Fenland District Council elections

Local government elections in Cambridgeshire, England

Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.[1]

Fenland rejected the introduction of a directly elected mayor by 17,296 votes to 5,509, on a turnout of just under 34%, in a referendum held in July 2005.[2]

## Council elections

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Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat[a] | Green | Others  | Total

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1973[3][4] | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40
1976[3][5] | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 40[b]
1979[3] | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40
1983[3][6] | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 40
1987[3][7] | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 40
1991[3][8] | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 40[c]
1995[9] | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40
1999[10][11] | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40[d]
2003[12] | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40[e]
2007[13] | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40
2011[14] | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 40
2015 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 39[f]
2019[15] | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 39
2023[16] | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43[g]
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### Composition since 1973

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1973

1976

1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

* Notes:

1. ^ Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
2. ^ New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.
3. ^ Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989 and The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990.
4. ^ One seat was left vacant at this election.
5. ^ New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
6. ^ New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.
7. ^ New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023.

## District result maps

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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2023 results map

## By-election results

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### 1995-1999

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Manea By-Election 6 March 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 278  | 50.1  |
| Labour |  | 133  | 24.0  |
| Independent |  | 98  | 17.6  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 46  | 8.2  |
Majority | 145  | 26.1  |
Turnout | 555  | 50.6  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Leverington By-Election 31 July 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 434  | 56.7  | +10.8
| Labour |  | 252  | 32.9  | −21.2
| Independent |  | 79  | 10.3  | +10.3
Majority | 182  | 23.8  |
Turnout | 765  | 24.4  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
March West By-Election 31 July 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 574  | 50.6  | −0.3
| Conservative |  | 561  | 49.4  | +0.3
Majority | 13  | 1.2  |
Turnout | 1,135  | 27.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
March East By-Election 30 October 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 707  | 59.4  | +8.2
| Conservative |  | 483  | 40.6  | +10.0
Majority | 224  | 18.8  |
Turnout | 1,190  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 1999-2003

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Manea By-Election 24 June 1999  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 298  | 71.8  | +71.8
| Labour |  | 57  | 13.7  | −37.3
| Liberal Democrats |  | 42  | 10.1  | −38.9
| Independent Labour  |  | 18  | 4.3  | +4.3
Majority | 241  | 58.1  |
Turnout | 415  | 37.6  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
March East By-Election 7 June 2001  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 1,596  | 49.6  |
| Conservative |  | 1,366  | 42.4  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 258  | 8.0  |
Majority | 230  | 7.2  |
Turnout | 3,220  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Whittlesey Bassenhally By-Election 12 July 2001  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 402  | 49.2  | +2.0
| Liberal Democrats |  | 343  | 42.0  | −0.8
| Labour |  | 72  | 8.8  | −1.2
Majority | 59  | 7.2  |
Turnout | 817  | 25.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Wisbech South West By-Election 26 July 2001  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 546  | 65.4  | +20.5
| Labour |  | 289  | 34.6  | +10.1
Majority | 257  | 30.8  |
Turnout | 835  | 16.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2003-2007

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Roman Bank By-Election 30 September 2004  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Hatton  | 501  | 50.2  | −21.9
| Liberal Democrats | Maddy Forster  | 254  | 25.5  | +25.5
| Independent |  | 155  | 15.5  | +15.5
| Labour |  | 88  | 8.8  | −19.1
Majority | 247  | 24.7  |
Turnout | 998  | 21.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Manea By-Election 2 February 2006[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Sears  | 264  | 45.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes  | 136  | 23.2  |
| Independent | Mark Archer  | 136  | 23.2  |
| Independent | Stephen Wilson  | 39  | 6.6  |
| Labour | Richard Hibbert  | 12  | 2.0  |
Majority | 128  | 21.8  |
Turnout | 587  | 42.1  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Slade Lode By-Election 13 July 2006[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Florence Newell  | 259  | 57.2  | +17.8
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes  | 194  | 42.8  | +12.0
Majority | 65  | 14.4  |
Turnout | 453  | 26.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2007-2011

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Parsons Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 3 April 2008[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Phil Wait  | 646  | 61.8  |
| Labour | Dave Goode  | 191  | 18.3  |
| Independent | Paul Carpenter  | 119  | 11.4  |
| UKIP | Paul Clapp  | 55  | 5.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Howes  | 35  | 3.3  |
Majority | 455  | 43.5  |
Turnout | 1,046  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 11 December 2008[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Scrimshaw  | 512  | 50.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Booth  | 208  | 20.6  |
| Labour | Dave Goode  | 190  | 18.8  |
| Green | Paul Carpenter  | 101  | 10.0  |
Majority | 304  | 30.0  |
Turnout | 1,011  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
March West By-Election 8 October 2009[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Steve Count  | 803  | 53.9  | −5.2
| Labour | Martin Field  | 460  | 29.9  | +29.9
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Elliott  | 250  | 16.2  | −24.7
Majority | 370  | 24.0  |
Turnout | 1,540  | 28  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
The Mills By-Election 4 March 2010[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Chambers  | 301  | 45.9  | −11.2
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes  | 264  | 40.2  | −2.7
| UKIP | Sandra Rylance  | 58  | 8.8  | +8.8
| Labour | Max Kelly  | 33  | 5.0  | +5.0
Majority | 37  | 5.7  |
Turnout | 656  | 31.8  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Wisbech Kirkgate By-Election 15 April 2010[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Dave Patrick  | 287  | 51.3  |
| Conservative | Steve Tierney  | 145  | 25.9  |
| Labour | Barry Diggle  | 74  | 13.2  |
| UKIP | Paul Clapp  | 54  | 9.6  |
Majority | 142  | 25.4  |
Turnout | 560  | 31.1  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2011-2015

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Staithe By-Election 22 September 2011[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Hodgson  | 228  | 42.0  | −13.1
| Labour | John White  | 166  | 30.6  | +1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Robert McLaren  | 90  | 16.6  | +16.6
| UKIP | Will Schooling  | 39  | 7.2  | −8.9
| Independent | Phil Webb  | 20  | 3.7  | +3.7
Majority | 62  | 11.4  |
Turnout | 543  | 28.8  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
St Marys By-Election 25 October 2012[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Swan  | 397  | 62.5  | +16.5
| Independent | Roy Gerstner  | 160  | 25.2  | −15.7
| Labour | Colin Gale  | 78  | 12.3  | +12.3
Majority | 237  | 37.3  |
Turnout | 635  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Hill By-Election 17 January 2013[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Samantha Hoy  | 319  | 59.7  | +1.3
| Labour | Dean Reeves  | 110  | 20.6  | −6.2
| Independent | John White  | 105  | 19.7  | +19.7
Majority | 209  | 39.1  |
Turnout | 534  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 28 March 2013[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Broker  | 384  | 44.1  | −3.0
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Lane  | 240  | 27.6  | −8.5
| UKIP | Alan Lay  | 214  | 24.6  | +24.6
| English Democrat | Maria Goldspink  | 33  | 3.8  | +3.8
Majority | 144  | 16.5  |
Turnout | 871  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Elm and Christchurch By-Election 9 December 2013[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michelle Tanfield  | 301  | 43.9  | −13.1
| UKIP | Alan Burbridge  | 234  | 34.1  | +34.1
| Independent | Phil Webb  | 73  | 10.6  | +10.6
| Labour | Dean Reeves  | 51  | 7.4  | −10.3
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Brookman  | 27  | 3.9  | −5.6
Majority | 67  | 9.8  |
Turnout | 686  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Roman Bank By-Election 8 May 2014[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Samantha Clark  | 763  | 48.1  | −8.8
| UKIP | Alan Lay  | 537  | 33.8  | +33.8
| Labour | Barry Diggle  | 193  | 12.2  | −14.5
| Independent | Erbie Murat  | 70  | 4.4  | +4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Court  | 24  | 1.5  | −14.9
Majority | 226  | 14.2  |
Turnout | 1,587  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Medworth By-Election 16 October 2014[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Steve Tierney  | 257  | 44.6  | −14.5
| UKIP | Andrew Hunt  | 201  | 34.9  | +34.9
| Labour | Kathy Dougall  | 79  | 13.7  | −17.8
| Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliffe  | 24  | 4.2  | −5.2
| Independent | Erbie Murat  | 15  | 2.6  | +2.6
Majority | 56  | 9.7  |
Turnout | 576  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2015-2019

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Birch By-Election 21 June 2018[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Benney  | 326  | 62.1  | +5.9
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Minton  | 113  | 21.5  | +6.9
| Independent | Steve Nicholson  | 86  | 16.4  | +16.4
Majority | 213  | 40.6  |
Turnout | 525  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2019-2023

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Lattersey By-Election 6 May 2021[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jason Mockett  | 449  | 62.7  | −3.6
| Labour | Jes Hibbert  | 267  | 37.3  | +3.6
Majority | 182  | 25.4  |
Turnout | 716  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2023-2027

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Whittlesey South By-Election 4 July 2024[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gurninder Singh Gill  | 988  | 47.0  |
| Independent | Martin Curtis  | 841  | 40.0  |
| Workers Party | Clayton Payne  | 274  | 13.0  |
Majority | 147  | 7.0  |
Turnout | 2,103  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/48, retrieved 15 June 2023
2. ^ "Result: Mayoral Referendum". Fenland Citizen. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ a b c d e f Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
4. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 18, Labour 8, Independent 14. "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
5. ^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
6. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 19, Labour 8, Liberal 4, SDP 2, Independent 7. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983.
7. ^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
8. ^ The Times reported this election result as Conservative 28, Labour 6, Liberal Democrat 2, Independent 4. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
9. ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
10. ^ "How the Nations Voted". The Times. 8 May 1999.
11. ^ "Fenland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
12. ^ "Fenland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
13. ^ "Fenland". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
14. ^ "Fenland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
15. ^ "Fenland". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
16. ^ "Fenland". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
17. ^ "Comfortable winner Sears". Cambs Times. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
18. ^ Rory, Carroll (19 July 2006). "Election: Florence back on council". Fenland Citizen.
19. ^ "Convincing win for Conservatives". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 12 April 2008.
20. ^ "Result of Poll Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary Ward". Fenland District Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
21. ^ "Tories keep it 39 out of 40 with decisive by election contest for Fenland District Council". The Cambs Times. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
22. ^ "Declaration of Result - The Mills Ward of Fenland District Council". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 5 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
23. ^ "Dave Patrick stuns Tories and wins Wisbech seat on Fenland District Council for Lib Dems". Wisbech Standard. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
24. ^ "Tories retain Staithe seat on Fenland Council despite 7% swing towards Labour". Wisbech Standard. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Marys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
26. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
27. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
28. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elm and Christchurch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
29. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Roman Bank Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
30. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Medworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
31. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Birch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
32. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lattersey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
33. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whittlesey South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

* By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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