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

Constituencies

ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionAs of the 2024 general election.Electoral wardsBoundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007MapCambridge BC70,321 11,078 Daniel Zeichner ‡ Cheney Payne ¤ Cambridge City Council: Abbey, Arbury, Castle, Coleridge, East Chesterton, King's Hedges, Market, Newnham, Petersfield, Romsey, Trumpington, West Chesterton.Ely and East Cambridgeshire CC79,112 495 Charlotte Cane ¤ Lucy Frazer †East Cambridgeshire District Council: Bottisham, Burwell, Downham Villages, Ely East, Ely North, Ely West, Fordham & Isleham, Haddenham, Littleport, Soham North, Soham South, Stretham, Sutton, Wodditton. South Cambridgeshire District Council: Cottenham, Milton & Waterbeach.Huntingdon CC79,074 1,499 Ben Obese-Jecty † Alex Bulat ‡Huntingdonshire District Council: Alconbury, Brampton, Buckden, Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots, Great Staughton, Hemingford Grey & Houghton, Holywell-cum-Needingworth, Huntingdon East, Huntingdon North, Kimbolton, Sawtry, Somersham, St. Ives East, St. Ives South, St. Ives West, The Stukeleys, Warboys.North East Cambridgeshire CC71,511 7,189 Steve Barclay † Chris Thornhill ±Fenland District Council: Bassenhally, Benwick, Coates & Eastrea, Birch, Clarkson, Doddington & Wimblington, Elm & Christchurch, Kirkgate, Lattersey, Manea, March East, March North, March West, Medworth, Octavia Hill, Parson Drove & Wisbech St. Mary, Peckover, Roman Bank, Slade Lode, St. Andrews, Staithe, Stonald, The Mills, Waterlees Village, Wenneye.North West Cambridgeshire CC75,915 39 Sam Carling ‡ Shailesh Vara †Huntingdonshire District Council: Ramsey, Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley, Yaxley. Peterborough City Council: Barnack, Fletton & Stanground, Fletton & Woodston, Glinton & Castor, Hampton Vale, Hargate & Hempsted, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville, Stanground South, Wittering.Peterborough CC73,378 118 Andrew Pakes ‡ Paul Bristow †Peterborough City Council: Bretton, Central, Dogsthorpe, East, Eye, Thorney & Newborough, Gunthorpe, North, Park, Paston & Walton, Ravensthorpe, Werrington, West.South Cambridgeshire CC77,32710,641 Pippa Heylings ¤ Chris Carter-Chapman †Cambridge City Council: Cherry Hinton, Queen Edith's. South Cambridgeshire District Council: Balsham, Barrington, Bassingbourn, Duxford, Fen Ditton & Fulbourn, Foxton, Gamlingay, Hardwick, Harston & Comberton, Linton, Melbourn, Sawston, Shelford, The Mordens, Whittlesford.St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire CC78,115 4,648 Ian Sollom ¤ Anthony Browne †Huntingdonshire District Council: Fenstanton, Great Paxton, St. Neots East, St. Neots Eatons, St. Neots Eynesbury, St. Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton. South Cambridgeshire District Council: Bar Hill, Caldecote, Cambourne, Caxton & Papworth, Girton, Histon & Impington, Longstanton, Over & Willingham, Swavesey.

Boundary changes

2024 For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England retained Cambridgeshire as a sub-region of the East of England region, increasing the number of seats from seven to eight with the creation of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire. The town of St Neots was transferred from Huntingdon and the Mid Cambridgeshire areas, including the new towns of Cambourne and Northstowe, from South Cambridgeshire and South East Cambridgeshire. As a consequence, there were significant changes to the existing constituency boundaries, apart from Peterborough, which was largely unchanged. South East Cambridgeshire was renamed Ely and East Cambridgeshire. Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Cambridge BC Huntingdon CC North East Cambridgeshire CC North West Cambridgeshire CC Peterborough BC South Cambridgeshire CC South East Cambridgeshire CC Cambridge BC Ely and East Cambridgeshire CC Huntingdon CC North East Cambridgeshire CC North West Cambridgeshire CC Peterborough CC South Cambridgeshire CC St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire CC

2010 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 2010–2024 Cambridge BC Huntingdon CC North East Cambridgeshire CC North West Cambridgeshire CC Peterborough BC South Cambridgeshire CC South East Cambridgeshire CC

Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cambridgeshire in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Conservative114,18630.6%19.5%24Labour94,76725.4%1.1%32Liberal Democrats83,35922.4%0.9%33Reform41,17311.0%10.2%00Green25,0656.7%4.300Others14,1153.8%2.9%00Total372,665100.08

2019 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 2017Conservative204,99450.1%0.3%6Labour99,58224.3%9.5%11Liberal Democrats87,89021.5%8.6%00Greens9,9592.4%0.7%00Brexit3,1680.8%new00Others3,8950.9%0.9%00Total409,488100.07

Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative51.053.154.542.042.942.845.045.649.850.130.6Labour17.018.523.334.532.325.816.221.633.824.325.4Liberal Democrat131.627.919.717.921.326.929.013.212.921.522.4Reform2 - - - - - - - - -0.811.0Green Party -*****1.84.71.72.46.7UKIP - - -***5.114.41.7**Other0.40.62.55.63.64.52.90.40.10.93.8 11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

2As the Brexit Party in 2019

* Included in Other

Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour00122001213Liberal Democrat110000110003Conservative56555666562Total66677777778 11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps 1885–1910

1918–1945

1950–1979

1983–present

Timeline  1290 – 12951295 – 15411541 – 16031603 – 18851885 – 19181918 – 19501950 – 19831983 – 19971997 – presentCambridge  1295 – presentCambridgeshire 1290 – 1885  1918 – 1983 Chesterton  1885 – 1918 Huntingdon  1295 – 1918  1983 – presentHuntingdonshire 1290 – 1885  1918 – 1983 Isle of Ely  1918 – 1983 Newmarket  1885 – 1918 North East Cambridgeshire  1983 – presentNorth West Cambridgeshire  1997 – presentPeterborough  1541 – presentRamsey  1885 – 1918 South Cambridgeshire  1997 – presentSouth East Cambridgeshire  1983 – presentSouth West Cambridgeshire  1983 – 1997 Wisbech  1885 – 1918 

Historical representation by party 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.

1852 to 1885

Constituency18525354551857571859631865661868737418747476777918808184CambridgeMacaulayAdairMacaulayForsythGorstTorrensMartenFowlerAstellMowattSteuartPowellFowlerSmollettShieldCambridgeshireBallMannersRodwellBulwerYorkeRoystonYorkeHicksMannersAdeane→YoungBrandA. ThornhillHuntingdonBaringKarslakeE. MontaguR. PeelJ. PeelHuntingdonshireE. FellowesW. FellowesW. MandevilleRustR. MontaguPellyG. MandevilleGordonHeathcote

1885 to 1918

Constituency188518868791189218951900031906Jan 1910Dec 19101317CambridgeUniacke-Penrose-FitzgeraldBuckmasterPagetGeddesChesterton HallHoareGreeneE. MontaguHuntingdonCooteSmith-BarryG. MontaguWhitbreadCatorNewmarket NewnesMcCalmontRoseVerrallRoseDenison-PenderRamseyW. FellowesA. FellowesBoultonLocker-LampsonWisbech RigbySelwynBrandGilesBrandBeckPrimroseCoote

1918 to 1950

Constituency19182219221923192419293119313419351945CambridgeGeddesNewtonTufnellSymondsCambridgeshireMontaguGrayBriscoeStubbsHuntingdonshireLocker-LampsonMurchisonCostelloMurchisonPeters→RentonIsle of ElyCooteCoatesMondLucas-Toothde RothschildLegge-Bourke

1950 to 1983

Constituency195019511955195961196419666768197073Feb 74Oct 74761979CambridgeKerrDaviesLaneRhodes JamesCambridgeshireHowardPymHuntingdonshireRenton→MajorIsle of ElyLegge-BourkeFreudPeterborough1NichollsWardMawhinney 1transferred from Northamptonshire

1983 to present

Constituency19831987199219972001200520102015201718191920192024CambridgeRhodes JamesCampbellHowarthHuppertZeichnerPeterboroughMawhinneyClarkJacksonOnasanya→ForbesBristow PakesHuntingdonMajorDjanogly Obese-JectyNorth East CambridgeshireFreudMossBarclaySE Cambs / Ely & E Cambs (2024)PymPaiceFrazer CaneSW Cambs / S Cambs (1997)GrantLansleyAllen→→Browne HeylingsNorth West CambridgeshireMawhinneyVara CarlingSt Neots & Mid Cambridgeshire Sollom

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region) History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cambridgeshire Parliamentary representation from Cambridgeshire Parliamentary representation from Huntingdonshire

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