Councillors

There are 42 councillors on the city council
 
Council members in session

Cambridge City Council is one of the five district councils in Cambridgeshire.

Composition

It is composed of 14 wards, with three councillors elected in each ward, making 42 city councillors in total.

The composition of the city council is:

  • Liberal Democrat 28 seats
  • Labour 11 seats
  • Conservative 1 seat
  • Green 1 seat
  • Independent 1 seat

Each councillor normally serves four years in office. A mayor and a deputy mayor are chosen each year from among the 42 councillors.

Each of the 14 city council wards is also represented by a county councillor on Cambridgeshire County Council. Find out more from the Cambridgeshire County Council website.

Duties

Councillors participate in a variety of scrutiny, regulatory and area committees. Find out more in the meetings section.

Register of interests

Councillors are required to register their financial and other interests under the council's code of conduct. This register can be inspected by the public.

Please contact the committee administrator on 01223 457013 or email democratic.services@cambridge.gov.uk to make an appointment to inspect.

Contact details

You can find councillors' contact details in the pages in this section or in this printable document.

Allowances

The following documents are available to download:

The proposed councillors' allowances for 2009-2010

The Independent Renumeration Panel report

Members allowances statement for 2008 to 2009

Members allowances statement for 2007 to 2008

Annual committee meeting attendance

Councillors' attendance of committee meetings is recorded and the attendance report is published annually.