# 2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election

An election to Cambridgeshire County Council took place on 3 May 2001 as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections. The previous election was the 1997 Cambridgeshire County Council election. All 59 councillors were elected from electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting. New electoral division boundaries were brought in for the next elections, increasing the number of seats to 69 at the 2005 Cambridgeshire County Council election.

## Results

Cambridgeshire County Council election, 2001 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 34 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57.6 | 40.5 | ? | -0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27.1 | 31.5 | ? | -0.5 |
| Labour | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.3 | 25.5 | ? | +0.3 |
| Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 2.0 | ? | -0.4 |

## Results by electoral division
### Cambridge (14 seats)

Abbey electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C Shaw | 1,396 | 56.7 |
| | Conservative | S Mitton | 540 | 21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K Proctor | 414 | 16.8 |
| | Green | S Lawrence | 113 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
Arbury electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Charles Kidman | 1,389 | 45.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert William George Moss-Eccardt | 857 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | R Boorman | 796 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
Castle electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Brinton | | |
| | Labour | G Richardson | | |
| | Conservative | C Harcourt | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
Cherry Hinton electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Margaret Carter | | |
| | Conservative | G Palmer | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | F Amanri | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
Coleridge electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Ballard | | |
| | Conservative | J Percy | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | L Elkins | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.9 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
East Chesterton electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Leon Huppert | | |
| | Labour | K Bonnett | | |
| | Conservative | C Havercroft | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
King's Hedges electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J Jones | | |
| | Conservative | H Mennie | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Bradford | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
Market electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Bowen | | |
| | Labour | L Walker | | |
| | Conservative | A Watkins | | |
| | Green | A Ditchfield | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
Newnham electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Meyland-Smith | | |
| | Labour | S OiDell | | |
| | Conservative | W Papworth | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
Petersfield electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | M Wright | | |
| | Conservative | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Green win | Green win | Green win | Green win |
Queen Edith's electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey John Heathcock | | |
| | Conservative | M Taylor | | |
| | Labour | M Bell | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
Romsey electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jozef Lawrence Gluza | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Dixon | | |
| | Conservative | V Ellis | | |
| | Green | V Russell | | |
| | Independent | S Sedgwick-Jell | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
Trumpington electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Christine Kent | | |
| | Conservative | C Kennedy | | |
| | Labour | P Stacey | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
West Chesterton electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Leeke | | |
| | Labour | P Schicker | | |
| | Conservative | James Andrew Strachan | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |

### Fenland (9 seats)

Benwick & Doddington electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G Harper | 2,593 | 56.3 |
| | Labour | R Penton | 1,255 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Watkins | 755 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Chatteris electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Keith Melton | 2,555 | 57.7 |
| | Labour | G Osbourn | 1,070 | 27.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Larholt | 583 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Elm electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J Tuck | 1,811 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | B Diggle | 1,226 | 34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M James | 570 | 15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Leverington electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B Hardy | 2,549 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | A Purt | 1,561 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Smithson | 655 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
March East electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frederick Hartley Yeulett | 1,945 | 42.6 |
| | Labour | J Heslop | 1,831 | 40.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B Cudmore | 528 | 11.6 |
| | | C Bennett | 261 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
March West electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M Ogden | 1,751 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | R Lawrie | 1,464 | 39.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F McKay-Rae | 518 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Whittlesey electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R Speechley | 2,080 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | D Lewis | 1,449 | 35.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Larholt | 515 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Wisbech North electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R Barnwell | 1,386 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | R Harris | 1,370 | 42.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Patrick | 481 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Wisbech South electoral division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon John Edward King | 2,111 | 43.9 |
| | Labour | S Massen | 1,538 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Cave | 1,161 | 24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |