2012 Cambridge City Council election



Elections for Cambridge City Council (in Cambridge, England) were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to No Overall Control.

Election result
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, with the casting vote of the Mayor, though they lost a majority. The overall turnout was 32.2%,

Ward results
Note: in results where, in previous elections, two seats were up for election the party share of the vote is based on an average for those candidates who stood for that particular party in the election.

Unless stated otherwise, changes in party vote is in comparison with the 2011 Cambridge City Council election results.

Abbey ward
Councillor Margaret Wright retired her Abbey seat. William Birkin was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Greens.

Arbury ward
Councillor Mike Todd-Jones was defending his Arbury seat for the Labour and Co-operative Party.



Castle ward
Councillor John Hipkin was defending his Castle seat as an independent candidate. Changes in vote is in comparison to 2008, when John Hipkin's seat was last contested.



Cherry Hinton ward
Councillor Robert Dryden was defending his Cherry Hinton seat for Labour.



Coleridge ward
Councillor George Owers was defending his Coleridge seat for Labour, having gained it in a 2010 by-election.



East Chesterton ward
Councillor Roman Znajek retired his East Chesterton seat. Tony Morris was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.



King's Hedges ward
Councillor Neil McGovern was defending his King's Hedges seat for the Liberal Democrats.



Market ward
Councillor Tim Bick was defending his Market seat for the Liberal Democrats.



Newnham ward
Councillor Sian Reid was defending her Newnham seat for the Liberal Democrats.



Petersfield ward
Councillor Gail Marchant-Daisley was defending her Petersfield seat for Labour.



Queen Edith's ward
Councillor Amanda Taylor was defending her Queen Edith's seat for the Liberal Democrats.



Romsey ward
Councillor Catherine Smart was defending her Romsey seat for the Liberal Democrats.



Trumpington ward
Councillor Salah Al Bander was defending his Trumpington seat for the Liberal Democrats.



West Chesterton ward
Councillor Ian Nimmo-Smith retired his West Chesterton seat. Mike Pitt was aiming to retain the vacated seat for the Liberal Democrats.



Abbey
A by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent Green Party councillor Adam Pogonowski.