2018 Cambridge City Council election

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.

Cambridge City Council Election, 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 1 1 0 66.6 46.4 17,086 +0.5
  Liberal Democrats 5 2 1 +1 33.3 31.9 11,736 +4.4
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 12.7 4,681 +0.9
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 8.7 3,206 -1.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 93 -2.2
  Libertarian 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 26 +0.1
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 -2.3

For the city council election in 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.

[1][2]

Party Previous council Staying councillors Seats up for election Election result New council
Labour 25 16 9 10 26
Liberal Democrats 13 9 4 5 14
Green 1 1 0 0 1
Independent 2 1 1 0 1
Total 41 27 13 15 42

Note the totals are affected by an off-cycle vacancy in East Chesteron, meaning the council was one member short going in and an extra (vacant) seat was contested.

Ward results
Map showing the wards of Cambridge Council

Abbey
Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carla Louise McQueen 1,362 45.9 +4.3
Labour Baijumon Thittalayil Varkey 1,107
Liberal Democrats Owen Stewart Dunn 830 28.0 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Shahida Rahman 811
Green Gareth Peter Bailey 345 11.6 +4.9
Conservative Thomas Hedley Fairfax Harwood 336 11.3 +1.4
Conservative Timur Coskun 299
UKIP Peter Burkinshaw 93 3.1 -4.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Two seats were up due to the resignation of Margery Abbott (Labour, elected 2016) [3]

King's Hedges
King's Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Queen Edith's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jamie Dalzell 1,349 44.2 +6.1
Labour Clare Frances King 1228 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
  1. "Cambridge City Council Election Results 2018". Cambridge Elections. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. Thomas, Josh (4 May 2018). "Cambridge election results: This is how the city voted". cambridgenews. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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