Fenland District Council elections

Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 39 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[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]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]

Control		Dates
	No overall control	1973 – 1976
	Conservative	1976 – 1995
	Labour	1995 – 1999
	Conservative	1999 – present

Council elections

Election	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]	Green	Others	Total
1973[4][5]	20	8	0	0	12	40
1976[4][6]	27	8	1	0	4	40[lower-alpha 2]
1979[4]	24	6	3	0	7	40
1983[4][7]	22	8	6	0	4	40
1987[4][8]	25	4	6	0	5	40
1991[4][9]	27	6	2	0	5	40[lower-alpha 3]
1995[10]	14	21	2	0	3	40
1999[11][12]	28	7	1	0	3	40[lower-alpha 4]
2003[13]	36	3	0	0	1	40[lower-alpha 5]
2007[14]	39	0	0	0	1	40
2011[15]	34	0	2	0	4	40
2015	34	0	2	0	3	39[lower-alpha 6]
2019[16]	26	0	2	1	10	39

• 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.

District result maps

• 
  2003 results map
• 
  2007 results map
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  2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Manea By-Election 6 March 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	Labour		707	59.4	+8.2
	Conservative		483	40.6	+10.0
Majority			224	18.8
Turnout			1,190
	Labour hold		Swing

1999-2003

Manea By-Election 24 June 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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

Roman Bank By-Election 30 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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

Parsons Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 3 April 2008[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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

Staithe By-Election 22 September 2011[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

1. "Elections Explained". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
2. "Result: Mayoral Referendum". Fenland Citizen. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
3. "Fenland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
4. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
5. 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.
6. "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
7. 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.
8. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
9. 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.
10. "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
11. "How the Nations Voted". The Times. 8 May 1999.
12. "Fenland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
13. "Fenland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
14. "Fenland". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
15. "Fenland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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 (2006-07-19). "Election: Florence back on council". Fenland Citizen.
19. "Convincing win for Conservatives". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 2008-04-12.
20. "Result of Poll Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary Ward". Fenland District Council. Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
21. "Tories keep it 39 out of 40 with decisive by election contest for Fenland District Council". The Cambs Times. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
22. "Declaration of Result - The Mills Ward of Fenland District Council". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
23. "Dave Patrick stuns Tories and wins Wisbech seat on Fenland District Council for Lib Dems". Wisbech Standard. 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
24. "Tories retain Staithe seat on Fenland Council despite 7% swing towards Labour". Wisbech Standard. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

• By-election results

External links

• Fenland District Council