Fenland District Council elections

Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[1]

Fenland rejected the introduction of a directly elected mayor by 17,296 votes to 5,509, on a turnout of just under 34%, in a referendum held in July 2005.^[2]

Council elections

Election	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat[a]	Green	Others	Total
1973[3][4]	20	8	0	0	12	40
1976[3][5]	27	8	1	0	4	40[b]
1979[3]	24	6	3	0	7	40
1983[3][6]	22	8	6	0	4	40
1987[3][7]	25	4	6	0	5	40
1991[3][8]	27	6	2	0	5	40[c]
1995[9]	14	21	2	0	3	40
1999[10][11]	28	7	1	0	3	40[d]
2003[12]	36	3	0	0	1	40[e]
2007[13]	39	0	0	0	1	40
2011[14]	34	0	2	0	4	40
2015	34	0	2	0	3	39[f]
2019[15]	26	0	2	1	10	39
2023[16]	35	0	2	0	6	43[g]

Composition since 1973

1973

1976

1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023

• Notes:

1. Liberal Party prior to 1982, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1982 to 1988.
2. New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.
3. Minor alterations to district boundaries: The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989 and The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990.
4. One seat was left vacant at this election.
5. New ward boundaries: The District of Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
6. New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.
7. New ward boundaries: The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023.

District result maps

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  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Manea By-Election 6 March 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		278	50.1
	Labour		133	24.0
	Independent		98	17.6
	Liberal Democrats		46	8.2
Majority			145	26.1
Turnout			555	50.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Leverington By-Election 31 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		434	56.7	+10.8
	Labour		252	32.9	−21.2
	Independent		79	10.3	+10.3
Majority			182	23.8
Turnout			765	24.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

March West By-Election 31 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		574	50.6	−0.3
	Conservative		561	49.4	+0.3
Majority			13	1.2
Turnout			1,135	27.7
	Labour hold		Swing

March East By-Election 30 October 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		707	59.4	+8.2
	Conservative		483	40.6	+10.0
Majority			224	18.8
Turnout			1,190
	Labour hold		Swing

1999-2003

Manea By-Election 24 June 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		298	71.8	+71.8
	Labour		57	13.7	−37.3
	Liberal Democrats		42	10.1	−38.9
	Independent Labour		18	4.3	+4.3
Majority			241	58.1
Turnout			415	37.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

March East By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,596	49.6
	Conservative		1,366	42.4
	Liberal Democrats		258	8.0
Majority			230	7.2
Turnout			3,220
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Whittlesey Bassenhally By-Election 12 July 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		402	49.2	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats		343	42.0	−0.8
	Labour		72	8.8	−1.2
Majority			59	7.2
Turnout			817	25.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wisbech South West By-Election 26 July 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		546	65.4	+20.5
	Labour		289	34.6	+10.1
Majority			257	30.8
Turnout			835	16.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Roman Bank By-Election 30 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hatton	501	50.2	−21.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maddy Forster	254	25.5	+25.5
	Independent		155	15.5	+15.5
	Labour		88	8.8	−19.1
Majority			247	24.7
Turnout			998	21.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manea By-Election 2 February 2006^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Sears	264	45.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Howes	136	23.2
	Independent	Mark Archer	136	23.2
	Independent	Stephen Wilson	39	6.6
	Labour	Richard Hibbert	12	2.0
Majority			128	21.8
Turnout			587	42.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slade Lode By-Election 13 July 2006^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Florence Newell	259	57.2	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Howes	194	42.8	+12.0
Majority			65	14.4
Turnout			453	26.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Parsons Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 3 April 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Wait	646	61.8
	Labour	Dave Goode	191	18.3
	Independent	Paul Carpenter	119	11.4
	UKIP	Paul Clapp	55	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Howes	35	3.3
Majority			455	43.5
Turnout			1,046
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 11 December 2008^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Scrimshaw	512	50.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Booth	208	20.6
	Labour	Dave Goode	190	18.8
	Green	Paul Carpenter	101	10.0
Majority			304	30.0
Turnout			1,011
	Conservative hold		Swing

March West By-Election 8 October 2009^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Count	803	53.9	−5.2
	Labour	Martin Field	460	29.9	+29.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Elliott	250	16.2	−24.7
Majority			370	24.0
Turnout			1,540	28
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Mills By-Election 4 March 2010^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Chambers	301	45.9	−11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Howes	264	40.2	−2.7
	UKIP	Sandra Rylance	58	8.8	+8.8
	Labour	Max Kelly	33	5.0	+5.0
Majority			37	5.7
Turnout			656	31.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wisbech Kirkgate By-Election 15 April 2010^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Patrick	287	51.3
	Conservative	Steve Tierney	145	25.9
	Labour	Barry Diggle	74	13.2
	UKIP	Paul Clapp	54	9.6
Majority			142	25.4
Turnout			560	31.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2011-2015

Staithe By-Election 22 September 2011^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hodgson	228	42.0	−13.1
	Labour	John White	166	30.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert McLaren	90	16.6	+16.6
	UKIP	Will Schooling	39	7.2	−8.9
	Independent	Phil Webb	20	3.7	+3.7
Majority			62	11.4
Turnout			543	28.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Marys By-Election 25 October 2012^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Swan	397	62.5	+16.5
	Independent	Roy Gerstner	160	25.2	−15.7
	Labour	Colin Gale	78	12.3	+12.3
Majority			237	37.3
Turnout			635
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hill By-Election 17 January 2013^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samantha Hoy	319	59.7	+1.3
	Labour	Dean Reeves	110	20.6	−6.2
	Independent	John White	105	19.7	+19.7
Majority			209	39.1
Turnout			534
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 28 March 2013^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Broker	384	44.1	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Lane	240	27.6	−8.5
	UKIP	Alan Lay	214	24.6	+24.6
	English Democrat	Maria Goldspink	33	3.8	+3.8
Majority			144	16.5
Turnout			871
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elm and Christchurch By-Election 9 December 2013^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michelle Tanfield	301	43.9	−13.1
	UKIP	Alan Burbridge	234	34.1	+34.1
	Independent	Phil Webb	73	10.6	+10.6
	Labour	Dean Reeves	51	7.4	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Brookman	27	3.9	−5.6
Majority			67	9.8
Turnout			686
	Conservative hold		Swing

Roman Bank By-Election 8 May 2014^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samantha Clark	763	48.1	−8.8
	UKIP	Alan Lay	537	33.8	+33.8
	Labour	Barry Diggle	193	12.2	−14.5
	Independent	Erbie Murat	70	4.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Court	24	1.5	−14.9
Majority			226	14.2
Turnout			1,587
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medworth By-Election 16 October 2014^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Tierney	257	44.6	−14.5
	UKIP	Andrew Hunt	201	34.9	+34.9
	Labour	Kathy Dougall	79	13.7	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Ratcliffe	24	4.2	−5.2
	Independent	Erbie Murat	15	2.6	+2.6
Majority			56	9.7
Turnout			576
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Birch By-Election 21 June 2018^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Benney	326	62.1	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Helena Minton	113	21.5	+6.9
	Independent	Steve Nicholson	86	16.4	+16.4
Majority			213	40.6
Turnout			525
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Lattersey By-Election 6 May 2021^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason Mockett	449	62.7	−3.6
	Labour	Jes Hibbert	267	37.3	+3.6
Majority			182	25.4
Turnout			716
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023-2027

Whittlesey South By-Election 4 July 2024^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gurninder Singh Gill	988	47.0
	Independent	Martin Curtis	841	40.0
	Workers Party	Clayton Payne	274	13.0
Majority			147	7.0
Turnout			2,103
	Conservative hold		Swing