2012 Cambridge City Council election

Elections for Cambridge City Council (in Cambridge, England) were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to No Overall Control.^[1]

2012 Cambridge City Council election

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16: one-third of 42 22 seats needed for a majority
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Winner of each seat at the 2012 Cambridge City Council election

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2012 Cambridge City Council election[2][3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	4	4	28.6	17	21	50.0	7,560	26.1	+0.7
	Labour	8	4	57.1	10	18	42.9	12,353	42.7	+7.2
	Conservative	1	1	7.1	0	1	2.4	4,464	15.4	-6.1
	Green	0	1	0.0	1	1	2.4	2,925	10.1	-5.5
	Independent	1		7.1	0	1	2.4	925	3.2	+2.8
	Cambridge Socialists	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	457	1.6	N/A
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	129	0.4	-0.1
	United People's Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	105	0.4	N/A

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, with the casting vote of the Mayor, though they lost a majority.^[4][5] The overall turnout was 32.2%,^[6]

Note: in results where, in previous elections, two seats were up for election the party share of the vote is based on an average for those candidates who stood for that particular party in the election.

Unless stated otherwise, changes in party vote is in comparison with the 2011 Cambridge City Council election results.^[7]

Councillor Margaret Wright retired her Abbey seat. William Birkin was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Greens.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Abbey ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Johnson	963	54.4	+12.6
	Green	William Birkin	423	23.9	−7.6
	Conservative	Timothy Haire	219	12.4	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Brown	165	9.3	−1.0
Majority			540	30.5	+20.2
Rejected ballots			16
Turnout			1770	26.3	−11.2
	Labour gain from Green		Swing	+10.1

Councillor Mike Todd-Jones was defending his Arbury seat for the Labour and Co-operative Party.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Arbury ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Todd-Jones	1,322	59.9	+19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rhodri James	417	18.9	−12.5
	Conservative	Ali Meftah	237	10.7	−3.1
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	232	10.5	−1.1
Majority			905	41.0	+31.9
Rejected ballots			21
Turnout			2208	32.7	−15.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.0

Councillor John Hipkin was defending his Castle seat as an independent candidate. Changes in vote is in comparison to 2008, when John Hipkin's seat was last contested.^[8]

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Castle ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hipkin	925	49.5	+10.5
	Labour	Ashley Walsh	330	17.7	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Levy	275	14.7	−17.7
	Conservative	Nikesh Pandit	173	9.3	−2.4
	Green	Jack Toye	164	8.8	+2.2
Majority			595	31.9	+25.3
Rejected ballots			5
Turnout			1867
	Independent hold		Swing	+1.6

Councillor Robert Dryden was defending his Cherry Hinton seat for Labour.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Cherry Hinton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Dryden	1556	73.2	+22.8
	Conservative	Angela Ozturk	385	18.1	−11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Edkins	185	8.7	+1.1
Majority			1171	55.1	+35.4
Rejected ballots			16
Turnout			2126
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.1

Councillor George Owers was defending his Coleridge seat for Labour, having gained it in a 2010 by-election.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Coleridge ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Owers	1228	59.6	+12.7
	Conservative	Sam Barker	422	20.5	−9.8
	Green	Shaun Esgate	228	11.1	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Yates	183	8.9	−1.0
Majority			806	39.1	+22.5
Rejected ballots			10
Turnout			2061
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.3

Councillor Roman Znajek retired his East Chesterton seat. Tony Morris was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: East Chesterton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margery Abbott	1,012	47.4	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Morris	438	20.5	−10.4
	Conservative	Kevin Francis	317	14.8	−1.7
	Green	Peter Pope	241	11.3	+0.6
	UKIP	Peter Burkinshaw	129	6.0	+2.4
Majority			574	26.9	+19.4
Rejected ballots			10
Turnout			2137
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+9.7

Councillor Neil McGovern was defending his King's Hedges seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: King's Hedges ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Gawthorpe	827	48.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Neil McGovern	576	33.7	+1.4
	Conservative	Annette Karimi	199	11.7	−5.6
	United People's Party (UK)	Ian Tyes	105	6.2	+0.1
Majority			251	14.7	+7.0
Rejected ballots			12
Turnout			1707
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+3.5

Councillor Tim Bick was defending his Market seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Market ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Bick	615	35.6	+7.6
	Labour	Noel Kavanagh	505	29.3	+4.6
	Green	Brett Hughes	349	20.2	−4.0
	Conservative	Edward Turnham	257	14.9	−8.1
Majority			110	6.4	+3.1
Rejected ballots			13
Turnout			1726
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.5

Councillor Sian Reid was defending her Newnham seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Newnham ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sian Reid	917	44.5	+9.3
	Labour	Sarah Cain	641	31.1	+4.2
	Conservative	Andre Beaumont	263	12.8	−9.3
	Green	Billy Aldridge	241	11.7	−4.1
Majority			276	13.4	+5.1
Rejected ballots			14
Turnout			2062
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.6

Councillor Gail Marchant-Daisley was defending her Petersfield seat for Labour.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Petersfield ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gail Marchant-Daisley	1036	56.6	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe O'Connell	322	17.6	−3.9
	Green	Sandra Billington	263	14.4	−3.0
	Conservative	Pater Patrick	209	11.4	−0.9
Majority			714	39.0	+11.6
Rejected ballots			10
Turnout			1830
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Councillor Amanda Taylor was defending her Queen Edith's seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Queen Edith's ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Birtles	1048	38.9	+18.9
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Taylor	963	35.7	−5.4
	Conservative	Richard Jeffs	513	19.0	−6.9
	Green	Martin Lawson	172	6.4	−6.6
Majority			121	4.5	−10.7
Rejected ballots			14
Turnout			2696
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+12.2

Councillor Catherine Smart was defending her Romsey seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2011: Romsey ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Smart	1020	41.4	+12.3
	Labour	Rachel Eckersley	813	33.0	−0.3
	Cambridge Socialists	Tom Woodcock	457	18.5	+18.5
	Conservative	Philip Salway	175	7.1	−4.9
Majority			207	8.4	+4.2
Rejected ballots			15
Turnout			2465
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+6.3

Councillor Salah Al Bander was defending his Trumpington seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: Trumpington ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shapour Meftah	723	36.6	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Salah Al Bander	644	32.6	−3.5
	Labour	Kenny Latunde-Dada	321	16.3	−1.2
	Green	Ceri Galloway	287	14.5	−0.1
Majority			79	4.0	+0.4
Rejected ballots			8
Turnout			1975
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+4.2

Councillor Ian Nimmo-Smith retired his West Chesterton seat. Mike Pitt was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.

Cambridge City Council Elections 2012: West Chesterton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Pitt	840	36.7	−1.8
	Labour	Mike Sargeant	751	32.8	+5.6
	Conservative	James Strachan	372	16.3	−1.8
	Green	Oliver Perkins	325	14.2	−1.9
Majority			89	3.9	−7.4
Rejected ballots			14
Turnout			2288
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-3.7

A by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent Green Party councillor Adam Pogonowski.

Abbey: 2 May 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Roberts	878	51.4	−3.0
	Green	Oliver Perkins	336	19.7	−4.2
	Conservative	Eric Barrett-Payton	284	16.6	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Streets	209	12.2	−3.0
Majority			542	31.7
Turnout			1,707
	Labour gain from Green		Swing	0.6