# East Cambridgeshire District Council elections

East Cambridgeshire District Council is a non-metropolitan district council in the county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Elections are held every four years.

## Council elections

| Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Others | Total |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 35 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 35 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 35 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 37 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 37 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 37 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 37 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 2007 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 39 |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 39 |
| 2015 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
* Notes:
* ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
* ↑ Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
* ↑ New ward boundaries: The East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016

## Results maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 2003-2007

The Swaffhams By-Election 6 May 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allen Alderson | 389 | 50.4 | +50.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francesca Marlow | 344 | 44.6 | −41.0 |
| | Labour | Steven O'Dell | 39 | 5.1 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 772 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The Swaffhams By-Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 539 | 66.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 202 | 24.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | | 70 | 8.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 41.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 811 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Ely East By-Election 5 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lis Every | 418 | 37.5 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dian Warman | 322 | 28.9 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Jeremy Tyrrell | 145 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Jane Frances | 138 | 12.4 | −8.6 |
| | Independent | John Borland | 93 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,116 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sutton By-Election 24 April 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Dupre | 523 | 50.9 | +27.0 |
| | Conservative | Neil Hitchin | 280 | 27.2 | −19.2 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Divine | 162 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Jane Frances | 63 | 6.1 | −23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Soham South By-Election 19 June 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hamish Ross | 363 | 34.4 | −1.5 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Divine | 201 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Warner | 191 | 18.1 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Woollard | 148 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Independent | Gerard Hobbs | 80 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Fiona Ross | 71 | 6.7 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Bottisham By-Election 4 February 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Sharp | 421 | 43.6 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Aronson | 403 | 41.7 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Steven O'Dell | 99 | 10.2 | −6.1 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Divine | 43 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 966 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Soham North By-Election 22 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Goldsack | 423 | 59.7 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alec Jones | 178 | 25.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Tyson | 108 | 15.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 709 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ely South By-Election 7 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Whelan | 527 | 39.9 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Bellow | 411 | 31.1 | −19.7 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Denness | 384 | 29.0 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Soham North By-Election 23 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Goldsack | 484 | 50.8 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Pallett | 369 | 38.8 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Sam Mathieson | 71 | 7.5 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Andrew Cohen | 28 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Ely West By-Election 18 April 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Trent | 1,125 | 47.9 |
| | Conservative | David Ambrose Smith | 760 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | Adam Wilson | 466 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,351 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |