Cambridgeshire County Council is elected every four years using the first past the post system of election. As of 2021 the council consists of 61 council seats, representing 59 electoral divisions.
County council composition
YearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsReformGreenUKIPIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (68 seats)197318115131977567104198135191103New division boundaries; seats increased from 68 to 77198529212601198946201001199333212102Peterborough becomes a unitary authority; seats decreased from 77 to 591997331016000200134916000New division boundaries; seats increased from 59 to 692005424230002009422231102013327140124New division boundaries; seats decreased from 69 to 61201736715003202128920000420251053110302
County result maps
By-election results The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Cambridgeshire County Council.
1973-1976
1993−1997
1997−2001
2001−2005
2005−2009
2009-2013
By-election called following the death of Leslie Sims.
By-election called following the resignation of Siep Wijsenbeek.
By-election following death of John West
2013−2017
By-election following resignation of Ray Manning on 2 April 2014.
By-election held following the death of John Reynolds.
By-election following resignation of Martin Curtis on 22 March 2015.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Peter Lagoda, who was elected for the UK Independence Party, following his conviction for benefit fraud.
By-election following the resignation of Killian Bourke on 11 May 2015.
By-election following the death of Sandra Rylance.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Phil Read, who was elected as a Conservative.
By-election following the death of Councillor Steven Van de Kerkhove in January 2016. 2-member division.
2017−2021
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Paul Raynes, who stepped down after taking up a role at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of independent councillor Donald Adey, who had moved from Cambridge to Fife, Scotland, and said representing Trumpington had become difficult from 400 miles away.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Topping, who stepped down after deciding to move to Northumberland.
2021−2025
The by-election was triggered by the death of St Neots Independents councillor Derek Giles.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Hilary Cox Condron, who cited her mental health.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Dan Schumann.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Mac McGuire.
2025−2029
The by-election was triggered by the disqualification of Reform UK councillor Andy Osborn, after he was convicted of publishing a false claim about a rival candidate.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Reform UK councillor Jim Sidlow, who cited personal and family pressures.
See also Cambridge local elections East Cambridgeshire local elections Fenland local elections Huntingdonshire local elections Peterborough local government South Cambridgeshire local elections
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References
External links Cambridgeshire County Council Local Government Commission for England