Parliamentary representation from Cambridgeshire

Last updated

The historic county of Cambridgeshire, located in the modern-day East of England region, has been represented in Parliament since the 13th century. This article provides the list of constituencies which have formed the parliamentary representation from Cambridgeshire.

Contents

In 1889 the historic county was divided between the administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely. The two administrative counties merged in 1965 to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely. In 1974 Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely was merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form a new expanded non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire. Huntingdonshire was a historic and administrative county in its own right, whereas the Soke of Peterborough had been an administrative county which was part of the historic county of Northamptonshire.

This article covers only the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Cambridgeshire, both before and after the administrative changes of 1889, 1965 and 1974. Constituencies predominantly within the area of the historic county of Huntingdonshire are listed at Parliamentary representation from Huntingdonshire. For more information on the constituencies currently covering the modern-day ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, see List of parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire.

List of constituencies

Key to abbreviations:

Type:

Notes:

Note: Dates of representation prior to 1654 are provisional. The constituencies which existed in 1707 were previously represented in the Parliament of England.

North West Cambridgeshire does not include any part of the historic county of Cambridgeshire. It combines parts of the historic counties of Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire.

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
Cambridge BC1295present2 (1554 – 1654)C1, C2, C3
1 (1654 – 1659)
2 (1659 – 1885)
1 (1885–present)
Cambridgeshire CC129018852 (1290 - 1654)C1, C2, C3
4 (1654 – 1659)
2 (1659 – 1832)
3 (1832 – 1885)
191819831
Cambridge University UC160319502 (1603 – 1654)C1, C2
1 (1654 – 1659)
2 (1659 – 1950)
Chesterton CC188519181C2
Ely BC129512962C1
Isle of Ely CC165416592C1, IE, C3
191819831
Newmarket CC188519181C2
North East Cambridgeshire CC1983present1C3, included a part of historic Northamptonshire prior to 2010.
South Cambridgeshire CC1997present1C3
South East Cambridgeshire CC1983present1C3
South West Cambridgeshire CC198319971C3, included a part of historic Huntingdonshire
Wisbech CC188519181C2

Periods constituencies represented

 1290 12951295 12961296 16031603 16541654 16591659 18851885 19181918 19501950 19831983 19971997 present
Cambridge  1295 present
Cambridgeshire 1290 1885 1918 1983 
Cambridge University  1603 1950 
Chesterton  1885 1918 
Ely  1295 1296 
Isle of Ely  1654 1659 1918 1983 
Newmarket  1885 1918 
North East Cambridgeshire  1983 present
South Cambridgeshire  1997 present
South East Cambridgeshire  1983 present
South West Cambridgeshire  1983 1997 
Wisbech  1885 1918 

Summaries

Summary of constituencies by type and period

Type129012951296160316541659183218851918195019831997next
Borough-211111111111
County1111211322333
University---111111----
Total1323433543444

Summary of members of parliament by type and period

Type129012951296160316541659183218851918195019831997next
Borough-422122111111
County2222623322333
University---212222----
Total2646867653444

See also

References