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Cambridge City Council

Local authority area: Cambridge

Cambridge is a district council in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England region of England. It covers 40.7 km² and had 146,995 residents in 2022 — about 3,612 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Cambridge.

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Council headquartersCambridge Guildhall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Cambridge, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022146,995+17.4% since 2012

Land area40.7km²15.7 sq mi

Density3,612/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#201of 382 UK councils · #172 in England

Population estimates4 data points

125.2K130.9K125.8K147K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1835
Created
Cambridge became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Cambridgeshire

All councils in East of England

Huntingdonshire184,052 South Cambridgeshire165,633 Fenland103,035 East Cambridgeshire89,394

Elections

14 electoral wards

Census 2021: 145,673 residents in 52,472 households across the wards; 11.4% aged 65+, 44.1% of homes owned, 34.4% of households without a car.

1Trumpington4,868 households · 9.1% aged 65+12,393 2Queen Edith's4,155 households · 12.7% aged 65+12,248 3Newnham1,649 households · 7.6% aged 65+11,374 4King's Hedges4,389 households · 12.0% aged 65+11,099 5Petersfield4,330 households · 10.0% aged 65+10,938 6Abbey4,440 households · 10.8% aged 65+10,783

All wards of Cambridge

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TCambridge City CouncilTown council · Cambridge CB2 1BY · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Cambridge · 12 wards South Cambridgeshire · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q21713103 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.