Ely and East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ely and East Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Ely and East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Ely and East Cambridgeshire in the East of England
County Cambridgeshire
Electorate 76,279 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Ely, Littleport, Soham, Waterbeach
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from South East Cambridgeshire (most),
South Cambridgeshire (part),
North East Cambridgeshire (part)

Ely and East Cambridgeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It has been represented since its creation in 2024 by Charlotte Cane of the Liberal Democrats.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is composed of the following:

The bulk of the electorate, including the city of Ely and the town of Soham, was derived from about two-thirds of the abolished constituency of South East Cambridgeshire, with the addition of areas from North East Cambridgeshire (Littleport, Sutton-in-the-Isle and Downham Villages) and South Cambridgeshire (Cottenham).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Charlotte Cane Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ely and East Cambridgeshire [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Cane 17,127 32.7 +3.4
Conservative Lucy Frazer 16,63231.8–22.2
Labour Elizabeth McWilliams9,16017.5+3.1
Reform UK Ryan Coogan6,44312.3N/A
Green Andy Cogan2,3594.5+3.9
Monster Raving Loony Hoo-Ray Henry2710.5N/A
SDP Robert Bayley1720.3N/A
Independent Obi Monye1030.2N/A
Independent Rob Rawlins1020.2N/A
Majority4950.9N/A
Turnout 52,36966.4–5.0
Registered electors 79,112
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [6]
PartyVote %
Conservative 29,38554.0
Liberal Democrats 15,93629.3
Labour 7,82514.4
Others1,0091.9
Green 3100.6
Turnout54,46571.4
Electorate76,279

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References

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