# 2010 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2010 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 37
* Liberal Democrats 12
* UK Independence Party 2
* Independent 1

## Background

After the last election in 2008 the Conservatives continued to run the council with 38 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 12 and there were 2 independents. However, in July 2009 the UK Independence Party won their first seat on the council after Peter Reeve won a by-election for Ramsey ward, taking the seat from the Liberal Democrats. He was then joined by the other Ramsey councillor, Andy Monk, who had been elected at another by-election in April 2009 as a Conservative, but defected to the UK Independence Party in January 2010.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives in another by-election in Fenstanton in February 2010. These changes meant that going into the 2010 election there were 36 Conservative, 12 Liberal Democrat, 2 UK Independence Party and 2 independent councillors.

## Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council by 1 to have a majority of 22 seats on the council.
Huntingdonshire local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 76.5 | 47.6 | 27,102 | -5.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.6 | 32.3 | 18,358 | +2.4% |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 4,941 | +3.1% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 5,744 | +4.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.5 | 308 | -4.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 288 | -0.1% |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 143 | +0.3% |

## Ward results

Alconbury and The Stukeleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Baker | 1,108 | 58.4 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Monk | 621 | 32.7 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Marion Kadewere | 168 | 8.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 25.7 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 75.3 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Buckden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Clough | 1,249 | 63.4 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Laine Kadic | 633 | 32.1 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Sybil Tuckwood | 87 | 4.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 31.3 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,969 | 77.0 | +24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Earith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Rogers | 1,890 | 53.6 | −18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 980 | 27.8 | +5.4 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Zetter | 357 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Cindy Cochrane | 296 | 8.4 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 910 | 25.8 | −23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,523 | 74.5 | +39.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elton and Folksworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Guyatt | 994 | 61.0 | −22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Benford | 322 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Howell | 166 | 10.2 | −6.4 |
| | UKIP | Roger Henson | 147 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 41.3 | −25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,629 | 75.7 | +35.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Godmanchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Hyams | 1,697 | 50.4 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Cohen | 1,388 | 41.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Ruth Pugh | 279 | 8.3 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 9.2 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,364 | 70.4 | +29.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gransden and The Offords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard West | 1,712 | 62.5 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Hayward | 802 | 29.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Christine Ellarby | 225 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 910 | 33.2 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,739 | 76.7 | +35.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Greenall | 2,075 | 46.2 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Sid Akthar | 1,766 | 39.3 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 453 | 10.1 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Jeff Knott | 202 | 4.5 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 6.9 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,496 | 64.8 | +25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Cawley | 1,439 | 47.8 | −22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Burrell | 911 | 30.3 | +15.2 |
| | Labour | Ann Beevor | 383 | 12.7 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | Ian Curtis | 192 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Karen How | 86 | 2.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 17.5 | −37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,011 | 63.0 | +30.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ramsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Peter Reeve | 1,937 | 45.1 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative | Angela Curtis | 1,563 | 36.4 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mel Allgood | 553 | 12.9 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Coomey | 243 | 5.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,296 | 66.1 | +33.6 |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing | | |
Sawtry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Tysoe | 1,641 | 46.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cutter | 1,223 | 35.0 | +35.0 |
| | Labour | Valerie Brooker | 323 | 9.2 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | Shirley Reeve | 310 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,497 | 70.5 | +31.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St Ives East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Deborah Reynolds | 1,530 | 48.2 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Waters | 923 | 29.1 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Angela Richards | 374 | 11.8 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | Margaret King | 347 | 10.9 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 19.1 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,174 | 61.6 | +30.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doug Dew | 1,528 | 47.0 | −18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hodge | 1,037 | 31.9 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Allen | 325 | 10.0 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Michael Horwood | 218 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Lord Toby Jug | 143 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 15.1 | −24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,251 | 65.1 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Neots Eynesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Van De Kerkhove | 2,007 | 44.1 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Gardener | 1,632 | 35.8 | −19.1 |
| | Labour | Francis O'Connor | 539 | 11.8 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Marian Appleton | 375 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,553 | 60.0 | +34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Neots Priory Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Chapman | 1,625 | 49.4 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Eaton | 1,322 | 40.2 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 341 | 10.4 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | 65.4 | +30.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The Hemingfords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Stephens | 2,122 | 57.2 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Oliver | 986 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Independent | Brian Gilmour | 308 | 8.3 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | John Watson | 297 | 8.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,136 | 30.6 | −15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,713 | 77.4 | +33.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warboys and Bury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bucknell | 1,746 | 52.0 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Johnson | 906 | 27.0 | −19.0 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Duffy | 407 | 12.1 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Graeme Watkins | 299 | 8.9 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,358 | 69.4 | +30.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Yaxley and Farcet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maddie Banerjee | 2,476 | 48.3 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Black | 1,053 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Labour | Margaret Cochrane | 946 | 18.5 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | Robert Brown | 651 | 12.7 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,423 | 27.8 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,126 | 63.7 | +35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |