South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South Cambridgeshire County constituency |
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| South Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire, and Cambridgeshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Andrew Lansley |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
South Cambridgeshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cambridgeshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor alterations to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes. The electoral wards used to create the modified South Cambridgeshire constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:
- The Cambridge city ward of Queen Edith's.
- The South Cambridgeshire Bar Hill, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Caldecote, Comberton, Cottenham, Duxford, Fowlmere and Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 — present: Andrew Lansley, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: South Cambridgeshire | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | Robin Page | 1,556 | 3.0 | +1.2 | |
| Green | Simon Saggers | 1,552 | 2.9 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 8,001 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 52,648 | 68.4 | +1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1% | |||
| General Election 2001: South Cambridgeshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Lansley | 21,387 | 44.2 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor | 12,984 | 26.9 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | Joan Herbert | 11,737 | 24.3 | -0.8 | |
| Green | Simon Saggers | 1,182 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Helene Davies | 875 | 1.8 | +1.3 | |
| ProLife Alliance | Anna Klepacka | 176 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,403 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 48,341 | 67.1 | -9.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire
- South Cambridgeshire (administrative district)
