An election to Cambridgeshire County Council took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. The election took place on the same day as the 2005 United Kingdom General Election. 69 councillors were elected from 60 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting. New electoral division boundaries were brought in for this election, increasing the number of seats from the 59 seats at the 2001 Cambridgeshire County Council election. The Conservative Party retained their majority on the council, while the Labour Party lost all their rural councillors with their representation limited to the city of Cambridge.

Quick Facts All 69 seats to Cambridgeshire County Council 35 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2005 Cambridgeshire County Council election

← 2001 5 May 2005 2009 →
All 69 seats to Cambridgeshire County Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 34 seats, 40.5% 16 seats, 31.5% 9 seats, 25.5% Seats won 42 23 4 Seat change 8 7 5 Popular vote 112,543 104,310 43,630 Percentage 41.0% 38.0% 15.9% Swing 0.5% 6.5% 9.6%   Fourth party   Party Green Last election 0 seats, 0% Seats before 0 Seats won 0 Seat change Popular vote 10,979 Percentage 3.3%
Results by electoral division. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Close

The following maps show the percentage of the vote each party obtained by electoral division. A colour key for each map can be viewed by clicking on the image.