# 2014 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 22 May 2014, as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The election was held at the same time as elections to the European Parliament. Nineteen seats, making up one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election. Seats up for election in 2014 were last contested at the 2010 election.

## Summary

The list of candidates was published on 24 April 2014. The Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party stood candidates in all 19 wards up for election this year. The Conservative Party stood in 17 wards. The United Kingdom Independence Party had seven candidates, while the Green Party stood five candidates. There were six independent candidates.

## Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | 10 | 25 | 35 | +1 | 11,285 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 9,997 | 29.1 |
| | Independent | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 3,241 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5,322 | 15.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,843 | 8.3 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,643 | 4.8 |
| Total | Total | 19 | 38 | 57 | – | | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42.4 |

## Results by ward

Balsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Fraser | 994 | 57.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Batchelor | 542 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | Ben Nelmes | 206 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Bar Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bunty Waters | 728 | 45.5 |
| | UKIP | Helene Davies-Green | 394 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | John Shepherd | 263 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Pellew | 214 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bassingbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David McCraith | 634 | 46.4 |
| | Green | Simon Saggers | 476 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Matt Rigaut | 176 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Tattersall | 81 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Morgan | 677 | 25.3 |
| | Independent | Des O'Brien | 527 | 19.7 |
| | Labour | Gavin Clayton | 427 | 15.9 |
| | UKIP | Lister Wilson | 383 | 14.3 |
| | Independent | Tim Hayes | 327 | 12.2 |
| | Green | Anita Clements | 186 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hersom | 148 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Caldecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tumi Hawkins | 551 | 60.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Frost | 256 | 28.3 |
| | Labour | Helen Crowther | 97 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Cottenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynda Harford | 1,118 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Gymer | 556 | 21.7 |
| | UKIP | Joe Webster | 472 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | Syed Mojumdar | 420 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Fulbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Williams | 1,192 | 77.9 |
| | Labour | David Dobson | 337 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Gamlingay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bridget Smith | 946 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Dent | 536 | 32.5 |
| | Labour | Robin Philip Stern | 166 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Girton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Bygott | 849 | 48.2 |
| | Green | Teal Riley | 352 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | Mark McCormack | 333 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Manning | 227 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Histon and Impington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Edd Stonham | 1,117 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yemi Macaulay | 876 | 25.8 |
| | Labour | Phil Gooden | 780 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | Steven Mastin | 621 | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Linton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Batchelor | 624 | 35.1 |
| | Conservative | Keiran Wakley | 534 | 30.0 |
| | Independent | Enid Bald | 348 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Tom Purser | 155 | 8.7 |
| | Independent | Linda Howells | 117 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Melbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jose Hales | 1,132 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | Joshua Vanneck | 323 | 16.9 |
| | UKIP | Clive Porter | 318 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | Angela Patrick | 139 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Meldreth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Hart | 583 | 63.9 |
| | Conservative | Julian Leigh | 214 | 23.4 |
| | Labour | Turlough Stone | 116 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Bradnam | 997 | 80.4 |
| | Labour | Jason Koronowski | 243 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sawston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Matthews | 761 | 40.9 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Smith | 442 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Mike Nettleton | 423 | 22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Kilpatrick | 232 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Swavesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Ellington | 449 | 68.4 |
| | Labour | Janet Shepherd | 130 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Holmes | 77 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The Shelfords and Stapleford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Shelton | 1,143 | 42.3 |
| | Green | Linda Whitebread | 437 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Adrian French | 396 | 14.6 |
| | UKIP | Ian Couch | 388 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fane | 341 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Waterbeach :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Johnson | 805 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Smart | 603 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myra Gaunt | 399 | 20.1 |
| | Labour | Clare Wilson | 181 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Willingham and Over :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pippa Corney | 845 | 40.3 |
| | UKIP | Martin Hale | 446 | 21.3 |
| | Labour | Ben Monks | 334 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Lee | 279 | 13.3 |
| | Green | Helen Stocks | 192 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |