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South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of South Cambridgeshire in the East of England
CountyCambridgeshire
Electorate75,484 (2023) [1]
Major settlementsLinton
Melbourn
Sawston
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentPippa Heylings (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth West Cambridgeshire (most) South East Cambridgeshire (part)

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.

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

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

1997–2010

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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South West Cambridgeshire prior to 1997

Election Member[8] Party
1997 Andrew Lansley Conservative
2015 Heidi Allen Conservative
2019 Change UK
Independent
The Independents
Liberal Democrats
2019 Anthony Browne Conservative
2024 Pippa Heylings Liberal Democrats

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: South Cambridgeshire[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pippa Heylings 25,704 46.8 +5.8
Conservative Chris Carter-Chapman 15,063 27.4 −16.1
Labour Luke Viner 6,106 11.1 −4.0
Reform UK Harrison Edwards 4,897 8.9 +8.8
Green Miranda Fyfe 2,656 4.8 +4.6
Independent James Gordon 459 0.8 N/A
Majority 10,641 19.4 N/A
Turnout 54,885 71.0 −8.6
Registered electors 77,327
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Conservative 26,153 43.5
Liberal Democrats 24,655 41.0
Labour 9,091 15.1
Green 96 0.2
Brexit Party 83 0.1
Turnout 60,078 79.6
Electorate 75,484
General election 2019: South Cambridgeshire[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Browne 31,015 46.3 –5.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Sollom 28,111 42.0 +23.4
Labour Dan Greef 7,803 11.7 −15.5
Majority 2,904 4.3 –20.3
Turnout 66,929 76.7 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing –14.4
General election 2017: South Cambridgeshire[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heidi Allen 33,631 51.8 +0.7
Labour Dan Greef 17,679 27.2 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Susan van de Ven 12,102 18.6 +3.4
Green Simon Saggers 1,512 2.3 –4.0
Majority 15,952 24.6 –8.9
Turnout 64,924 76.2 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing –4.5
General election 2015: South Cambridgeshire[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heidi Allen 31,454 51.1 +3.7
Labour Dan Greef 10,860 17.6 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley 9,368 15.2 –18.9
UKIP Marion Mason 6,010 9.8 +6.6
Green Simon Saggers 3,848 6.3 +4.5
Majority 20,594 33.5 +20.2
Turnout 61,540 73.1 –1.7
Conservative hold Swing –1.9
General election 2010: South Cambridgeshire[15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 27,995 47.4 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley 20,157 34.1 +5.8
Labour Tariq Sadiq 6,024 10.2 –9.5
Independent Robin Page 1,968 3.3 New
UKIP Helene Davies-Green 1,873 3.2 +0.4
Green Simon Saggers 1,039 1.8 –1.0
Majority 7,838 13.3 +4.9
Turnout 59,056 74.8 +6.6
Conservative hold Swing –2.5

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 23,676 45.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dickson 15,675 29.8 +2.9
Labour Sandra Wilson 10,189 19.4 –4.9
UKIP Robin Page 1,556 3.0 +1.2
Green Simon Saggers 1,552 2.9 +0.5
Majority 8,001 15.2 –2.1
Turnout 52,648 68.4 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing –1.1
General election 2001: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 21,387 44.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 12,984 26.9 +1.1
Labour Joan Herbert 11,737 24.3 –0.8
Green Simon Saggers 1,182 2.4 New
UKIP Helene Davies 875 1.8 +1.2
ProLife Alliance Beata Klepacka 176 0.4 New
Majority 8,403 17.3 +1.1
Turnout 48,341 67.1 –9.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 22,572 42.0
Liberal Democrats James A. Quinlan 13,860 25.8
Labour Tony Gray 13,485 25.1
Referendum Robin Page 3,300 6.1
UKIP Derek A. Norman 298 0.6
Natural Law Francis C. Chalmers 168 0.3
Majority 8,712 16.2
Turnout 53,683 76.9
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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

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 Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ South Cambridgeshire, BBC News
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ 2010 elections Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council
  6. ^ Elections 2010 Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  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. ^ https://www.scambs.gov.uk/media/sb3jcr3a/statement-of-persons-nominated-south-cambs.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  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 South Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Susan van de Ven". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Cambridgeshire South parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ^ Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated – South Cambridgeshire Constituency Archived 26 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  16. ^ South Cambridgeshire, UKPollingReport
  17. ^ Commons goal for newest hopefuls, CambridgeNews Online
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