09/05/2026
So, as many now know, the local election results are now in.
In my ward of Histon & Impington, we local Greens came 2nd to Lib Dems, placing 4th, 5th, and 6th. We closed the gap between Greens and Lib Dems by 4%, Green gained 2% and Lib Dems lost 2%. So despite not winning, we still had a success. Reform got 11%, which, although higher than I wanted, they was a long way behind. It is a political fight between only Greens and Lib Dems, there is zero need to vote tactically here.
Cambridge gained 7 Green seats, making Greens the official opposition party πβοΈπ₯³π»
Across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire the Greens have significantly grown their vote share and placing 2nd in most wards that we didn't win in. So, although we didn't win in all seats, I still feel we had huge success in making significant gains πππ
HI Hub local news article on the Histon & Impington local election:
https://www.hihub.info/news/election-special-team-lib-dems-retain-all-three-seats-in-hi/
In Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire it's not long until the next local election (1 or 2 years) as we are the local councils are merging into a Unitary authority. This means we don't have wait as long to have another chance and learn from this campaign. Next campaign we will need far more focus and support in the South Cambridgeshire wards like my ward and Shelford ward. If anyone wants to volunteer, help and join aour amazing Green team:
https://cambridge.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
or your local Green Party, contact your local Green Party team: https://greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/find-your-local-party/
I want to say thank you to everyone in my team who made this campaign so brillant. Many residents commented on how impressed they were with campaign, saying that it was the best campaign they've ever seen and was far better than all others, so that is truly lovely feedback. Everyone in the team should be immensely proud of themselves, I am extremely proud of everyone in my team and what we've achieved πππ
Promoted by Daniel Laycock, on behalf of Adam Morgan (Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Green Party), all at 603 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8PA