South Cambridgeshire District Council
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South Cambridgeshire District Council is the local authority for the district
Non-metropolitan district
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 of South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire is a mostly rural local government district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. It surrounds the city of Cambridge, which is administered separately from the district by...

 in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...

, England. Based in Cambourne
Cambourne
Cambourne is a new settlement and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It lies on the A428 road between Cambridge, 9 miles to the east, and St Neots and Bedford to the west. It comprises the three villages of Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne and Upper...

, it forms the lower part of the two tier system of local government in the district, below Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council currently consists of 69 councillors, representing 60 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party has a majority on the council, having gained control in the 1997 local elections...

. The district council provides services such as waste collection and recycling, local planning and housing services, environmental health services and council tax
Council tax
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 collection. The district was formed in 1973 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....

 and took over powers from the former Chesterton Rural District
Chesterton Rural District
Chesterton was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was formed in 1894 as a successor to the Chesterton rural sanitary district. In 1934, under a County Review Order, its boundaries were altered, taking in the disbanded Swavesey Rural District and part of the disbanded...

 and South Cambridgeshire Rural District
South Cambridgeshire Rural District
South Cambridgeshire was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1934 to 1974.It was formed in 1934 under a County Review Order. It was formed by merger of Linton Rural District and Melbourn Rural District and part of Caxton and Arrington Rural District.In 1965 it became part of the new...

 on 1 April 1974.

Composition

The council consists of 57 councillors, representing 34 electoral wards. The Conservative Party currently has a majority on the council, having gained control in the 2007 local elections
United Kingdom local elections, 2007
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. Prior to this, no party had overall control of the council, although independents formed the majority of the council from its formation in 1973 until 1992. Councillors are elected to four year terms, and elections for a third of all councillors take place in three years out of a four year cycle, with one year without an election.
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Party Councillors Change
(from 2010)
32 +3
18 −2
6 −1
1 0
Total 57

Historical Composition

The following table shows the political composition of the district council since its formation in 1973. A shaded background indicates that the political party or grouping held a majority of councillors for that year.
YearConservativeLabourLib DemLiberalSocialistUKIPIndependentVacant Total
1973 1 1 0 2 0 0 49 0 53
1974 1 1 0 2 0 0 49 0 53
1975 0 1 0 2 0 0 50 0 53
1976 2 1 0 3 0 0 49 0 55
1977 2 1 0 3 0 0 49 0 55
1978 3 1 0 3 0 0 48 0 55
1979 3 1 0 4 1 0 46 0 55
1980 2 2 2 4 0 0 45 0 55
1981 3 2 2 4 0 0 44 0 55
1982 4 2 4 3 0 0 42 0 55
1983 6 2 6 3 1 0 37 0 55
1984 8 2 9 0 1 0 35 0 55
1985 8 2 9 0 1 0 35 0 55
1986 13 2 5 0 1 0 34 0 55
1987 19 3 3 0 0 0 30 0 55
1988 22 3 1 0 0 0 29 0 55
1989 22 3 1 0 0 0 29 0 55
1990 20 5 1 0 0 0 28 1 55
1991 21 5 2 0 0 0 27 0 55
1992 26 5 4 0 0 0 20 0 55
1993 26 5 3 0 0 0 21 0 55
1994 22 6 7 0 0 0 20 0 55
1995 16 8 10 0 0 0 21 0 55
1996 13 10 10 0 0 0 22 0 55
1997 13 10 10 0 0 0 22 0 55
1998 15 9 13 0 0 0 18 0 55
1999 15 8 14 0 0 0 17 1 55
2000 20 5 15 0 0 1 14 0 55
2001 20 5 15 0 0 1 13 1 55
2002 22 6 16 0 0 1 10 0 55
2003 23 4 16 0 0 1 11 0 55
2004 22 2 20 0 0 0 13 0 57
2005 22 2 20 0 0 0 13 0 57
2006 25 1 19 0 0 0 12 0 57
2007 29 1 17 0 0 0 10 0 57
2008 32 1 15 0 0 0 9 0 57
2009 31 1 16 0 0 0 9 0 57
2010 29 1 20 0 0 0 7 0 57
2011
South Cambridgeshire Council election, 2011
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32 1 18 0 0 0 6 0 57

Cabinet

Office Name Party
Leader of the Council Ray Manning Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Deputy Leader
Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder
Simon Edwards Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Economic Development Portfolio Holder Nick Wright Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Environmental Services Portfolio Holder Sue Ellington Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Housing Portfolio Holder Mark Howell Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Northstowe
Northstowe
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 and New Communities Portfolio Holder
Tim Wotherspoon Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Policy and Performance Portfolio Holder Tom Bygott Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Sustainability, Planning and Climate Change Portfolio Holder Peter Topping Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Councillors and Wards

Ward Parishes   Councillor Party
Balsham Balsham, Carlton, Castle Camps,
Horseheath, Shudy Camps, West Wickham,
West Wratting, Western Colville
  Richard Barrett Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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  Pauline Jarvis Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Bar Hill Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Lolworth   Roger Hall Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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  Bunty Waters Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Barton Barton, Coton, Grantchester, Madingley   Francis Burkitt Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Bassingbourn Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Litlington,
Shingay-cum-Wendy, Whaddon
  Nigel Cathcart Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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  David McCraith Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Bourn Bourn, Cambourne, Caxton,
Croxton & Eltisley
  Alison Elcox Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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  Clayton Hudson Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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  Mervyn Loynes Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Caldecote Caldecote, Childerley, Kingston, Toft   Dr Tumi Hawkins Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Comberton Comberton   Dr Stephen Harangozo Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Cottenham Cottenham, Oakington,
Rampton and Westwick
  Simon Edwards Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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  Lynda Harford Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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  Tim Wotherspoon Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Duxford Duxford, Ickleton   Mick Martin Conservative
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Fowlmere & Foxton Fowlmere, Foxton   Deborah Roberts Independent
Fulbourn Fulbourn   Neil Scarr Independent
  John Williams Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Gamlingay Arrington, Croydon, Gamlingay,
Hatley, Little Gransden, Longstowe
  Sebastian Kindersley Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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  Bridget Smith Liberal Democrat
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Girton Girton   Tom Bygott Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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  Dr Douglas de Lacey Independent
Hardwick Hardwick   Jim Stewart Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Harston & Hauxton Harston, Hauxton   Janet Lockwood Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Haslingfield & The Eversdens Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield,
Little Eversden
  Liz Heazell Liberal Democrat
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Histon & Impington Histon, Impington, Orchard Park   Jonathan Chatfield Liberal Democrat
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  Mike Mason Independent
  Edd Stonham Liberal Democrat
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Linton Bartlow, Hildersham, Linton   John Batchelor Liberal Democrat
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  Trisha Bear Liberal Democrat
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Longstanton Longstanton   Alex Riley Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Melbourn Great Chishill, Little Chishill, Heydon,
Melbourn
  Val Barrett Conservative
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  Jose Hales Liberal Democrat
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Meldreth Meldreth, Shepreth   Dr Surinder Soond Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Milton Milton   Mark Hersom Liberal Democrat
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  Hazel Smith Liberal Democrat
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Orwell & Barrington Barrington, Orwell, Wimpole   Ted Ridgway Watt Conservative
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Papworth & Elsworth Conington, Elsworth, Fen Drayton,
Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard,
Papworth St Agnes
  Mark Howell Conservative
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  Nick Wright Conservative
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Sawston Sawston   Dr David Bard Conservative
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  Sally Hatton Independent
  Raymond Matthews Conservative
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Swavesey Swavesey   Sue Ellington Conservative
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Teversham Teversham   Caroline Hunt Conservative
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The Abingtons Babraham, Great Abington, Hinxton,
Little Abington, Pampisford
  Tony Orgee Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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The Mordens Abington Pigotts, Guilden Morden,
Steeple Morden, Tadlow
  Cicely Murfitt Independent
The Shelfords & Stapleford Great Shelford, Little Shelford,
Newton, Stapleford
  Charles Nightingale Conservative
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  Ben Shelton Conservative
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  David Whiteman-Downes Conservative
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The Wilbrahams Fen Ditton, Great Wilbraham,
Stow-cum-Quy, Horningsea,
Little Wilbraham & Six Mile Bottom
  Robert Turner Conservative
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Waterbeach Landbeach,
Waterbeach (including Chittering)
  James Hockney Conservative
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  Peter Johnson Conservative
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Whittlesford Thriplow (including Heathfield),
Whittlesford
  Peter Topping Conservative
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Willingham & Over Over, Willingham   Brian Burling Conservative
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  Pippa Corney Conservative
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  Ray Manning Conservative
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