# 2006 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 4 May 2006, as part of the 2006 United Kingdom local elections. Twenty seats, making up just over one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election, with a by-election being held in one ward (Harston and Hauxton). Seats up for election in 2006 were last contested at the 2004 election, when all seats were up for election due to new ward boundaries, and were next contested at the 2010 election. The Conservative Party remained the largest party with an increased number of seats, but the council remained under no overall control.

## Summary

At this election, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats were defending eight seats each. Independent councillors were defending in three wards, while Labour were defending in Sawston. The Liberal Democrats lost three seats to the Conservatives in Balsham, Melbourn and Waterbeach, but gained the Shelfords and Stapleford from the Conservatives. In Milton, the incumbent independent councillor ran for re-election as a Liberal Democrat. Other Conservative gains included from Labour in Sawston as well as from an independent in Cottenham. In Histon and Impington however an independent, who had run as a Conservative in 2004, defeated the incumbent Conservative councillor.

## Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | 11 | 14 | 25 | +3 | 14,193 | 46.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 12 | 19 | −1 | 11,651 | 38.4 |
| | Independent | 2 | 10 | 12 | −1 | 1,760 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1,420 | 4.7 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,140 | 3.8 |
| | Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0.3 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0.2 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 37 | 57 | – | 30,306 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40.2 |

## Results by ward

Balsham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victoria Grace Ford | 1,060 | 51.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel John Agnew | 1,011 | 48.8 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Bar Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bunty Elizabeth Waters | 932 | 56.5 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Joseph Flanagan | 537 | 32.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | John Samuel Shepherd | 94 | 5.7 | −1.3 |
| | Respect | Steven Sweeney | 86 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bassingbourn Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Charles McCraith | 751 | 55.9 | +9.2 |
| | Green | Simon Peter Saggers | 319 | 23.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stuart Milton | 272 | 20.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bourn Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hugh Morgan | 737 | 46.1 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Rolf Hansford | 417 | 26.1 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Clayton James Hudson | 300 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mark David Hurn | 145 | 9.1 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Caldecote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Barry Martlew | 423 | 52.7 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Michael Peck | 347 | 43.2 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Helen Mary Haugh | 33 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cottenham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Charles Francis Bolitho | 1,207 | 59.8 | +23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linden Mary Leeke | 811 | 40.2 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Fulbourn Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sandra June Olga Doggett | 599 | 44.7 | +24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John George Williams | 423 | 31.5 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Alison Mary Farmer | 319 | 23.8 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Gamlingay Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Elsby | 787 | 54.9 | −14.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark John Taylor | 529 | 36.9 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Grace Mary Everson | 117 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Girton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dominic Bygott | 685 | 48.1 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Robert Fane | 439 | 30.9 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Teal Richard Riley | 178 | 12.5 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Idowu | 121 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harston and Hauxton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Elizabeth Lockwood | 550 | 58.5 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan William Langley | 390 | 41.5 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Histon and Impington Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Neil Sinnett Davies | 861 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jean Anne Muncey | 816 | 32.9 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Frederick Ralph Lynn | 614 | 24.7 | −9.8 |
| | Green | Mark Johan Alexander Claessen | 191 | 7.7 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Linton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Mary Bear | 947 | 65.5 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Patrick James Altham | 499 | 34.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Melbourn Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janice Mary Guest | 1,077 | 56.7 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Adrian Louis George Wherrell | 574 | 30.2 | −21.0 |
| | Green | Sally Ann Seagrave Nichols | 126 | 6.6 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Michael William Kernaghan | 122 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Meldreth Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Elizabeth Kerr van de Ven | 546 | 63.9 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Lister John Wilson | 261 | 30.5 | −10.0 |
| | Green | Pauline Radley | 48 | 5.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Milton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Summerfield | 686 | 52.1 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Gerda Covell | 575 | 43.7 | +16.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Timothy John Franklin (aka Speedways Fast Freddy) | 56 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Sawston Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Michael Matthews | 862 | 49.8 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Nigel Peter Carder | 590 | 34.1 | +19.1 |
| | Green | Jacquelyn Jean Garfit | 278 | 16.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Swavesey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Mary Ellington | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Neil Berent | 1,248 | 46.4 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Robert Carne King | 1,244 | 46.3 | −18.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Robert Nettleton | 198 | 7.4 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Waterbeach Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Terence Johnson | 943 | 56.2 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Rata Williamson | 735 | 43.8 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Willingham and Over Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philippa Saran Corney | 959 | 60.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Harold Gelling | 631 | 39.7 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |