Cambs County Council Elections 2017: Liberal Democrats hold Melbourn and Bassingbourn seat
The Liberal Democrats have held the seat for Melbourn and villages. - Credit: Archant
The Liberal Democrats have retained the Melbourn seat in the Cambs County Council election after the county went to the polls yesterday.
Liberal Democrat Susan van de Ven comfortably held her seat – and Local Government Boundary Commission boundary changes to reduce the number of divisions in Cambs mean that she will now represent Whaddon and Bassingbourn as well as Meldreth and Melbourn.
The villages of Foxton, Shepreth, Heydon and Great and Little Chishill are now joined with Fowlmere, Thriplow, Duxford, Pampisford, Whittlesford, Ickleton and Hinxton to form the new Duxford division and this result is yet to be announced.
• Melbourn and Bassingbourn – LIB DEM HOLD
Chris Coleridge (Lab) – 173
Adrian Dent (UKIP) – 199
Joshua Huntingfield (Con) – 773
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Simon Saggers (Green) – 174
Susan van de Ven (Lib Dem) – 1693
Turnout: 3,012