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Post by Admin Twaddleford on Jul 29, 2021 18:31:02 GMT
Huntingdonshire
All Up
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Post by carolus on Mar 6, 2022 12:18:07 GMT
Current council: Con 29, LD 7, Lab 3, HDC Independent Group 10, Independent 2, Vacancy 1.
The vacancy is the Con seat in St Neots East.
Since 2018 there have been nine byelections.
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots - Aug 2019. LD hold by 13.5% )not much change).
Alconbury - Dec 2019 - Con hold by 40% (not much change).
St Ives East - Feb 2020 - Con hold by 11% over new Ind.
Huntingdon North - May 2021 - Lab hold by 4.4% over Con (not much change)
St Ives South - May 2021 - Con hold by 17% over LD (down from 23%).
St Ives East - May 2021 - Con hold by 30% over Lab (up from 20%).
Warboys - May 2021 - Con hold by 43% over LD.
St Neots East - July 2021 - Ind gain by 9% over Green, Labour fell from first to fifth. Neither Ind nor Green had stood before.
Huntingdon East - Nov 2021 - LD hold by 11% over Con.
Usual caveats that 2018 was a long time ago now.
Split wards:
Sawtry - 1 Con, 1 Ind. C 969*, I 707*, 216. Only one Con candidate in 2018.
St Neots East - 1 Ind, 1 Con. 2018 results probably not useful given big changes in 2021 byelection.
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton - 2 Con, 1 Ind. I 1454*, C 956*, 875*, 642. LD 681, 586.
Other wards of interest:
Buckden - Con win by 3.6% over LD in 2018.
Huntingdon North - Lab win L 1011*, 923*, 843*, C 723, 665, 574.
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Post by listener on Apr 4, 2022 0:55:17 GMT
HUNTINGDONSHIRE (Cambridgeshire) (Con)
3 May 2018 - Con 30, Lib Dem 7, Putting St. Neots Residents First 6, Independent 5, Lab 4
Now - Con 29, Huntingdonshire District Council Independent Group 10, Lib Dem 7, Lab 3, Independent 2, Vacant 1
Prior to the AGM on 23 May 2018, it was reported that the 6 St. Neots Residents First councillors and 4 of the Independent councillors had formed the Huntingdon District Council Independent Group. Dick Tuplin (Independent) (Sawtry) remained as a separate Independent.
1 August 2019 – Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbotts – Lib Dem hold
*Sarah Wilson (Lib Dem) elected
Caused by the resignation of long-serving councillor David Underwood (Lib Dem), due to “health reasons”
12 December 2019 – Alconbury – Con hold
Ian Gardener (Con) elected
Caused by the resignation of Jim White (Con)
13 February 2020 – St. Ives East – Con hold
Adam Roberts (Con) elected
Caused by the resignation of Jason Ablewhite (Con), who had been elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire on 5 May 2016, but resigned as PCC on 11 November 2019, following his referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, after a complaint was received regarding “a series of messages” with a member of the public on social media. On 20 November 2019, he resigned his seat on Huntingdonshire Council.
6 May 2021 – Huntingdon North – Lab hold
*Marion Kadewere (Lab) elected
Caused by the resignation on 23 March 2021 of Anita Diaz (Lab)
6 May 2021 – St. Ives East – Con hold
Craig Smith (Con) elected
Caused by the resignation on 16 September 2020 of Richard Bellamy (Con)
6 May 2021 – St. Ives South – Con hold
*Rianna D’Souza (Con) elected
Caused by the death on 18 March 2021 of John Davies (Con), Chairman of the Council, who had served as a councillor for 29 years.
6 May 2021 – Warboys – Con hold
Michael Haines (Con) elected
Caused by the death on 10 February 2021 of Jill Tavener (Con)
8 July 2021 – St. Neots East – Independent gain from Lab
Ben Pitt (Independent) elected – the council website shows him as a separate Independent
Caused by the resignation of Dr Nik Johnson (Lab), a paediatric doctor at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, following his election on 6 May 2021 as Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
4 November 2021 – Huntingdon East – Lib Dem hold
Michael Shellens (Lib Dem) elected
Caused by the death on 15 August of Trish Shrapnel (Lib Dem), who was cared for in her final weeks by the Arthur Rank Hospice in Cambridge.
On 17 November 2021, David Wells (Con) (St. Neots East) resigned, creating an unfilled vacancy.
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maxque
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Post by maxque on Apr 5, 2022 17:06:14 GMT
www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/6151/statement-of-persons-nominated-huntingdonshire-district-council-5-may-2022.pdfCon 52 Lab 20 (3/3 in Huntington N, St Neots Eynesbury, 2/2 in Stilton, Warboys, 2/3 in Yaxley, 1/1 in Fenstanton, Great Paxton, Great Staughton, Kimbolton, Somersham, 1/2 in Hemingford Grey and Houghton, St Ives S, 1/3 in Ramsey) LD 18 (3/3 in Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots, St Neots Eatons, 2/2 in Brampton, Hemingford Grey and Houghton, Huntington E, 1/1 in Buckden, Fenstanton, Great Paxton, St Ives S, 1/3 in Ramsey, Yaxley) Grn 12 (3/3, in St Neots Eatons, 2/2 in Hemingford Grey and Houghton, 1/1 in Alconbury, Great Staughton, Kimbolton, St Ives S, 1/2 in St Neots E, Stilton, Warboys) St Neots Inds 6 (3/3 in St Neots Eatons, St Neots Eynesbury) Reform 1 (1/3 in Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots) Ind 12 (3/3 in St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton, the Stukeleys, 2/2 in St Ives E, 1/1 in St Ives S, 1/2 in St Neots E, 1/3 in St Neots Eatons, Yaxley) 2 Con unopposed in Holywell-cum-Needingworth, 2 Con unopposed in Sawtry (one gain from Ind), 1 Con assured in Ramsey (3 Con, 1 LD, 1 Lab)
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Post by carolus on Apr 9, 2022 23:33:10 GMT
Party contested parish councils:
Huntingdon, East (4) - 4x LD, Ind
Huntingdon, North East (4) - 4x Lab, ND
St Neots, Church (1) - Green*
St Neots, Eynesbury (5) - Green*, ND*, 2x St Neots Independent Group*
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Post by listener on Apr 16, 2022 22:46:54 GMT
There is a high turnover in Huntingdonshire with only 31 councillors seeking re-election, 20 standing down and 1 vacancy already.
21 of the 29 Conservatives are seeking re-election, but only 10 of the 22 opposition members are standing again, including all 3 Labour members and Independent Ben Pitt, who has moved from St. Neots East to St. Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton.
6 of the 10-strong HDC Independent Group and 5 of the 7 Lib Dems are not standing again, plus 1 Independent.
The full list of 20 councillors retiring is
Hamish Masson (Con) (Buckden)
Darren Tysoe (Con) (Great Staughton)
Lewis Besley (Con) (Holywell-cum-Needingworth)
John Palmer (Con) (Ramsey)
*Angie Dickinson (Con) (St. Ives South)
Philip Gaskin (Con) (St. Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton)
Graham Bull (Con) (Warboys)
Michael Haines (Con) (Warboys)
Derek Giles (HDC Independent Group) (St. Neots Eatons)
*Sandie Giles (HDC Independent Group) (St. Neots Eatons)
Justin Cooper-Marsh (HDC Independent Group) (St. Neots Eynesbury)
Barry Chapman (HDC Independent Group) (St. Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton)
Shaun Burton (HDC Independent Group) (The Stukeleys)
*Sally Smith (HDC Independent Group) (The Stukeleys)
John Morris (Lib Dem) (Brampton)
Mike Grice (Lib Dem) (Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots)
*Sarah Wilson (Lib Dem) (Godmanchester and Hemingford Abbots)
Mike Humphrey (Lib Dem) (Huntingdon East)
Michael Shellens (Lib Dem) (Huntingdon East)
Dick Tuplin (Independent) (Sawtry)
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Post by hempie on May 3, 2022 14:37:32 GMT
A couple of observations:
Speaking to a local Conservative councillor it looks like they are worried about losing their seat in St Neots East (Green & Ind to win the 2 seats) and one (at least) in Yaxley (to a strong Independent and outside chance for the Lib Dem who came second in the County Seat last year). On a positive for them they are calling for help in St Neots Eynesbury to overturn the 3 Indies.
In Yaxley I have had leaflets from Conservative (joint for all 3 candidates), the Independent and the Lib Dem. The Conservative & Independent leaflets were delivered by a delivery company, the Lib Dem was hand delivered by a Lib Dem supporter, nothing so far from Labour. I believe the Conservatives have also delivered a letter to all postal voters. In the local glossy free monthly magazine for the village there is a half page advert for the Independent (no sign of an imprint which I think is not really allowable under electoral law).
I think verification is being done on Thursday night with the count on Friday.
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ricmk
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Post by ricmk on May 4, 2022 21:24:41 GMT
Might be opposition stirring, but panicky Tory letters going out here combined with the Tories on a long downwards trend in Cambridgeshire. The opposition think they may be on for significant gains and a real chance that 50 years of Tory majority control coming to an end here.
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Post by hempie on May 5, 2022 11:19:49 GMT
Might be opposition stirring, but panicky Tory letters going out here combined with the Tories on a long downwards trend in Cambridgeshire. The opposition think they may be on for significant gains and a real chance that 50 years of Tory majority control coming to an end here. Maybe a rainbow coalition but it will need several Independents to gain seats to push the Tories below 27 seats and for them to work together. One former Indie seat in Sawtry is already an unopposed Tory gain. I think the Greens may well get a seat in St Neots East, the Independent in Yaxley is very likely to win. I am not sure where Labour or Lib Dems think they can make gains. I don't think the Lib Dem in Yaxley has done enough to push the Tories (only half the ward leafletted plus some sporadic canvassing). |
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 8:52:42 GMT
Ryan Fuller (Con) has lost his seat to an Independent in St Ives West. I think he was executive leader and chair of cabinet.
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:08:13 GMT
The Tories have lost a seat in Yaxley to an Independent. The losing Tory was Mac Maguire who was Chairman of the Council. Some of their leaders certainly seem to be struggling.
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cogload
Lib Dem
I jumped in the river and what did I see...
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Post by cogload on May 6, 2022 11:13:25 GMT
Gone to NOC.
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:17:20 GMT
St Neots East - gain for Green Party from Conservative.
Green 772
Ind 666
Con 53
Con 49
The Indie is not the previous Indie for this ward - he switched to St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton and won there.
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:17:53 GMT
St Neots Eatons - 2 Con gains from Hunts Independents
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:27:23 GMT
Buckden - LD gain form Con
LD 686
Con 397
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:28:36 GMT
Fenstanton - LD gain from con
LD 593
Con 438
Lab 145
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Post by froome on May 6, 2022 11:30:02 GMT
St Neots East - gain for Green Party from Conservative. Green 772 Ind 666 Con 53 Con 49 The Indie is not the previous Indie for this ward - he switched to St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton and won there. That's a huge collapse in the Tory vote! |
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:32:33 GMT
St Ives East - 2 Independent gains from Con
Ind 853
Ind 751
Con 722
Con 687
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:35:52 GMT
St Ives South - 1 LD and 1 Labour gain from Con
LD 1157
Lab 976
Con 765
Con 727
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Post by hempie on May 6, 2022 11:38:52 GMT
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton - 2 Ind gains from Con
Ind 1698
Ind 1485
Ind 1305
Con 1081
Con 888
Con 886
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