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UK Parliament
Cambridgeshire South

Hatley is part of the Cambridgeshire South constituency.  The next Parliamentary (or 'general') election will be held in 2010 – the date is decided by the Prime Minister, but under the Parliament Act 1911, it can be no longer than five years (although in practice, it is five years and one month) since the previous general election (5 May 2005).
     The current Parliament was first summoned on 11 May 2005, so will cease to exist at midnight on 10 May 2010 – therefore, a general election to elect the new Parliament must be held no later than
3 June 2010.
     The Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by the UK Parliament, details all you could want to know about our present electoral system.  See also our MP page.

Election results – UK Parliament,
Cambridgeshire South
(one seat)

Result of the election held on 5 May 2005:

A D Dickson Liberal Democrat
15,675
Andrew Lansley Conservative    23,676
Robin Page UK Independence Party      1,556
S P Saggers Green      1,552
S Wilson Labour
10,189
     
Spoilt papers 173  
Turnout 68.3%  

At the election, the number of electorates in the constituency was 77,076.  Andrew Lansley's majority was 8,001.

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European Parliament
Eastern England region

For the European Parliament, we are part of the Eastern Region.  92 candidates, representing 14 parties, stood for last European election on 4 June 2009 – for details of this, go to the UK Office of the European Parliament's website.
     The European Parliament elections are held every five years – the next one is due in 2014.  See also our MEP page.

Election results – European Parliament,
Eastern England region
(seven seats)

At the election held on 4 June 2009, the following were all elected:

Geoffrey Van Orden  Conservative
Stuart Agnew UK Independence
Richard Howitt Labour
Robert Sturdy Conservative
Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat
Vicky Ford Conservative
David Bannerman UK Independence
   
Turnout 38.01%

At the election held on 10 June 2004, the following were all elected:

Geoffrey Van Orden  Conservative
Jeffrey Titford UK Independence
Richard Howitt Labour
Robert Sturdy Conservative
Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat
Christopher Beazley Conservative
Tom Wise UK Independence
   
Turnout 36.5%

As candidates for the European Parliament are elected by proportional representation, there are no individual results – as there are for the 'first past the post' system used for UK elections.

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Cambridgeshire County Council
Gamlingay division

There are three elected councils in Cambridgeshire – the County Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and parish councils.

For the County Council, Hatley is part of the electoral division of Gamlingay. There is one seat, which represents the parishes of Arrington, Barrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Hatley (Hatley St George and East Hatley), Little Eversden, Little Gransden, Longstowe, Orwell and Wimpole.

The next County Council election will be in 2013.  See also the Your County Councillor page.

Election results – Cambridgeshire County Council,
Gamlingay division
(one seat)

Result of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Valerie Brooker Labour
192
Sebastian Kindersley Liberal Democrat
2,089
Helen Rees Conservative
1,351
     
Spoilt papers 47  
Turnout 47.32%  

At the election, the number of electorates in the Gamlingay division was 7,772.


Result of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Sebastian Kindersley Liberal Democrat
2,541
Josephine Percy Conservative
2,084
Mirian Lynn Labour
663
Stephen Edmondson Green
347
     
Turnout 72.8%

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South Cambridgeshire District Council
Gamlingay ward

For South Cambridgeshire District Council, Hatley is part of the Gamlingay ward. There are two seats which represent the parishes of Arrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Hatley (Hatley St George and East Hatley), Little Gransden and Longstowe.
     
The next District Council election will be on 6 May 2010 when Bridget Smith's seat will be up for election.  See also the Your District Councillors page

Election results – South Cambridgeshire District Council, Gamlingay ward (two seats)

Result of the election held on 1 May 2008 – for both seats (Sebastian Kindersley's four year term of office had to be renewed and a by-election was called following the resignation of Ann Elsby early in 2008):

Sebastian Kindersley Liberal Democrat
1,030
Bridget Smith Liberal Democrat      897
Celia Waldron Conservative      558
Lister Wilson Conservative      507
     
Spoilt papers 8  
Turnout 41%  

At the election, the number of electorates in the Gamlingay ward was 3,873.


Result of the election held on 4 May 2006 – for one seat: 

Ann Elsby  Liberal Democrat      787
Grace Everson Labour      117
Mark Taylor Conservative      529
     
Spoilt papers 8  
Turnout 38.1%  

 

 

At the election, the number of electorates in the Gamlingay ward was 3,379. 


Result of the election held on 10 June 2004 – for both seats:

Ann Elsby  Liberal Democrat
 940
Sebastian Kindersley Liberal Democrat
1,152
John Reynolds Conservative
430
Lister Wilson Conservative
494
     
Spoilt papers   8  
Turnout 44.7%

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Voting by post

If you are going to be away on any polling day and therefore unable to get to a polling station to vote in person because you are...

  1. At work, travelling or on holiday...
  2. Have moved house since the electoral register was drawn up and have not yet joined the register at your new address...
  3. You are physically unable to get to the polling station...
  4. Just don't have the time...

... you can still exercise your democratic right to vote.

You can choose either to vote by post or to appoint someone else – a proxy – to vote on your behalf.

To find out more about voting by post, either visit the Government's official postal votes website or the Postal and proxy votes page on the South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) website – from either site, you can download an application form to vote by post.

Simply print out the form, complete the details and send it to the Electoral Registration Officer at SCDC's offices:

Electoral Registration Department South Cambridgeshire District Council South Cambridgeshire Hall Cambourne Business Park Cambourne
CAMBRIDGE
CB23 6EA

Tel  0845 045 5214
E-mail  election@scambs.gov.uk

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Page updated 16 February 2010

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