North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North West Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of North West Cambridgeshire in the East of England
County Cambridgeshire
Electorate 73,556 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Peterborough (part), Yaxley, Ramsey
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Sam Carling (Labour)
Created from Huntingdon, Peterborough

North West Cambridgeshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Sam Carling of the Labour Party. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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Constituency profile

This seat includes a substantial part of the cathedral city of Peterborough, specifically the suburban areas to the south of the river Nene and west of the Soke Parkway, as well as several rural wards from the historic county of Huntingdonshire.

The London Road home of Peterborough United F.C. is located within the seat.

History

The seat was won upon its creation in 1997 by Sir Brian Mawhinney, former Conservative MP for Peterborough (which was gained at the same election by the Labour Party). He retired from the House of Commons in 2005 and was created Baron Mawhinney, of Peterborough in the county of Cambridgeshire. The Conservative Shailesh Vara represented the constituency since the 2005 general election until 2024. The seat changed hands to Labour's Sam Carling in the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [2]

Withdrawn candidates in 2019

Liam Round was selected to be the Brexit Party candidate, but he withdrew on 10 November. [3] Peterborough City Councillor Ed Murphy was chosen as the Labour Party candidate, but was deselected by the party on 14 November after it was alleged, but not proven, that he had published tweets vilifying Israel. [4]

New political makeup

There are 33 council seats across the revised constituency, 25 Unitary Authority Councillors (Peterborough), 8 Huntingdonshire Councillors.

Conservative 17 (9 in Peterborough, 8 in Huntingdonshire); Labour 2 (both in Peterborough); Liberal Democrat 3 (all in Peterborough); Green 3 (all in Peterborough); Independent 9 (8 in Peterborough, 1 in Huntingdonshire).

Boundaries and boundary changes

1997–2010

The constituency was formed primarily from northern, rural parts of the Huntingdon constituency, including Ramsey, together with parts of Peterborough, comprising residential areas to the south of the River Nene (wards of Fletton, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville and Stanground).

North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

2010–2024

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cambridgeshire in 2005, the Boundary Commission for England made minor alterations to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes, including a small further gain from Huntingdon. There were also marginal changes to take account of the redistribution of City of Peterborough wards. These changes increased the electorate from 69,082 to 73,648. [7] On the enumeration date of 17 February 2000, the electoral quota for England was 69,934 voters per constituency. [7]

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency, previously the highest populated in the United Kingdom, was downsized. This was also due to population growth in the middle and south of Cambridgeshire, necessitating the creation of the new St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire seat, with the Huntingdon constituency absorbing many of Huntingdonshire District Council wards. [8]

From the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [9] Party
part of Huntingdon and Peterborough prior to 1997
1997 Sir Brian Mawhinney Conservative
2005 Shailesh Vara Conservative
2024 Sam Carling Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North West Cambridgeshire [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Carling 14,785 33.3 +9.6
Conservative Shailesh Vara 14,74633.2−26.8
Reform UK James Sidlow8,74119.7+19.6
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith3,1927.2–3.8
Green Elliot Tong2,9606.7+1.5
Majority390.1N/A
Turnout 44,42458.5–5.4
Registered electors 75,915
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg18.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [12]
PartyVote %
Conservative 28,20160.0
Labour 11,16923.7
Liberal Democrats 5,17311.0
Green 2,4645.2
Brexit Party 250.1
Turnout47,03263.9
Electorate73,556
General election 2019: North West Cambridgeshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 40,307 62.5 +3.9
Labour Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach14,32422.2−8.3
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith6,88110.7+5.7
Green Nicola Day3,0214.7+2.7
Majority25,98340.3+12.2
Turnout 64,53368.0−0.8
Conservative hold Swing +6.1
General election 2017: North West Cambridgeshire [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 37,529 58.6 +6.1
Labour Iain Ramsbottom19,52130.5+12.6
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith3,1685.0−0.7
UKIP John Whitby2,5183.9−16.2
Green Greg Guthrie1,2552.0−1.5
Majority18,00828.1−4.3
Turnout 63,99168.8+2.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.2
General election 2015: North West Cambridgeshire [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 32,070 52.5 +2.0
UKIP Peter Reeve [17] 12,27520.1+11.8
Labour Nick Thulbourn [17] 10,92717.9+1.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sandford [18] 3,4795.7−16.2
Green Nicola Day [19] 2,1593.5New
CPA Fay Belham1900.3New
Majority19,79532.4+3.8
Turnout 61,10066.6+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: North West Cambridgeshire [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 29,425 [22] 50.5 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins [23] 12,74821.9−1.0
Labour Chris York9,87716.9−8.7
UKIP Robert Brown4,8268.3+3.0
English Democrat Stephen Goldspink1,4072.4New
Majority16,67728.6
Turnout 58,28365.6+2.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North West Cambridgeshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 22,504 45.8 −4.0
Labour Ayfer Orhan12,67125.8−5.6
Liberal Democrats John Souter11,23222.9+7.1
UKIP Robert Brown2,6855.5+3.5
Majority9,83320.0+1.6
Turnout 49,09261.6−0.1
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
General election 2001: North West Cambridgeshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Mawhinney 21,895 49.8 +1.7
Labour Anthea Cox13,79431.4−0.8
Liberal Democrats Alastair Taylor6,95715.8+0.7
UKIP Barry Hudson8812.0+1.4
Independent David Hall4291.0New
Majority8,10118.4+2.5
Turnout 43,95661.7−12.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North West Cambridgeshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Mawhinney 23,488 48.1
Labour Lee Steptoe15,73432.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara McCoy7,38815.1
Referendum Sandy Watts1,9394.0
UKIP William Wyatt2690.6
Majority7,75415.9
Turnout 48,81874.2
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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