List of parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire

The ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire (which includes the area of the Peterborough unitary authority) is divided into seven parliamentary constituencies. There are two borough constituencies and five county constituencies, which each elect one Member of Parliament to represent it in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Location of the county of Cambridgeshire (red) and the Peterborough unitary authority (orange) in England.

Constituencies edit

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour  ¤ Liberal Democrat  Independent  Change UK

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2][nb 3]Electoral wards[3][4]Map
Cambridge BC79,9519,639 Daniel Zeichner Rod Cantrill ¤Cambridge City Council: Abbey, Arbury, Castle, Cherry Hinton, Coleridge, East Chesterton, King's Hedges, Market, Newnham, Petersfield, Romsey, Trumpington, West Chesterton.
Huntingdon CC84,65719,383 Jonathan Djanogly Samuel Sweek ‡Huntingdonshire District Council: Alconbury and The Stukeleys, Brampton, Buckden, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Gransden and The Offords, Huntingdon East, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton and Staughton, Little Paxton, St Ives East, St Ives South, St Ives West, St Neots Eaton Ford, St Neots Eaton Socon, St Neots Eynesbury, St Neots Priory Park, The Hemingfords.
North East Cambridgeshire CC83,69929,993 Steve Barclay Diane Boyd ‡East Cambridgeshire District Council: Downham Villages, Littleport East, Littleport West, Sutton.
Fenland District Council: Bassenhally, Benwick, Coates and Eastrea, Birch, Clarkson, Delph, Doddington, Elm and Christchurch, Hill, Kingsmoor, Kirkgate, Lattersey, Manea, March East, March North, March West, Medworth, Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary, Peckover, Roman Bank, St Andrews, St Marys, Slade Lode, Staithe, The Mills, Waterlees, Wenneye, Wimblington.
North West Cambridgeshire CC94,90925,983 Shailesh Vara Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach ‡Peterborough City Council: Barnack, Fletton, Glinton and Wittering, Northborough, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville, Orton With Hampton, Stanground Central, Stanground East.
Huntingdonshire District Council: Earith, Ellington, Elton and Folksworth, Ramsey, Sawtry, Somersham, Stilton, Upwood and The Raveleys, Warboys and Bury, Yaxley and Farcet.
Peterborough BC72,5602,580 Paul Bristow Lisa ForbesPeterborough City Council: Bretton North, Bretton South, Central, Dogsthorpe, East, Eye and Thorney, Newborough, North, Park, Paston, Ravensthorpe, Walton, Werrington North, Werrington South, West.
South Cambridgeshire CC87,2882,904 Anthony Browne Ian Sollom ¤Cambridge City Council: Queen Edith's.
South Cambridgeshire District Council: Bar Hill, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Caldecote, Comberton, Cottenham, Duxford, Fowlmere and Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, Hardwick, Harston and Hauxton, Haslingfield and The Eversdens, Longstanton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell and Barrington, Papworth and Elsworth, Sawston, Swavesey, The Abingtons, The Mordens, The Shelfords and Stapleford, Whittlesford.
South East Cambridgeshire CC86,76911,490 Lucy Frazer Pippa Heylings ¤East Cambridgeshire District Council: Bottisham, Burwell, Cheveley, Dullingham Villages, Ely East, Ely North, Ely South, Ely West, Fordham Villages, Haddenham, Isleham, Soham North, Soham South, Stretham, The Swaffhams.
South Cambridgeshire District Council: Balsham, Fulbourn, Histon and Impington, Linton, Milton, Teversham, The Wilbrahams, Waterbeach, Willingham and Over.

2010 boundary changes edit

The 2007 report of the Boundary Commission for England retained the same seven constituencies that had existed since the 1997 election, with minor boundary changes to align with current local government wards and to better equalise the electorates. These changes, which were implemented at the 2010 general election, included the transfer back of Thorney and Eye from North East Cambridgeshire to Peterborough, the return of the Cambridge ward of Trumpington from South Cambridgeshire to the Cambridge constituency, and small transfers of rural wards from North West Cambridgeshire to Huntingdon, and from South East Cambridgeshire to South Cambridgeshire.

 NameBoundaries 1997–2010Boundaries 2010–present
1Cambridge BC
2Huntingdon CC
3North East Cambridgeshire CC
4North West Cambridgeshire CC
5Peterborough BC
6South Cambridgeshire CC
7South East Cambridgeshire CC

Proposed boundary changes edit

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[5] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that the number of seats in Cambridgeshire be increased from 7 to 8, with the creation of the constituency of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, resulting in significant changes to Huntingdon, North West Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire and South East Cambridgeshire (to be renamed Ely and East Cambridgeshire).[6][7][8]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards in Cambridge

Containing electoral wards in East Cambridgeshire

Containing electoral wards in Fenland

Containing electoral wards in Huntingdonshire

Containing electoral wards in Peterborough

Containing electoral wards in South Cambridgeshire

  • Ely and East Cambridgeshire (part)
  • St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (part)
  • South Cambridgeshire (part)

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[9]

2019 edit

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cambridgeshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative204,99450.1% 0.3%6
Labour99,58224.3% 9.5%1 1
Liberal Democrats87,89021.5% 8.6%00
Greens9,9592.4% 0.7%00
Brexit3,1680.8%new00
Others3,8950.9% 0.9%00
Total409,488100.07

Percentage votes edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative51.053.154.542.042.942.845.045.649.850.1
Labour17.018.523.334.532.325.816.221.633.824.3
Liberal Democrat131.627.919.717.921.326.929.013.212.921.5
Green Party-*****1.84.71.72.4
UKIP---***5.114.41.7*
Brexit Party---------0.8
Other0.40.62.55.63.64.52.90.40.10.9

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative5655566656
Labour0012200121
Liberal Democrat11000011000
Total6667777777

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps edit

1885-1910 edit

1918-1945 edit


1950-1979 edit

1983-present edit

Timeline edit

 1290 – 12951295 – 15411541 – 16031603 – 18851885 – 19181918 – 19501950 – 19831983 – 19971997 – present
Cambridge 1295 – present
Cambridgeshire1290 – 1885 1918 – 1983 
Chesterton 1885 – 1918 
Huntingdon 1295 – 1918 1983 – present
Huntingdonshire1290 – 1885 1918 – 1983 
Isle of Ely 1918 – 1983 
Newmarket 1885 – 1918 
North East Cambridgeshire 1983 – present
North West Cambridgeshire 1997 – present
Peterborough 1541 – present
Ramsey 1885 – 1918 
South Cambridgeshire 1997 – present
South East Cambridgeshire 1983 – present
South West Cambridgeshire 1983 – 1997 
Wisbech 1885 – 1918 

Historical representation by party edit

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 edit

  Conservative  Liberal

Constituency188518868791189218951900031906Jan 1910Dec 19101317
CambridgeUniacke-Penrose-FitzgeraldBuckmasterPagetGeddes
ChestertonHallHoareGreeneE. Montagu
HuntingdonCooteSmith-BarryG. MontaguWhitbreadCator
NewmarketNewnesMcCalmontRoseVerrallRoseDenison-Pender
RamseyW. FellowesA. FellowesBoultonLocker-Lampson
WisbechRigbySelwynBrandGilesBrandBeckPrimroseCoote

1918 to 1950 edit

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency19182219221923192419293119313419351945
CambridgeGeddesNewtonTufnellSymonds
CambridgeshireMontaguGrayBriscoeStubbs
HuntingdonshireLocker-LampsonMurchisonCostelloMurchisonPetersRenton
Isle of ElyCooteCoatesMondLucas-Toothde RothschildLegge-Bourke

1950 to 1983 edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency195019511955195961196419666768197073Feb 74Oct 74761979
CambridgeKerrDaviesLaneRhodes James
CambridgeshireHowardPym
HuntingdonshireRentonMajor
Isle of ElyLegge-BourkeFreud
Peterborough1NichollsWardMawhinney

1transferred from Northamptonshire

1983 to present edit

  Change UK  Conservative  Independent  Labour  Liberal  Liberal Democrats

Constituency1983198719921997200120052010201520171819192019
CambridgeRhodes JamesCampbellHowarthHuppertZeichner
PeterboroughMawhinneyClarkJacksonOnasanyaForbesBristow
HuntingdonMajorDjanogly
North East CambridgeshireFreudMossBarclay
South East CambridgeshirePymPaiceFrazer
South West Cambridgeshire / South Cambridgeshire (1997)GrantLansleyAllenBrowne
North West CambridgeshireMawhinneyVara

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  3. ^ As of the 2017 general election.

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  5. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ Hatton, Benjamin (8 June 2021). "New parliamentary constituency proposed for Cambridgeshire". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Maps of Boundary Commission's proposed constituencies: Concerns in Cherry Hinton, Queen Edith's and Cambourne". Cambridge Independent. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". paras 235-262. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)