Cambridgeshire County Council

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council for non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes the City of Peterborough. The county council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The council is based at New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald, near Huntingdon. It is part of the East of England Local Government Association and a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

Since May 2025, it has been run by a majority administration of Liberal Democrats.

History

Cambridgeshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888 as one of two county councils covering Cambridgeshire; the other was the Isle of Ely County Council. In 1965, the two councils were merged to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council.

This arrangement lasted until 1974, when, following the Local Government Act 1972, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely were merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form a new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire under the control of a newly constituted Cambridgeshire County Council. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.

From its re-creation in 1974 until 1998, the county council administered the entire county of Cambridgeshire. In 1998, Peterborough City Council became a unitary authority, thus outside the area of the county council. For ceremonial, geographic, and certain administrative purposes, however, Peterborough continues to be associated with and work in collaboration with Cambridgeshire County Council.[1] Since 2017, the council has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by the directly-elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.[2]

The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, highways, heritage, social care, libraries, trading standards, and waste management.[3]

District councils

The county council is the upper-tier of local government, below which are five councils with responsibility for local services such as housing, planning applications, licensing, council tax collection and rubbish collection. The districts of Cambridgeshire are:

Political control

Following the 2025 Cambridgeshire County Council election the Liberal Democrats won a majority of the council's seats.[4]

Political control of the county council since the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972 took effect on 1 April 1974 has been as follows:[5]

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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1997 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Keith Walters[6][7]
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Shona Johnstone[7]
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Keith Walters[8][9]
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Jill Tuck[10][11]
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Nick Clarke[12][13]
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Martin Curtis[14][15]
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Steve Count[15][16]
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Lucy Nethsingha[17]
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Composition

Following the 2025 election, the composition of the council is:[18]

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Total 61

The next election is due on 3 May 2029.[19]

Premises

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Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge: Council's headquarters 1932–2021.

Until 2021, the county council had its offices and meeting place in Cambridge, being based at different times at the Guildhall, County Hall, and Shire Hall.[20]

In 2021 the council vacated Shire Hall and left Cambridge, moving to New Shire Hall at Alconbury Weald in the parish of The Stukeleys, north-west of Huntingdon.[21] The first committee meeting to be held at New Shire Hall was in September 2021.[22] An official opening ceremony for New Shire Hall was held on 8 July 2022.[23]

Elections

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Councillors and electoral divisions

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Electoral Division Parishes[25] Councillor[25] Party
Abbey Abbey style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Elliot Tong Green
Alconbury and Kimbolton Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Barham & Woolley, Brington & Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn & Keyston, Catworth, Covington, Easton, Ellington, Great Gidding, Great Staughton, Hail Weston, Hamerton & Steeple Gidding, Kimbolton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Perry, Spaldwick, Stow Longa, Tilbrook, Upton & Coppingford and Winwick style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Ian Gardener Conservative
Arbury Arbury style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Mike Black Labour
Bar Hill Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Lolworth style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Edna Murphy Liberal Democrats
Brampton and Buckden Brampton, Buckden, Diddington, Grafham, Offord Cluny & Offord D’Arcy and Southoe & Midloe style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Liam Beckett Liberal Democrats
Burwell Burwell, Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Yannifer Malinowski Liberal Democrats
Cambourne Bourn, Cambourne, Caxton, Little Gransden and Longstowe style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Lucy Nethsingha Liberal Democrats
Castle Castle style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Rory Clark Liberal Democrats
Chatteris Chatteris style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Daniel Divine Reform
Cherry Hinton Cherry Hinton style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Bryony Goodliffe Labour
Chesterton Chesterton style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Ian Manning Liberal Democrats
Cottenham and Willingham Cottenham, Rampton and Willingham style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Yasmin Deter Liberal Democrats
Duxford Babraham, Duxford, Fowlmere, Great Abington,
Hinxton, Ickleton, Little Abington, Pampisford,
Thriplow, Whittlesford		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Peter McDonald Liberal Democrats
Ely North Ely style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Alison Whelan Liberal Democrats
Ely South Ely, Stuntney style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Christine Whelan Liberal Democrats
Fulbourn Fen Ditton, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham,
Horningsea, Little Wilbraham, Stow cum Quy,
Teversham		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Matthew Morgan Liberal Democrats
Gamlingay Arrington, Barrington, Croydon, Gamlingay,
Guilden Morden, Steeple Morden, Tadlow, Hatley,
Shingay-cum-Wendy, Abington Pigotts, Litlington
Orwell, Wimpole		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   James Stuart Liberal Democrats
Godmanchester and Huntingdon South style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Graham Wilson Liberal Democrats
Hardwick Barton, Caldecote, Childerley, Comberton,
Coton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Kingston,
Madingley, Toft		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Christopher Morris Liberal Democrats
Histon and Impington style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Ros Hathorn Liberal Democrats
Huntingdon North and Hartford style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Leedo George Conservative
Huntingdon West style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Tom Sanderson Independent
King's Hedges King's Hedges style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Elisa Meschini Labour
Linton Balsham, Bartlow, Carlton, Castle Camps,
Hildersham, Horseheath, Linton,
Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting,
Weston Colville		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Henry Batchelor Liberal Democrats
Littleport Littleport style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   John Wells Reform
Longstanton, Northstowe and Over style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Luis Navarro Liberal Democrats
March North and Waldersey March style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Stefan Fisher Reform
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Colin Galbraith Reform
March South and Rural Benwick, March style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Christopher Thornhill Reform
Market Market style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Alex Beckett Liberal Democrats
Melbourn & Bassingbourn Foxton, Great and Little Chishill, Heydon,
Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Adam Bostanci Liberal Democrats
Newnham Newnham style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Peter Rees Green
Papworth and Swavesey Conington (S), Croxton, Elsworth, Eltisley,
Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell,
Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Swavesey		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Chris Poulton Liberal Democrats
Petersfield Petersfield style="background-color: Template:Party color" |  

Richard Howitt

Labour
Queen Edith's Queen Edith's style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Karen Young Liberal Democrats
Ramsey and Bury Ramsey style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   James Sidlow Reform
Roman Bank and Peckover Gorefield, Leverington, Newton (F),
Tydd St Giles, Wisbech		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Andy Osborn Reform
Romsey Romsey style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Darren Green Green
Sawston and Shelford Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton,
Little Shelford, Newton (S), Sawston, Stapleford		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Laurence Damary-Homan Liberal Democrats
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Peter Fane Liberal Democrats
Sawtry and Stilton Barham and Woolley, Brington and Molesworth,
Buckworth, Bythorn and Keyston, Catworth,
Conington (H), Easton, Ellington, Glatton,
Great Gidding, Hamerton, Leighton, Little Gidding,
Old Weston, Sawtry, Spaldwick, Steeple Gidding,
Stow Longa, Upton and Coppingford, Winwick		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Simon Bywater Conservative
Soham North and Isleham Chippenham, Fordham, Isleham,
Kennett, Snailwell, Soham, Wicken 		style="background-color: Template:Party color"| Mark Goldsack Conservative
Soham South and Haddenham style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Tom Hawker-Dawson Liberal Democrats
Somersham and Earith Bluntisham, Broughton, Colne, Earith, Old Hurst,
Pidley cum Fenton, Somersham, Woodhurst		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Charlotte Lowe Conservative
St Ives North and Wyton Holywell-cum-Needingworth, St Ives style="background-color: Template:Party color" |  

Julie Kerr

Conservative
St Ives South and Needingworth style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Alex Bulat Conservative
St Neots East and Gransden St Neots style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Sarah Caine Liberal Democrats
St Neots Eynesbury style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Ricky Ioannides Reform
St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Robin Wyatt Liberal Democrats
St Neots The Eatons style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Geoffrey Seeff Liberal Democrats
Sutton Coveney, Downham, Mepal, Sutton, Wentworth, Witcham, Witchford style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Lorna Dupré Liberal Democrats
The Hemingfords & Fenstanton Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots,
Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton and Wyton		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   David Keane Conservative
Trumpington style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   David Levien Liberal Democrats
Warboys & the Stukeleys Abbots Ripton, Bury, Houghton and Wyton,
Kings Ripton, Upwood and the Raveleys,
Warboys, Wistow, Wood Walton		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |  

Ross Martin

Conservative
Waterbeach Landbeach, Milton, Waterbeach style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Anna Bradnam Liberal Democrats
Whittlesey North Whittlesey style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Chris Boden Conservative
Whittlesey South Whittlesey style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Michael Fisher Reform
Wisbech East Wisbech style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Samantha Hoy Conservative
Wisbech West Wisbech style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Steve Tierney Conservative
Woodditton Ashley, Bottisham, Brinkley, Burrough Green,
Cheveley, Dullingham, Kirtling, Lode,
Stetchworth, Westley Waterless, Woodditton		 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Jonny Edge Liberal Democrats
Yaxley and Farcet Yaxley style="background-color: Template:Party color" |   Des Watt Reform

Coat of arms

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The council was granted a coat of arms on 1 November 1976. The three wavy blue lines represent the county's three main rivers of the Cam, Great Ouse and Nene, and the two straight lines represent the many drainage ditches in the Fens. Other parts of the design represent different parts of the county and the council's predecessors: the supporters are great bustards, birds which were formerly common in the Fens, the crossed keys are a symbol of Saint Peter, representing Peterborough, and the hunting horn is a symbol of the former county of Huntingdonshire. The birds stand on books representing the University of Cambridge.[26]

See also

References

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