Conservatives returned to power
The Conservatives have been returned as East Cambridgeshire District Council’s ruling party with a majority of 11.
Following the count the District Council is now made up of 25 Conservative, 10 Liberal Democrat and 4 Independent Councillors.
The count began at 10pm, just as the first ballot boxes arrived the count then went through the night with last result declared after a close recount at Soham South at 7.05am.
Before the election the Council was made up of 24 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat and 2 Independent Councillors.
John Hill, Chief Executive at East Cambridgeshire District Council and Returning Officer on the night, said: “As ever in East Cambridgeshire, it has been an exciting election night with thousands of people going to their polling station and choosing the members of the District Council. While it is sad to say goodbye to members who have lost their seats I am sure we have gained a number of new and enthusiastic Councillors who will work hard for their communities in the future.”
The highest profile councillor who lost their seat in this year’s election was the former Council leader Fred Brown.
The results of the election are outlined below with the elected councillors in bold:
|
Ward |
Candidates |
Number of votes cast |
|
Bottisham |
Steven ARONSON (Lib Dem) Sharon Mary BARNARD (Con) Kevin ELLIS (Con) Steven John O'DELL (Lab) Robert David STEVENS (Lib Dem) |
588 607 626 279 644 |
|
Burwell |
David BROWN (Con) Lavinia Rebecca EDWARDS (Con) Elizabeth Margaret Ann MITCHELL (Lib Dem) Jackie MOAKES (Con) Mike SWIFT (Lab) Hazel WILLIAMS (Lib Dem) Brenda WILSON (Lib Dem) |
1148 991 422
575 376 941 584 |
|
Cheveley |
Rick HUMPHRIES (Lib Dem) Tom KERBY (Con) Jennifer Susan LIDDLE (Lib Dem) Kerry MURPHY (Lab) Sue WILLOWS (Con) |
347 856 256 202 740 |
|
Downham villages |
Anna Marie BAILEY (Con) Joanna Jane Rhoda BURNETT (Lib Dem) Tony GOODGE (Con) Gaynor Victoria GRIFFITHS (Lib Dem) Stephen Charles PAVEY (Lab) Owen WINTERS (Ind) |
811 192 689 181 291 409 |
|
Dullingham |
Jenny Anne BAILEY (Lib Dem) Robin HAY (Lab) Chris Morris (Con) Tim Owen (Ind) |
94 142 282 251 |
|
Ely (East) |
Ruth May BARBER (Lab) Nigel Charles BELL (Lib Dem) Will BURTON (Con) Jane FRANCES (Lab) Richard John HOBBS (Con) Dian Esther WARMAN (Lib Dem) |
306 541 598 258 613 522 |
|
Ely (North) |
Matt BRADNEY (Con) Clemency Tabitha BUTLER (Lab) Joe CRESWICK (Lab) Elaine GRIFFIN-SINGH (Con) Remy George HARGREAVES (Lib Dem) Lindsey Anne HARRIS (Lib Dem) Clive Burton JEFFRIES (Lab) Rupert William George MOSS-ECCARDT (Lib Dem) Mike ROUSE (Con) |
658 550 545 795 740 796 514 643
798 |
|
Ely (South) |
Andrew William ALLEN (Green) Brenda Mary BIAMONTI (Lab) Jeremy Nicol FRIEND-SMITH (Lib Dem) Tom HUNT (Con) Matthew Robert Halward KILLEYA (Lab) David OWEN (Lib Dem) Bill PICKESS (Con) |
178 210 567 633 192 487 546 |
|
Ely (West) |
Susan Victoria AUSTEN (Lib Dem) Paul ENGLAND (Lab) Sarah FRASER (Lab) Shelia Edwina FRIEND-SMITH (Lib Dem) Mark William HAYNES (Con) Roy James WOOD (Con) |
873 232 256 949 614 498 |
|
Fordham |
Michael ALLAN (Con) David Russell GRIFFITHS(Lib Dem) Charles James RICHMOND(Lib Dem) Joshua SCHUMANN (Con) |
664 327 439 535 |
|
Haddenham |
Ian Edward Allen (Lib Dem) Kathleen Veronica Teresa BRADNEY (Con) Neil William HITCHIN (Con) Chris HORNE (Lab) Gareth Laurence Philip WILSON (Lib Dem) Pauline Angela WILSON (Lib Dem) Barry WOODBINE (Con) |
887 718 685 369 930 864 759 |
|
Isleham |
Derrick BECKETT (Ind) Paul BLOOMFIELD (Lab) |
601 125 |
|
Littleport (East) |
David AMBROSE SMITH (Con) Fred BROWN (Con) Ruth PALMER (Lib Dem) Andy WRIGHT (Ind) |
577 559 393 651 |
|
Littleport (West) |
Christine Mary AMBROSE SMITH (Con) Vince CAMPBELL (Con) Paul Michael COX (Ind) Susie FENTIMAN (Lib Dem) Neil MORRISON (Lib Dem) |
305 221 152 225 317 |
|
Soham (North) |
Tony CORNELL (Con) Jason MASTERS (Lib Dem) James Phillip PALMER (Con) Shannon Felicity REVEL (Lab) Charles WARNER (Lib Dem) |
613 252 719 182 247 |
|
Soham (South) |
Mary ALLAN (Con) Colin William FORDHAM (Ind) John Harold HUMPHREYS (Con) Nicola MASTERS (Lib Dem) John PALMER (Ind) Tony PARRAMINT (Con) Lesley PHILLIPS (Lib Dem) Liz SWIFT (Lab) |
547 598 578 397 590 745 300 335 |
|
Stretham |
Johanna Veronica CRIGHTON (Lib Dem) Richard GLASSPOOL (Lab) Bill HUNT (Con) Alan Charles MITTINS (Lib Dem) Charles George John ROBERTS (Con) |
274 210 917 211 781 |
|
Sutton |
Anthea Mary MAYBURY (Lib Dem) Peter Christopher MOAKES (Con) Dil OWEN (Lab) Philip Anderson Edmund READ (Con) Lorna Helen SPENCELEY (Lib Dem) |
165 554 379 593 305 |
|
Swaffham |
Allen Wesley ALDERSON (Con) Charlotte Kathryn Bourne CANE (Lib Dem) |
460 352 |
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