# 2022 Cambridge City Council election

The 2022 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cambridge City Council. This was on the same day as other local elections were held across the United Kingdom.

## Result summary

2022 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 12 | 2 | 75.0 | 17 | 29 | 69.0 | 17,779 | 44.5 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 18.8 | 6 | 9 | 21.4 | 10,801 | 27.1 | +1.3 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 7.1 | 7,027 | 17.6 | –2.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 361 | 0.9 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,940 | 9.9 | –1.7 |

## Ward results

("Majority" figure below is the amount of lead over nearest contender. It does not show that the successful candidate received a majority of votes cast.)

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Matt Howard | 1,254 | 48.0 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Amanda Hawkes | 974 | 37.3 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 201 | 7.7 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Ansell | 184 | 7.0 | –2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,613 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Arbury

Arbury (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iva Divkovic | 1,176 | 53.4 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Patrick Sheil | 1,145 | 52.0 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fionna Tod | 444 | 20.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ward | 423 | 19.2 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Stephen Lawrence | 366 | 16.6 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Boorman | 317 | 14.4 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Peter Pope | 292 | 13.3 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Haire | 242 | 11.0 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Smith | 886 | 41.8 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Stoddart | 751 | 35.5 | +1.5 |
| | Green | James Murray-White | 370 | 17.5 | –1.7 |
| | Conservative | James Appiah | 111 | 5.2 | –4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Russ McPherson | 1,345 | 58.3 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Eric Barrett-Payton | 391 | 16.9 | –3.6 |
| | Green | Richard Potter | 290 | 12.6 | –0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter McLaughlin | 283 | 12.3 | –2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 954 | 41.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,309 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anna Smith | 1,363 | 56.3 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Sarah Nicmanis | 415 | 17.2 | –7.1 |
| | Conservative | Robin Nelson | 338 | 14.0 | –0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Oliver | 236 | 9.8 | –4.3 |
| | Independent | Monica Hone | 67 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 39.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,419 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Baiju Varkey | 974 | 38.2 | –4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Illingworth | 947 | 37.1 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Elizabeth May | 388 | 15.2 | –2.9 |
| | Conservative | Frank Ribeiro | 243 | 9.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | +1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.5 | |

### King's Hedges

King's Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Smart | 968 | 50.6 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rory Clark | 383 | 20.0 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Dan Kittmer | 314 | 16.4 | –0.3 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Uddin | 248 | 13.0 | –5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,913 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katie Porrer | 904 | 43.4 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Hollie Wright | 680 | 32.6 | –1.8 |
| | Green | Nicola Elliott | 364 | 17.5 | –5.0 |
| | Conservative | Sam Hunt | 137 | 6.6 | –1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,085 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cameron Holloway | 813 | 36.4 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Al Gadney | 738 | 33.0 | –2.4 |
| | Green | Jean Glasberg | 558 | 25.0 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Mo Pantall | 125 | 5.6 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,234 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Robertson | 1,554 | 55.6 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emmanuel Carraud | 598 | 21.4 | –4.0 |
| | Green | Edwin Wilkinson | 456 | 16.3 | –4.6 |
| | Conservative | Mohamed Hossain | 188 | 6.7 | –2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,769 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Queen Edith’s

Queen Edith’s :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Lee | 1,202 | 42.0 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Steve King | 881 | 30.8 | +16.7 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Whitmore | 396 | 13.8 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Owen | 382 | 13.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,861 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dinah Pounds | 1,548 | 58.1 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Suzie Webb | 486 | 18.2 | –2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Walmsley | 416 | 15.6 | –1.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Roper | 215 | 8.1 | –2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 39.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olaf Hauk | 1,151 | 42.1 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Carlos Toranzos | 853 | 31.2 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 379 | 13.9 | –2.9 |
| | Green | Ceri Galloway | 352 | 12.9 | –4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,735 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Swift | 1,390 | 44.8 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Sam Carling | 1,229 | 39.6 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Dalzell | 1,171 | 37.7 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shahida Rahman | 970 | 31.3 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Shayne Mitchell | 389 | 12.5 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Emma Garnett | 337 | 10.9 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | Jason Scott-Warren | 294 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jean-Ann Bartlett | 232 | 7.5 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Harford | 191 | 6.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Trumpington

Trumpington: 18 August 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Levien | 1,017 | 49.8 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Rahima Ahammed | 472 | 23.1 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Ceri Galloway | 298 | 14.6 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 256 | 12.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 27.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |