Cambridgeshire
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2025 59 races · 61 seats 90.2% below quota
- 2021 59 races · 61 seats 49.2% below quota
- 2019 1 race · 1 seat 100.0% below quota
- 2017 59 races · 61 seats 52.5% below quota
Council composition as of 2025
61 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2025 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2025)
In 2025, 61 seats were up across 59 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 61 seats had been shared 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 50,919 | 27.4% | 31 | 50.8% | 17 | 27.9% | +14 |
| Conservative Party | 44,083 | 23.7% | 10 | 16.4% | 15 | 24.6% | -5 |
| Reform UK | 42,698 | 23.0% | 10 | 16.4% | 14 | 23.0% | -4 |
| Labour Party | 24,476 | 13.2% | 5 | 8.2% | 8 | 13.1% | -3 |
| Green Party | 19,315 | 10.4% | 3 | 4.9% | 6 | 9.8% | -3 |
| Independent | 4,207 | 2.3% | 2 | 3.3% | 1 | 1.6% | +1 |
| Party Of Women | 50 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 185,748 | 100.0% | 61 | 100.0% | 61 | 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.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2025 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | 41% | 42% | 49% | |
| Alconbury and Kimbolton | 62% | 68% | 47% | |
| Arbury | 45% | 48% | 37% | |
| Bar Hill | 40% | 45% | 50% | |
| Brampton and Buckden | 49% | 43% | 35% | |
| Burwell | 54% | 52% | 30% | |
| Cambourne | 43% | 38% | 34% | |
| Castle | 30% | 41% | 35% | |
| Chatteris | 48% | 59% | 41% | |
| Cherry Hinton | 49% | 49% | 36% | |
| Chesterton | 44% | 40% | 34% | |
| Cottenham and Willingham | 35% | 53% | 40% | |
| Duxford | 55% | 48% | 47% | |
| Ely North | 49% | 42% | 49% | |
| Ely South | 46% | 46% | 48% | |
| Fulbourn | 43% | 39% | 35% | |
| Gamlingay | 42% | 50% | 34% | |
| Godmanchester and Huntingdon South | 52% | 46% | 38% | |
| Hardwick | 50% | 43% | 36% | |
| Histon and Impington | 54% | 57% | 45% | |
| Huntingdon North and Hartford | 35% | 39% | 27% | |
| Huntingdon West | 49% | 56% | 43% | |
| King's Hedges | 40% | 49% | 31% | |
| Linton | 48% | 49% | 47% | |
| Littleport | 57% | 54% | 35% | |
| Longstanton Northstowe and Over | 54% | 42% | ||
| Longstanton, Northstowe and Over | 46% | |||
| March North and Waldersey | 53% | 63% | 40% | |
| March South and Rural | 40% | 69% | 38% | |
| Market | 42% | 38% | 42% | |
| Melbourn and Bassingbourn | 56% | 55% | 47% | |
| Newnham | 51% | 42% | 51% | |
| Papworth and Swavesey | 56% | 46% | 35% | |
| Petersfield | 41% | 48% | 40% | |
| Queen Edith's | 46% | 36% | 40% | |
| Ramsey and Bury | 45% | 65% | 47% | |
| Roman Bank and Peckover | 54% | 58% | 45% | |
| Romsey | 45% | 53% | 38% | |
| Sawston and Shelford | 43% | 50% | 41% | |
| Sawtry and Stilton | 69% | 72% | 50% | |
| Soham North and Isleham | 66% | 63% | 39% | |
| Soham South and Haddenham | 58% | 51% | 32% | |
| Somersham and Earith | 68% | 62% | 32% | |
| St Ives North and Wyton | 54% | 51% | 29% | |
| St Ives South and Needingworth | 59% | 46% | 23% | |
| St Neots East and Gransden | 53% | 39% | 31% | |
| St Neots Eynesbury | 43% | 39% | 32% | |
| St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton | 43% | 47% | 39% | |
| St Neots the Eatons | 46% | 42% | 36% | |
| Sutton | 46% | 65% | 48% | |
| The Hemingfords and Fenstanton | 62% | 56% | 34% | |
| Trumpington | 39% | 47% | 42% | 38% |
| Warboys and the Stukeleys | 62% | 65% | 36% | |
| Waterbeach | 46% | 36% | 39% | |
| Whittlesey North | 66% | 75% | 47% | |
| Whittlesey South | 66% | 61% | 40% | |
| Wisbech East | 63% | 63% | 46% | |
| Wisbech West | 61% | 57% | 49% | |
| Woodditton | 67% | 50% | 36% | |
| Yaxley and Farcet | 52% | 57% | 41% |