Huntingdonshire

HDC Independent Group 8, Cambs Independent Group 4, Independent 1. Demoted from being a county in 1974 but now a rapidly growing area in the east of England, between Cambridge and Peterborough. Includes the towns of St Ives, and Ramsey - the first local council to be run by UKIP.

Ann Blackwell and Tom Sanderson (both The Stukeleys) moved from HDC Independent Group to Liberal Democrat in February 2026. Stephen Ferguson (St Neots Priory Park and Little Paxton) moved from Cambs Independent Group to Green Party in January 2026. Michael Burke (St Ives East) moved from Cambridgeshire Independent Group to Liberal Democrats in January 2026. Catherine Gleadow (St Ives South) moved from Labour to Liberal Democrat, and Sally Howell (Yaxley) moved from Cambridgeshire Independent to Liberal Democrat, in January 2026. Roger Brereton (Ramsey) moved from Conservative to Independent in September 2025.

Next local elections
2026

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon PE29 3TN

Phone
01480 388388

Website
http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2439.67

Upper tier authority
Cambridgeshire