| 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 |
| 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. Following the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
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.
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 Over & Willingham, transferred from South East Cambridgeshire (abolished and replaced by Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Kind Yuppies", with right-wing economic and liberal social views.
Members of Parliament
Huntingdon and South Cambridgeshire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ian Sollom | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Sollom | 19,517 | 36.9 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Browne | 14,896 | 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 | 5.0 | +3.3 | |
| Party of Women | Bev White | 274 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,648 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 52,882 | 67.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
References
- "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
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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