2018 Cambridge City Council election

English local government election

For Cambridge, Ontario, see 2018 Waterloo Region municipal elections § Cambridge.

Map of the results of the 2018 Cambridge City Council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2018 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

2018 Cambridge City Council election

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22 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | Liberal Democrats
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Swing  |  |

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Party  | Independent | Green
Seats won  | 0  | 0
Seats after  |  | 0
Seat change  |  |
Swing  |  |

## Results summary

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2018 Cambridge City Council election

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Labour | 10  |  1  | 66.7  | 17  | 27 | 64.3  | 17,086  | 46.4  | +0.5
| Liberal Democrats | 5  |  | 33.3  | 8  | 13 | 31.0  | 11,736  | 31.9  | +4.4
| Green | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1  | 1 | 2.4  | 3,206  | 8.7  | -1.3
| Independent | 0  |  1  | 0.0  | 1  | 1 | 2.4  | 0  | 0.0  | -2.3
| Conservative | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 4,681  | 12.7  | +0.9
| UKIP | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 93  | 0.3  | -2.2
| Libertarian | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 26  | 0.1  | New

## Ward results

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Map showing the wards of Cambridge Council

### Abbey

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Abbey  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nicky Massey  | 1,283  | 57.0  | −4.3
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Shepard  | 466  | 20.7  | +7.5
| Conservative | David Philip Smith  | 263  | 11.7  | +0.7
| Green | Naomi Anne Bennett  | 240  | 10.6  | −3.9
Turnout | 2,252  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Arbury

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Arbury  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Patrick Sheil  | 1,250  | 51.8  | −9.7
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Ward  | 595  | 24.6  | +8.8
| Conservative | Dylan Coll-Reed  | 351  | 14.5  | +2.4
| Green | Stephen Roger Lawrence  | 219  | 9.1  | −1.4
Turnout | 2,415  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Castle

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Castle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Cheney-Anne Payne  | 957  | 40.8  | +21.8
| Labour | Mark Reader  | 932  | 39.8  | +12.3
| Conservative | Othman Bankole Cole  | 245  | 10.5  | +4.2
| Green | Lucas Ruzowitzky  | 184  | 7.8  | −1.5
| Libertarian | Aidan Christopher Ulrich Powlesland  | 26  | 1.1  | New
Turnout |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Cherry Hinton

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Cherry Hinton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Russ McPherson  | 1,282  | 56.8  | −4.0
| Conservative | Eric William Barrett-Payton  | 441  | 19.5  | +3.3
| Liberal Democrats | John Louis Oakes  | 364  | 16.1  | +6.8
| Green | Jenny Richens  | 171  | 7.6  | +1.3
Turnout | 2,258  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Coleridge

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Coleridge  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Lewis Herbert  | 1,303  | 55.9  | −4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Noah Tate  | 410  | 17.6  | +7.6
| Conservative | Donald Fisher Douglas  | 388  | 16.7  | +1.9
| Green | Sarah Louise Nicmanis  | 228  | 9.8  | +1.8
Turnout | 2,329  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### East Chesterton

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East Chesterton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Carla Louise McQueen  | 1,362  | 50.5  | +8.9
| Labour | Baijumon Thittalayil Varkey  | 1,107  | 41.1  | −0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Stewart Dunn  | 830  | 30.8  | −3.4
| Liberal Democrats | Shahida Rahman  | 811  | 30.1  | −4.1
| Green | Gareth Peter Bailey  | 345  | 12.8  | +6.1
| Conservative | Thomas Hedley Fairfax Harwood | 336  | 12.5  | +2.6
| Conservative | Timur Coskun  | 299  | 11.1  | +1.2
| UKIP | Peter Burkinshaw  | 93  | 3.5  | −4.1
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Two seats were up due to the resignation of Margery Abbott (Labour, elected 2016) [1]

### King's Hedges

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King's Hedges  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Martin Smart  | 924  | 51.7  | −2.8
| Liberal Democrats | Daniele Josephine Gibney  | 397  | 22.2  | +8.5
| Conservative | Anette Karimi  | 302  | 16.9  | +5.1
| Green | Angela Ditchfield  | 165  | 9.2  | +0.8
Turnout | 1,788  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Market

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Market  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Anthony William Martinelli  | 866  | 43.5  | +5.0
| Labour | Dan Ratcliffe  | 744  | 37.3  | +1.8
| Green | Jeremy Lloyd Caddick  | 229  | 11.5  | −8.4
| Conservative | Henry James Mitson  | 153  | 7.7  | +1.5
Turnout | 1,992  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Newnham

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Newnham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Rod Cantrill  | 1,139  | 49.7  | +6.5
| Labour | Michael Davey  | 825  | 36.0  | −0.2
| Conservative | Connor Gregory George MacDonald  | 165  | 7.2  | −3.6
| Green | Mark Slade  | 164  | 7.2  | −2.7
Turnout | 2,293  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Petersfield

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Petersfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ann Marie Sinnott  | 1,256  | 58.3  | −3.1
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Brown | 432  | 20.0  | +7.0
| Green | Virgil Au Wenhan Ierubino  | 278  | 12.9  | −2.2
| Conservative | Simon Lee  | 189  | 8.8  | −1.6
Turnout | 2,155  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Queen Edith's

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Queen Edith's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Colin Stephen McGerty  | 1,259  | 44.2  | +1.2
| Labour | Dan Greef  | 827  | 29.0  | ±0.0
| Conservative | Manas Deb  | 543  | 19.1  | −0.6
| Green | Joel Chalfen  | 218  | 7.7  | −0.7
Turnout | 2,847  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Romsey

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Romsey  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dave Baigent  | 1,461  | 59.3  | +9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis  | 563  | 22.9  | −12.9
| Green | Caitlin Ruth Patterson  | 269  | 10.9  | +1.3
| Conservative | Martin Keegan  | 170  | 6.9  | +2.0
Turnout | 2,463  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Trumpington

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Trumpington  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Katie Thornburrow  | 1,302  | 37.7  | +12.0
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Hilken  | 1,298  | 37.6  | −3.7
| Conservative | Philip James Salway  | 561  | 16.2  | −6.4
| Green | Ceri Barbara Galloway  | 293  | 8.5  | −1.9
Turnout | 3,454  |  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### West Chesterton

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West Chesterton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Dalzell  | 1,349  | 44.2  | +6.1
| Labour | Clare Frances King  | 1,228  | 40.2  | −6.5
| Conservative | Michael John Harford  | 275  | 9.0  | +3.0
| Green | Shayne Mary Mitchell  | 203  | 6.6  | +0.1
Turnout | 3,055  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Elections 2018: this is who you can vote for in Cambridge - Cambridgeshire Live".

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