2010 Huntingdonshire District Council election

2010 UK local government election June 2020 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2010 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and UK Independence Party in purple. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010. The 2010 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3706.stm Huntingdonshire 11 May 2010 BBC News Online 8 July 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 37 Liberal Democrats 12 UK Independence Party 2 Independent 1https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections local elections 2010 7 May 2010 The Guardian 9 July 2014 Background After the last election in 2008 the Conservatives continued to run the council with 38 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 12 and there were 2 independents.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/12ue.stm Huntingdonshire 2 May 2008 BBC News Online 9 July 2014 However, in July 2009 the UK Independence Party won their first seat on the council after Peter Reeve won a by-election for Ramsey ward, taking the seat from the Liberal Democrats.http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Election-victory-for-UKIP.htm?id=436127 https://archive.today/20140709183432/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Election-victory-for-UKIP.htm?id=436127 dead 9 July 2014 Election victory for UKIP 24 July 2009 Cambridge News 9 July 2014 He was then joined by the other Ramsey councillor, Andy Monk, who had been elected at another by-election in April 2009 as a Conservative,http://www.huntspost.co.uk/hunts-life/successful_poll_day_for_hunts_tories_1_416534 Successful poll day for Hunts Tories 3 April 2009 Hunts Post 9 July 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055938/http://www.huntspost.co.uk/hunts-life/successful_poll_day_for_hunts_tories_1_416534 dead but defected to the UK Independence Party in January 2010.http://www.cambs24.co.uk/news/conservative_district_councillor_announces_his_defection_to_cambs_branch_of_ukip_1_302629 https://archive.today/20140711094450/http://www.cambs24.co.uk/news/conservative_district_councillor_announces_his_defection_to_cambs_branch_of_ukip_1_302629 dead 11 July 2014 Conservative district councillor announces his defection to Cambs branch of UKIP 11 January 2010 Cambs24 9 July 2014 Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives in another by-election in Fenstanton in February 2010.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-and-tories-gain-as-labour-vote-slips-1911951.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-and-tories-gain-as-labour-vote-slips-1911951.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Lib Dems and Tories gain as Labour vote slips 26 February 2010 Press Association The Independent 9 July 2014 These changes meant that going into the 2010 election there were 36 Conservative, 12 Liberal Democrat, 2 UK Independence Party and 2 independent councillors. Election result The Conservatives increased their majority on the council by 1 to have a majority of 22 seats on the council.http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Local-election-results.htm Local election results 6 May 2010 Cambridge News 9 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100609233127/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Local-election-results.htm 9 June 2010 Huntingdonshire local election result 2010http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2010/2010.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141204015522/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2010/2010.pdf dead 4 December 2014 District Council Election Huntingdonshire District Council 8 July 2014 Conservative Party (UK) 13 2 1 +1 76.5 47.6 27,102 -5.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 1 0 17.6 32.3 18,358 +2.4% UK Independence Party 1 0 0 0 5.9 8.7 4,941 +3.1% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 5,744 +4.0% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 0.5 308 -4.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 288 -0.1% Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 143 +0.3% Ward results Alconbury and The Stukeleys Conservative Party (UK) Keith Baker 1,108 58.4 -9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Monk 621 32.7 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Marion Kadewere 168 8.9 +3.5 487 25.7 -16.4 1,897 75.3 +26.8 Conservative Party (UK) Buckden Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry Clough 1,249 63.4 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Laine Kadic 633 32.1 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Sybil Tuckwood 87 4.4 +2.2 616 31.3 +10.3 1,969 77.0 +24.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Earith Conservative Party (UK) Terry Rogers 1,890 53.6 -18.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Hulme 980 27.8 +5.4 UK Independence Party Raymond Zetter 357 10.1 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) Cindy Cochrane 296 8.4 +2.5 910 25.8 -23.5 3,523 74.5 +39.6 Conservative Party (UK) Elton and Folksworth Conservative Party (UK) Nick Guyatt 994 61.0 -22.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Benford 322 19.8 +19.8 Labour Party (UK) Mary Howell 166 10.2 -6.4 UK Independence Party Roger Henson 147 9.0 +9.0 672 41.3 -25.6 1,629 75.7 +35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Godmanchester Conservative Party (UK) Colin Hyams 1,697 50.4 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Cohen 1,388 41.3 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Pugh 279 8.3 +4.2 309 9.2 +7.5 3,364 70.4 +29.5 Conservative Party (UK) Gransden and The Offords Conservative Party (UK) Richard West 1,712 62.5 -13.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anna Hayward 802 29.3 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Christine Ellarby 225 8.2 +8.2 910 33.2 -18.2 2,739 76.7 +35.6 Conservative Party (UK) Huntingdon East Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Greenall 2,075 46.2 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sid Akthar 1,766 39.3 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Kadewere 453 10.1 +4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Jeff Knott 202 4.5 +2.1 309 6.9 -1.6 4,496 64.8 +25.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Huntingdon West Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Cawley 1,439 47.8 -22.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Burrell 911 30.3 +15.2 Labour Party (UK) Ann Beevor 383 12.7 +4.6 UK Independence Party Ian Curtis 192 6.4 +6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Karen How 86 2.9 -3.8 528 17.5 -37.6 3,011 63.0 +30.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ramsey UK Independence Party Peter Reeve 1,937 45.1 +23.3 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Curtis 1,563 36.4 -9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mel Allgood 553 12.9 -14.3 Labour Party (UK) Susan Coomey 243 5.7 +0.9 374 8.7 4,296 66.1 +33.6 UK Independence Party Sawtry Conservative Party (UK) Darren Tysoe 1,641 46.9 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Cutter 1,223 35.0 +35.0 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Brooker 323 9.2 +5.1 UK Independence Party Shirley Reeve 310 8.9 +8.9 418 12.0 3,497 70.5 +31.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) St Ives East Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Reynolds 1,530 48.2 -7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Waters 923 29.1 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) Angela Richards 374 11.8 +5.1 UK Independence Party Margaret King 347 10.9 -6.7 607 19.1 -15.6 3,174 61.6 +30.3 Conservative Party (UK) St Ives South Conservative Party (UK) Doug Dew 1,528 47.0 -18.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hodge 1,037 31.9 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Allen 325 10.0 +1.7 UK Independence Party Michael Horwood 218 6.7 +6.7 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Lord Toby Jug 143 4.4 +4.4 491 15.1 -24.9 3,251 65.1 +25.1 Conservative Party (UK) St Neots Eynesbury Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Van De Kerkhove 2,007 44.1 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Gardener 1,632 35.8 -19.1 Labour Party (UK) Francis O'Connor 539 11.8 +2.1 UK Independence Party Marian Appleton 375 8.2 +8.2 375 8.2 4,553 60.0 +34.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Neots Priory Park Conservative Party (UK) Barry Chapman 1,625 49.4 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Eaton 1,322 40.2 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Nicholls 341 10.4 +4.3 303 9.2 3,288 65.4 +30.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The Hemingfords Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Stephens 2,122 57.2 -11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Oliver 986 26.6 +26.6 Independent (politician) Brian Gilmour 308 8.3 -14.3 Labour Party (UK) John Watson 297 8.0 -0.2 1,136 30.6 -15.9 3,713 77.4 +33.6 Conservative Party (UK) Warboys and Bury Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bucknell 1,746 52.0 +8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Johnson 906 27.0 -19.0 UK Independence Party Lisa Duffy 407 12.1 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Graeme Watkins 299 8.9 +5.7 840 25.0 3,358 69.4 +30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Yaxley and Farcet Conservative Party (UK) Maddie Banerjee 2,476 48.3 -20.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Black 1,053 20.5 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Cochrane 946 18.5 +3.9 UK Independence Party Robert Brown 651 12.7 -4.4 1,423 27.8 -23.4 5,126 63.7 +35.2 Conservative Party (UK) References Huntingdonshire 2010 Huntingdonshire District Council election, 2010