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South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards


South Cambridgeshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Pippa Heylings of the Liberal Democrats.

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The constituency boundaries were significantly changed under the most recent Boundary Commission review. The new constituency is also named South Cambridgeshire although it comprises approximately 60% of the original electorate who are now joined by voters formerly in South East Cambridgeshire constituency along with voters in the Cherry Hinton ward formerly in Cambridge constituency.

The previous MP Anthony Browne opted to fight the newly formed St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire seat which contains part of his old constituency.

Boundaries and boundary changes

The old boundaries of South Cambridgeshire as used at the 1997, 2001 and 2005 general elections.
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1997–2010

  • The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of Arrington, Bar Hill, Barrington and Shepreth, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Comberton, Coton, Duxford, Elsworth, Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, Great Shelford, Hardwick, Harston, Haslingfield, Ickleton, Little Shelford, Longstanton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell, Papworth, Sawston, Stapleford, Swavesey, The Mordens, and Whittlesford; and
  • The City of Cambridge wards of Queen Edith's and Trumpington.[2]

The constituency was created following the boundary review of 1995, and was first contested at the 1997 general election. Before this, much of the region had been part of the now abolished South West Cambridgeshire constituency represented by Sir Anthony Grant from 1983 to 1997,[3] while the wards of Bar Hill, Coton, Elsworth, Girton, Longstanton and Swavesey were transferred from South East Cambridgeshire.

2010–2024

  • The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of Bar Hill, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Caldecote, Comberton, Cottenham, Duxford, Fowlmere and Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Harston and Hauxton, Haslingfield and The Eversdens, Longstanton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell and Barrington, Papworth and Elsworth, Sawston, Swavesey, The Abingtons, The Mordens, The Shelfords and Stapleford, and Whittlesford; and
  • The City of Cambridge ward of Queen Edith's.[4]

Following the 2007 review of parliamentary representation in Cambridgeshire, the Boundary Commission made minor alterations to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes.

Trumpington ward and parts of Coleridge and Cherry Hinton wards in the City of Cambridge were transferred to Cambridge, having previously been part of South Cambridgeshire.[5]

Additionally, parts of Cottenham ward (specifically the civil parishes of Cottenham and Rampton) and the Abingtons (Babraham, Great Abington, Little Abington and Pampisford) were added to South Cambridgeshire, having previously voted in the South East Cambridgeshire constituency.[6]

Current

Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The City of Cambridge wards of: Cherry Hinton; Queen Edith’s.
  • The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of: Balsham; Barrington; Bassingbourn; Duxford; Fen Ditton & Fulbourn; Foxton; Gamlingay; Hardwick; Harston & Comberton; Linton; Melbourn; Sawston; Shelford; The Mordens; Whittlesford.[7]

The seat was subject to major changes, with northern areas, including the new towns of Cambourne and Northstowe, being transferred to the newly created constituency of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire. To partly compensate, it gained the Cherry Hinton ward in the City of Cambridge and southern parts of the abolished constituency of South East Cambridgeshire, including the villages of Fulbourn and Linton.


Members of Parliament

South West Cambridgeshire prior to 1997

Elections

Election results 1997-2024

Elections in the 2020s

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Elections in the 2000s

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See also

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. 2010 elections Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council
  5. Elections 2010 Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  6. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  7. "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2024.
  8. "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.
  9. "Cambridgeshire South Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. "Susan van de Ven". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  11. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. South Cambridgeshire, UKPollingReport

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