# 2016 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2016 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

Huntingdonshire District Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38.7 | 11,741 | -14.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.8 | 4,493 | +6.4 |
| Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.6 | 4,434 | +9.2 |
| UKIP | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 15.2 | 4,607 | -3.2 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 15.7 | 4,755 | +1.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.6 | 196 | -0.2 |
| The Eccentric Party of Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.3 | 89 | New |

## Ward results
### Brampton

Brampton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Morris | 1,031 | 56.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lin Sinclair | 643 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour | Rob Gardiner | 160 | 8.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 21.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Godmanchester

Godmanchester 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Warren Sutkins | 411 | 24 |
| | Labour | Samuel Paul Sweek | 253 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richard Underwood | 1,055 | 61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | | | Swing | |

### Huntingdon East

Huntingdon East 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Fletcher | 610 | 25 |
| | Labour | Marion Kadewere | 294 | 12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Frederick Shellens | 1,208 | 49 |
| | UKIP | Jane Varghese | 375 | 15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Huntingdon North

Huntingdon North 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richards Valatka | 171 | 17 | −16 |
| | Independent | Alan James Mackender-Lawrence | 115 | 11 | 0 |
| | Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 433 | 43 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lakkana Rajiv Peiris Yalagala | 48 | 5 | −4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Henry Ashcroft | 234 | 23 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 19 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Little Paxton

Little Paxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Swain | 361 | 48.7 | −27.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Bartrick | 231 | 24.7 | +11.5 |
| | Green | Liz Timms | 140 | 16.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Daniel Morris | 121 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Nicholas Janson Kumbula | 81 | 15.0 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ramsey

Ramsey 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ian James Curtis | 300 |
| | Labour | Kevin John Minnette | 303 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Ann Duffy | 1,109 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing |

### Sawtry

Sawtry 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Nikki Elliott | |
| | Independent | Dick Tuplin | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hugh Orchard | |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Vaughan Ashley | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### Somersham

Somersham 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Steve Criswell | |
| | Labour | Iain Michael Ramsbottom | |
| | UKIP | Shirley Joy Reeve | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Ives East

St Ives East 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jason Ablewhite | |
| | Labour | Angela Richards | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Saunderson | |
| | UKIP | Paul Bullen | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Ives South

St Ives South 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Winston Davies | |
| | Eccentric Party of Great Britain | Lord Toby Jug | |
| | Labour | John Philip Watson | |
| | UKIP | Lynne Alexandra Bullen | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Ives West

St Ives West 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ryan Fuller | |
| | Labour | Richard John Allen | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Frederick Hodge | |
| | UKIP | Margaret Teresa King | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Neots Eaton Ford

St Neots Eaton Ford 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham John Welton | |
| | Green | Melina Lafirenze | |
| | Independent | Bob Farrer | |
| | Independent | Sandie Giles | |
| | Labour | Anna Elizabeth Hayward | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Neots Eaton Socon

St Neots Eaton Socon 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Keith Ivan Prentice | |
| | Independent | Derek Arthur Giles | |
| | Labour | Patricia Anne Nicholls | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### St Neots Eynesbury

St Neots Eynesbury 2016 (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Anthony Moores | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Lee Usher | |
| | Independent | Jim Corley | |
| | Independent | Simone Leigh Taylor | |
| | Labour | Doctor Nik Johnson | |
| | Labour | Tony McNeill | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |
| | | | Swing |

### The Hemingfords

The Hemingfords 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alison Donaldson | |
| | Labour | Robert Anthony Leach | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Priestman | |
| | UKIP | Philip Foster | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### Warboys and Bury

Warboys and Bury 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Tavener | 821 | 51% | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | Mick Mean | 402 | 25% | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 237 | 15% | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Roy Goddard | 165 | 10% | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 27% | 6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 38 | |

### Yaxley and Farcet

Yaxley and Farcet 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Desmond Watt | 1,130 | 50% | 3.2 |
| | UKIP | Colin Moody | 568 | 25% | 0.4 |
| | Labour | Graeme Leslie Watkins | 553 | 25% | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 24.9% | 4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 37.5% | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018
### St Neots Eaton Ford by-election

A by-election was held in St Neots Eaton Ford on 4 May 2017 after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Harty. The seat was gained for the St. Neots Independent Group by Charles Bober.
St Neots Eaton Ford by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | St. Neots Independent | Charles Bober | 854 | 42.8 | +42.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Prentice | 788 | 39.5 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Walker | 353 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | | |
| | St. Neots Independent gain from Conservative | St. Neots Independent gain from Conservative | | | |