← Cambridge (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Cambridge 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 13,896 | 32.6% | 7 | 46.7% | 5 | 33.3% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 10,793 | 25.3% | 4 | 26.7% | 4 | 26.7% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10,264 | 24.1% | 4 | 26.7% | 4 | 26.7% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 3,926 | 9.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Conservative Party | 3,335 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 366 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 35 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 42,615 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- King's Hedges · 1 seat · won at 27.2% · −22.8 pts below quota
- Cherry Hinton · 1 seat · won at 30.9% · −19.1 pts below quota
- West Chesterton · 1 seat · won at 31.0% · −19.0 pts below quota
- East Chesterton · 1 seat · won at 31.8% · −18.2 pts below quota
- Arbury · 1 seat · won at 32.2% · −17.8 pts below quota
- Castle · 1 seat · won at 32.2% · −17.8 pts below quota
- Coleridge · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
- Petersfield · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
- Market · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
- Romsey · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
- Queen Edith's · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · −1.0 pts below quota
- Abbey · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
- Newnham · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
- Trumpington · 2 seats · won at 36.9% · above quota
Race results
King's Hedges · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 27.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −22.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,620
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Andrew Smart | Labour Party | 713 | 27.2% | −22.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Daniel Quinn | Green Party | 604 | 23.1% | — | |
| 3 | Mahfuj Ahmed | Conservative Party | 493 | 18.8% | — | |
| 4 | John McKay | Reform UK | 376 | 14.4% | — | |
| 5 | David Michael Creek | Liberal Democrats | 295 | 11.3% | — | |
| 6 | Zarina Anwar | Independent | 106 | 4.0% | — | |
| 7 | Eleanor Cooke | Independent | 33 | 1.3% | — |
Cherry Hinton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,793
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ McPherson | Labour Party | 864 | 30.9% | −19.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anusha Iyer | Green Party | 731 | 26.2% | — | |
| 3 | Mike Nicolson | Reform UK | 484 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Ahmad Rushdhi | Liberal Democrats | 399 | 14.3% | — | |
| 5 | Eric William Barrett-Payton | Conservative Party | 315 | 11.3% | — |
West Chesterton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,486
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Swift | Labour Party | 1,080 | 31.0% | −19.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Guy Mills | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 | 28.9% | — | |
| 3 | Hannah Charlotte Copley | Green Party | 930 | 26.7% | — | |
| 4 | Geoff Leach | Reform UK | 202 | 5.8% | — | |
| 5 | Mike Harford | Conservative Party | 147 | 4.2% | — | |
| 6 | Nick Picton | Independent | 121 | 3.5% | — |
East Chesterton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,937
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Haithcock | Labour Party | 935 | 31.8% | −18.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ania Bobrowska | Liberal Democrats | 803 | 27.3% | — | |
| 3 | Isaac Groves | Green Party | 718 | 24.4% | — | |
| 4 | Godfrey Orr | Reform UK | 297 | 10.1% | — | |
| 5 | Jean-Ann Bartlett | Conservative Party | 166 | 5.7% | — | |
| 6 | William James Dry | Communist Party of Britain | 18 | 0.6% | — |
Arbury · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,886
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sefira Carmen Davison | Green Party | 928 | 32.2% | −17.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jocelynne Scutt | Labour Party | 816 | 28.3% | — | |
| 3 | Fionna Tod | Liberal Democrats | 667 | 23.1% | — | |
| 4 | Will Burrows | Reform UK | 290 | 10.0% | — | |
| 5 | Robert Boorman | Conservative Party | 185 | 6.4% | — |
Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,353
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Sage | Green Party | 757 | 32.2% | −17.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Luke Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 733 | 31.2% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Smith | Labour Party | 599 | 25.5% | — | |
| 4 | Carol Bedson | Reform UK | 115 | 4.9% | — | |
| 5 | Dace Ruklisa | Conservative Party | 85 | 3.6% | — | |
| 6 | Khalid Abu-Tayyem | Independent | 64 | 2.7% | — |
Coleridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,940
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Louise Nicmanis | Green Party | 1,150 | 39.1% | −10.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anna Smith | Labour Party | 1,070 | 36.4% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Burdett | Reform UK | 302 | 10.3% | — | |
| 4 | Sam Mitchell Worthington | Conservative Party | 222 | 7.6% | — | |
| 5 | Tim Brunton | Liberal Democrats | 196 | 6.7% | — |
Petersfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,329
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathryn Fisher | Green Party | 1,363 | 40.9% | −9.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Cameron Myfyr Holloway | Labour Party | 1,208 | 36.3% | — | |
| 3 | Sam Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 412 | 12.4% | — | |
| 4 | Luke Burrows | Reform UK | 182 | 5.5% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Roper | Conservative Party | 164 | 4.9% | — |
Market · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,975
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Porrer | Liberal Democrats | 854 | 43.2% | −6.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Sefton-Tromans | Green Party | 592 | 30.0% | — | |
| 3 | Edwin Kwaku Addo | Labour Party | 303 | 15.3% | — | |
| 4 | Mark Wells | Reform UK | 127 | 6.4% | — | |
| 5 | Panda Xiong | Conservative Party | 99 | 5.0% | — |
Romsey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,363
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqui Whitmore | Green Party | 1,521 | 45.2% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rosy Greenlees | Labour Party | 1,124 | 33.4% | — | |
| 3 | John Charles Walmsley | Liberal Democrats | 347 | 10.3% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Watson | Reform UK | 230 | 6.8% | — | |
| 5 | Rob Nelson | Conservative Party | 141 | 4.2% | — |
Queen Edith's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,070
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Joan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,503 | 49.0% | −1.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shayne Mitchell | Green Party | 556 | 18.1% | — | |
| 3 | Maruf Ahmed | Labour Party | 397 | 12.9% | — | |
| 4 | Magnus Alexander Burt | Conservative Party | 315 | 10.3% | — | |
| 5 | Colin Bedson | Reform UK | 299 | 9.7% | — |
Abbey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,674
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Margaret Cleminson | Green Party | 1,374 | 51.4% | +1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ruaidhri O'Donnell | Labour Party | 455 | 17.0% | — | |
| 3 | Tommy Brace | Reform UK | 365 | 13.6% | — | |
| 4 | Rosemary Anne Roe Ansell | Liberal Democrats | 302 | 11.3% | — | |
| 5 | David Philip Smith | Conservative Party | 161 | 6.0% | — | |
| 6 | Simon Brignell | Communist Party of Britain | 17 | 0.6% | — |
Newnham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,974
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Frances Toye Scott | Green Party | 1,046 | 53.0% | +3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Katie Barron | Liberal Democrats | 327 | 16.6% | — | |
| 3 | Sabina Harris-Hercules | Labour Party | 308 | 15.6% | — | |
| 4 | Poppy Simister-Thomas | Conservative Party | 162 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Lui Murton | Reform UK | 89 | 4.5% | — | |
| 6 | David Carmona | Independent | 42 | 2.1% | — |
Trumpington · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 36.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,108
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olaf Hauk | Liberal Democrats | 1,272 | 20.5% | 40.9% | +7.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John William Grimwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,148 | 18.5% | 36.9% | +3.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Edward Ekin Gokmen | Green Party | 854 | 13.7% | 27.5% | — | |
| 4 | Chloe Eva Mosonyi | Green Party | 772 | 12.4% | 24.8% | — | |
| 5 | Carlos Toranzos | Labour Party | 477 | 7.7% | 15.3% | — | |
| 6 | Henry Shailer | Labour Party | 444 | 7.1% | 14.3% | — | |
| 7 | Steven Michael George | Conservative Party | 397 | 6.4% | 12.8% | — | |
| 8 | Guy Greenway | Reform UK | 293 | 4.7% | 9.4% | — | |
| 9 | John Michael Ionides | Conservative Party | 283 | 4.6% | 9.1% | — | |
| 10 | Samuel Lloyd | Reform UK | 275 | 4.4% | 8.8% | — |