Labour lost six seats in Cambridge as the party suffered losses across the country
The leader of Cambridge City Council warns “there are no easy answers” after losing his seat to the Green Party. Friday’s local election count turned out to be a good day for the Greens – who walked away with seven seats, six taken from Labour.
Speaking after the election, Cllr Holloway said he was still “pleased” that Labour remains the largest party even without a majority. He added that he was proud of their “strong record” while in power on “building council homes, supporting our communities, protecting nature and tackling the climate crisis.”
He said: “I think there are a lot of people who are feeling disillusioned – feeling a bit fed up and it felt to me like a bit of a protest vote and a bit of a desire for something new.
“But there are no easy answers and the Greens offer an easy answer – there is not an easy answer in a complex world. In a world where economies are struggling, where there’s war, we need serious politicians – we don’t need people who are going to give easy answers.”
Standing in the Petersfield ward, he lost to Kathryn Fisher, who said she was “absolutely ecstatic” to win in a “fantastic day for the Cambridge Greens”.
She said: “I think it’s a massive achievement and a message to the Labour Party saying that people are not happy with what you’re doing.”
The first Green victory was in Abbey – already one of their strongholds – where Matthew Howard was replaced with Maria Margaret Cleminson. But, as results were declared the party continued to win – taking Arbury, Castle, Coleridge, Newnham, Petersfield and Romsey from Labour.
The Liberal Democrats held on to all four of their seats which were up for grabs – Market, Queen Edith’s and two seats in Trumpington, one of which was vacant.
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