2019 Cambridge City Council election

English local government election

The 2019 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other nationwide local elections.[1]

2019 Cambridge City Council election

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| ← 2018 | 2 May 2019 | 2021 →

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16: one-third of 42 plus 2 by-elections
22 seats needed for a majority
|   | First party  | Second party

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Party  | Labour | Liberal Democrats
Seats before  | 26  | 14
Seats won  | 9  | 7
Seats after  | 26 | 15
Seat change  |  |  1
Popular vote  | 13,936 | 13,131
Percentage  | 37.2 | 35.0
Swing  |  9.2  |  3.1

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | Independent | Green
Seats before  | 1  | 1
Seats won  | 0  | 0
Seats after  | 1 | 0
Seat change  |  |  1
Popular vote  | 907  | 5,746
Percentage  | 2.4  | 15.3
Swing  |  2.4  |  6.6

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Winner of each seat at the 2019 Cambridge City Council election

## Results summary

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2019 Cambridge City Council election

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Labour | 9  |  | 56.3  | 17  | 26 | 61.9  | 13,936  | 37.2  | –9.2
| Liberal Democrats | 7  |  1  | 43.8  | 8  | 15 | 35.7  | 13,131  | 35.0  | +3.1
| Green | 0  |  1  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 5,746  | 15.3  | +6.6
| Conservative | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 3,308  | 8.8  | –3.9
| Independent | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1  | 1 | 0.0  | 838  | 2.2  | New
| UKIP | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 462  | 1.2  | +0.9
| Renew | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0  | 0 | 0.0  | 69  | 0.2  | New

## Results by Ward

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### Abbey

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Abbey  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Haf Morlais Davies  | 1,055  | 50.0  | −7.0
| Green | Naomi Anne Bennett  | 477  | 22.6  | +11.9
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Robert Butt  | 328  | 15.6  | −5.1
| Conservative | David Philip Smith  | 179  | 8.5  | −3.2
| Renew | Boris Boyd  | 69  | 3.3  | New
Turnout | 2,108  | 31.1  | —
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Arbury

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Arbury  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Carina O'Reilly  | 1,097  | 48.9  | −2.9
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Ward  | 554  | 24.7  | +0.1
| Green | Stephen Roger Lawrence  | 351  | 15.7  | +6.6
| Conservative | Harry Clynch  | 240  | 10.7  | −3.8
Turnout | 2,241  | 35.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Castle

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Castle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Greg Chadwick  | 1,186  | 59.9  | +9.1
| Labour | Isabel Lambourne  | 698  | 29.4  | −10.4
| Green | Matthew Evan Green  | 332  | 14.0  | +6.2
| Conservative | Oliver Hammond Riley  | 160  | 6.7  | −3.8
Turnout | 2,376  | 35.8  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Cherry Hinton

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

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| Labour Co-op | Mark Ashton  | 1,062  | 49.4  | −7.4
| Liberal Democrats | Henry David Wright  | 464  | 21.6  | +5.5
| Green | Jenny Helen Richens  | 352  | 16.4  | +8.8
| Conservative | Mohamed Delowar Hossain  | 270  | 12.6  | −6.9
Turnout | 2,148  | 34.1  |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |

### Coleridge

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Coleridge  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Grace Gabriella Hadley  | 1,041  | 46.0  | −9.9
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Harrison  | 422  | 18.7  | +1.1
| Green | Sarah Louise Nicmanis  | 395  | 17.5  | +7.7
| Conservative | Donald Fisher Douglas  | 250  | 11.1  | −5.6
| UKIP | Bill Kaminski  | 153  | 6.8  | New
Turnout | 2,261  | 35.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### East Chesterton

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

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| Labour | Gerri Bird  | 1,097  | 44.1  | −6.4
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Stewart Dunn  | 827  | 33.2  | +2.4
| Green | Gareth Peter Bailey  | 271  | 10.9  | −1.9
| Conservative | Timur Coskun  | 165  | 6.6  | −4.5
| UKIP | Peter Burkinshaw  | 128  | 5.1  | +1.6
Turnout | 2,488  | 38.4  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### King's Hedges

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

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| Labour | Alexandra Lucy Jane Collis  | 851  | 48.4  | −3.3
| Labour | Kevin Andrew Price  | 751  | 42.7  | −9.0
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Jonathan Hallam  | 455  | 25.9  | +3.7
| Liberal Democrats | Ewan Charles Redpath  | 380  | 21.6  | −0.6
| Green | Angela Kalinzi Ditchfield  | 352  | 20.0  | +10.8
| Conservative | Eric William Barrett-Payton  | 190  | 10.8  | −6.1
| UKIP | David Paul Corn  | 181  | 10.3  | New
| Conservative | Benedict Smith  | 164  | 9.3  | −7.6
Turnout | 1769  | 28.6  |
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

### Market

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Market  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Katie Porrer  | 870  | 48.6  | +5.1
| Labour | Steve King  | 478  | 26.7  | −10.6
| Green | Emma Elizabeth Garnett  | 329  | 18.4  | +6.9
| Conservative | William Phelps  | 112  | 6.3  | −1.4
Turnout | 1,789  | 30.6  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing |  |

### Newnham

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Newnham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Markus Gehring  | 1,003  | 50.1  | +0.4
| Labour | Joe Beastall  | 552  | 27.6  | −8.4
| Green | Mark Slade  | 276  | 13.8  | +6.6
| Conservative | Dolly Theis  | 171  | 8.5  | +1.3
Turnout | 2,002  | 35.6  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Petersfield

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Petersfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Davey  | 969  | 45.5  | −12.8
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Elizabeth Brown  | 622  | 29.2  | +9.2
| Green | Virgil Au Wenhan Ierubino  | 433  | 20.3  | +7.4
| Conservative | Stephen Robert Burdett  | 106  | 5.0  | −3.8
Turnout | 2,130  | 40.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Queen Edith's

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

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| Liberal Democrats | George Gregory Pippas  | 1,067  | 36.8  | −7.4
| Independent | Sam Davies  | 838  | 28.9  | New
| Labour | Dan Greef  | 464  | 16.0  | −13.0
| Green | Elisabeth Jane Whitebread  | 329  | 11.3  | +3.6
| Conservative | Manas Deb  | 205  | 7.1  | −12.0
Turnout | 2,903  | 43.9  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Romsey

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Romsey  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anna Smith  | 1,138  | 48.4  | −10.9
| Green | Caitlin Ruth Patterson  | 540  | 23.0  | +12.1
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis  | 526  | 22.4  | −0.5
| Conservative | Martin Keegan  | 146  | 6.2  | −0.7
Turnout | 2,350  | 36.4  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Trumpington

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Trumpington  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lord  | 1,509  | 43.7  | +6.1
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Leo Summerbell  | 1,474  | 42.6  | +5.0
| Labour | Matt Bird  | 977  | 28.3  | −9.4
| Labour | May Shafi  | 773  | 22.4  | −15.3
| Green | Ceri Barbara Galloway  | 600  | 17.4  | +8.9
| Conservative | Shapour Meftah  | 431  | 12.5  | −3.7
| Green | Sue Wells  | 399  | 11.5  | +3.0
| Conservative | Philip James Salway  | 349  | 10.1  | −6.1
Turnout | 3497  | 36.8  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### West Chesterton

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Damien Tunnacliffe  | 1,444  | 50.5  | +6.3
| Labour | Alex Skinner  | 933  | 32.7  | −7.5
| Green | Shayne Mary Mitchell  | 310  | 10.9  | +4.3
| Conservative | Michael John Harford  | 170  | 6.0  | −3.0
Turnout | 2,857  | 47.7  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Local Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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