St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire in the East of England | |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Electorate | 74,699 [1] |
| Major settlements | St Neots, Cambourne, Northstowe |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Huntingdon, South Cambridgeshire, South East Cambridgeshire |
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ian Sollom of the Liberal Democrats.[2] Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Huntingdonshire wards of: Fenstanton; Great Paxton; St. Neots East; St. Neots Eatons; St. Neots Eynesbury; St. Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton.
- The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of: Bar Hill; Caldecote; Cambourne; Caxton & Papworth; Girton; Histon & Impington; Longstanton; Over & Willingham; Swavesey.[3]
It covers the following areas:
- St Neots, transferred from Huntingdon
- Areas in Mid Cambridgeshire, including the new towns of Cambourne and Northstowe, transferred from South Cambridgeshire
- Histon & Impington and Willingham & Over, transferred from South East Cambridgeshire (abolished and replaced by Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
Constituency profile[edit]
Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Kind Yuppies", with right-wing economic and liberal social views.[4]
Members of Parliament[edit]
Huntingdon and South Cambridgeshire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ian Sollom | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Sollom | 19,517 | 36.9 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Browne | 14,869 | 28.2 | -23.1 | |
| Labour | Marianna Masters | 6,918 | 13.1 | -5.7 | |
| Reform UK | Guy Lachlan | 5,673 | 10.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Stephen Ferguson | 2,941 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Kathryn Fisher | 2,663 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Party of Women | Bev White | 274 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 78,115 | 68 | +0.70 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Seat Details - st neots and mid cambridgeshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ https://www.scambs.gov.uk/media/o5laquk3/statement-of-persons-nominated-st-neots-mid-cambs.pdf
External links[edit]
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK