Voters will be heading to the polls soon to cast their votes in this year’s local elections. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday, May 1, with the votes due to be counted the next day. Full council elections will be taking place at Cambridgeshire County Council, which means every seat at the authority is up for election.
Currently, the authority is run by a joint administration made up of Liberal Democrat, Labour, and independent councillors, after the Conservatives lost control of the county council at the elections in 2021. The Liberal Democrats are currently the largest party with 23 councillors, followed by the Conservatives with 21 councillors.
Labour has 10 councillors and there are two independent councillors, four non-aligned independent councillors, and one St Neots Independent councillor. The county council is responsible for providing a number of services across the county, including highways maintenance, adult and children’s social care, education, and running libraries. The full list of candidates standing in the East Cambridgeshire area can be found here.
People will also be asked to vote for a new Mayor to head up the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Five candidates have decided to stand for Mayor, and they are Paul Bristow (Conservative), Ryan Coogan (Reform UK), Lorna Dupré (Liberal Democrats), Bob Ensch ( Green Party ), and Anna Smith (Labour and Co-operative Party).
A by-election is also being held at East Cambridgeshire District Council in the Stretham ward, following the resignation of former councillor Caroline Shepherd. People who have registered to vote should receive a poll card in the post that will highlight which polling station they should use. Here is a full list of all the polling stations due to be used in East Cambridgeshire:
Burwell
- Burwell Baptist Church Hall, North Street, Burwell
- Gardiner Memorial Hall Burwell, High Street, Burwell
- Reach Village Centre, 13 Fair Green, Reach
- Swaffham Prior Village Hall, 36 High Street, Swaffham Prior
- Chippenham Village Hall, High Street, Chippenham
- Victoria Hall Fordham, 2 Carter Street, Fordham
- Kennett Village Hall, The Playing Field, Station Road, Kennett
- George and Dragon Snailwell, 31 The Street, Snailwell
Ely North
- Prickwillow Village Hall, 21 Main Street, Prickwillow
- Queen Adelaide Village Hall, 25 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide
- Ely Community Centre (Larkfields), High Barns, Ely
- Portable building, off Heaton Drive, Ely
- St Michael and All Angels Chettisham, The Hamlet, Chettisham
- The Paradise Centre Ely, Newnham Street, Ely
Ely South
- Stuntney Village Hall, Soham Road, Stuntney
- St Peters Church Hall Ely, Broad Street, Ely
- Centre E Ely, 24 Barton Road, Ely
- Ely Methodist Church, 13/15 Chapel Street, Ely
- Scout Hall, St Johns Road, Ely
Littleport
- Vine Community Church Littleport, Globe Lane, Littleport
- Littleport Village Hall, 12 Victoria Street, Littleport
- The Community Centre Littleport, 2 Blackhorse Drove, Littleport
Soham North and Isleham
- The Beeches Isleham, 32 Mill Street, Isleham
- Soham Town Rangers Football Club, Julius Martin Lane, Soham
- The Walter Gidney Pavilion Soham, Fountain Lane, Soham
Soham South and Haddenham
- Arkenstall Centre Haddenham, 7 Station Road, Haddenham
- Aldreth Village Centre, Old Baptist Chapel, High Street
- Stretham Parish Rooms, 42 High Street, Stretham
- Little Thetford Village Hall, The Wyches, Little Thetford
- St Peters Hall Wilburton, High Street, Wilburton
- The Coach House at the Red Lion Soham, 17 High Street, Soham
- The Mission Hall Wicken, 57 High Street, Wicken
Sutton
- Coveney Village Hall, School Lane, Coveney
- Little Downham Village Hall, Main Street, Little Downham
- Pymoor Methodist Church, Main Street, Pymoor
- Mepal Village Hall, School Lane, Mepal
- Royal British Legion Sutton, Brooklands Centre, The Brook
- Wentworth Hall, St Peters Church, Church Road
- Witcham Village Hall, Martins Lane, Witcham
- Witchford Village Hall, Bedwell Hey Lane, Witchford
Woodditton
- Bottisham Community Sports and Social Club, 31 Downing Close, Bottisham
- Fassage Hall Lode, Station Road, Lode
- Downing Court Swaffham Bulbeck, 1 Downing Court, Swaffham Bulbeck
- Ashley Village Hall, 48 High Street, Ashley
- Brinkley Memorial Hall, High Street, Brinkley
- Burrough Green Village Hall, Bradley Road, Burrough Green
- Newmarket Town Football Club - Cheveley, Cricket Field Road, Newmarket
- Cheveley Parish Hall, 102 High Street, Cheveley
- The Taylor Hall Dullingham, 3 Church Close, Dullingham
- Kirtling Village Hall, The Street, Kirtling
- The Ellesmere Centre Stetchworth, Ley Road, Stetchworth
- Westley Waterless Village Hall, Main Street, Westley Waterless
- The Granary Barns Wooditton, Parsonage Farm Lane, Woodditton
- Methodist Church Saxon Street, 2 Cheveley Road, Saxon Street
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