Huntingdonshire local elections
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One third of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 52 councillors have been elected from 29 wards.[1]
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[edit] Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - present |
[edit] Council elections
Huntingdonshire Council election, 1998
Huntingdonshire Council election, 1999
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2000
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2002
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2003
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)[3]
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2006
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2007
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2008
Huntingdonshire Council election, 2010
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1997-2001
| Farcet By-Election 21 August 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 185 | 54.9 | -2.9 | ||
| Labour | 139 | 41.2 | +16.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 13 | 3.9 | -13.2 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 337 | 33.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Brampton By-Election 6 November 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 641 | 48.0 | +23.4 | ||
| Conservative | 623 | 46.7 | -11.9 | ||
| Independent | 71 | 5.3 | +5.3 | ||
| Majority | 18 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,335 | 38.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Eynesbury By-Election 2 April 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 522 | 44.5 | +16.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 426 | 36.3 | -1.5 | ||
| Labour | 225 | 19.2 | -12.8 | ||
| Majority | 96 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,176 | 19.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Huntingdon North By-Election 3 June 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 679 | 70.7 | +29.7 | ||
| Labour | 281 | 29.3 | -20.3 | ||
| Majority | 398 | 41.4 | |||
| Turnout | 960 | 14.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Upwood and the Raveleys By-Election 8 March 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 270 | 49.4 | -6.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 251 | 45.9 | +13.9 | ||
| Labour | 26 | 4.8 | -7.5 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 547 | 38.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2001-2005
| Eynesbury By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,265 | 41.5 | -1.7 | ||
| Labour | 917 | 30.1 | +2.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 863 | 28.3 | -1.0 | ||
| Majority | 348 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,045 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Farcet By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 376 | 48.3 | -5.4 | ||
| Labour | 309 | 39.7 | -3.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 94 | 12.1 | +8.6 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 779 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Gransden By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 819 | 61.9 | +6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 505 | 38.1 | +6.6 | ||
| Majority | 314 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,324 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Eaton Socon By-Election 21 March 2002[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 992 | 63.3 | +7.8 | ||
| Conservative | 576 | 36.7 | -1.3 | ||
| Majority | 416 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,568 | 28.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Hemingford Grey By-Election 19 September 2002[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 553 | 52.9 | +29.0 | ||
| Conservative | 493 | 47.1 | -13.4 | ||
| Majority | 60 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,046 | 50.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2005-2009
| Little Paxton By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 920 | 56.7 | -13.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 703 | 43.3 | +19.8 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 13.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,623 | 68.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Earith By-Election 12 October 2006[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip Godfrey | 703 | 67.4 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Joyce James | 295 | 28.3 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Richard Allen | 45 | 4.3 | -2.5 | |
| Majority | 408 | 39.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,043 | 22.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| St Neots Eaton Ford By-Election 23 November 2006[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 658 | 53.3 | +0.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 577 | 46.7 | +6.5 | ||
| Majority | 81 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,235 | 23.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Warboys and Bury By-Election 15 February 2007[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Ward | 1,122 | 64.7 | +27.9 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Monk | 495 | 28.5 | -29.4 | |
| UKIP | Robert Brown | 97 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | Richard Allen | 20 | 1.2 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 627 | 36.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,734 | 37.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Ramsey By-Election 2 April 2009[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andy Monk | 626 | 38.1 | -8.1 | |
| UKIP | Peter Reeve | 520 | 31.6 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Mumford | 432 | 26.3 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | Graeme Watkins | 67 | 4.1 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 106 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,645 | 25.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2009-2013
| Ramsey By-Election 23 July 2009[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | Peter Reeve | 753 | 39.2 | +17.4 | |
| Conservative | Angela Curtis | 569 | 29.6 | -16.6 | |
| Independent | Jeffrey Clarke | 303 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Melanie Allgood | 295 | 15.4 | -11.8 | |
| Majority | 184 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,920 | 30.1 | |||
| UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Huntingdon North By-Election 29 October 2009[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Trish Shrapnel | 243 | 32.6 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Laine Kadic | 213 | 8.6 | -18.6 | |
| UKIP | Peter Ashcroft | 167 | 22.4 | +14.1 | |
| Labour | Ann Beevor | 123 | 16.5 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 30 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 746 | 19.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Fenstanton By-Election 25 February 2010[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Colin Saunderson | 391 | 51.1 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | David O'Neill | 337 | 44.1 | -4.1 | |
| Labour | Angela Richards | 37 | 4.8 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 54 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 765 | 31.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Councillors". Huntingdonshire District Council. http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Councils+and+Democracy/Council/Councillors/default.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Huntingdonshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/12ue.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Huntingdonshire council". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3706.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-22. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/mar/22/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Tories make shock gain from SNP". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-09-20. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/sep/20/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Mixed fortunes for Tories and Lib Dems". London: guardian.co.uk. 2006-10-13. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/oct/13/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Tories hold four seats as Ukip and Greens advance". Daily Mail. 2006-11-24. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-418362/Tories-hold-seats-Ukip-Greens-advance.html. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "District council election". Huntingdonshire District Council. http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BEE2DCAF-8AF3-4843-83FC-F7C9FBA3698F/0/DistrictCouncilElection15Feb07.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Elections In Ramsey And Huntingdon On 2 April 2009". Huntingdonshire District Council. 2009-04-03. http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/News+and+Communications/Press+releases/2009/April/elections+in+ramsey+and+huntingdon+on+2+april+2009.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-30.[dead link]
- ^ "UKIP election win ‘is watershed’". News & Crier. 2009-07-25. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_crier/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=436266. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Lib Dems hold Hunts District Council seat". The Hunts Post. 2009-10-30. http://www.huntspost.co.uk/content/hunts/news/story.aspx?brand=HPTOnline&category=News&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestHPT&itemid=WEED30%20Oct%202009%2009%3A07%3A12%3A230. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ "Election Results". Huntingdonshire District Council. http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/Councils%20and%20Democracy/Council/Elections/Pages/Election%20Results.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
