Photo: mym · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on South Cambridgeshire District Council
Caxton is run by South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, with Caxton parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. Its MP is Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat), member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire.
£2,505
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Caxton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on South Cambridgeshire District Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on South Cambridgeshire District Council: 43 of its 45 seats as elected (it held 36 before the May 2026 election). The Conservatives hold 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Cambridgeshire changed hands in 2025
Cambridgeshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from no overall control to a Liberal Democrat majority at the May 2025 election: the Liberal Democrats won 31 of 61 seats. Cambridgeshire ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Caxton’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 45.6%, Reform UK took 22.2% and the Conservatives took 18.9% of votes in May 2026. In 2022, the Liberal Democrats had 38.7%. How Caxton has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Caxton is £2,505 for 2026–27; South Cambridgeshire District Council keeps 7% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 56% in ten years, in line with England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Caxton’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 23 of South Cambridgeshire’s 45 or 31 of Cambridgeshire’s 61 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat43+7
- Conservative2−7
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
- Liberal Democrat31+9
- Conservative10−17
- Reform UK10+10
- Labour5−4
- Green3+3
- Independent2no change
- St. Neots Independent Group0−1
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Caxton has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Caxton’s residents · Band D precept £96
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Paul Bristow (Conservative), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Caxton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierCaxton parish council
- 2South Cambridgeshire District Council1 ward · 2 councillorsPeter David SandfordChris Poulton
- 3Cambridgeshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorChris Poulton
- 4Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthorityCambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · elected May 2025Paul Bristow
- 5Police and crime commissionerCambridgeshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Darryl Preston
- 6House of CommonsSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Peter David SandfordLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Chris PoultonLiberal Democrat · May 2026
Show as a table, with Cambridgeshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caxton & Papworth10% in Caxton · 616 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Peter David SandfordChris Poulton | May 2026 |
Cambridgeshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papworth & Swavesey ED6% in Caxton · 616 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Chris Poulton | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. South Cambridgeshire District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2022; the Liberal Democrats led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Caxton’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 11.7% | 10.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 38.7% | 45.6% |
| Conservative | 49.6% | 18.9% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 22.2% |
In 2026, the Liberal Democrats won 2 of the 2 seats up in Caxton’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
South Cambridgeshire council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Caxton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Caxton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,389 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Caxton is in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Caxton).
52,882 votes for candidates · majority 4,621
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 52,882 votes from 78,115 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 4,621 of 52,882 votes (8.7%): the 162nd-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Caxton’s Band D council tax is £2,505 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
South Cambridgeshire District Council keeps £180.64 of a Band D bill (7%); the rest goes to the Caxton parish council, Cambridgeshire County Council, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
South Cambridgeshire’s Band D bill has risen 56% in ten years, from £1,625.35 in 2016–17, in line with England’s average (56%). It was £443.25 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Caxton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Cambridgeshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Cambridgeshire
| South Cambridgeshire + Cambridgeshire | Caxton’s councils | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £421 | £417 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £170 | £224 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £40 | £28 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £40 | £39 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £141 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £12 | £27 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £83 | £38 | £26 |
| Public health | £51 | £56 | £78 |
| Running the council | £41 | £40 | £59 |
| Other | £27 | £7 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,026 | £1,013 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: South Cambridgeshire per its residents plus Cambridgeshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Cambridgeshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Caxton is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
scambs.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
scambs.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Caxton is run
Which council runs Caxton?
Caxton is run by South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Caxton have a town council?
Yes: Caxton has its own parish-tier council (Caxton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £96 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Caxton?
Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, which covers Caxton.
How many councillors does Caxton have?
2 ward councillors represent Caxton’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Caxton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Caxton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Caxton?
Band D council tax in Caxton is £2,505 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls South Cambridgeshire District Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 43 of 45 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Caxton?
In Caxton’s wards on 7 May 2026, Liberal Democrat 2 of the 2 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 45.6%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.