Before (end of 2011) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 14 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2012) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 19 · Conservative 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Richard Johnson | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| William Birkin | Green | 423 |
| Timothy James Haire | Conservative | 219 |
| Christine Beryl Brown | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Mike Todd-Jones | Labour | 1,322 ✓ |
| Rhodri James | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| Ali Meftah | Conservative | 237 |
| Stephen Roger Lawrence | Green | 232 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| John Hipkin | Independent | 925 ✓ |
| Ashley Walsh | Labour | 330 |
| Alan Levy | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| Nikesh Pandit | Conservative | 173 |
| Jack Toye | Green | 164 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Robert Paul Dryden | Labour | 1,556 ✓ |
| Angela Ozturk | Conservative | 385 |
| Keith Edkins | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Coleridge1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| George Owers | Labour | 1,228 ✓ |
| Samuel Barker | Conservative | 422 |
| Shaun Esgate | Green | 228 |
| Thomas Yates | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
East Chesterton1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Margery Betty Abbott | Labour | 1,012 ✓ |
| Tony Morris | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Kevin Andre Francis | Conservative | 317 |
| Peter Pope | Green | 241 |
| Peter Burkinshaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 129 |
King's Hedges1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Nigel Gawthrope | Labour | 827 ✓ |
| Neil McGovern | Liberal Democrats | 576 |
| Annette Karimi | Conservative | 199 |
| Ian Tyes | — | 105 |
Market1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Tim Bick | Liberal Democrats | 615 ✓ |
| Noel Kavanagh | Labour | 505 |
| Brett Mark Hughes | Green | 349 |
| Edward Turnham | Conservative | 257 |
Newnham1 seat
| Sian Reid | Liberal Democrats | 917 ✓ |
| Sarah Cain | Labour | 641 |
| Andre Beaumont | Conservative | 263 |
| Billy Aldridge | Green | 241 |
Petersfield1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| Gail Marchant-Daisley | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| Zoe O'Connell | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| Sandra Billington | Green | 263 |
| Peter Patrick | Conservative | 209 |
Queen Edith's1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Sue Birtles | Labour | 1,084 ✓ |
| Amanda Joan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 963 |
| Richard Graham Jeffs | Conservative | 513 |
| Maria Lawson | Green | 172 |
Romsey1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Catherine Helen Lindsay Smart | Liberal Democrats | 1,020 ✓ |
| Rachel Eckersley | Labour | 813 |
| Tom Woodcock | Camb Soc | 457 |
| Philip James Salway | Conservative | 175 |
Trumpington1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Shapour Meftah | Conservative | 723 ✓ |
| Salah Bander | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
| Kenny Latunde-Dada | Labour | 321 |
| Ceri Galloway | Green | 287 |
West Chesterton1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Michael Pitt | Liberal Democrats | 840 ✓ |
| Matthew Sargeant | Labour | 751 |
| James Andrew Strachan | Conservative | 372 |
| Oliver Perkins | Green | 325 |