South Cambridgeshire District Council was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in the year 1973. From 1978 until 2016, one third of the council were elected each year, followed by one year without a poll. Since 2018, all members of the council are elected at once in a so-called 'all-out' election, after a decision made in 2015.
Council elections
The number of seats held by each party at the conclusion of each election is noted in the table below.
YearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (53 seats)197308342New ward boundaries (55 seats)The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19751976483401978443441979314471980224471982527411983425441984424451986134534198719333019882231291990Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989.215128199121512819922454221994226720199516810211996131011211998159131819991591516200020515152002226161120032341612New ward boundaries (57 seats)The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 and The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003.200423416122006251191220072911710New ward boundaries (57 seats)Minor alterations to existing ward boundaries: The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2008.2008321159201029120720113111872012331167201435113820153811172016361146New ward boundaries (45 seats)The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.2018112302202280370202620430
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District result maps
By-election results The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council.
1998-2002
2002-2006
2006-2010
2010-2014
2014-2018
2018-2022
2022-2026
References
External links South Cambridgeshire District Council