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Willingham Local Election Results

Local election results for Willingham from 1973 onwards

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Future Election Date: May 2025

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Past County Council Election Results:

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2021 Election – Cottenham and Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats *Elected*	Neil Gough	2,045	53.2
Conservative	Timothy Wotherspoon	1,363	35.5
Green	Colin Coe	435	11.3
	Turnout	3,842	45.4

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2017 Election – Cottenham and Willingham Ward*

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Timothy Wotherspoon	1,207	35.3
Liberal Democrats	Neil Gough	1,205	35.3
Labour	Alex Tiley	421	12.3
Independent	Mike Mason	412	12.1
Green	Colin Coe	173	5.1
	Turnout	3,418	42.1

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2014 By-Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Peter Hudson	1,252	41.8
UKIP	Martin Hale	642	21.4
Labour	Ben Monks	471	15.7
Liberal Democrats	Susan Gymer	338	11.3
Green	Helen Stocks	295	9.8
	Turnout	2,998	38.4

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2013 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Ray Manning	882	39.6
UKIP	Martin Hale	636	28.5
Labour	Ben Monks	387	17.4
Green	Helen Stocks	175	7.9
Liberal Democrats	Barry Platt	148	6.6
	Turnout	2,998	38.4

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2009 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Shona Johnstone	1,485	56.5
Liberal Democrats	Rob Falla	888	33.8
Labour	Charlie Wilson	185	7.0
	Turnout	2,627	37.1

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2005 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Shona Johnstone	2,011	46.7
Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Mead	1,825	42.3
Green	Marion Barber	475	11.0
	Turnout	–	65.8

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2001 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Shona Johnstone	2,870	52.7
Liberal Democrats	G Marlow	1,202	22.1
Labour	S Smith	1,091	20.0
Green	Marion Barber	284	5.2
	Turnout	5,447	66.0

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1997 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Shona Johnstone	2,709	47.4
Liberal Democrats	J Ardley	2,031	35.5
Labour	C W Rogers	977	17.1
	Turnout	5,717	75.5

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1993 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	C Hines	1,264	48.8
Liberal Democrats	P Knighton	811	31.3
Labour	D Clode	516	19.9
	Turnout	–	35.6

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1989 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	C Hines	1,754	65.7
Liberal Democrats	I Markham	475	17.8
Labour	A Cunningham	439	16.5
	Turnout	–	37.8

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1985 Election – Willingham Ward*

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	C Hines	1,491	48.6
Liberal/SDP	D Rooney	1,258	41.0
Labour	R Dalton	318	10.4
	Turnout	–	48.7

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1981 Election – Chesterton No. 6 Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	B Colclough	1,443	70.1
Labour	S Lack	616	29.9
	Turnout	–	30.9

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1977 Election – Chesterton No. 6 Ward*

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	L Manning	–	–
	Turnout	–	–

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1973 Election – Chesterton No. 6 Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	L Manning	776	29.5
Independent	E Rose	699	26.6
Independent	S Wilkin	672	25.5
Labour	A Tweed	484	18.4
	Turnout		44.3

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Pre-1973 Election Results for the Cambridgeshire County Council are unavailable…

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