Fenland_District_Council_elections

Fenland District Council elections

Local government elections in Cambridgeshire, England

Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[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]

By-election results

2011-2015

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[3] Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.

[7] New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.

[11] 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.

[15] One seat was left vacant at this election.

[17] New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

[20] New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.

[23] New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023.

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"The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/48, retrieved 15 June 2023

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"Result: Mayoral Referendum". Fenland Citizen. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993

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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.

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"Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.

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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.

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"Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.

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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.

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"Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.

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"How the Nations Voted". The Times. 8 May 1999.

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[sears-24] [17]
"Comfortable winner Sears". Cambs Times. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

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Rory, Carroll (19 July 2006). "Election: Florence back on council". Fenland Citizen.

[convincing-26] [19]
"Convincing win for Conservatives". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 12 April 2008.

[parson-27] [20]
"Result of Poll Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary Ward". Fenland District Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[march-28] [21]
"Tories keep it 39 out of 40 with decisive by election contest for Fenland District Council". The Cambs Times. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[mills-29] [22]
"Declaration of Result - The Mills Ward of Fenland District Council". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 5 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[stuns-30] [23]
"Dave Patrick stuns Tories and wins Wisbech seat on Fenland District Council for Lib Dems". Wisbech Standard. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[staithe-31] [24]
"Tories retain Staithe seat on Fenland Council despite 7% swing towards Labour". Wisbech Standard. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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"Local Elections Archive Project — St Marys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

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

Party		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

Fenland_District_Council_elections

Fenland District Council elections

Council elections

Composition since 1973

District result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011

2011-2015

2015-2019

2019-2023

References

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Election	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Green	Others	Total
Election						Total
1973^[3]^[4]	20	8	0	0	12	40
1976^[3]^[5]	27	8	1	0	4	40^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1979^[3]	24	6	3	0	7	40
1983^[3]^[6]	22	8	6	0	4	40
1987^[3]^[7]	25	4	6	0	5	40
1991^[3]^[8]	27	6	2	0	5	40^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1995^[9]	14	21	2	0	3	40
1999^[10]^[11]	28	7	1	0	3	40^{[lower-alpha 4]}
2003^[12]	36	3	0	0	1	40^{[lower-alpha 5]}
2007^[13]	39	0	0	0	1	40
2011^[14]	34	0	2	0	4	40
2015	34	0	2	0	3	39^{[lower-alpha 6]}
2019^[15]	26	0	2	1	10	39
2023^[16]	35	0	2	0	6	43^{[lower-alpha 7]}

Party		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

Party		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

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	546	65.4	+20.5
	Labour	289	34.6	+10.1
Majority		257	30.8
Turnout		835	16.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

St Marys By-Election 25 October 2012^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Swan	397	62.5	+16.5
	Independent	Roy Gerstner	160	25.2	-15.7
	Labour	Colin Gale	78	12.3	+12.3
Majority			237	37.3
Turnout			635
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hill By-Election 17 January 2013^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samantha Hoy	319	59.7	+1.3
	Labour	Dean Reeves	110	20.6	-6.2
	Independent	John White	105	19.7	+19.7
Majority			209	39.1
Turnout			534
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 28 March 2013^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Broker	384	44.1	-3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Lane	240	27.6	-8.5
	UKIP	Alan Lay	214	24.6	+24.6
	English Democrat	Maria Goldspink	33	3.8	+3.8
Majority			144	16.5
Turnout			871
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michelle Tanfield	301	43.9	-13.1
	UKIP	Alan Burbridge	234	34.1	+34.1
	Independent	Phil Webb	73	10.6	+10.6
	Labour	Dean Reeves	51	7.4	-10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Brookman	27	3.9	-5.6
Majority			67	9.8
Turnout			686
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samantha Clark	763	48.1	-8.8
	UKIP	Alan Lay	537	33.8	+33.8
	Labour	Barry Diggle	193	12.2	-14.5
	Independent	Erbie Murat	70	4.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Court	24	1.5	-14.9
Majority			226	14.2
Turnout			1,587
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Tierney	257	44.6	-14.5
	UKIP	Andrew Hunt	201	34.9	+34.9
	Labour	Kathy Dougall	79	13.7	-17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Ratcliffe	24	4.2	-5.2
	Independent	Erbie Murat	15	2.6	+2.6
Majority			56	9.7
Turnout			576
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Benney	326	62.1	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Helena Minton	113	21.5	+6.9
	Independent	Steve Nicholson	86	16.4	+16.4
Majority			213	40.6
Turnout			525
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason Mockett	449	62.7	-3.6
	Labour	Jes Hibbert	267	37.3	+3.6
Majority			182	25.4
Turnout			716
	Conservative hold		Swing