Ely and East Cambridgeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
| Ely and East Cambridgeshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Ely and East Cambridgeshire in the East of England | |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Electorate | 76,279[1] |
| Major settlements | Ely, Littleport, Soham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, North East Cambridgeshire (part) |
Boundaries
editThe constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of East Cambridgeshire
- The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of: Cottenham; Milton & Waterbeach.[3]
The bulk of the electorate, including the city of Ely and the town of Soham, was derived from about two-thirds of the abolished constituency of South East Cambridgeshire, with the addition of areas from North East Cambridgeshire (Littleport, Sutton-in-the-Isle and Downham Villages) and South Cambridgeshire (Cottenham).
A full list of wards in the Ely & East Cambridgeshire Parliamentary constituency are as follows:
- Bottisham (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Burwell (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Cottenham (From South Cambridgeshire)
- Downham Villages (From North East Cambridgeshire)
- Ely East (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Ely North (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Ely West (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Fordham & Isleham (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Haddenham (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Littleport (From North East Cambridgeshire)
- Milton & Waterbeach (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Soham North (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Soham South (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Stretham (From South East Cambridgeshire)
- Sutton-in-the-Isle (From North East Cambridgeshire)
- Woodditton (From South East Cambridgeshire)
Members of Parliament
editSouth East Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBC | TBC | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Robert Bayley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Cane | ||||
| Green | Andy Cogan | ||||
| Reform UK | Ryan Coogan | ||||
| Conservative | Lucy Frazer | ||||
| Monster Raving Loony | Hoo-Ray Henry | ||||
| Labour | Elizabeth McWilliams | ||||
| Independent | Obi Monye | ||||
| Independent | Rob Rawlins | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
- ^ "STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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