Cambridgeshire county council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election. Peterborough city council became a unitary authority in 1998, but it continues to form part of the county for ceremonial purposes. The council meets at Shire Hall in Cambridge.

The East of England Regional Assembly is based at Flempton, near Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. The assembly was created as a voluntary regional chamber by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The first meeting was held in March 1999. Following criticism of the regional assemblies, it was proposed in July 2007 that they will be axed, losing their role by 2010.

Political control

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire was created from the merger of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely with Huntingdon and Peterborough, both of which were formed in 1965. Political control of the county council has been held by the following parties:

Party		Tenure
	No overall control	1973–1977
	Conservative	1977–1985
	No overall control	1985–1989
	Conservative	1989–1993
	No overall control	1993–1997
	Conservative	1997–date

County elections

• Cambridgeshire County Council election 2001, held Thursday 07 June
• Cambridgeshire County Council election 2005, held Thursday 05 May

By-election results

1993-1997

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009

References

See also

• Cambridge local elections
• East Cambridgeshire local elections
• Fenland local elections
• Huntingdonshire local elections
• Peterborough local government
• South Cambridgeshire local elections

External links

• Cambridgeshire County Council
• Local Government Commission for England