Government services are split into several levels. Many of the day-to-day interactions you have with 'the council' may be with your parish, town, district or city council, as well as Cambridgeshire County Council.
Cambridgeshire County Council
- Birth, death and marriage registration
- Education
- Highways – including on-street parking, traffic management, and street lighting
- Libraries
- Social care
- Strategic planning
- Trading standards
- Waste disposal
District councils in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is made up of five districts containing a total of 60 divisions. Your local district council is responsible for services including:
- Council tax payments and benefits
- Household bin collections
- Housing and housing benefits
- Council leisure facilities
- Environmental health
- Residential planning
Contact your local district council using the following links.
- Cambridge City Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Fenland District Council
Town and parish councils in Cambridgeshire
Town and parish councils are responsible for the following:
- Looking after community buildings
- Open spaces
- Allotments
- Play areas
- Bus shelters
There are no parish councils in the Cambridge City Council area. You can find details of your town and parish councils from the relevant district councils.
- East Cambridgeshire parish and town councillors
- South Cambridgeshire parish and town councillors
- Fenland parish and town councillors
- Huntingdonshire parish and town councillors
The following parish and town councils have set up their own websites:
- Arrington
- Bury
- Cheveley
- City of Ely
- Comberton
- Cottenham
- Folksworth & Washingley
- Godmanchester Town Council
- Great Abington
- Great Shelford
- Hatley
- Hildersham
- Histon
- Holywell-cum-Needingworth
- Huntingdon
- Impington
- Milton
- Over Parish Council
- Papworth Everard
- Soham Town Council
- St Neots
- Swavesey
- Upwood and The Raveleys
- Waterbeach
Members of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge - Daniel Zeichner MP
- Huntingdon - Jonathan Djanogly MP
- North East Cambridgeshire - Steve Barclay MP
- North West Cambridgeshire - Shailesh Vara MP
- South Cambridgeshire - Anthony Browne MP
- South East Cambridgeshire - Lucy Frazer MP
Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson was elected Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on 8 May 2021.
The role of the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is to deliver economic prosperity across the region as laid out in the Devolution Deal, to make Cambridgeshire and Peterborough a leading place in the world to live, learn, work and do business.
The Mayor leads the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
