South Cambridgeshire District Council elections explained

South Cambridgeshire District Council was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in the year 1973. From 1978 until 2016, one third of the council were elected each year, followed by one year without a poll. Since 2018, all members of the council are elected at once in a so-called 'all-out' election, after a decision made in 2015.^[1]

Council elections

Election	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat^[2]	Independent	Total
1973^[3]	0	8	3	42	53
1976^[4]	4	8	3	40	55^[5]
1978^[6]	4	4	3	44	55
1979	3	1	4	47	55
1980^[7]	2	2	4	47	55
1982^[8]	5	2	7	41	55
1983^[9]	4	2	5	44	55
1984^[10]	4	2	4	45	55
1986^[11]	13	3	5	34	55
1987^[12]	19	3	3	30	55
1988^[13]	22	3	1	29	55
1990^[14]	21	5	1	28	55^[15]
1991^[16]	21	5	1	28	55
1992^[17]	24	5	4	22	55
1994^[18]	22	6	7	20	55
1995^[19]	16	8	10	21	55
1996^[20]	13	10	11	21	55
1998^[21]	15	9	13	18	55
1999^[22] ^[23]	15	9	15	16	55
2000^[24]	20	5	15	15^[25]	55
2002^[26]	22	6	16	11	55
2003^[27]	23	4	16	12	55
2004^[28]	23	2	19	13	57^[29]
2006^[30]	25	1	19	12	57
2007^[31]	29	1	17	10	57
2008^[32]	32	1	15	9	57^[33]
2010^[34]	29	1	20	7	57
2011^[35]	31	1	18	7	57
2012^[36]	33	1	16	7	57
2014^[37]	35	1	13	8	57
2015	38	1	11	7	57
2016	36	1	14	6	57
2018	11	2	30	2	45^[38]
2022	8	0	37	0	45

• Notes:

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council.

2022-2026

External links

• South Cambridgeshire District Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elections 2018. SCDC. 10 April 2018.
2. [Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]
3. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
4. The Times reported this election result as Conservative 4, Labour 6, Liberal 3, Independent 42. News: Heavy Labour losses in district polls.. The Times. 8 May 1976.
5. New ward boundaries: The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
6. News: Power shift in only eight of 80 councils outside London.. The Times. 6 May 1978.
7. News: Labour wins stronger voice to fight against cuts in local services.. The Times. 5 May 1980.
8. News: How the councils fared.. The Times. 8 May 1982.
9. News: How votes were cast in local government elections.. The Times. 7 May 1983.
10. News: Labour captures Birmingham and Liberals make gains.. The Times. 5 May 1984.
11. The Times reported this election result as Conservative 12, Labour 3, Alliance 5, Independent 35. News: How the main parties fared in Britain's local elections.. The Times. 10 May 1986.
12. News: Results in Thursday's local elections.. The Times. 9 May 1987.
13. News: The gains and losses: council election results in full.. The Times. 7 May 1988.
14. News: Thursday's local election results.. The Times. 5 May 1990.
15. Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989.
16. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections.. The Times. 4 May 1991.
17. News: Full Results.. The Times. 9 May 1992.
18. News: How disillusioned voters changed political map of Britain's councils.. The Times. 7 May 1994.
19. News: Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections.. The Times. 10. 6 May 1995.
20. News: Complete List of Results.. The Times. 4 May 1996.
21. News: Local elections.. The Times. 9 May 1998.
22. News: How the Nations Voted.. The Times. 8 May 1999.
23. The BBC reported this result as Conservative 14, Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 15, Independent 18. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
24. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
25. Including one Other party
26. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
27. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
28. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
29. New ward boundaries: The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 and The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003.
30. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
31. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 5 May 2007. 14 May 2015.
32. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
33. Minor alterations to existing ward boundaries: The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2008.
34. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
35. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
36. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
37. Web site: South Cambridgeshire. BBC News. 14 May 2015.
38. New ward boundaries: The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.