There are 42 councillors elected to the city council. The city is divided into 14 wards, with three councillors elected in each.
Elections are held annually, with one councillor from each ward retiring or standing for re-election each year.
Every fourth year there is a break from city council elections, and elections for county councillors are held.
2009 elections
Elections for Cambridgeshire County Council and the European parliament were held across the city on Thursday 4 June 2009.
There was also a by-election for a city council seat in East Chesterton.
Results will available from our 2009 elections page as they are announced.
Register to vote
If you have moved and are still registered at your previous address, you will be able to vote in respect of that area.
Please contact the electoral services department of the relevant local authority for your previous address.
If your previous address was within Cambridge city, you can contact us on the number below.
Postal and proxy voting
Read the postal voting page or the proxy voting page if you would like to arrange either of these for future elections.
Contact us
Please return registration forms and direct any questions to:
Electoral Services
The Guildhall
Cambridge CB2 3QJ
Email enquiries@cambridge.gov.uk
Telephone 01223 457048
Fax 01223
457079
Promote the Vote
Promote the Vote is being supported by the Electoral Commission to provide free workshops to encourage people with learning disabilities to gain a better understanding of politics, become active citizens and register to vote.
Promote the Vote is part of Speaking Up, a national charity which gives disabled people across the UK a voice and control over their lives.
For more information email imogen.ridler@speakingup.org or telephone 01223 516764.