2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election

2012 UK local government election December 2024 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, independents in light grey, UK Independence Party in purple and Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. The 2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000011.stm Huntingdonshire 4 May 2012 BBC News 12 July 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 39 Liberal Democrats 7 UK Independence Party 3 Independent 2 Labour 1https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-17921739 Local election gains for Labour in Cambridgeshire 4 May 2012 BBC News 12 July 2014 Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 41 seats, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats, 2 UK Independence Party and 1 independent.http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Huntingdon-St-Ives-St-Neots/Clock-ticks-down-to-districts-elections-12042012.htm Clock ticks down to district's elections Makey Julian 12 April 2012 News & Crier 12 July 2014 3 councillors stood down at the election, Conservatives Philip Swales of Ramsey ward and John Watt in Yaxley and Farcet, as well as Liberal Democrat Peter Ward in Warboys and Bury.Door is open for new faces Raville Matthew 2 May 2012 Peterborough Evening Telegraph NewsBank 15 seats were contested with the Conservatives guaranteed to keep a majority on the council whatever happened. The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UK Independence Party contesting every seat except for in Sawtry where there was no Conservative candidate and Ramsey where the Liberal Democrats did not stand.http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/hunts_goes_to_the_polls_thursday_1_1365895 Hunts goes to the polls Thursday 2 May 2012 Hunts Post 12 July 2014 There was one candidate from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and a number of independents standing, including Dick Tuplin defending his seat in Sawtry, former Liberal Democrat Derek Giles in St Neots Eaton Socon and 2 candidates opposed to the westward expansion of St Ives. Election result The Conservatives lost 3 seats and were run close in Godmanchester and The Hemingfords as well,http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/hdc_full_poll_results_1_1368852 HDC – full poll results 4 May 2012 Hunts Post 12 July 2014 but they kept a strong majority on the council.http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Labour-celebrates-Huntingdonshire-milestone-but-Tories-still-dominate-04052012.htm Slideshow: Labour celebrates Huntingdonshire milestone – but Tories still dominate 4 May 2012 Cambridge News 12 July 2014 Labour, the UK Independence Party and an independent each took a seat from the Conservatives, but the Conservatives did gain a seat in Warboys and Bury from the Liberal Democrats. The Labour gain came in Huntingdon North, where Patrick Kadewere defeated the chairman of the council Jeff Dutton.UKIP take third ward seat in Ramsey 4 May 2012 Peterborough Evening Telegraph NewsBank This gave Labour their first seat on the council since the 1999 election. Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party took a seat in Ramsey, giving the party all 3 councillors for the ward, with the party also getting an increased share of the vote across the council. Independents polled strongly with former Liberal Democrat councillor Derek Giles getting back on the council as an independent after taking St Neots Eaton Socon from the Conservatives. Independent Dick Tuplin also held his seat in Sawtry with a majority of 818 votes, while other independents came close to taking seats. The Liberal Democrats lost one of the three seats they had been defending and came last in many of the wards they had been contesting. However party leader Peter Downes held his seat in Brampton comfortably and the party held Huntingdon East from the Conservatives after a recount. Huntingdonshire local election result 2012Non-Metro 5 May 2012 The Guardian NewsBankhttp://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2012/Declaration%20of%20results%20-%20District%205-12.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141204015558/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2012/Declaration%20of%20results%20%2D%20District%205%2D12.pdf dead 4 December 2014 Declaration of result of poll Huntingdonshire District Council 12 July 2014 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 3 -2 60.0 36.3 8,513 -18.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 1 -1 13.3 16.6 3,903 -5.0% Independent (politician) 2 1 0 +1 13.3 13.8 3,232 +11.9% UK Independence Party 1 1 0 +1 6.7 19.6 4,611 +11.4% Labour Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 6.7 13.2 3,106 0.0% Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 118 +0.5% Ward results Brampton Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Downes 1,196 60.6 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Florendia Theodorou 462 23.4 -17.7 UK Independence Party Adrian Arnett 201 10.2 +10.2 Labour Party (UK) Robert Pugh 116 5.9 -2.8 734 37.2 +28.1 1,975 42.0 -11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Godmanchester Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Kadic 468 28.3 -22.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Underwood 455 27.5 -13.8 Independent (politician) Nigel Pauley 445 26.9 +26.9 Labour Party (UK) Ann Beevor 156 9.4 +1.1 UK Independence Party Robert Brown 130 7.9 +7.9 13 0.8 -8.4 1,654 33.9 -36.5 Conservative Party (UK) Huntingdon East Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Shellens 823 36.9 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Brown 789 35.4 -13.6 UK Independence Party Derek Norman 336 15.1 +15.1 Labour Party (UK) Marion Kadewere 282 12.6 -4.3 34 1.5 2,230 31.7 -11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Huntingdon North Labour Party (UK) Patrick Kadewere 430 42.0 +11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffery Dutton 333 32.6 -1.5 UK Independence Party Peter Ashcroft 179 17.5 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Shrapnel 81 7.9 -11.4 97 9.4 1,023 26.9 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ramsey UK Independence Party Lisa Duffy 1,138 60.9 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Cunningham 565 30.2 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) Susan Coomey 167 8.9 -2.0 573 30.6 +13.4 1,870 29.2 -14.7 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Sawtry Independent (politician) Richard Tuplin 1,049 75.5 +75.5 UK Independence Party Roger Henson 231 16.6 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) Mary Howell 109 7.8 -1.4 818 58.9 1,389 28.5 -42.0 Independent (politician) Somersham Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Criswell 871 58.7 -0.9 UK Independence Party Shirley Reeve 251 16.9 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Jebson 181 12.2 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) Graeme Watkins 180 12.1 -1.5 620 41.8 -0.9 1,483 32.6 -13.7 Conservative Party (UK) St. Ives East Conservative Party (UK) Jason Ablewhite 651 46.5 -1.7 UK Independence Party Paul Bullen 334 23.9 +13.0 Labour Party (UK) Angela Richards 166 11.9 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Oliver 130 9.3 -19.8 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Lord Toby Jug 118 8.4 +8.4 317 22.7 +3.6 1,399 28.1 -33.5 Conservative Party (UK) St. Ives West Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Fuller 294 33.9 -9.2 Independent (politician) Heather Merryweather 201 23.2 +23.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hodge 180 20.8 -14.6 UK Independence Party Margaret King 129 14.9 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Richard Allen 62 7.2 +1.3 93 10.7 +3.0 866 38.7 -10.3 Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Eaton Ford Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Farrer 895 56.9 -11.8 UK Independence Party Marian Appleton 254 16.1 +16.1 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Johnson 239 15.2 +15.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Berry 185 11.8 -19.5 641 40.8 +3.5 1,573 30.1 -13.6 Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Eaton Socon Independent (politician) Derek Giles 890 63.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Jennings 288 20.6 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Nicholls 85 6.1 UK Independence Party Jennifer O'Dell 84 6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Thorpe 53 3.8 602 43.0 1,400 33.9 -3.3 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) St. Neots Eynesbury Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hansard 646 42.1 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) William O'Connor 353 23.0 +0.2 UK Independence Party David Howard 319 20.8 +20.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Terry 218 14.2 -17.9 293 19.1 +6.0 1,536 21.1 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) The Hemingfords Conservative Party (UK) Ian Bates 779 40.5 -22.2 Independent (politician) Paul Boothman 647 33.6 +33.6 UK Independence Party Ian Percy 226 11.7 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) John Watson 137 7.1 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Priestman 135 7.0 -11.9 132 6.9 -36.9 1,924 39.7 -16.1 Conservative Party (UK) Warboys and Bury Conservative Party (UK) John Pethard 612 46.3 -5.7 UK Independence Party Michael Tew 346 26.2 +14.1 Labour Party (UK) Ian Ramsbottom 195 14.8 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Hulme 169 12.8 -14.2 266 20.1 -4.9 1,322 27.6 -41.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Yaxley and Farcet Conservative Party (UK) Mark Oliver 860 46.8 -14.5 UK Independence Party John Hyland 453 24.6 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Cochrane 429 23.3 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Waites 97 5.3 -1.1 407 22.1 -21.1 1,839 23.0 -13.6 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2012 and 2014 Earith A by-election was held in Earith on 21 June 2012 after the death of Conservative councillor Philip Godfrey.http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/conservatives_hold_earith_seat_in_huntingdonshire_by_election_1_1419304?usurv=completed Conservatives hold Earith seat in Huntingdonshire by-election 22 June 2012 Eastern Daily Press 12 July 2014 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Robin Carter by a majority of 87 votes over the UK Independence Party. Earith by-election 21 June 2012http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 12 July 2014 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Conservative Party (UK) Robin Carter 524 43.5 -18.2 UK Independence Party Alan Fitzgerald 437 36.3 +26.8 Labour Party (UK) Iain Ramsbottom 96 8.0 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Hulme 92 7.6 -6.5 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Lord Toby Jug 56 4.6 +4.6 87 7.2 -39.8 1,205 25.6 -22.7 Conservative Party (UK) Brampton A by-election was held in Brampton on 2 May 2013 after Liberal Democrat councillor Peter Downes resigned from the council.http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Huntingdon-St-Ives-St-Neots/Former-housing-boss-honoured-to-be-elected-in-Brampton-by-election-20130508150248.htm Former housing boss 'honoured' to be elected in Brampton by-election Dickens Andrew 8 May 2013 News & Crier 12 July 2014 The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by John Morris with a majority of 349 votes over the Conservatives.http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2013/declaration-of-results-brampton-ward.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141204015705/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/HDCCMS/Documents/Elections/Results/2013/declaration-of-results-brampton-ward.pdf dead 4 December 2014 Declaration of result of poll Huntingdonshire District Council 12 July 2014 Brampton by-election 2 May 2013 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Morris 855 44.3 -16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jane King 506 26.2 +2.8 UK Independence Party Adrian Arnett 481 24.9 +14.7 Labour Party (UK) Mark Johnson 90 4.7 -1.2 349 18.1 -19.1 1,932 41.3 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Huntingdonshire 2012 Huntingdonshire District Council election, 2012