Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Type
Type	County council
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Mac McGuire, Conservative ; since May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Steve Count, Conservative ; since 13 May 2014
Chief executive	Gillian Beasley ; since 19 October 2015
Structure
Seats	61 councillors
Political groups	Administration Conservative (36) Other parties Liberal Democrat (15) Labour (7) St Neots Independent (2) Independent (1) Vacant (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	4 May 2017
Next election	2021
Meeting place
	Shire Hall; Cambridge; Cambridgeshire; United Kingdom
Website
	www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party took control of the council at the 2017 election after four years of no party having overall control. The council meets at Shire Hall in Cambridge. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

History

Cambridgeshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888, as one of two county councils covering Cambridgeshire; the other was the Isle of Ely County Council. In 1965 the two councils were merged to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council.

This arrangement lasted until 1974 when, following the Local Government Act 1972, Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely was merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form a new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire under the control of a newly constituted Cambridgeshire County Council. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.

From its recreation in 1974 until 1998 the county council administered the entire county of Cambridgeshire. In 1998 Peterborough city council became a unitary authority, thus outside the area of the county council. For ceremonial, geographic and certain administrative purposes however, Peterborough continues to be associated with Cambridgeshire, including sharing a Chief Executive Officer.^[1]

Composition

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Party		Councillors^[2](as of May 2018)	Change^[3] (from 2017 election)
Conservative	36	0	+8
Liberal Democrats	15	+1^[4]	+2
Labour	7	0	+1
Independent	3	-11	+1
Total		61

Note between 2017-2019 Donald Adey originally stood as a Liberal Democrat for Trumpington, but then resigned and moved to Fife Scotland^[5] and stood as an independent. He resigned^[6] in time for the May 2019 local elections and the seat was retaken by Barbara Ashwood for the Liberal Democrats.^[7]

Councillors and electoral divisions

Electoral Division	Parishes^[8]	Councillor^[8]		Party
Abbey	Abbey	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Joan Whitehead	Labour
Alconbury and Kimbolton	Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Barham & Woolley, Brington & Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn & Keyston, Catworth, Covington, Easton, Ellington, Great Gidding, Great Staughton, Hail Weston, Hamerton & Steeple Gidding, Kimbolton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Perry, Spaldwick, Stow Longa, Tilbrook, Upton & Coppingford and Winwick	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Ian Gardener	Conservative
Arbury	Arbury	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jocelynne Scutt	Labour
Bar Hill	Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Lolworth	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Lynda Harford	Conservative
Brampton and Buckden	T Brampton, Buckden, Diddington, Grafham, Offord Cluny & Offord D’Arcy and Southoe & Midloe	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Peter Downes	Liberal Democrat
Burwell	Burwell, Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Josh Schumann	Conservative
Cambourne	Bourn, Cambourne, Little Gransden and Longstowe	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mark Howell	Conservative
Castle	Castle	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Claire Richards	Labour
Chatteris	Chatteris	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Anne Hay	Conservative
Cherry Hinton	Cherry Hinton	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sandra Crawford	Labour
Chesterton	Chesterton	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Ian Manning	Liberal Democrat
Cottenham and Willingham	TBC	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Tim Wotherspoon	Conservative
Duxford	Babraham, Duxford, Fowlmere, Great Abington, Hinxton, Ickleton, Little Abington, Pampisford, Thriplow, Whittlesford	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Peter McDonald	Liberal Democrat
Ely North	Ely	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Lis Every	Conservative
Ely South	Ely, Stuntney	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Anna Bailey	Conservative
Fulbourn	Fen Ditton, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham, Stow cum Quy, Teversham	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Williams	Liberal Democrat
Gamlingay	Arrington, Barrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Hatley, Little Eversden, Little Gransden, Longstowe, Orwell, Wimpole	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sebastian Kindersley	Liberal Democrat
Godmanchester and Huntingdon South		style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Graham Wilson	Liberal Democrat
Hardwick	Barton, Caldecote, Childerley, Comberton, Coton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Kingston, Madingley, Toft	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Lina Joseph	Conservative
Histon and Impington		style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	David Jenkins	Liberal Democrat
Huntingdon North and Hartford		style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mike Shellens	Liberal Democrat
Huntingdon West		style="background-color: Template:Independent (politics)/meta/color" \|	Tom Sanderson	Independent
King's Hedges	King's Hedges	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Elisa Meschini	Labour
Linton	Balsham, Bartlow, Carlton, Castle Camps, Hildersham, Horseheath, Linton, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting, Weston Colville	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Henry Batchelor	Liberal Democrat
Littleport	Littleport	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	David Ambrose Smith	Conservative
Longstanton, Northstowe and Over		style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Peter Hudson	Conservative
March North and Waldersley	March	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Steve Count	Conservative
March North and Waldersley	March	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Janet French	Conservative
March South and Rural	Benwick, March	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Gowing	Conservative
Market	Market	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nichola Harrison	Liberal Democrat
Melbourn & Bassingbourn	Foxton, Great and Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Susan van de Ven	Liberal Democrat
Newnham	Newnham	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Lucy Nethsingha	Liberal Democrat
Papworth and Swavesey	Conington (S), Croxton, Elsworth, Eltisley, Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Swavesey	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mandy Smith	Conservative
Petersfield	Petersfield	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Linda Jones	Labour
Queen Edith's	Queen Edith's	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Amanda Taylor	Liberal Democrat
Ramsey and Bury	Ramsey	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Adela Costello	Conservative
Roman Bank and Peckover	Gorefield, Leverington, Newton (F), Tydd St Giles, Wisbech	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Simon King	Conservative
Romsey	Romsey	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Noel Kavanagh	Labour
Sawston and Shelford	Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford, Newton (S), Sawston, Stapleford	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Gail Kenney Kevin Cuffley	Conservative
Sawston and Shelford		style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Tony Orgee Roger Hickford	Conservative
Sawtry and Stilton	Barham and Woolley, Brington and Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn and Keyston, Catworth, Conington (H), Easton, Ellington, Glatton, Great Gidding, Hamerton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Sawtry, Spaldwick, Steeple Gidding, Stow Longa, Upton and Coppingford, Winwick	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Simon Bywater	Conservative
Soham North and Isleham	Chippenham, Fordham, Isleham, Kennett, Snailwell, Soham, Wicken		Vacant	Vacant
Soham South and Haddenham		style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Bill Hunt	Conservative
Somersham and Earith	Bluntisham, Broughton, Colne, Earith, Old Hurst, Pidley cum Fenton, Somersham, Woodhurst	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Steve Criswell	Conservative
St Ives North and Wyton	Holywell-cum-Needingworth, St Ives	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Ryan Fuller	Conservative
St Ives South and Needingworth		style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Kevin Reynolds	Conservative
St Neots East and Gransden	St Neots	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Julie Wisson	Conservative
St Neots Eynesbury		style="background-color: Template:Independent (politics)/meta/color" \|	Simone Taylor	Independent
St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton		style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	David Wells	Conservative
St Neots The Eatons		style="background-color: Template:Independent (politics)/meta/color" \|	Derek Giles	Independent
Sutton	Coveney, Downham, Mepal, Sutton, Witcham	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Lorna Dupré	Liberal Democrat
The Hemingfords & Fenstanton	Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton and Wyton	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Ian Bates	Conservative
Trumpington		style="background-color: Template:Independent (politics)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Ashwood	Liberal Democrat
Warboys & the Stukeleys	Abbots Ripton, Bury, Houghton and Wyton, Kings Ripton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys, Wistow, Wood Walton	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terence Rogers	Conservative
Waterbeach	Landbeach, Milton, Waterbeach	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Anna Bradnam	Liberal Democrat
Whittlesey North	Whittlesey	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Chris Boden	Conservative
Whittlesey South	Whittlesey	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	David Connor	Conservative
Wisbech East	Wisbech	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Samantha Hoy	Conservative
Wisbech West	Wisbech	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Steven Tierney	Conservative
Woodditton	Ashley, Bottisham, Brinkley, Burrough Green, Cheveley, Dullingham, Kirtling, Lode, Stetchworth, Westley Waterless, Woodditton	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mathew Shuter	Conservative
Yaxley and Farcet		style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mac McGuire	Conservative

Coat of arms

The coat of arms were granted on 1 November 1976. The blazon reads: "Or three Palets wavy alternating with two Palets Azure a Bordure Gules flory on the inner edge Or; the Shield ensigned by a Mural Crown Or." The motto is 'CORDE UNO SAPIENTES SIMUS' which translates as "With one heart let us be men and women of understanding".^[9]

Lender option borrower option loans

The council has long term lender option borrower option loans (LOBOs) totalling £79.5 million with Barclays, Dexia and Siemens Financial Services.^[10]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b "Cambridgeshire County Council". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
^ "County Councillors". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ Gwyer, Nicola (3 May 2019). "election May 2019 including Trumpinton by election". cambridgenews. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "'Move away' Cambridge councillor Donald Adey will not give up pay - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "Cambridge councillor Donald Adey resigns post 400 miles away - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ Date1 Sep 2019 13:29. "By-elections - Elections and voting". Cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b "Council and committee meetings - Cambridgeshire County Council > Councillors". cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 24 Jul 2015 Cambridge News Cambridgeshire County Council’s £45m annual interest bill Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Cambridgeshire County Council

New creation	County council 1889 – 1965	Succeeded by Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council
Preceded by Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council	County council 1974 – present	Current

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[BBCelectioncambs2017-2] "Cambridgeshire County Council". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[3] "County Councillors". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[4] Gwyer, Nicola (3 May 2019). "election May 2019 including Trumpinton by election". cambridgenews. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[5] "'Move away' Cambridge councillor Donald Adey will not give up pay - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[6] "Cambridge councillor Donald Adey resigns post 400 miles away - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[7] Date1 Sep 2019 13:29. "By-elections - Elections and voting". Cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[:0-8] "Council and committee meetings - Cambridgeshire County Council > Councillors". cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[9] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] 24 Jul 2015 Cambridge News Cambridgeshire County Council’s £45m annual interest bill Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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