# Fenland District Council elections

Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.
Fenland rejected the introduction of a directly elected mayor by 17,296 votes to 5,509, on a turnout of just under 34%, in a referendum held in July 2005.

## Council elections

| Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Green | Others | Total |
| 1973 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 |
| 1976 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 1979 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| 1983 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 1987 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 40 |
| 1991 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 40 |
| 1995 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 1999 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2003 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2007 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2011 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2019 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 39 |
| 2023 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43 |

### Composition since 1973

* Notes:
* ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.
* ↑ Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989 and The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990.
* ↑ One seat was left vacant at this election.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023.

## District result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Manea By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 278 | 50.1 |
| | Labour | | 133 | 24.0 |
| | Independent | | 98 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 46 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 555 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Leverington By-Election 31 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 434 | 56.7 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | | 252 | 32.9 | −21.2 |
| | Independent | | 79 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 765 | 24.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
March West By-Election 31 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 574 | 50.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | | 561 | 49.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
March East By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 707 | 59.4 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | | 483 | 40.6 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,190 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Manea By-Election 24 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 298 | 71.8 | +71.8 |
| | Labour | | 57 | 13.7 | −37.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 42 | 10.1 | −38.9 |
| | Independent Labour | | 18 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 58.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
March East By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 1,596 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | | 1,366 | 42.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 258 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,220 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Whittlesey Bassenhally By-Election 12 July 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 402 | 49.2 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 343 | 42.0 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | | 72 | 8.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 817 | 25.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wisbech South West By-Election 26 July 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 546 | 65.4 | +20.5 |
| | Labour | | 289 | 34.6 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 30.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | 16.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Roman Bank By-Election 30 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Hatton | 501 | 50.2 | −21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maddy Forster | 254 | 25.5 | +25.5 |
| | Independent | | 155 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | | 88 | 8.8 | −19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 24.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 998 | 21.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Manea By-Election 2 February 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Sears | 264 | 45.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes | 136 | 23.2 |
| | Independent | Mark Archer | 136 | 23.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Wilson | 39 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Hibbert | 12 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 587 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Slade Lode By-Election 13 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Florence Newell | 259 | 57.2 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes | 194 | 42.8 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 453 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Parsons Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 3 April 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phil Wait | 646 | 61.8 |
| | Labour | Dave Goode | 191 | 18.3 |
| | Independent | Paul Carpenter | 119 | 11.4 |
| | UKIP | Paul Clapp | 55 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Howes | 35 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 11 December 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Scrimshaw | 512 | 50.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Booth | 208 | 20.6 |
| | Labour | Dave Goode | 190 | 18.8 |
| | Green | Paul Carpenter | 101 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,011 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
March West By-Election 8 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Count | 803 | 53.9 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Field | 460 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Elliott | 250 | 16.2 | −24.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Mills By-Election 4 March 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Chambers | 301 | 45.9 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Howes | 264 | 40.2 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | Sandra Rylance | 58 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Max Kelly | 33 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656 | 31.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wisbech Kirkgate By-Election 15 April 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Patrick | 287 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | Steve Tierney | 145 | 25.9 |
| | Labour | Barry Diggle | 74 | 13.2 |
| | UKIP | Paul Clapp | 54 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 560 | 31.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2011-2015

Staithe By-Election 22 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hodgson | 228 | 42.0 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | John White | 166 | 30.6 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert McLaren | 90 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
| | UKIP | Will Schooling | 39 | 7.2 | −8.9 |
| | Independent | Phil Webb | 20 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 543 | 28.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Marys By-Election 25 October 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Swan | 397 | 62.5 | +16.5 |
| | Independent | Roy Gerstner | 160 | 25.2 | −15.7 |
| | Labour | Colin Gale | 78 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 37.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 635 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hill By-Election 17 January 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samantha Hoy | 319 | 59.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Dean Reeves | 110 | 20.6 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | John White | 105 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 39.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 534 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 28 March 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Broker | 384 | 44.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Lane | 240 | 27.6 | −8.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Lay | 214 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
| | English Democrat | Maria Goldspink | 33 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 871 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elm and Christchurch By-Election 9 December 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michelle Tanfield | 301 | 43.9 | −13.1 |
| | UKIP | Alan Burbridge | 234 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Independent | Phil Webb | 73 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Dean Reeves | 51 | 7.4 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Brookman | 27 | 3.9 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Roman Bank By-Election 8 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samantha Clark | 763 | 48.1 | −8.8 |
| | UKIP | Alan Lay | 537 | 33.8 | +33.8 |
| | Labour | Barry Diggle | 193 | 12.2 | −14.5 |
| | Independent | Erbie Murat | 70 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Court | 24 | 1.5 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Medworth By-Election 16 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Tierney | 257 | 44.6 | −14.5 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Hunt | 201 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
| | Labour | Kathy Dougall | 79 | 13.7 | −17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Ratcliffe | 24 | 4.2 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Erbie Murat | 15 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 576 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Birch By-Election 21 June 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Benney | 326 | 62.1 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helena Minton | 113 | 21.5 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Steve Nicholson | 86 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Lattersey By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jason Mockett | 449 | 62.7 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Jes Hibbert | 267 | 37.3 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 25.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 716 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Whittlesey South By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gurninder Singh Gill | 988 | 47.0 |
| | Independent | Martin Curtis | 841 | 40.0 |
| | Workers Party | Clayton Payne | 274 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,103 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |