Smith 1,862 44.9 -5.2
Conservative Stephen Oliver99424.0-0.6
Labour Len Freeman64815.6+4.1
Green James Youd64215.5+1.8
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brown 1,571
Labour Gail Marchant-Daisley 1,237
Liberal Democrats Andrea Reiner1,000
Green Shayne Mitchell923
Labour Kevin Blencowe891
Green Hywel Sedgwick-Jell575
Conservative Joshua Hordern558
Conservative Shapour Meftah472
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Queen's Edith

Queen's Edith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Swanson 2,129 49.0 -0.9
Conservative Vincenzo Marino1,22128.1-4.6
Labour Jonathan Goodacre54112.4+3.1
Green Brian Westcott3347.7+0.4
UKIP Carol Jackson1222.8N/A
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Saunders 1,615 38.0 +0.8
Labour Edward Browne92821.9-3.2
Green Hannah Allum69716.4+7.5
Conservative Jane Slinn60014.1+0.7
Cambridge Socialists Tom Woodcock4049.5-5.9
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Stuare 1,704 43.2 -2.7
Conservative Julie Simpole-Clarke1,23631.3-7.3
Labour Kenny Latunde-Dada55914.2+7.0
Green Ceri Galloway44611.3+3.0
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Max Boyce 1,881
Liberal Democrats Damien Tunnacliffe 1,559
Green Sarah Peake1,201
Labour Paul McHugh853
Labour Mike Seargeant836
Conservative Anette Karimi752
Green Stephen Peake674
Conservative Jahanshah Karimi652
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections

Coleridge

A by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent Conservative councillor Chris Howell.

Coleridge: 4 November 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Owers 900 44.0 +11.7
Conservative Andrew Bower73435.9+7.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Barnes22310.9-14.6
Green Valerie Hopkins1376.7-4.2
UKIP Albert Watts532.6-0.3
Majority1668.1
Turnout 2,047
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg2.1

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References

  1. "BBC NEWS | Election 2010 | Cambridge council". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2024.