Willingham Local Election Results

Local election results for Willingham from 1973 onwards

Future Election Date: May 2026

Past District Council Election Results:

2022 Election – Over and Willingham Ward – (Two Seats)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats *Elected*	Bill Handley	1,482	66.9
Liberal Democrats *Elected*	Daniel Lentell	1,189	53.7
Conservative	Leslie Edwards	576	26.0
Conservative	James Hutchcraft	554	25.0
Labour	Mark Parker	238	10.7
Labour	Sephie Donnelly	199	9.0
	Turnout	4,238	39.6

2018 Election – Over and Willingham Ward – *(Two Seats)**

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats *Elected*	Bill Handley	1,115	46.5
Liberal Democrats *Elected*	Dawn Percival	989	41.2
Independent	Ray Manning	771	32.3
Conservative	Brian Burling	636	26.5
Conservative	Pippa Corney	549	22.9
Labour	Fern Lane	229	9.5
Labour	Alex Tiley	185	7.7
	Turnout	4,474	43.9

*New Boundary – Willingham and Over became Over and Willingham

2016 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat A)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Ray Manning	819	44.3
Labour	Ben Monks	372	20.1
Liberal Democrats	Sue Gymer	308	16.7
UKIP	Martin Hale	260	14.1
Green	Eleanor Crane	88	4.8
	Turnout	1,847	34.3

2015 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat B)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Brian Burling	1,781	46.4
Liberal Democrats	Tom Lee	706	18.4
Labour	Ben Monks	575	14.9
UKIP	Martin Hale	497	12.9
Green	Helen Stocks	278	7.3
	Turnout	–	70.7

2014 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat C)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Pippa Corney	845	40.3
UKIP	Martin Hale	446	21.3
Labour	Ben Monks	334	15.9
Liberal Democrats	Tom Lee	279	13.3
Green	Helen Stocks	192	9.2
	Turnout	2,096	38.4

2012 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat A)

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Ray Manning	921	59.5
Labour	Ben Monks	438	28.3
Liberal Democrats	Barry Platt	189	12.2
	Turnout	1,548	28.9

2011 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat B)

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Brian Burling	1,306	56.3
Labour	Ben Monks	521	22.5
Liberal Democrats	Geoff Twiss	494	21.3
	Turnout	–	44.5

2010 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat C)

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Pippa Corney	1,778	47.9
Liberal Democrats	Geoff Twiss	1,521	41.0
Labour	Joanne Murray	407	10.9
	Turnout	–	71.7

Elections 2008 – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat A)

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Ray Manning	1,109	66.8
Liberal Democrats	Leslie Gelling	445	26.8
Labour	Norman Crowther	107	6.4
	Turnout	–	32.9

2007 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat B)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Brian Burling	817	47.1
Independent	Pat Daniels	471	27.1
Liberal Democrats	Leslie Gelling	365	21.0
Labour	Nicola Andrews	83	4.8
	Turnout	–	35.1

2006 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – (Seat C)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Pippa Corney	959	60.3
Liberal Democrats	Leslie Gelling	631	39.7
	Turnout	–	32.1

2004 Election – Willingham and Over Ward – *(Three Seats)**

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Conservative *Elected*	Ray Manning	929	19.5
Conservative *Elected*	Brian Burling	841	17.6
Conservative *Elected*	Pippa Corney	804	16.9
Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Mead	613	12.9
Liberal Democrats	Colin Thomas	591	12.4
Liberal Democrats	Leslie Gelling	500	10.5
Green	Marion Barber	489	10.3
	Turnout		32.4

*New Boundary – Willingham became Willingham and Over

2002 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	L Manning	384	56.4
Liberal Democrats	J Heinrich	193	28.3
Green	Marion Barber	104	15.3
	Turnout	–	26.0

1998 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	L Manning	476	78.8
Liberal Democrats	L Edkins	128	21.2
	Turnout	–	24.2

1994 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	L Manning	422	48.5
Liberal Democrats	D Richer	225	25.8
Labour	D Clode	224	25.7
	Turnout	–	35.4

1990 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	L Manning	422	42.8
Independent	M Bradley	411	41.6
Labour	B Burchell	154	15.6
	Turnout	–	41.3

1986 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	M Bradley	319	40.5
Independent	L Manning	225	28.6
Independent	D Raven	157	19.9
Labour	R Dalton	87	11.0
	Turnout	–	34.3

1982 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	B Rose	283	44.1
Independent	D Raven	232	36.1
Labour	R Dalton	127	19.8
	Turnout	–	33.4

1978 Election – Willingham Ward*

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	B Rose	–	–
	Turnout	–	–

*Specific information not available – only the winner of the election.

1976 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	B Rose	551	72.0
Independent	G Robinson	214	28.0
	Turnout	–	41.7

1973 Election – Willingham Ward

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Independent *Elected*	B Rose	289	41.5
Independent	G Robinson	223	32.0
Independent	P Butt	185	26.5
	Turnout	–	37.1

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