2022 local election
2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election
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All 52 seats to Huntingdonshire District Council 27 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Last election | 30 seats, 46.6% | 5 seats, 5.1% | 7 seats, 17.0% | Seats won | 22 | 11 | 10 | Seat change | 8 | 6 | 3 | Popular vote | 37,001 | 11,021 | 17,130 | Percentage | 43.5% | 13.0% | 20.2% | Swing | 4.3% | 7.9% | 3.2% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Party | Labour | St Neots Ind. | Green | Last election | 4 seats, 16.8% | 6 seats, 8.1% | 0 seats, 0.1% | Seats won | 4 | 4 | 1 | Seat change | | 2 | 1 | Popular vote | 10,259 | 5,926 | 3,456 | Percentage | 12.1% | 7.0% | 4.1% | Swing | 4.7% | 1.1% | 4.0% | |
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election |
Leader of the council before election Ryan Fuller Conservative | Leader of the council after election Sarah Conboy Liberal Democrats | |
The 2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The elections saw two councillors elected unopposed,[2] the first uncontested elections in the district since 1988.
Summary
Background
The Conservative Party had been in control of the District Council since 1976. The Conservatives lost eight of their councillors, including the leader of the council, Ryan Fuller. As such the council after the election is under no overall control.[3][4] A coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green and Independent councillors subsequently took control of the council, with Sarah Conboy, the leader of the council's Liberal Democrat group, being appointed leader of the council.[5]
Election result
2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election[6] |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 52 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 42.3 | 43.5 | 37,001 | –4.3 |
| Independent | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21.2 | 13.0 | 11,021 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 17,130 | +3.2 |
| Labour | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 7.7 | 12.1 | 10,259 | –4.7 |
| St Neots Ind. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5,926 | –1.1 |
| Green | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3,456 | +4.0 |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 206 | N/A |
Ward results
Alconbury
Alconbury[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Gardener | 690 | 63.0 | +1.8 |
| Green | David Bale | 406 | 37.0 | +27.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,096 | 37.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brampton
Brampton[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Shaw | 1,616 | 72.8 | +22.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Jordan | 1,448 | 65.3 | +13.5 |
| Conservative | Cameron Reed | 627 | 28.3 | -6.3 |
| Conservative | Raz Ansary | 495 | 22.3 | -8.0 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,219 | 34.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Buckden
Buckden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hassall | 686 | 63.3 | +15.1 |
| Conservative | Sam Collins | 397 | 36.7 | -15.1 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,083 | 39.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Fenstanton
Fenstanton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Tevlin | 593 | 50.4 | +31.8 |
| Conservative | David Mead | 438 | 37.2 | -23.6 |
| Labour | James Hughes | 145 | 12.3 | -8.3 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,176 | 37.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots
Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Conboy | 1,857 | 67.2 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Debbie Mickelburgh | 1,581 | 57.2 | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brett Mickelburgh | 1,532 | 55.4 | +10.8 |
| Conservative | Susan Simpson | 825 | 29.9 | -9.6 |
| Conservative | Paula Sparling | 787 | 28.5 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | Gus Rankin | 772 | 27.9 | +0.7 |
| Reform UK | Sarah Smith | 206 | 7.5 | -32.0 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,763 | 37.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Great Paxton
Great Paxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard West | 540 | 49.4 | -20.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Ashby | 435 | 39.8 | +24.9 |
| Labour | Peter Goldsmith | 119 | 10.9 | -4.5 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,094 | 42.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Staughton
Great Staughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Cawley | 626 | 58.2 | -4.5 |
| Green | John McCutcheon | 231 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Alexander Bolingbroke | 219 | 20.4 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,076 | 41.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hemingford Grey and Houghton
Hemingford Grey and Houghton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Doug Dew | 841 | 47.4 | -15.4 |
| Conservative | David Keane | 708 | 39.9 | -16.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Priestman | 603 | 34.0 | +10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Lucas | 578 | 32.6 | +11.3 |
| Green | Seona Gunn-Kelly | 269 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Michael Gleadow | 235 | 13.2 | -3.3 |
| Green | Georgie Hunt | 123 | 6.9 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,775 | 37.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Holywell-cum-Needingworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Hodgson-Jones | Unopposed | N/A | -50.0 |
| Conservative | Jon Neish | Unopposed | N/A | -52.9 |
Majority | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon East
Huntingdon East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathan Hunt | 999 | 52.9 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Harvey | 998 | 52.9 | +12.3 |
| Conservative | Paul Caswell | 778 | 41.2 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Jonas King | 762 | 40.4 | +6.5 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,888 | 36.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon North
Huntingdon North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 1,079 | 52.5 | +5.1 |
| Labour | Marion Kadewere | 1,016 | 49.5 | +10.0 |
| Labour | Sam Wakeford | 950 | 46.3 | +3.0 |
| Conservative | Leedo George | 860 | 41.9 | +8.0 |
| Conservative | Simon Burton | 856 | 41.7 | +10.5 |
| Conservative | Richard Valatka | 753 | 36.7 | +9.8 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,054 | 24.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kimbolton
Kimbolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 884 | 71.1 | -15.1 |
| Labour | Philip Sly | 206 | 16.6 | +2.8 |
| Green | Melina Lafirenze | 154 | 12.4 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,244 | 45.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ramsey
Ramsey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steve Corney | 1,477 | 63.0 | +12.0 |
| Conservative | Jeff Clarke | 1,400 | 59.7 | +10.9 |
| Conservative | Roger Brereton | 1,247 | 53.2 | +4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 719 | 30.6 | +19.1 |
| Labour | Matthew Toyer | 704 | 30.0 | +16.2 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,346 | 28.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sawtry
Sawtry Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Bywater | Unopposed | N/A | -65.3 |
| Conservative | Ross Martin | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Majority | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Somersham
Somersham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steve Criswell | 548 | 64.9 | +6.3 |
| Labour | Martha Evans | 296 | 35.1 | +16.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 844 | 29.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Ives East
St Ives East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Michael Burke | 853 | 53.4 | N/A |
| Independent | Shariqa Mokbul | 751 | 47.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Adam Roberts | 722 | 45.2 | -7.9 |
| Conservative | Craig Smith | 687 | 43.0 | -9.5 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,597 | 32.1 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Ives South
St Ives South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nic Wells | 1,157 | 55.1 | +30.1 |
| Labour | Cath Gleadow | 976 | 46.5 | +10.9 |
| Conservative | Rianna D'Souza | 765 | 36.4 | -12.3 |
| Conservative | Martin Gill | 727 | 34.6 | -9.7 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,100 | 35.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Ives West
St Ives West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Julie Kerr | 423 | 47.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Ryan Fuller | 397 | 44.1 | -13.9 |
| Green | Daniel Laycock | 80 | 8.9 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 900 | 40.1 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Neots East
St Neots East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Lara Davenport-Ray | 772 | 85.0 | N/A |
| Independent | Marcus Pickering | 666 | 73.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | Mokbul Ahmed | 53 | 5.8 | -34.1 |
| Conservative | Ari Laakkonen | 49 | 5.4 | -22.8 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 908 | 35.8 | |
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Neots Eatons
St Neots Eatons Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| St Neots Ind. | Barry Banks | 875 | 32.9 | -25.1 |
| Conservative | Andrew Jennings | 818 | 30.8 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | Graham Welton | 814 | 30.6 | -0.8 |
| St Neots Ind. | Colin Maslen | 787 | 29.6 | -18.6 |
| Conservative | Neal Weston | 763 | 28.7 | +4.0 |
| St Neots Ind. | Gordon Thorpe | 761 | 28.6 | -25.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hunt | 626 | 23.6 | +15.2 |
| Independent | Bob Farrer | 502 | 18.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Seeff | 501 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | James Catmur | 465 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Green | Catherine Goodman | 301 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Green | Anna Pritchard | 190 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Green | Thomas Allard | 185 | 7.0 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,658 | 31.4 | |
| St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from St Neots Ind. | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from St Neots Ind. | Swing | | |
St Neots Eynesbury
St Neots Eynesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| St Neots Ind. | Simone Taylor | 1,273 | 47.9 | +3.0 |
| St Neots Ind. | Ian Taylor | 1,155 | 43.5 | +7.8 |
| St Neots Ind. | Doug Terry | 1,075 | 40.5 | +0.7 |
| Conservative | Sue Beeby | 854 | 32.2 | -0.4 |
| Conservative | Nigel Eaton | 769 | 29.0 | -2.1 |
| Conservative | Luke Millar | 741 | 27.9 | -3.1 |
| Labour | Amy Duckworth | 596 | 22.4 | +0.9 |
| Labour | Helen Stroud | 549 | 20.7 | +2.1 |
| Labour | Victoria Fowler | 543 | 20.5 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,655 | 29.9 | |
| St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
| St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
| St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton
St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Stephen Ferguson | 1,698 | 62.5 | N/A |
| Independent | Ben Pitt | 1,485 | 54.7 | N/A |
| Independent | Richard Slade | 1,306 | 48.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jean Matheson | 1,081 | 39.8 | +3.0 |
| Conservative | Keith Prentice | 888 | 32.7 | -1.0 |
| Conservative | Malcolm Whale | 886 | 32.6 | +7.9 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,717 | 35.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley
Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Alban | 1,331 | 70.1 | -2.6 |
| Conservative | Marge Beuttell | 1,111 | 58.5 | -3.4 |
| Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 398 | 21.0 | +2.5 |
| Labour | Robert Bowden | 348 | 18.3 | +2.0 |
| Green | Rebecca Davis-Marsh | 329 | 17.3 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,898 | 36.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Stukeleys
The Stukeleys Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tom Sanderson | 926 | 66.6 | +6.2 |
| Independent | Ann Blackwell | 754 | 54.2 | +9.0 |
| Independent | Steve McAdam | 750 | 54.0 | +15.7 |
| Conservative | Phil Pearce | 489 | 35.2 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | Pete Digby | 437 | 31.4 | -0.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Brown | 379 | 27.3 | -1.1 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,390 | 34.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Warboys
Warboys Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Adela Costello | 1,048 | 57.7 | -3.9 |
| Conservative | Charlotte Lowe | 954 | 52.6 | -8.3 |
| Labour | Iain Ramsbottom | 459 | 25.3 | +5.6 |
| Labour | Ambrose Ntuk | 427 | 23.5 | +5.2 |
| Green | Beth Watson | 416 | 22.9 | N/A |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,815 | 30.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Yaxley
Yaxley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric Butler | 1,128 | 50.9 | -10.1 |
| Conservative | Kevin Gulson | 1,054 | 47.6 | -8.0 |
| Independent | Sally Howell | 907 | 40.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Mac McGuire | 745 | 33.6 | -9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood | 736 | 33.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Richard Ilett | 510 | 23.0 | -0.9 |
| Labour | Tony Lawson | 484 | 21.8 | -2.0 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,216 | 26.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Changes 2022–2026
- Douglas Dew (Hemingford Gray & Houghton), who had been elected as a Conservative crossed the floor to join the Liberal Democrats on 9 January 2023.[9]
Great Paxton by-election, 2 May 2024[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | James Catmur | 518 | 47.8 | +8.0 |
| Conservative | Ari Laakkonen | 414 | 38.2 | -11.2 |
| Labour | James Hughes | 102 | 9.4 | -1.5 |
| Green | Catherine Goodman | 49 | 4.5 | New |
Majority | 104 | 9.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,091 | 42.2 | -0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.6 | |
The Great Paxton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Richard West.[11][12]
- Martin Hassall, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party to sit as an independent in May 2024.[13]
References
- ^ "Upcoming Elections". Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "First councillors elected in Huntingdonshire elections as no challenge offered". Cambridgeshire Live. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Statement on Huntingdonshire District Council election results 2022". Huntingdonshire District Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections 2022: live updates from Huntingdonshire". The Hunts Post. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Brown, Hannah (19 May 2022). "New Huntingdonshire leader discusses aims after historic power change and is 'under no illusion scale of task ahead'". Cambridge News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Statement on Huntingdonshire District Council Election Results 2022". Huntingdonshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "May 2022 Election Results: Alconbury Ward". Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "May 2022 Election Results: Brampton Ward". Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire Conservative defects to the Liberal Democrats". The Hunts Post. 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (15 March 2024). "The dream shall never dye". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Lib Dems celebrate by-election win in Great Paxton". Hunts Post. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Huntingdonshire". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 27 May 2024.