South East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South East Cambridgeshire
County constituency

South East Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire, and Cambridgeshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: James Paice
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Cambridgeshire
EP constituency: East of England

South East 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] Boundaries

The constituency includes the eastern half of South Cambridgeshire district and the southern part of East Cambridgeshire. Ely is the largest town, with many smaller settlements including Burwell, Cottenham, Fulbourn, Girton, Isleham, Linton, Milton, Soham and Waterbeach.

[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 East Cambridgeshire constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:

  • The East Cambridgeshire wards of Bottisham, Burwell, Cheveley, Dullingham Villages, Ely East, Ely North, Ely South, Ely West, Fordham Villages, Haddenham, Isleham, Soham North, Soham South, Stretham, and The Swaffhams
  • The South Cambridgeshire wards of Balsham, Fulbourn, Histon and Impington, Linton, Milton, Teversham, The Wilbrahams, Waterbeach, and Willingham and Over.

[edit] History

The constituency was formed in 1983 from parts of the previous Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely constituencies. It has always been safely Conservative.

[edit] Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1983)
Year Member Party
1983 Francis Pym Conservative
1987 James Paice Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: South East Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Paice 26,374 47.0 +2.8
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Chatfield 17,750 31.7 +4.8
Labour Fiona Ross 11,936 21.3 −5.1
Majority 8624 15.4
Turnout 56,060 65.3 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing −1.0
General Election 2001: South East Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Paice 22,927 44.2 +1.2
Liberal Democrat Sal Brinton 13,937 26.9 +1.8
Labour Andrew Inchley 13,714 26.4 -0.1
UK Independence Neil Scarr 1,308 2.5 N/A
Majority 8,990 17.3
Turnout 51,886 63.5 -10.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1997: South East Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 24397 42.9
Liberal Democrat 14246 25.1
Labour 15048 26.5
Others 3116 5.5 N/A
Majority 9349 17.3
Turnout 56807 74.4
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] See also

Constituencies in the East of England
Conservative

Billericay | Braintree | Brentwood and Ongar | Broxbourne | Bury St Edmunds | Castle Point | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Epping Forest | Harwich | Hemel Hempstead | Hertford and Stortford | Hertsmere | Hitchin and Harpenden | Huntingdon | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Mid Bedfordshire | Mid Norfolk | North Essex | North East Bedfordshire | North East Cambridgeshire | North East Hertfordshire | North West Cambridgeshire | North West Norfolk | Peterborough | Rayleigh | Rochford and Southend East | Saffron Walden | Southend West | South Cambridgeshire | South East Cambridgeshire | South Norfolk | South Suffolk | South West Bedfordshire | South West Hertfordshire | South West Norfolk | St Albans | Suffolk Coastal | Welwyn Hatfield | West Chelmsford | West Suffolk

Labour

Basildon | Bedford | Great Yarmouth | Harlow | Ipswich | Luton North | Luton South | Norwich North | Norwich South | Stevenage | Thurrock | Watford | Waveney

Liberal Democrat

Cambridge | Colchester | North Norfolk

East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)