2016 Huntingdonshire District Council election
2016 UK local government election
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The 2016 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36 | 0 | 3 |  3 |
38.7 | 11,741 | -14.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 |  1 |
14.8 | 4,493 | +6.4 | ||
| Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14.6 | 4,434 | +9.2 | ||
| UKIP | 4 | 0 | 0 |  |
15.2 | 4,607 | -3.2 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
15.7 | 4,755 | +1.5 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.6 | 196 | -0.2 | ||
| The Eccentric Party of Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.3 | 89 | New | ||
Ward results
Brampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Paul Morris | 1,031 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Lin Sinclair | 643 | 35.1 | ||
| Labour | Rob Gardiner | 160 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | 388 | 21.1 | −1.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Godmanchester
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Warren Sutkins | 411 | 24 | ||
| Labour | Samuel Paul Sweek | 253 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Richard Underwood | 1,055 | 61 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Huntingdon East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Fletcher | 610 | 25 | ||
| Labour | Marion Kadewere | 294 | 12 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Frederick Shellens | 1,208 | 49 | ||
| UKIP | Jane Varghese | 375 | 15 | ||
| Majority | 598 | 5.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Huntingdon North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richards Valatka | 171 | 17 | −16 | |
| Independent | Alan James Mackender-Lawrence | 115 | 11 | 0 | |
| Labour | Patrick Kadewere | 433 | 43 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lakkana Rajiv Peiris Yalagala | 48 | 5 | −4 | |
| UKIP | Peter Henry Ashcroft | 234 | 23 | 5.5 | |
| Majority | 199 | 19 | 0.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Little Paxton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Laurence Swain | 361 | 48.7 | −27.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Bartrick | 231 | 24.7 | +11.5 | |
| Green | Liz Timms | 140 | 16.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Daniel Morris | 121 | 13.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Nicholas Janson Kumbula | 81 | 15.0 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ramsey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian James Curtis | 300 | |||
| Labour | Kevin John Minnette | 303 | |||
| UKIP | Lisa Ann Duffy | 1,109 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| UKIP hold | Swing | ||||
Sawtry
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nikki Elliott | ||||
| Independent | Dick Tuplin | ||||
| Labour | Jonathan Hugh Orchard | ||||
| UKIP | Nicholas Vaughan Ashley | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Somersham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Criswell | ||||
| Labour | Iain Michael Ramsbottom | ||||
| UKIP | Shirley Joy Reeve | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St Ives East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jason Ablewhite | ||||
| Labour | Angela Richards | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Saunderson | ||||
| UKIP | Paul Bullen | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St Ives South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Winston Davies | ||||
| Eccentric Party of Great Britain | Lord Toby Jug | ||||
| Labour | John Philip Watson | ||||
| UKIP | Lynne Alexandra Bullen | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St Ives West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ryan Fuller | ||||
| Labour | Richard John Allen | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Frederick Hodge | ||||
| UKIP | Margaret Teresa King | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St Neots Eaton Ford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham John Welton | ||||
| Green | Melina Lafirenze | ||||
| Independent | Bob Farrer | ||||
| Independent | Sandie Giles | ||||
| Labour | Anna Elizabeth Hayward | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St Neots Eaton Socon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Ivan Prentice | ||||
| Independent | Derek Arthur Giles | ||||
| Labour | Patricia Anne Nicholls | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St Neots Eynesbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Anthony Moores | ||||
| Conservative | Adrian Lee Usher | ||||
| Independent | Jim Corley | ||||
| Independent | Simone Leigh Taylor | ||||
| Labour | Doctor Nik Johnson | ||||
| Labour | Tony McNeill | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
| Swing | |||||
The Hemingfords
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alison Donaldson | ||||
| Labour | Robert Anthony Leach | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David John Priestman | ||||
| UKIP | Philip Foster | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Warboys and Bury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Tavener | 821 | 51% | 4.7 | |
| UKIP | Mick Mean | 402 | 25% | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Hulme | 237 | 15% | 3.2 | |
| Labour | Kevin Roy Goddard | 165 | 10% | 4.8 | |
| Majority | 419 | 27% | 6.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 38 | |||
Yaxley and Farcet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Desmond Watt | 1,130 | 50% | 3.2 | |
| UKIP | Colin Moody | 568 | 25% | 0.4 | |
| Labour | Graeme Leslie Watkins | 553 | 25% | 2.2 | |
| Majority | 562 | 24.9% | 4.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 37.5% | |||
By-elections between 2016 and 2018
St Neots Eaton Ford by-election
A by-election was held in St Neots Eaton Ford on 4 May 2017 after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Harty. The seat was gained for the St. Neots Independent Group by Charles Bober.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Neots Ind. | Charles Bober | 854 | 42.8 | +42.8 | |
| Conservative | Keith Prentice | 788 | 39.5 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Walker | 353 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
| Majority | 66 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,995 | ||||
| St. Neots Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||