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2026 Cambridge City Council election
The 2026 Cambridge City Council election was held on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2026 Cambridge City Council election was held on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridgeshire , England . This was on the same day as other local elections .
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation , this is the final election to Cambridge City Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority . Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.
In 2024 , the Labour Party retained control of the council.
After 2024 election Before 2026 election
Labour 25 Labour 23 Liberal Democrats 10 Liberal Democrats 11 Green 5 Green 6 Conservative 1 Conservative 1 Your Party Did not exist Your Party 1 Independent 1 Independent 0
Changes 2024–2026:
August 2024: Mairéad Healy (Independent, elected as Labour) resigns – by-election held September 2024
September 2024: Beth Gardiner-Smith (Labour) wins by-election
March 2025: Sam Carling (Labour) and Alice Gilderdale (Labour) resign – by-elections held May 2025
May 2025: Jamie Dalzell (Liberal Democrats) and Bob Illingworth (Liberal Democrats) gain by-elections from Labour
August 2025: Dave Baigent (Labour) joins Your Party
March 2026: Ingrid Flaubert (Liberal Democrats) joins Green Party
2026 Cambridge City Council election
Labour 4 6 26.7 13 17 40.5 10,793 25.3 –15.8 Green 7 6 46.7 5 12 28.6 13,896 32.6 +11.8 Liberal Democrats 4 26.7 7 11 26.2 10,264 24.1 +2.1 Conservative 0 0.0 1 1 2.4 3,335 7.8 –6.0 Your Party 0 0.0 1 1 2.4 N/A N/A N/A Reform 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,926 9.2 N/A Independent 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 366 0.9 –1.2 Communist 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 35 0.1 ±0.0
Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Abbey Matthew Howard Green No Arbury Iva Divkovic Labour No Castle Simon Smith Labour Yes Cherry Hinton Russ McPherson Labour No Coleridge Anna Smith Labour Yes East Chesterton Baiju Thittala Labour No King's Hedges Martin Smart Labour Yes Market Katie Porrer Liberal Democrats Yes Newnham Cameron Holloway Labour Yes Petersfield Richard Robertson Labour Co-op No Queen Edith's Daniel Lee Liberal Democrats No Romsey Dinah Pounds Labour No Trumpington Olaf Hauk Liberal Democrats Yes West Chesterton Richard Swift Labour Yes
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Green 1,374 51.4 –0.7 Labour 455 17.0 –11.0 Reform 365 13.6 N/A Liberal Democrats 302 11.3 +3.7 Conservative 161 6.0 –3.9 Communist 17 0.6 –1.2 919 34.4 +15.3 2,674 37.3 7,165 Green hold 5.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green 928 32.2 +15.8 Labour Co-op 816 28.3 –23.2 Liberal Democrats 667 23.1 +8.2 Reform 290 10.0 N/A Conservative 185 6.4 –10.8 112 3.9 N/A 2,886 45.4 6,350 Green gain from Labour 19.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green 757 32.2 +17.0 Liberal Democrats 733 31.2 +12.1 Labour 599 25.5 –14.5 Reform 115 4.9 N/A Conservative 85 3.6 –1.0 Independent 64 2.7 N/A 24 1% N/A 2,353 50.9 4,623 Green gain from Labour 2.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 864 30.9 –17.6 Green 731 26.2 +16.6 Reform 484 17.3 N/A Liberal Democrats 399 14.3 –0.7 Conservative 315 11.3 –15.5 133 4.7 –4.9 2,793 44.1 6,333 Labour hold 17.1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green 1,150 39.1 +5.0 Labour Co-op 1,070 36.4 –7.1 Reform 302 10.3 N/A Conservative 222 7.6 –8.6 Liberal Democrats 196 6.7 +0.6 80 2.7 N/A 2,940 47.1 6,243 Green gain from Labour Co-op 6.1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 935 31.8 –10.3 Liberal Democrats 803 27.3 –4.7 Green 718 24.4 +9.0 Reform 297 10.1 N/A Conservative 166 5.7 –4.8 Communist 18 0.6 N/A 132 4.5 –4.7 2,937 45.6 6,447 Labour hold 2.8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 713 27.2 –17.9 Green 604 23.1 +12.4 Conservative 493 18.8 –15.3 Reform 376 14.4 N/A Liberal Democrats 295 11.3 +1.2 Independent 106 4.0 N/A Independent 33 1.3 N/A 109 4.1 –5.8 2,620 39.5 6,625 Labour hold 15.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 854 43.2 +2.3 Green 592 30.0 +13.7 Labour 303 15.3 –19.8 Reform 127 6.4 N/A Conservative 99 5.0 –2.7 262 13.2 +5.5 1,975 35.6 5,549 Liberal Democrats hold 5.7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green 1,046 53.0 +7.2 Liberal Democrats 327 16.6 +1.4 Labour 308 15.6 –11.6 Conservative 162 8.2 +4.0 Reform 89 4.5 N/A Independent 42 2.1 –5.6 719 36.4 +20.7 1,974 37.2 5,296 Green gain from Labour 2.9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green 1,363 40.9 +19.0 Labour 1,208 36.3 –15.6 Liberal Democrats 412 12.4 –3.2 Reform 182 5.5 N/A Conservative 164 4.9 –4.0 155 4.6 N/A 3,329 49.2 6,773 Green gain from Labour 17.3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,503 49.0 +6.5 Green 556 18.1 +6.7 Labour 397 12.9 –15.8 Conservative 315 10.3 –7.1 Reform 299 9.7 N/A 947 30.9 +18.8 3,070 46.7 6,572 Liberal Democrats hold 0.1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green 1,521 45.2 +26.1 Labour 1,124 33.4 –18.8 Liberal Democrats 347 10.3 –0.9 Reform 230 6.8 N/A Conservative 141 4.2 –3.4 397 11.8 N/A 3,363 49.9 6,734 Green gain from Labour 22.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,272 40.9 +4.5 Liberal Democrats 1,148 36.9 +0.5 Green 854 27.5 +14.7 Green 772 24.8 +12.0 Labour Co-op 477 15.3 –17.0 Labour 444 14.3 –18.0 Conservative 397 12.8 –5.8 Reform 293 9.4 N/A Conservative 283 9.1 –9.5 Reform 275 8.8 N/A ~3,108 41.1 7,570
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,080 31.0 –11.9 Liberal Democrats 1,006 28.9 –7.1 Green 930 26.7 +13.5 Reform 202 5.8 N/A Conservative 147 4.2 –3.7 Independent 121 3.5 N/A 74 2.1 –4.4 3,486 55.6 6,248 Labour hold 2.4
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