title: 2008 Cambridge City Council election
text: # 2008 Cambridge City Council election
  
  The 2008 Cambridge City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  2008 Cambridge City Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 57.1 | 20 | 28 | 66.7 | 9,718 | 32.8 | -0.3 |
  | | Labour | 3 | 2 | 21.4 | 8 | 11 | 26.2 | 7,624 | 25.7 | -1.4 |
  | | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 7,410 | 25.0 | +0.1 |
  | | Green | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 3,374 | 11.4 | -1.3 |
  | | Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 851 | 2.9 | N/A |
  | | Left List | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 328 | 1.1 | N/A |
  | | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
  | | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 161 | 0.5 | N/A |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | Margaret Wright | 812 | 41.4 | +11.4 |
  | | Labour | John Durrant | 645 | 32.9 | -2.6 |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Bower | 376 | 19.2 | -0.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Callie Leroux | 129 | 6.6 | -7.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 8.5 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,962 | 31.0 | +0.2 |
  | | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 7.0 | |
  
  ### Arbury
  
  Arbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mike Todd-Jones | 941 | 35.3 | ±0.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rhodri James | 908 | 34.1 | -1.7 |
  | | Conservative | Shapour Meftah | 468 | 17.6 | -2.7 |
  | | Green | Catherine Terry | 187 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
  | | English Democrat | Tim Hawke | 161 | 6.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.2 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | 40.8 | +3.4 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.9 | |
  
  ### Castle
  
  Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | John Hipkin | 851 | 39.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Holt | 707 | 32.4 | -10.1 |
  | | Conservative | Edward MacNaghten | 255 | 11.7 | -14.1 |
  | | Labour | Sam Wakeford | 225 | 10.3 | -5.1 |
  | | Green | Stephen Lawrence | 145 | 6.6 | -9.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 6.6 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | 33.9 | +4.1 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 24.6 | |
  
  ### Cherry Hinton
  
  Cherry Hinton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Robert Dryden | 1,247 | 52.0 | +5.9 |
  | | Conservative | Sarah El-Neil | 827 | 34.5 | +1.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Savid Willingham | 167 | 7.0 | -3.5 |
  | | Green | Neil Ford | 157 | 6.5 | +1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 17.5 | +4.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,398 | 39.2 | -0.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
  
  ### Coleridge
  
  Coleridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Howell | 955 | 40.2 | +8.3 |
  | | Labour | Tariq Sadiq | 941 | 39.7 | +1.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alain Desmeir | 219 | 9.2 | -4.6 |
  | | Green | Valerie Hopkins | 193 | 8.1 | -3.1 |
  | | UKIP | Albert Watts | 65 | 2.7 | -2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.5 | — |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 39.4 | +3.1 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.3 | |
  
  ### East Chesterton
  
  East Chesterton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Liddle | 777 | 38.4 | +3.8 |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Francis | 576 | 28.5 | +0.9 |
  | | Labour | Stefan Haselwimmer | 368 | 18.2 | -3.4 |
  | | Green | Peter Pope | 203 | 10.0 | -0.7 |
  | | UKIP | Peter Burkinshaw | 100 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 9.9 | +2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,024 | 34.5 | -1.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
  
  ### King's Hedges
  
  King's Hedges :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neil McGovern | 760 | 40.6 | +4.7 |
  | | Labour | Gerri Bird | 562 | 30.1 | -4.9 |
  | | Conservative | Cyril Weinman | 419 | 22.4 | +2.9 |
  | | Green | James Youd | 129 | 6.9 | -2.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 10.6 | +9.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 | 33.1 | +0.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.8 | |
  
  ### Market
  
  Market :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tim Bick | 645 | 44.1 | +1.7 |
  | | Conservative | Sheila Lawlor | 342 | 23.4 | +2.1 |
  | | Labour | Nick Dale | 255 | 17.4 | +2.6 |
  | | Green | Shayne Mitchell | 222 | 15.2 | -6.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 20.7 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | 24.6 | -1.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
  
  ### Newnham
  
  Newnham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sian Reid | 870 | 50.1 | +5.2 |
  | | Conservative | James Strachan | 427 | 24.6 | -1.5 |
  | | Green | Jennifer Butler | 238 | 13.7 | -2.3 |
  | | Labour | William Redfern | 200 | 11.5 | -1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 25.5 | +6.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,735 | 26.9 | -1.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
  
  ### Petersfield
  
  Petersfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ben Bradnack | 857 | 44.3 | -1.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Parkin | 541 | 28.0 | -6.9 |
  | | Conservative | Jonathan Newton | 301 | 15.6 | +5.4 |
  | | Green | Simon Sedgwick-Jell | 236 | 12.2 | +2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 16.3 | +5.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,935 | 31.4 | -7.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
  
  ### Queen Edith's
  
  Queen Edith's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor | 1,250 | 49.9 | -3.5 |
  | | Conservative | Donald Douglas | 838 | 33.5 | +3.8 |
  | | Labour | Jonathan Goodacre | 233 | 9.3 | +0.7 |
  | | Green | Martin Lawson | 183 | 7.3 | -0.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 16.5 | -7.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,504 | 40.9 | -1.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
  
  ### Romsey
  
  Romsey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smart | 791 | 37.2 | +1.0 |
  | | Labour | Len Freeman | 535 | 25.1 | +1.9 |
  | | Left List | Tom Woodcock | 328 | 15.4 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Sam Barker | 285 | 13.4 | +2.3 |
  | | Green | Keith Garrett | 189 | 8.9 | -3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 12.0 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 33.2 | -1.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
  
  ### Trumpington
  
  Trumpington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Salah al-Bandar | 985 | 45.9 | +0.7 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Hase | 828 | 38.6 | +0.3 |
  | | Green | Ceri Galloway | 178 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
  | | Labour | Pamela Stacey | 154 | 7.2 | -0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 7.3 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | 38.7 | +0.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
  
  ### West Chesterton
  
  West Chesterton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian Nimmo-Smith | 969 | 43.2 | +3.2 |
  | | Conservative | Steven Mastin | 513 | 22.9 | ±0.0 |
  | | Labour | Mike Sargeant | 461 | 20.5 | ±0.0 |
  | | Green | Sarah Peake | 302 | 13.5 | -3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 20.3 | +3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 37.5 | +1.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
  