2026 Huntingdonshire District Council election
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The 2026 Huntingdonshire District Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect all 52 members of Huntingdonshire District Council in England.[1]
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Huntingdonshire District 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 2022, the Conservative Party lost the council to no overall control.[2]
Council composition
| After 2022 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Conservative | 22 | Conservative | 18 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 16 | ||
| Labour | 4 | Labour | 3 | ||
| Green | 1 | Green | 2 | ||
| Independent | 11 | Independent | 13[c] | ||
| St Neots Independents | 4 | St Neots Independents | Dissolved | ||
Changes 2022–2026:
- January 2023: Doug Dew (Conservative) joins Liberal Democrats[3]
- March 2024: Richard West (Conservative) resigns – by-election held May 2024[4]
- May 2024:
- June 2024: Graham Welton (Conservative) dies – by-election held September 2024[7]
- September 2024: Barry Chapman (Independent) gains by-election from Conservatives[8]
- September 2025: Roger Brereton (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent[9]
- November 2025: St Neots Independent Group dissolved – Barry Banks, Ian Taylor, Simone Taylor, and Doug Terry sit as independents
- January 2026:
- February 2026:
- Ann Blackwell (Independent) and Tom Sanderson (Independent) join Liberal Democrats[13]
