North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North East Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of North East Cambridgeshire in the East of England
CountyCambridgeshire
Electorate70,806 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsWisbech, March, Whittlesey and Chatteris
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentSteve Barclay (Conservative)
Created fromIsle of Ely
Peterborough[2]

North East Cambridgeshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve Barclay, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

This large and rural seat is in the Cambridgeshire Fens and has a port and a significant farming and food production sector. The electorate has a higher car and house ownership than average and are older, less wealthy and healthy than the UK average.[3]

History

Clement Freud, former Liberal MP for Isle of Ely from 1973, represented the seat from its creation in 1983 until 1987, when he was defeated by the Conservative Malcolm Moss and since then it has been served by one other Conservative MP, namely Steve Barclay, first elected in 2010.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1983–1997

  • The District of Fenland;
  • The District of East Cambridgeshire wards of Downham, Haddenham, Littleport, Stretham, Sutton, and Witchford; and
  • The City of Peterborough wards of Eye, Newborough, and Thorney.[4]

The seat was created for the 1983 general election which followed on from the merger under the Local Government Act 1972, of the two administrative counties of Huntingdon and Peterborough and Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely to form the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, with effect from 1 April 1974. It was formed from the abolished constituency of Isle of Ely, with the exception of the city of Ely itself, which was included in the new constituency of South East Cambridgeshire. The three City of Peterborough wards were transferred from the constituency of Peterborough.

1997–2010

  • The District of Fenland;
  • The District of East Cambridgeshire wards of Downham, Littleport, and Sutton; and
  • The City of Peterborough wards of Eye, Newborough, and Thorney.[5]

Minor loss to South East Cambridgeshire.

Map
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

2010–2024

  • The District of Fenland; and
  • The District of East Cambridgeshire wards of Downham Villages, Littleport East, Littleport West, and Sutton.[6]

The City of Peterborough wards were returned to the constituency thereof. No other changes.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was reduced in size following the transfer of the parts in the District of East Cambridgeshire to the new seat of Ely and East Cambridgeshire. Its boundaries are therefore now coterminous with the District of Fenland.[7]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[8] Party
Isle of Ely prior to 1983
1983 Clement Freud Liberal
1987 Malcolm Moss Conservative
2010 Steve Barclay Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North East Cambridgeshire[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Barclay 16,246 41.5 −32.4
Reform UK Chris Thornhill 9,057 23.1 N/A
Labour Javeria Hussain 8,008 20.4 +4.4
Liberal Democrats David Chalmers 2,716 6.9 +0.2
Green Andrew Crawford 2,001 5.1 +1.7
Independent David Patrick 958 2.4 N/A
Workers Party Clayton Payne 190 0.5 N/A
Majority 7,189 18.4 –38.2
Turnout 39,176 54.8 –8.2
Registered electors 71,511
Conservative hold

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Conservative 32,934 73.9
Labour 7,155 16.0
Liberal Democrats 2,992 6.7
Green 1,503 3.4
Turnout 44,584 63.0
Electorate 70,806
General election 2019: North East Cambridgeshire[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Barclay 38,423 72.5 +8.1
Labour Diane Boyd 8,430 15.9 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt 4,298 8.1 +3.6
Green Ruth Johnson 1,813 3.4 +1.5
Majority 29,993 56.6 +16.7
Turnout 52,964 63.3 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
General election 2017: North East Cambridgeshire [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Barclay 34,340 64.4 +9.3
Labour Ken Rustidge 13,070 24.5 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Darren Fower 2,383 4.5 0.0
UKIP Robin Talbot 2,174 4.1 −18.4
Green Ruth Johnson 1,024 1.9 −1.6
English Democrat Stephen Goldspink 293 0.5 N/A
Majority 21,270 39.9 +7.3
Turnout 53,284 63.1 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing -0.4
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § North East Cambridgeshire
General election 2015: North East Cambridgeshire[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Barclay 28,524 55.1 +3.7
UKIP Andrew Charalambous 11,650 22.5 +16.8
Labour Ken Rustidge 7,476 14.4 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Lucy Nethsingha 2,314 4.5 −15.5
Green Helen Scott-Daniels 1,816 3.5 N/A
Majority 16,874 32.6 +1.2
Turnout 51,780 62.4 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing -6.8
General election 2010: North East Cambridgeshire[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Barclay 26,862 51.4 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 10,437 20.0 +2.9
Labour Peter Roberts 9,274 17.7 −12.9
UKIP Robin Talbot 2,991 5.7 +0.4
BNP Susan Clapp 1,747 3.3 N/A
Independent Debra Jordan 566 1.1 N/A
English Democrat Graham Murphy 387 0.7 N/A
Majority 16,425 31.4 +13.9
Turnout 52,264 71.4 +12.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North East Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Moss 24,181 47.5 −0.6
Labour ffinlo Costain 15,280 30.0 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean 8,693 17.1 +3.1
UKIP Len Baynes 2,723 5.4 +2.9
Majority 8,901 17.5 +4.3
Turnout 50,877 59.8 −0.3
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
General election 2001: North East Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Moss 23,132 48.1 +5.1
Labour Dil Owen 16,759 34.9 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Renaut 6,733 14.0 −2.4
UKIP John Stevens 1,189 2.5 N/A
ProLife Alliance Tony Hoey 238 0.5 N/A
Majority 6,373 13.2 +4.0
Turnout 48,051 60.1 −12.5
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North East Cambridgeshire[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Moss 23,855 43.0 −11.0
Labour Virginia Bucknor 18,754 33.8 +20.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Nash 9,070 16.4 −13.9
Referendum Michael W. Bacon 2,636 4.8 N/A
Socialist Labour Chris J. Bennett 851 1.5 N/A
Natural Law Luke K.C. Leighton 259 0.5 +0.2
Majority 5,101 9.2 −14.5
Turnout 55,425 72.6 −6.7
Conservative hold Swing −15.5
General election 1992: North East Cambridgeshire[15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Moss 34,288 54.0 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Maurice Leeke 19,195 30.3 −14.2
Labour Ronald Harris 8,746 13.8 +5.3
Liberal Chris D. Ash 998 1.6 N/A
Natural Law Marion Chalmers 227 0.3 N/A
Majority 15,093 23.7 +21.2
Turnout 63,454 79.3 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing +10.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: North East Cambridgeshire[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Moss 26,983 47.0 +6.2
Liberal (Alliance) Clement Freud 25,555 44.5 −6.0
Labour Ronald Harris 4,891 8.5 −0.2
Majority 1,428 2.5 N/A
Turnout 57,429 77.4 +1.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.1
General election 1983: North East Cambridgeshire[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (Alliance) Clement Freud 26,936 50.5
Conservative Nicholas Duval 21,741 40.8
Labour Ronald Harris 4,625 8.7
Majority 5,195 9.7
Turnout 53,302 76.3
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "'Cambridgeshire North East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Cambridgeshire+North+East
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  8. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  9. ^ "ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT for the NORTH EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTITUENCY" (PDF). Fenland District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Cambridgeshire North East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Cambridgeshire North East parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Cambridgeshire North East – Election 2015". BBC News.
  14. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Cambridgeshire North East". BBC News.
  15. ^ a b Cambridgeshire North East, guardian.co.uk
  16. ^ a b c "British Parliamentary Election results 1983–97: English Counties". www.election.demon.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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