Elections toSouth Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2016[1] as part of the2016 United Kingdom local elections. Nineteen seats, making up one third ofSouth Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2016 were last contested at the2012 election.
The list of candidates was published on 8 April 2016.[2] TheConservative Party and theLabour Party stood candidates in all 19 wards up for election. TheLiberal Democrats had 16 candidates, theGreen Party had 12 candidates and theUnited Kingdom Independence Party had four candidates. There were four independent candidates.
This was the last election by thirds to South Cambridgeshire District Council before the council moved to all-out elections starting from 2018.[3]
| South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2016[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Popular vote | |||||
| Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % | ||
| Conservative | 10 | 26 | 36 | −1 | 11,753 | 38.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 9 | 14 | +3 | 6,902 | 22.4 | |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 2,859 | 9.3 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6,486 | 21.0 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,953 | 6.3 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 2.8 | |
| Total | 19 | 38 | 57 | – | 30,821 | – | |
| Turnout | 39.0 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nigel Cathcart | 812 | 59.2 | ||
| Conservative | Joshua Huntingfield | 286 | 20.6 | ||
| Green | Simon Saggers | 274 | 19.9 | ||
| Majority | 526 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mervyn Loynes | 868 | 39.1 | ||
| Labour | Gavin Clayton | 594 | 26.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeni Sawford | 352 | 15.9 | ||
| UKIP | Helene Greene | 236 | 10.6 | ||
| Green | Marcus Pitcaithly | 169 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 274 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.0 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Edwards | 956 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | Joyce Matheson | 504 | 21.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Gymer | 350 | 14.9 | ||
| UKIP | John Wilson | 290 | 12.4 | ||
| Green | Colin Coe | 248 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | 452 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.1 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Kindersley | 1,008 | 58.5 | ||
| Conservative | Alison Elcox | 548 | 31.8 | ||
| Labour | John Goodall | 166 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | 460 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Douglas de Lacey | 740 | 50.0 | ||
| Conservative | Alastair Simpson | 304 | 20.6 | ||
| Labour | Mark McCormack | 274 | 18.5 | ||
| Green | Teal Riley | 161 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 436 | ||||
| Turnout | 42.8 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Lockwood | 489 | 53.1 | ||
| Conservative | Gina Youens | 275 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | Bruce Phillips | 104 | 11.3 | ||
| Green | Paul Evans | 53 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 214 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.5 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Doug Cattermole | 535 | 48.8 | ||
| Conservative | Lina Joseph | 448 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Norman Crowther | 114 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 87 | ||||
| Turnout | 50.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Neil Davies | 1,278 | 39.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Yemi Macaulay | 698 | 21.8 | ||
| Labour | Njoki Mahiaini | 533 | 16.6 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Bradney | 520 | 16.2 | ||
| Green | Darren Cotterell | 174 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 580 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.9 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Batchelor | 753 | 43.6 | ||
| Conservative | Enid Bald | 621 | 35.9 | ||
| Labour | Rosanna Evans | 177 | 10.3 | ||
| Green | Paul Richardson | 176 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 132 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.7 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alex Riley | 525 | 62.7 | ||
| Labour | Simon Down | 146 | 17.4 | ||
| UKIP | Callum Hatch | 82 | 9.8 | ||
| Green | Sandra Archer | 54 | 6.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirk Taylor | 31 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 379 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.9 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Barrett | 936 | 61.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wasyliw | 311 | 20.3 | ||
| Labour | Angela Patrick | 282 | 18.4 | ||
| Majority | 625 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.9 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Howell | 927 | 64.4 | ||
| Labour | Darren Macey | 334 | 23.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Delderfield | 179 | 12.4 | ||
| Majority | 593 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.6 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Cuffley | 849 | 42.9 | ||
| Labour | Robert Grayston | 548 | 27.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Milnes | 453 | 22.9 | ||
| Green | Helen Stocks | 127 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | 301 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.4 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cicely Murfitt | 556 | 55.2 | ||
| Conservative | Heather Williams | 386 | 38.3 | ||
| Labour | Robin Stern | 65 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 170 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Nightingale | 1,021 | 41.6 | ||
| Labour | Mike Nettleton | 705 | 28.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Fane | 369 | 15.0 | ||
| Green | Sophi Berridge | 360 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 316 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.9 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Turner | 452 | 54.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Holland | 216 | 25.9 | ||
| Labour | June Ford | 167 | 20.0 | ||
| Majority | 236 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.0 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Tregoing | 649 | 34.9 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Shipp | 466 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour | Gareth Wright | 392 | 21.1 | ||
| Independent | Myra Gaunt | 285 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Mary Lachlan-Cope | 69 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 183 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Topping | 546 | 57.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter McDonald | 201 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | Philippa MacGarry | 197 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | 345 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.8 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ray Manning | 819 | 44.3 | ||
| Labour | Ben Monks | 372 | 20.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Gymer | 308 | 16.7 | ||
| UKIP | Martin Hale | 260 | 14.1 | ||
| Green | Eleanor Crane | 88 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 447 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.3 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||