Local Election Results 2008
Cambridge
One-third of council up for election.
Left = Left List
Other results for Cambridge:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
By-elections for Cambridge (may be incomplete): 21st July 2005 (Coleridge)
— 16th November 2006 (Trumpington)
— 4th June 2009 (East Chesterton)
— 4th November 2010 (Coleridge)
— 2nd May 2013 (Abbey)
— 13th November 2014 (Queen Edith's)
— 4th May 2017 (Arbury)
— 13th September 2018 (Petersfield)
— 8th August 2019 (Newnham)
— 18th August 2022 (Trumpington)
— 4th July 2023 (King's Hedges)
— 23rd November 2023 (Queen Edith's)
— 12th September 2024 (Romsey)
Results for Cambridgeshire county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Liberal Democrat |
9718 |
32.8% |
8 |
| Labour |
7624 |
25.7% |
3 |
| Conservative |
7410 |
25.0% |
1 |
| Green Party |
3374 |
11.4% |
1 |
| Independent |
851 |
2.9% |
1 |
| Left List |
328 |
1.1% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
165 |
0.6% |
0 |
| English Democrats Party |
161 |
0.5% |
0 |
| Margaret Wright |
Grn |
812 |
41.4% |
| John Durrant |
Lab |
645 |
32.9% |
| Andrew Bower |
C |
376 |
19.2% |
| Callie Leroux |
LD |
129 |
6.6% |
| Mike Todd-Jones |
Lab |
941 |
35.3% |
| Rhodri James |
LD |
908 |
34.1% |
| Shapour Meftah |
C |
468 |
17.6% |
| Catherine Terry |
Grn |
187 |
7.0% |
| Tim Hawke |
EDP |
161 |
6.0% |
| John Hipkin |
Ind |
851 |
39.0% |
| Valerie Holt |
LD |
707 |
32.4% |
| Edward MacNaghten |
C |
255 |
11.7% |
| Sam Wakeford |
Lab |
225 |
10.3% |
| Stephen Lawrence |
Grn |
145 |
6.6% |
| Robert Dryden |
Lab |
1247 |
52.0% |
| Sarah El-Neil |
C |
827 |
34.5% |
| David Willingham |
LD |
167 |
7.0% |
| Neil Ford |
Grn |
157 |
6.5% |
| Christopher Howell |
C |
955 |
40.2% |
| Tariq Sadiq |
Lab |
941 |
39.7% |
| Alain Desmeir |
LD |
219 |
9.2% |
| Valerie Hopkins |
Grn |
193 |
8.1% |
| Albert Watts |
UKIP |
65 |
2.7% |
| Jennifer Liddle |
LD |
777 |
38.4% |
| Kevin Francis |
C |
576 |
28.5% |
| Stefan Haselwimmer |
Lab |
368 |
18.2% |
| Peter Pope |
Grn |
203 |
10.0% |
| Peter Burkinshaw |
UKIP |
100 |
4.9% |
| Neil McGovern |
LD |
760 |
40.6% |
| Gerri Bird |
Lab |
562 |
30.1% |
| Cyril Weinman |
C |
419 |
22.4% |
| James Youd |
Grn |
129 |
6.9% |
| Tim Bick |
LD |
645 |
44.1% |
| Sheila Lawlor |
C |
342 |
23.4% |
| Nick Dale |
Lab |
255 |
17.4% |
| Shayne Mitchell |
Grn |
222 |
15.2% |
| Sian Reid |
LD |
870 |
50.1% |
| James Strachan |
C |
427 |
24.6% |
| Jennifer Butler |
Grn |
238 |
13.7% |
| William Redfern |
Lab |
200 |
11.5% |
| Ben Bradnack |
Lab |
857 |
44.3% |
| Elizabeth Parkin |
LD |
541 |
28.0% |
| Jonathan Newton |
C |
301 |
15.6% |
| Simon Sedgwick-Jell |
Grn |
236 |
12.2% |
| Amanda Taylor |
LD |
1250 |
49.9% |
| Donald Douglas |
C |
838 |
33.5% |
| Jonathan Goodacre |
Lab |
233 |
9.3% |
| Martin Lawson |
Grn |
183 |
7.3% |
| Catherine Smart |
LD |
791 |
37.2% |
| Len Freeman |
Lab |
535 |
25.1% |
| Tom Woodcock |
Left |
328 |
15.4% |
| Sam Barker |
C |
285 |
13.4% |
| Keith Garrett |
Grn |
189 |
8.9% |
| Salah al-Bandar |
LD |
985 |
45.9% |
| Peter Hase |
C |
828 |
38.6% |
| Ceri Galloway |
Grn |
178 |
8.3% |
| Pamela Stacey |
Lab |
154 |
7.2% |
| Ian Nimmo-Smith |
LD |
969 |
43.2% |
| Steven Mastin |
C |
513 |
22.9% |
| Mike Sargeant |
Lab |
461 |
20.5% |
| Sarah Peake |
Grn |
302 |
13.5% |
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