Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England holds elections for all its councillors together every fourth year. Prior to changing to all-out elections in 2018, one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year without an election. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 52 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election reducing the number of seats by 1, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[2]
| Year | Conservative | UK Independence Party | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Labour | Green | Vacant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[3] | 16 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | (New ward boundaries)[4] | ||
| 1978 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1990[5] | 42 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1991[6] | 41 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7] | ||
| 1992[8] | 42 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1994[9] | 37 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1995[10] | 31 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1996[11] | 33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1998[12] | 34 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999[13] | 36 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2000[14] | 37 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002[15] | 37 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003[16] | 36 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries[17] | |
| 2006[18] | 40 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007[19] | 39 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008[20] | 38 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010[21] | 37 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011[22] | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012[23] | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014[24] | 34 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018[25] | 30 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | Whole council elected | |
| 2022[26] | 22 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[27] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farcet | 21 August 1997 | ||||
| Brampton | 6 November 1997 | ||||
| Eynesbury | 2 April 1998 | ||||
| Gransden | 10 December 1998 | ||||
| Huntingdon North | 3 June 1999 | ||||
| Upwood and the Raveleys | 8 March 2001 | ||||
| Eynesbury | 7 June 2001 | ||||
| Farcet | 7 June 2001 | ||||
| Gransden | 7 June 2001 | ||||
| Eaton Socon | 21 March 2002 | ||||
| Hemingford Grey | 19 September 2002 | ||||
| Little Paxton | 5 May 2005 | ||||
| Earith | 12 October 2006 | ||||
| St Neots Eaton | 23 November 2006 | ||||
| Warboys and Bury | 15 February 2007 | ||||
| Ramsey | 2 April 2009 | ||||
| Ramsey | 23 July 2009 | ||||
| Huntingdon North | 29 October 2009 | ||||
| Fenstanton | 25 February 2010 | ||||
| Earith | 21 June 2012 | ||||
| Brampton | 2 May 2013 | ||||
| Warboys and Bury | 7 August 2014 | ||||
| St Neots Priory Park | 27 November 2014 | ||||
| Huntingdon East | 10 December 2015 | ||||
| St Neots Eaton Ford | 4 May 2017 | St. Neots Independent | |||
| Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots | 2 August 2019 | ||||
| Alconbury | 12 December 2019 | ||||
| St Ives East | 13 February 2020 | ||||
| Huntingdon North | 6 May 2021 | ||||
| St Ives East | 6 May 2021 | ||||
| St Ives South | 6 May 2021 | ||||
| Warboys | 6 May 2021 | ||||
| St Neots East | 8 July 2021 | ||||
| Huntingdon East | 4 November 2021 | ||||