St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire in the East of England
CountyCambridgeshire
Electorate74,699 [1]
Major settlementsSt Neots, Cambourne, Northstowe
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentIan Sollom (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromHuntingdon, 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

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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:

Constituency profile

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Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Kind Yuppies", with right-wing economic and liberal social views.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Huntingdon and South Cambridgeshire prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Ian Sollom Liberal Democrats

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire[5]
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

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References

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  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. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - st neots and mid cambridgeshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. ^ https://www.scambs.gov.uk/media/o5laquk3/statement-of-persons-nominated-st-neots-mid-cambs.pdf
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