On Thursday 1 May 2025, elections were held in Cambridge to elect the Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, as well as 12 councillors to Cambridgeshire County Council.
By-elections also took place on 1 May for the East Chesterton and West Chesterton wards of the city council, following two resignations.
For more information on elections and voting, visit:
- the Electoral Commission website
- the government's step-by-step guidance on how to vote in UK elections
Election results
- Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority election result
- Cambridgeshire County Council election results
- Cambridge City Council: East Chesterton by-election result
- Cambridge City Council: West Chesterton by-election result
- Declaration of Cambridge total: Combined authority mayor [PDF, 0.1MB]
- Declarations of results: County council [PDF, 0.3MB]
- Declarations of results: City council by-elections [PDF, 0.2MB]
Important dates
- Wednesday 26 March: candidate nominations open
- Wednesday 2 April, 4pm: candidate nominations close
- Friday 11 April: issue of postal votes in place by 27 March
- Friday 11 April, 11.59pm: deadline to register to vote (if not already registered)
- Monday 14 April, 5pm: deadline to apply for a postal vote, or change an existing postal or proxy vote
- Tuesday 22 April: issue of postal votes for applications made between 28 March and 14 April
- Wednesday 23 April, 5pm: deadline to apply for a proxy vote
- Wednesday 23 April, 5pm: deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate (free voter ID)
- Thursday 1 May, 7am to 10pm: Polling Day
- Friday 2 May: combined authority results announced (morning)
- Friday 2 May: county council results announced (afternoon)
Official notices
- Notice of vacancies [PDF, 0.2MB] (Monday 24 March)
- Notice of election: combined authority mayor [PDF, 0.1MB] (Tuesday 25 March)
- Notice of election: county council [PDF, 0.1MB] (Tuesday 25 March)
- Notice of election: city council [PDF, 95Kb] (Tuesday 25 March)
- Statement of persons nominated: combined authority mayor [PDF, 92Kb] (Thursday 3 April)
- Statement of persons nominated: county council [PDF, 0.1MB] (Thursday 3 April)
- Statement of persons nominated: city council [PDF, 89Kb] (Thursday 3 April)
- Notice of election agents: combined authority mayor [PDF, 23Kb] (Thursday 3 April)
- Notice of election agents: county council [PDF, 0.1MB] (Thursday 3 April)
- Notice of election agents: city council [PDF, 88Kb] (Thursday 3 April)
- Notice of poll and situation of polling stations (Wednesday 23 April)
- Declaration of results (Friday 2 May)
Referendum in the South Newnham area on 16 January 2025
A neighbourhood planning referendum took place on Thursday 16 January, for some electors in the South Newnham area.
The result of the referendum was that a majority of voters were in favour of Cambridge City Council using the South Newnham Neighbourhood Plan to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.
Look at a list of the roads that are included in the South Newnham Neighbourhood Area [PDF, 81Kb]. You can also look at a map of the area [PDF, 1.5MB].
There was one polling station, located at St Mark’s Church, Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9JZ.
Electors already registered to vote do not need to re-register. The voting franchise for the referendum is the same as for a local election:
- British and Irish citizens
- Commonwealth citizens who have permission to enter or stay in the UK, or do not need permission
- Citizens of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain
- Citizens of other EU countries can register and vote if they have been legally resident in the UK since 31 December 2020 and this has continued without a break
