South Cambridgeshire District Council

South Cambridgeshire District Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Leader of the Council	Ray Manning (C)
Structure
Seats	57
Conservatives	36 / 57
Liberal Democrats	14 / 57
Independent	6 / 57
Labour	1 / 57
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2016
Meeting place

South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne
Website
www.scambs.gov.uk

South Cambridgeshire District Council is the local authority for the district of South Cambridgeshire in Cambridgeshire, England. Based in Cambourne, it forms the lower part of the two tier system of local government in the district, below Cambridgeshire County Council. The district council provides services such as waste collection and recycling, local planning and housing services, environmental health services and council tax collection.^[1] The district was formed in 1973 under the Local Government Act 1972 and took over powers from the former Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District on 1 April 1974.

Its motto is Dutch: Niet zonder arbyt ("Nothing without work"), the family motto of Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutchman who was brought to England to drain The Fens.^[2]

Composition

The council consists of 57 councillors, representing 34 electoral wards. The Conservative Party currently has a majority on the council, having gained control in the 2007 local elections. Prior to this, no party had overall control of the council, although independents formed the majority of the council from its formation in 1973 until 1992. Councillors are elected to four year terms, and elections for a third of all councillors take place in three years out of a four-year cycle, with one year without an election.

Party		Councillors	Change (from 2015 election)
	Conservative	36	−2
	Liberal Democrat	14	+3
	Independent	6	−1
	Labour	1	0
Total		57

Cabinet

Office		Party
Leader of the Council	Peter Topping	Conservative
Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder	Simon Edwards	Conservative
Housing Portfolio Holder	Lynda Harford	Conservative
Environmental Services Portfolio Holder	Mark Howell	Conservative
Planning Portfolio Holder	Robert Turner	Conservative
Corporate and Customer Services Portfolio Holder	Nick Wright	Conservative
Strategic Planning Portfolio Holder	Tim Wotherspoon	Conservative
Greater Cambridge City Deal Portfolio Holder	Francis Burkitt	Conservative

Councillors and Wards

Ward	Parishes^[4]	Councillor^[5]	Party
Balsham	Balsham, Carlton, Castle Camps, Horseheath, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting, Western Colville	Andrew Fraser	Conservative
Balsham		Richard Turner	Conservative
Bar Hill	Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Lolworth	Roger Hall	Conservative
Bar Hill	Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton, Lolworth	Bunty Waters	Conservative
Barton	Barton, Coton, Grantchester, Madingley	Francis Burkitt	Conservative
Bassingbourn	Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Litlington, Shingay-cum-Wendy, Whaddon	Nigel Cathcart	Labour
Bassingbourn		David McCraith	Conservative
Bourn	Bourn, Cambourne, Caxton, Croxton & Eltisley	Simon Crocker	Conservative
		Mervyn Loynes	Conservative
		Des O'Brien	Conservative
Caldecote	Caldecote, Childerley, Kingston, Toft	Tumi Hawkins	Liberal Democrat
Comberton	Comberton	Tim Scott	Conservative
Cottenham	Cottenham, Oakington, Rampton and Westwick	Simon Edwards	Conservative
		Lynda Harford	Conservative
		Tim Wotherspoon	Conservative
Duxford	Duxford, Ickleton	Mick Martin	Conservative
Fowlmere & Foxton	Fowlmere, Foxton	Deborah Roberts	Independent
Fulbourn	Fulbourn	Graham Cone	Conservative
Fulbourn	Fulbourn	John Williams	Liberal Democrat
Gamlingay	Arrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Hatley, Little Gransden, Longstowe	Sebastian Kindersley	Liberal Democrat
Gamlingay		Bridget Smith	Liberal Democrat
Girton	Girton	Tom Bygott	Conservative
Girton	Girton	Douglas de Lacey	Independent
Hardwick	Hardwick	Grenville Chamberlain	Conservative
Harston & Hauxton	Harston, Hauxton	Janet Lockwood	Liberal Democrat
Haslingfield & The Eversdens	Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Little Eversden	Doug Cattermole	Liberal Democrat
Histon & Impington	Histon, Impington, Orchard Park	Christopher Cross	Conservative
		Neil Davies	Independent
		Edd Stonham	Independent
Linton	Bartlow, Hildersham, Linton	Henry Batchelor	Liberal Democrat
Linton	Bartlow, Hildersham, Linton	John Batchelor	Liberal Democrat
Longstanton	Longstanton	Alex Riley	Conservative
Melbourn	Great Chishill, Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn	Val Barrett	Conservative
Melbourn	Great Chishill, Little Chishill, Heydon, Melbourn	Jose Hales	Liberal Democrat
Meldreth	Meldreth, Shepreth	Philippa Hart	Liberal Democrat
Milton	Milton	Anna Bradnam	Liberal Democrat
Milton	Milton	Hazel Smith	Liberal Democrat
Orwell & Barrington	Barrington, Orwell, Wimpole	Aidan Van de Weyer	Liberal Democrat
Papworth & Elsworth	Conington, Elsworth, Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes	Mark Howell	Conservative
Papworth & Elsworth		Nick Wright	Conservative
Sawston	Sawston	David Bard	Conservative
		Kevin Cuffley	Conservative
		Raymond Matthews	Conservative
Swavesey	Swavesey	Sue Ellington	Conservative
Teversham	Teversham	Caroline Hunt	Conservative
The Abingtons	Babraham, Great Abington, Hinxton, Little Abington, Pampisford	Tony Orgee	Conservative
The Mordens	Abington Pigotts, Guilden Morden, Steeple Morden, Tadlow	Cicely Murfitt	Independent
The Shelfords & Stapleford	Great Shelford, Little Shelford, Newton, Stapleford	Charles Nightingale	Conservative
		Ben Shelton	Conservative
		David Whiteman-Downes	Conservative
The Wilbrahams	Fen Ditton, Great Wilbraham, Stow-cum-Quy, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham & Six Mile Bottom	Robert Turner	Conservative
Waterbeach	Landbeach, Waterbeach (including Chittering)	Ingrid Tregoing	Liberal Democrat
Waterbeach	Landbeach, Waterbeach (including Chittering)	Peter Johnson	Independent
Whittlesford	Thriplow (including Heathfield), Whittlesford	Peter Topping	Conservative
Willingham & Over	Over, Willingham	Brian Burling	Conservative
		Pippa Corney	Conservative
		Ray Manning	Conservative

External links

South Cambridgeshire District Council

References

↑ "About the Council". South Cambridgeshire District Council. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
↑ "Civic Heraldry of England and Wales – East Anglia and Essex Area". civicheraldry.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
↑ "Committee details - Cabinet". South Cambridgeshire District Council. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
↑ Electoral Wards, South Cambridgeshire District Council
↑ Your Councillors, South Cambridgeshire District Council

Local authorities in Cambridgeshire

County council and unitary	Cambridgeshire Peterborough

District councils	Cambridge East Cambridgeshire Fenland Huntingdonshire South Cambridgeshire

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