2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election

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2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election
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All 59 seats to Cambridgeshire County Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election ?
Seats won 34 16 9
Seat change ?
Popular vote ?
Percentage ?
Swing ?

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 . 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 2.0 ? - 0.4

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Results by electoral division[]

Cambridge (14 seats)[]

Abbey electoral division
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
Labour win
Arbury electoral division
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
Labour win
Castle electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats S Brinton
Labour G Richardson
Conservative C Harcourt
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win
Cherry Hinton electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Christine Margaret Carter
Conservative G Palmer
Liberal Democrats F Amanri
Turnout
Labour win
Coleridge electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Martin Ballard
Conservative J Percy
Liberal Democrats L Elkins
Turnout 59.9
Labour win (new seat)
East Chesterton electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Julian Leon Huppert
Labour K Bonnett
Conservative C Havercroft
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win
King's Hedges electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Jones
Conservative H Mennie
Liberal Democrats E Bradford
Turnout
Labour win
Market electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats A Bowen
Labour L Walker
Conservative A Watkins
Green A Ditchfield
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win
Newnham electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats E Meyland-Smith
Labour S OiDell
Conservative W Papworth
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win
Petersfield electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Green M Wright
Conservative
Turnout
win
Queen Edith's electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey John Heathcock
Conservative M Taylor
Labour M Bell
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win
Romsey electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jozef Lawrence Gluza
Liberal Democrats A Dixon
Conservative V Ellis
Green V Russell
Independent S Sedgwick-Jell
Turnout
Labour win
Trumpington electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Anne Christine Kent
Conservative C Kennedy
Labour P Stacey
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win
West Chesterton electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats M Leeke
Labour P Schicker
Conservative James Andrew Strachan
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win

Fenland (9 seats)[]

Benwick & Doddington electoral division
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
Conservative win
Chatteris electoral division
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
Conservative win
Elm electoral division
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
Conservative win
Leverington electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative B Hardy 2,549
Labour A Purt 1,561 32.8
Liberal Democrats S Smithson 655 13.7
Turnout
Conservative win
March East electoral division
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
Conservative win
March West electoral division
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
Conservative win
Whittlesey electoral division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R Speechley 2,080
Labour D Lewis 1,449 35.8
Liberal Democrats M Larholt 515 12.8
Turnout
Conservative win
Wisbech North electoral division
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
Conservative win
Wisbech South electoral division
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
Conservative win

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References[]

  1. ^ "Elections" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Results". Wisbech Standard. 11 May 2001. p. 1.
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