# 2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election

The 2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of East Cambridgeshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.

## Result summary

2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | 15 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 53.6 | 41.9 | 18,328 | –12.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 28 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 11 | 46.4 | 40.7 | 17,814 | +26.3 |
| Labour | 22 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 10.3 | 4,514 | –6.1 |
| Green | 6 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2,037 | –0.6 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 848 | –7.5 |
| UKIP | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 229 | –9.1 |

## Ward results
### Bottisham

Bottisham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Cane | 900 | 46.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Trapp | 838 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Shuter* | 648 | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative | Bradley Thurston | 571 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour | Jane Goodland | 336 | 17.3 | |
| | Labour | Steven O'Dell | 252 | 13.0 | |
| | Green | Steve McGrady | 194 | 10.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,937 | 43.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Burwell

Burwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Brown* | 726 | 43.6 | |
| | Conservative | Lavinia Edwards* | 642 | 38.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Wrench | 456 | 27.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hebe Wrench | 350 | 21.0 | |
| | Green | Floramay Waterhouse | 314 | 18.8 | |
| | Labour | Liz Swift | 243 | 14.6 | |
| | Labour | Hilary Sage | 215 | 12.9 | |
| | UKIP | Martin Cubitt | 172 | 10.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Downham

Downham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna Bailey* | 493 | 51.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Brenke | 352 | 36.7 | |
| | Independent | Owen Winters | 113 | 11.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ely East

Ely East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Downey | 780 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative | Lis Every* | 727 | 40.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Wilkins | 693 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Hobbs* | 642 | 36.0 | |
| | Green | Clive Semmens | 269 | 15.1 | |
| | Labour | Isobel Morris | 153 | 8.6 | |
| | Labour | Louise Moschetta | 152 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,785 | 39.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ely North

Ely North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Whelan | 591 | 49.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Harries | 540 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Rouse* | 410 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Bellow | 409 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Denness | 178 | 15.0 | |
| | Labour | Edward Carlsson Browne | 168 | 14.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 38.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Ely West

Ely West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Austen* | 1,380 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Whelan* | 1,330 | 44.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paola Trimarco | 1,308 | 44.1 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Merrick | 890 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative | David Miller | 868 | 29.3 | |
| | Conservative | Charlie Page | 692 | 23.3 | |
| | Green | Gemma Bristow | 511 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Fraser | 386 | 13.0 | |
| | Independent | John Borland | 354 | 11.9 | |
| | Labour | Mark Hucker | 299 | 10.1 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Perkins | 297 | 10.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,964 | 38.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Fordham & Isleham

Fordham & Isleham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julia Huffer* | 743 | 53.8 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua Schumann* | 647 | 46.9 | |
| | Independent | Derrick Beckett* | 381 | 27.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Connor Docwra | 307 | 22.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 185 | 13.4 | |
| | Labour | Chris Crickmar | 131 | 9.5 | |
| | Labour | Jamie Goodland | 127 | 9.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Haddenham

Haddenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Wilson | 524 | 50.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Smith* | 358 | 34.8 | |
| | Green | Carly Juneau | 80 | 7.8 | |
| | Labour | Lydia Hill | 67 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,029 | 38.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Littleport

Littleport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Ambrose-Smith* | 790 | 51.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jo Webber* | 782 | 50.6 | |
| | Conservative | David Ambrose-Smith* | 754 | 48.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Double | 476 | 30.8 | |
| | Green | Lee Phillips | 475 | 30.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Harris | 440 | 28.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Double | 403 | 26.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,545 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Soham North

Soham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Charlesworth | 599 | 48.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alec Jones | 558 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Goldsack* | 528 | 42.6 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Sennitt* | 465 | 37.5 | |
| | Labour | Chris Abbott | 124 | 10.0 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Foley | 107 | 8.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Soham South

Soham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Bovingdon* | 507 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative | Dan Schumann* | 487 | 46.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Warner | 353 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Burnett | 335 | 31.8 | |
| | Labour | Lucy Frost | 194 | 18.4 | |
| | Labour | Peter Tyson | 143 | 13.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | 23.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Stretham

Stretham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Hunt* | 964 | 47.5 | |
| | Conservative | Lisa Stubbs* | 929 | 45.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Westwell | 724 | 35.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Wilson | 676 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour | Ian Allen | 357 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Gill Spencer | 225 | 11.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Sutton

Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Dupre* | 1,199 | 69.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Inskip | 925 | 53.9 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Bradley* | 536 | 31.3 | |
| | Conservative | Beth Skelham | 466 | 27.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 39.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Woodditton

Woodditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Sharp* | 840 | 52.7 | |
| | Conservative | Amy Starkey | 814 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zoe Whelan | 305 | 19.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ross | 287 | 18.0 | |
| | UKIP | Richard Fullerton | 229 | 14.4 | |
| | Labour | Teresa Cricmar | 190 | 11.9 | |
| | Labour | Susan Smith | 170 | 10.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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## By-elections
### Soham North

Soham North: 23 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Goldsack | 484 | 50.8 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Pallett | 369 | 38.8 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Sam Mathieson | 71 | 7.5 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Cohen | 28 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | 19.2 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.9 | |