Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party took control of the council at the 2017 election after four years of no party having overall control. The council meets at Shire Hall in Cambridge. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.
Cambridgeshire County Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Chair of the Council | |
Leader of the Council | |
Chief executive | Gillian Beasley since 19 October 2015 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 61 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 May 2017 |
Next election | 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Shire Hall Cambridge Cambridgeshire United Kingdom | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
Cambridgeshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888, as one of two county councils covering Cambridgeshire; the other was the Isle of Ely County Council. In 1965 the two councils were merged to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council.
This arrangement lasted until 1974 when, following the Local Government Act 1972, Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely was merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form a new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire under the control of a newly constituted Cambridgeshire County Council. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.
From its recreation in 1974 until 1998 the county council administered the entire county of Cambridgeshire. In 1998 Peterborough city council became a unitary authority, thus outside the area of the county council. For ceremonial, geographic and certain administrative purposes however, Peterborough continues to be associated with Cambridgeshire, including sharing a Chief Executive Officer.[1]
Composition
| Party | Councillors[2](as of May 2018) | Change[3]
(from 2017 election) |
Change[2] (between 2013 and2017 elections) | |
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| Conservative | 36 | 0 | +8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | +1[4] | +2 | |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | +1 | |
| Independent | 3 | -11 | +1 | |
| Total | 61 | |||
Note between 2017-2019 Donald Adey originally stood as a Liberal Democrat for Trumpington, but then resigned and moved to Fife Scotland[5] and stood as an independent. He resigned[6] in time for the May 2019 local elections and the seat was retaken by Barbara Ashwood for the Liberal Democrats.[7]
Councillors and electoral divisions
| Electoral Division | Parishes[8] | Councillor[8] | Party | |
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| Abbey | Abbey | Joan Whitehead | Labour | |
| Alconbury and Kimbolton | Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Barham & Woolley, Brington & Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn & Keyston, Catworth, Covington, Easton, Ellington, Great Gidding, Great Staughton, Hail Weston, Hamerton & Steeple Gidding, Kimbolton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Perry, Spaldwick, Stow Longa, Tilbrook, Upton & Coppingford and Winwick | Ian Gardener | Conservative | |
| Arbury | Arbury | Jocelynne Scutt | Labour | |
| Bar Hill | Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Lolworth | Lynda Harford | Conservative | |
| Brampton and Buckden | T Brampton, Buckden, Diddington, Grafham, Offord Cluny & Offord D’Arcy and Southoe & Midloe | Peter Downes | Liberal Democrat | |
| Burwell | Burwell, Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior | Josh Schumann | Conservative | |
| Cambourne | Bourn, Cambourne, Little Gransden and Longstowe | Mark Howell | Conservative | |
| Castle | Castle | Claire Richards | Labour | |
| Chatteris | Chatteris | Anne Hay | Conservative | |
| Cherry Hinton | Cherry Hinton | Sandra Crawford | Labour | |
| Chesterton | Chesterton | Ian Manning | Liberal Democrat | |
| Cottenham and Willingham | TBC | Tim Wotherspoon | Conservative | |
| Duxford | Babraham, Duxford, Fowlmere, Great Abington, Hinxton, Ickleton, Little Abington, Pampisford, Thriplow, Whittlesford | Peter McDonald | Liberal Democrat | |
| Ely North | Ely | Lis Every | Conservative | |
| Ely South | Ely, Stuntney | Anna Bailey | Conservative | |
| Fulbourn | Fen Ditton, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham, Stow cum Quy, Teversham | John Williams | Liberal Democrat | |
| Gamlingay | Arrington, Barrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Hatley, Little Eversden, Little Gransden, Longstowe, Orwell, Wimpole | Sebastian Kindersley | Liberal Democrat | |
| Godmanchester and Huntingdon South | Graham Wilson | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Hardwick | Barton, Caldecote, Childerley, Comberton, Coton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Kingston, Madingley, Toft | Lina Joseph | Conservative | |
| Histon and Impington | David Jenkins | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Huntingdon North and Hartford | Mike Shellens | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Huntingdon West | Tom Sanderson | Independent | ||
| King's Hedges | King's Hedges | Elisa Meschini | Labour | |
| Linton | Balsham, Bartlow, Carlton, Castle Camps, Hildersham, Horseheath, Linton, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting, Weston Colville | Henry Batchelor | Liberal Democrat | |
| Littleport | Littleport | David Ambrose Smith | Conservative | |
| Longstanton, Northstowe and Over | Peter Hudson | Conservative | ||
| March North and Waldersley | March | Steve Count | Conservative | |
| Janet French | Conservative | |||
| March South and Rural | Benwick, March | John Gowing | Conservative | |
| Market | Market | Nichola Harrison | Liberal Democrat | |
| Melbourn & Bassingbourn | Foxton, Great and Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth | Susan van de Ven | Liberal Democrat | |
| Newnham | Newnham | Lucy Nethsingha | Liberal Democrat | |
| Papworth and Swavesey | Conington (S), Croxton, Elsworth, Eltisley, Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Swavesey | Mandy Smith | Conservative | |
| Petersfield | Petersfield |
Linda Jones |
Labour | |
| Queen Edith's | Queen Edith's | Amanda Taylor | Liberal Democrat | |
| Ramsey and Bury | Ramsey | Adela Costello | Conservative | |
| Roman Bank and Peckover | Gorefield, Leverington, Newton (F), Tydd St Giles, Wisbech | Simon King | Conservative | |
| Romsey | Romsey | Noel Kavanagh | Labour | |
| Sawston and Shelford | Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford, Newton (S), Sawston, Stapleford | Gail Kenney
Kevin Cuffley |
Conservative | |
| Tony Orgee
Roger Hickford |
Conservative | |||
| Sawtry and Stilton | Barham and Woolley, Brington and Molesworth, Buckworth, Bythorn and Keyston, Catworth, Conington (H), Easton, Ellington, Glatton, Great Gidding, Hamerton, Leighton, Little Gidding, Old Weston, Sawtry, Spaldwick, Steeple Gidding, Stow Longa, Upton and Coppingford, Winwick | Simon Bywater | Conservative | |
| Soham North and Isleham | Chippenham, Fordham, Isleham, Kennett, Snailwell, Soham, Wicken |
Vacant | Vacant | |
| Soham South and Haddenham | Bill Hunt | Conservative | ||
| Somersham and Earith | Bluntisham, Broughton, Colne, Earith, Old Hurst, Pidley cum Fenton, Somersham, Woodhurst | Steve Criswell | Conservative | |
| St Ives North and Wyton | Holywell-cum-Needingworth, St Ives |
Ryan Fuller |
Conservative | |
| St Ives South and Needingworth | Kevin Reynolds | Conservative | ||
| St Neots East and Gransden | St Neots |
Julie Wisson |
Conservative | |
| St Neots Eynesbury | Simone Taylor | Independent | ||
| St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton | David Wells | Conservative | ||
| St Neots The Eatons | Derek Giles | Independent | ||
| Sutton | Coveney, Downham, Mepal, Sutton, Witcham | Lorna Dupré | Liberal Democrat | |
| The Hemingfords & Fenstanton | Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton and Wyton | Ian Bates | Conservative | |
| Trumpington | Barbara Ashwood | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Warboys & the Stukeleys | Abbots Ripton, Bury, Houghton and Wyton, Kings Ripton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys, Wistow, Wood Walton |
Terence Rogers |
Conservative | |
| Waterbeach | Landbeach, Milton, Waterbeach | Anna Bradnam | Liberal Democrat | |
| Whittlesey North | Whittlesey | Chris Boden | Conservative | |
| Whittlesey South | Whittlesey | David Connor | Conservative | |
| Wisbech East | Wisbech | Samantha Hoy | Conservative | |
| Wisbech West | Wisbech | Steven Tierney | Conservative | |
| Woodditton | Ashley, Bottisham, Brinkley, Burrough Green, Cheveley, Dullingham, Kirtling, Lode, Stetchworth, Westley Waterless, Woodditton | Mathew Shuter | Conservative | |
| Yaxley and Farcet | Mac McGuire | Conservative | ||
Coat of arms
The coat of arms were granted on 1 November 1976. The blazon reads: "Or three Palets wavy alternating with two Palets Azure a Bordure Gules flory on the inner edge Or; the Shield ensigned by a Mural Crown Or." The motto is 'CORDE UNO SAPIENTES SIMUS' which translates as "With one heart let us be men and women of understanding".[9]
Lender option borrower option loans
The council has long term lender option borrower option loans (LOBOs) totalling £79.5 million with Barclays, Dexia and Siemens Financial Services.[10]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Cambridgeshire County Council". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "County Councillors". Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- Gwyer, Nicola (3 May 2019). "election May 2019 including Trumpinton by election". cambridgenews. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "'Move away' Cambridge councillor Donald Adey will not give up pay - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Cambridge councillor Donald Adey resigns post 400 miles away - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- Date1 Sep 2019 13:29. "By-elections - Elections and voting". Cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Council and committee meetings - Cambridgeshire County Council > Councillors". cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 24 Jul 2015 Cambridge News Cambridgeshire County Council’s £45m annual interest bill Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
External links
| New creation | County council 1889 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council |
| Preceded by Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council |
County council 1974 – present |
Current |