# 2018 Cambridge City Council election

The 2018 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

## Results summary

2018 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 | 10 | 1 | 66.7 | 17 | 27 | 64.3 | 17,086 | 46.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | | 33.3 | 8 | 13 | 31.0 | 11,736 | 31.9 | +4.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 3,206 | 8.7 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,681 | 12.7 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 0.3 | -2.2 |
| | Libertarian | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicky Massey | 1,283 | 57.0 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicky Shepard | 466 | 20.7 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | David Philip Smith | 263 | 11.7 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Naomi Anne Bennett | 240 | 10.6 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,252 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Sheil | 1,250 | 51.8 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ward | 595 | 24.6 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Dylan Coll-Reed | 351 | 14.5 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Roger Lawrence | 219 | 9.1 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,415 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheney-Anne Payne | 957 | 40.8 | +21.8 |
| | Labour | Mark Reader | 932 | 39.8 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Othman Bankole Cole | 245 | 10.5 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Lucas Ruzowitzky | 184 | 7.8 | −1.5 |
| | Libertarian | Aidan Christopher Ulrich Powlesland | 26 | 1.1 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Russ McPherson | 1,282 | 56.8 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Eric William Barrett-Payton | 441 | 19.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Louis Oakes | 364 | 16.1 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Jenny Richens | 171 | 7.6 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,258 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lewis Herbert | 1,303 | 55.9 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Noah Tate | 410 | 17.6 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Donald Fisher Douglas | 388 | 16.7 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Sarah Louise Nicmanis | 228 | 9.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,329 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carla Louise McQueen | 1,362 | 50.5 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Baijumon Thittalayil Varkey | 1,107 | 41.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Stewart Dunn | 830 | 30.8 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shahida Rahman | 811 | 30.1 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Gareth Peter Bailey | 345 | 12.8 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hedley Fairfax Harwood | 336 | 12.5 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Timur Coskun | 299 | 11.1 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Peter Burkinshaw | 93 | 3.5 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Two seats were up due to the resignation of Margery Abbott (Labour, elected 2016)

### King's Hedges

King's Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Smart | 924 | 51.7 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniele Josephine Gibney | 397 | 22.2 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Anette Karimi | 302 | 16.9 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Angela Ditchfield | 165 | 9.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony William Martinelli | 866 | 43.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Dan Ratcliffe | 744 | 37.3 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Jeremy Lloyd Caddick | 229 | 11.5 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry James Mitson | 153 | 7.7 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,992 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Cantrill | 1,139 | 49.7 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Davey | 825 | 36.0 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Connor Gregory George MacDonald | 165 | 7.2 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Mark Slade | 164 | 7.2 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Marie Sinnott | 1,256 | 58.3 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Brown | 432 | 20.0 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Virgil Au Wenhan Ierubino | 278 | 12.9 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Lee | 189 | 8.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Stephen McGerty | 1,259 | 44.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Dan Greef | 827 | 29.0 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Manas Deb | 543 | 19.1 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Joel Chalfen | 218 | 7.7 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,847 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Baigent | 1,461 | 59.3 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis | 563 | 22.9 | −12.9 |
| | Green | Caitlin Ruth Patterson | 269 | 10.9 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Keegan | 170 | 6.9 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,463 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katie Thornburrow | 1,302 | 37.7 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Hilken | 1,298 | 37.6 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip James Salway | 561 | 16.2 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Ceri Barbara Galloway | 293 | 8.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,454 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Dalzell | 1,349 | 44.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Clare Frances King | 1,228 | 40.2 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Harford | 275 | 9.0 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Shayne Mary Mitchell | 203 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,055 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |