# 2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The elections saw two councillors elected unopposed, the first uncontested elections in the district since 1988.

## Summary
### Background

The Conservative Party had been in control of the District Council since 1976. The Conservatives lost eight of their councillors, including the leader of the council, Ryan Fuller. As such the council after the election is under no overall control. A coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green and Independent councillors subsequently took control of the council, with Sarah Conboy, the leader of the council's Liberal Democrat group, being appointed leader of the council.

### Election result

2022 Huntingdonshire District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 52 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 42.3 | 43.5 | 37,001 | –4.3 |
| Independent | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21.2 | 13.0 | 11,021 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 17,130 | +3.2 |
| Labour | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 7.7 | 12.1 | 10,259 | –4.7 |
| St Neots Ind. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5,926 | –1.1 |
| Green | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3,456 | +4.0 |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 206 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Alconbury

Alconbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Gardener | 690 | 63.0 | +1.8 |
| | Green | David Bale | 406 | 37.0 | +27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brampton

Brampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Shaw | 1,616 | 72.8 | +22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Jordan | 1,448 | 65.3 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Reed | 627 | 28.3 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Raz Ansary | 495 | 22.3 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,219 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Buckden

Buckden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hassall | 686 | 63.3 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Sam Collins | 397 | 36.7 | −15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | 39.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fenstanton

Fenstanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Tevlin | 593 | 50.4 | +31.8 |
| | Conservative | David Mead | 438 | 37.2 | −23.6 |
| | Labour | James Hughes | 145 | 12.3 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | 37.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots

Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Conboy | 1,857 | 67.2 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Mickelburgh | 1,581 | 57.2 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brett Mickelburgh | 1,532 | 55.4 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Susan Simpson | 825 | 29.9 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Paula Sparling | 787 | 28.5 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Gus Rankin | 772 | 27.9 | +0.7 |
| | Reform UK | Sarah Smith | 206 | 7.5 | −32.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,763 | 37.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Great Paxton

Great Paxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard West | 540 | 49.4 | −20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Ashby | 435 | 39.8 | +24.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Goldsmith | 119 | 10.9 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,094 | 42.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Staughton

Great Staughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Cawley | 626 | 58.2 | −4.5 |
| | Green | John McCutcheon | 231 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alexander Bolingbroke | 219 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,076 | 41.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hemingford Grey and Houghton

Hemingford Grey and Houghton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doug Dew | 841 | 47.4 | −15.4 |
| | Conservative | David Keane | 708 | 39.9 | −16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Priestman | 603 | 34.0 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Lucas | 578 | 32.6 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Seona Gunn-Kelly | 269 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Michael Gleadow | 235 | 13.2 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Georgie Hunt | 123 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell-cum-Needingworth

Holywell-cum-Needingworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Hodgson-Jones | Unopposed | N/A | −50.0 |
| | Conservative | Jon Neish | Unopposed | N/A | −52.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Huntingdon East

Huntingdon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Hunt | 999 | 52.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Harvey | 998 | 52.9 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Caswell | 778 | 41.2 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonas King | 762 | 40.4 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,888 | 36.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Huntingdon North

Huntingdon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 1,079 | 52.5 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Marion Kadewere | 1,016 | 49.5 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Sam Wakeford | 950 | 46.3 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Leedo George | 860 | 41.9 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Burton | 856 | 41.7 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Valatka | 753 | 36.7 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,054 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kimbolton

Kimbolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 884 | 71.1 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Philip Sly | 206 | 16.6 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Melina Lafirenze | 154 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ramsey

Ramsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Corney | 1,477 | 63.0 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Clarke | 1,400 | 59.7 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Brereton | 1,247 | 53.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 719 | 30.6 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Toyer | 704 | 30.0 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,346 | 28.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sawtry

Sawtry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bywater | Unopposed | N/A | −65.3 |
| | Conservative | Ross Martin | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Somersham

Somersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Criswell | 548 | 64.9 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Martha Evans | 296 | 35.1 | +16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 844 | 29.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Ives East

St Ives East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Burke | 853 | 53.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shariqa Mokbul | 751 | 47.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Adam Roberts | 722 | 45.2 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Craig Smith | 687 | 43.0 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | 32.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Ives South

St Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nic Wells | 1,157 | 55.1 | +30.1 |
| | Labour | Cath Gleadow | 976 | 46.5 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Rianna D'Souza | 765 | 36.4 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Gill | 727 | 34.6 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,100 | 35.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Ives West

St Ives West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Julie Kerr | 423 | 47.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ryan Fuller | 397 | 44.1 | −13.9 |
| | Green | Daniel Laycock | 80 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 900 | 40.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Neots East

St Neots East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lara Davenport-Ray | 772 | 85.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Marcus Pickering | 666 | 73.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mokbul Ahmed | 53 | 5.8 | −34.1 |
| | Conservative | Ari Laakkonen | 49 | 5.4 | −22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | 35.8 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Neots Eatons

St Neots Eatons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | St Neots Ind. | Barry Banks | 875 | 32.9 | -25.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Jennings | 818 | 30.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Welton | 814 | 30.6 | −0.8 |
| | St Neots Ind. | Colin Maslen | 787 | 29.6 | −18.6 |
| | Conservative | Neal Weston | 763 | 28.7 | +4.0 |
| | St Neots Ind. | Gordon Thorpe | 761 | 28.6 | −25.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hunt | 626 | 23.6 | +15.2 |
| | Independent | Bob Farrer | 502 | 18.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Seeff | 501 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Catmur | 465 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Catherine Goodman | 301 | 11.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Anna Pritchard | 190 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Thomas Allard | 185 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | 31.4 | |
| | St Neots Ind. hold | St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from St Neots Ind. | Conservative gain from St Neots Ind. | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from St Neots Ind. | Conservative gain from St Neots Ind. | Swing | | |

### St Neots Eynesbury

St Neots Eynesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | St Neots Ind. | Simone Taylor | 1,273 | 47.9 | +3.0 |
| | St Neots Ind. | Ian Taylor | 1,155 | 43.5 | +7.8 |
| | St Neots Ind. | Doug Terry | 1,075 | 40.5 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Sue Beeby | 854 | 32.2 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Eaton | 769 | 29.0 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Luke Millar | 741 | 27.9 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Amy Duckworth | 596 | 22.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Helen Stroud | 549 | 20.7 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Victoria Fowler | 543 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,655 | 29.9 | |
| | St Neots Ind. hold | St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
| | St Neots Ind. hold | St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |
| | St Neots Ind. hold | St Neots Ind. hold | Swing | | |

### St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton

St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Ferguson | 1,698 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ben Pitt | 1,485 | 54.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Slade | 1,306 | 48.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jean Matheson | 1,081 | 39.8 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Keith Prentice | 888 | 32.7 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Whale | 886 | 32.6 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | 35.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley

Stilton, Folksworth and Washingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Alban | 1,331 | 70.1 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Marge Beuttell | 1,111 | 58.5 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 398 | 21.0 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Bowden | 348 | 18.3 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Rebecca Davis-Marsh | 329 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,898 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### The Stukeleys

The Stukeleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Sanderson | 926 | 66.6 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Ann Blackwell | 754 | 54.2 | +9.0 |
| | Independent | Steve McAdam | 750 | 54.0 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative | Phil Pearce | 489 | 35.2 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Pete Digby | 437 | 31.4 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Brown | 379 | 27.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,390 | 34.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Warboys

Warboys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adela Costello | 1,048 | 57.7 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Lowe | 954 | 52.6 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Iain Ramsbottom | 459 | 25.3 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Ambrose Ntuk | 427 | 23.5 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Beth Watson | 416 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Yaxley

Yaxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Butler | 1,128 | 50.9 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Gulson | 1,054 | 47.6 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | Sally Howell | 907 | 40.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mac McGuire | 745 | 33.6 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood | 736 | 33.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard Ilett | 510 | 23.0 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Lawson | 484 | 21.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,216 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Changes 2022–2026

* Douglas Dew (Hemingford Gray & Houghton), who had been elected as a Conservative crossed the floor to join the Liberal Democrats on 9 January 2023.
* Martin Hassall, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party to sit as an independent in May 2024.

### Great Paxton

Great Paxton by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Catmur | 518 | 47.8 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Ari Laakkonen | 414 | 38.2 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | James Hughes | 102 | 9.4 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Catherine Goodman | 49 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | 42.2 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.6 | |
The Great Paxton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Richard West.

### St Neots Eatons

St Neots Eatons by-election, 19 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Barry Chapman | 531 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hunt | 426 | 26.2 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Eaton | 420 | 25.9 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Rob Simonis | 125 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Harvey Woodhouse | 77 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Seal | 45 | 2.8 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |