Cambridgeshire County Council Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_County_Council
Cambridgeshire County Council | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Chair | Stephen Ferguson, Independent since 8 February 2022 |
Leader | |
Chief executive | Stephen Moir since 20 Feb 2022 |
| 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 | 6 May 2021 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
 New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The council is based at New Shire Hall at Alconbury Weald, near Huntingdon. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.
Since May 2021, it has been run by a joint administration of the Liberal Democrats, Labour Party, and independent groups.[1]
History[edit]
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 re-creation 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 and work in collaboration with Cambridgeshire County Council[2].
Until 2021, the county council had its offices and meeting place in Cambridge, being based at different times at the Guildhall, County Hall, and Shire Hall.[3] In 2021 the council vacated Shire Hall and left Cambridge, moving to New Shire Hall at Alconbury Weald in the parish of The Stukeleys, north-west of Huntingdon.[4] The first committee meeting to be held at New Shire Hall was in September 2021.[5]
Responsibilities[edit]
The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, highways, heritage, social care, libraries, trading standards, and waste management.[6]
District councils[edit]
The county council is the upper-tier of local government, below which are five councils with responsibility for local services such as housing, planning applications, licensing, council tax collection and rubbish collection. The districts of Cambridgeshire are:
- Cambridge City Council
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Fenland District Council
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Composition[edit]
| Party | Councillors (as of May 2021) | Change
(from 2017 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | -8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | +5 | |
| Labour | 9 | +2 | |
| St Neots Independent | 2 | +1 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | ||
Councillors and electoral divisions[edit]
| Electoral Division | Parishes[8] | Councillor[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Abbey | Alex Bulat | 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 | Hilary Condron | Labour | |
| Bar Hill | Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Lolworth | Edna Murphy | Liberal Democrats | |
| Brampton and Buckden | Brampton, Buckden, Diddington, Grafham, Offord Cluny & Offord D’Arcy and Southoe & Midloe | Ken Billington | Conservative | |
| Burwell | Burwell, Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior | Josh Schumann | Conservative | |
| Cambourne | Bourn, Cambourne, Little Gransden and Longstowe | Mark Howell | Conservative | |
| Castle | Castle | Catherine Rae | Labour | |
| Chatteris | Chatteris | Anne Hay | Conservative | |
| Cherry Hinton | Cherry Hinton | Bryony Goodliffe | Labour | |
| Chesterton | Chesterton | Gerri Bird | Labour | |
| Cottenham and Willingham | TBC | Neil Gough | Liberal Democrats | |
| Duxford | Babraham, Duxford, Fowlmere, Great Abington, Hinxton, Ickleton, Little Abington, Pampisford, Thriplow, Whittlesford |
Peter McDonald | Liberal Democrat | |
| Ely North | Ely | Alison Whelan | Liberal Democrat | |
| Ely South | Ely, Stuntney | Piers Coutts | Liberal Democrats | |
| Fulbourn | Fen Ditton, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham, Stow cum Quy, Teversham |
Claire Daunton | Liberal Democrat | |
| Gamlingay | Arrington, Barrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Guilden Morden, Steeple Morden, Tadlow, Hatley, Shingay-cum-Wendy, Abington Pigotts, Litlington 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 |
Michael Atkins | Liberal Democrat | |
| Histon and Impington | Ros Hathorn | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Huntingdon North and Hartford | Jonas King | Conservative | ||
| 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 | Firouz Thompson | Liberal Democrats | ||
| March North and Waldersey | March | Steve Count | Conservative | |
| Janet French | Conservative | |||
| March South and Rural | Benwick, March | John Gowling | Conservative | |
| Market | Market | Nick Gay | Labour | |
| 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 | Labour | ||
| Queen Edith's | Queen Edith's | Alex Beckett | 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 | Neil Shailer | Labour | |
| Sawston and Shelford | Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford, Newton (S), Sawston, Stapleford |
Brian Miles | Liberal Democrat | |
| Maria King | Liberal Democrat | |||
| 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 |
Mark Goldsack | Conservative | |
| Soham South and Haddenham | Dan Schumann | 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 | Stephen Ferguson | Independent | |
| St Neots Eynesbury | Simone Taylor | Independent | ||
| St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton | Keith Prentice | Conservative | ||
| St Neots The Eatons | Derek Giles | Independent | ||
| Sutton | Coveney, Downham, Mepal, Sutton, Wentworth, Witcham, Witchford | Lorna Dupré | Liberal Democrat | |
| The Hemingfords & Fenstanton | Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton and Wyton |
Douglas Dew | Conservative | |
| Trumpington | Philippa Slatter | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Warboys & the Stukeleys | Abbots Ripton, Bury, Houghton and Wyton, Kings Ripton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys, Wistow, Wood Walton |
Steve Cortney |
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 |
Alan Sharp | Conservative | |
| Yaxley and Farcet | Mac McGuire | Conservative | ||
Coat of Arms[edit]
 | This section may be too technical for most readers to understand. (May 2021) |
Granted on 1 November 1976.
Blazon: "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."
Supporters: On either side a Great Bustard proper the exterior leg resting on a closed Book Gules garnished Or pendent from the neck of the dexter by a Cord Argent two keys in saltire wards uppermost uppermost and outwards Gules and from the neck of the sinister by a like Cord a Hunting Horn mouth to the dexter Or.
Badge: Within an Annulet ensigned by a Coronet a Bar Or between two Bars wavy Azure.
Motto: 'CORDE UNO SAPIENTES SIMUS' which translates as "With one heart let us be men and women of understanding". [9]
Lender option borrower option loans[edit]
The council has long term lender option borrower option loans (LOBOs) totalling £79.5 million with Barclays, Dexia and Siemens Financial Services.[10]
See also[edit]
- Cambridgeshire County Council elections
- UK Independence Party § Conduct of past and present councillors
References[edit]
- ^ "Lib Dems, Labour and Independent groups agree joint administration for Cambridgeshire County Council". Cambridge Independent. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Fostering in Cambridgeshire". Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "The city of Cambridge: Public buildings | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ elworthy, john (15 February 2021). "What's in a name you ask?". Cambs Times. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Children and Young People Committee, 14 September 2021". Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Understand how your council works". www.gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire County Council". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
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