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North West Cambridgeshire

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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.

North West Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of North West Cambridgeshire in the East of England
CountyCambridgeshire
Electorate73,556 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsPeterborough (part), Yaxley, Ramsey
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentSam Carling (Labour)
Created fromHuntingdon, Peterborough

Constituency profile

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North West Cambridgeshire is a constituency in Cambridgeshire in the East of England. It covers the southern half of the city of Peterborough, that being the areas south of the River Nene, and the settlements to the south and west of the city including the town of Ramsey and the villages of Yaxley, Stilton, Wittering and Glinton.

Peterborough is a historic cathedral city that was an important national centre for the brickmaking industry during the 20th century. The city was designated a new town in 1967 leading to large-scale suburban development south of the River Nene which continued into the 21st century. Ramsey is centred on Ramsey Abbey which made the town a significant ecclesiastical centre. This constituency has average levels of wealth overall; there is some deprivation in the suburbs of Fletton and Orton whilst the rural towns and villages are more affluent.[2] House prices across the constituency are generally lower than the regional and UK averages.[3]

North West Cambridgeshire has an above-average proportion of working-age adults and low proportions of young adults and retirees.[4] Residents have average levels of homeownership and high rates of household income.[3] The child poverty rate is in line with the UK-wide figure.[5] Residents generally have average levels of education and a high proportion work in the retail, transport and technology sectors.[3][6] The percentage claiming unemployment benefits is similar to the rest of the country.[5] White people made up 87% of the population at the 2021 census. Residents of non-British origin made up 25% of the population, including large Polish and Lithuanian communities.[7]

At the local council level, the Peterborough suburbs are represented by a mixture of Reform UK, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Green Party and independent councillors. Ramsey elected Reform UK representatives. Voters in North West Cambridgeshire strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 60% voted in favour of Brexit compared to the UK-wide figure of 52%.[3]

History

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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 from the 2005 general election until 2024. The seat changed hands to Labour's Sam Carling in the 2024 general election.[8]

Withdrawn candidates in 2019

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Liam Round was selected to be the Brexit Party candidate, but he withdrew on 10 November.[9] 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.[10]

New political makeup

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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

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1997–2010

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  • The District of Huntingdonshire wards of Bury, Earith, Elton, Farcet, Ramsey, Sawtry, Somersham, Stilton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys, and Yaxley; and
  • The City of Peterborough wards of Barnack, Fletton, Glinton, Northborough, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville, Stanground, and Wittering.[11]

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).

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

2010–2024

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  • The District of Huntingdonshire wards of Earith, Ellington, Elton and Folksworth, Ramsey, Sawtry, Somersham, Stilton, Upwood and the Raveleys, Warboys and Bury, and Yaxley and Farcet; and
  • The City of Peterborough wards of Barnack, Fletton, Glinton and Wittering, Northborough, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville, Orton with Hampton, Stanground Central, and Stanground East.[12]

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.[13] On the enumeration date of 17 February 2000, the electoral quota for England was 69,934 voters per constituency.[13]

Current

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Further to the 2023 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.[14]

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

  • Peterborough City Council: Barnack (one councillor), Fletton & Stanground (three councillors), Fletton & Woodston (three councillors), Glinton & Castor (two councillors), Hargate & Hempsted (three councillors), Hampton Vale (three councillors), Orton Longueville (three councillors), Orton Waterville (three councillors), Stanground South (three councillors) and Wittering (one councillor).[14]
  • Huntingdonshire District Council: Ramsey (three councillors), Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley (two councillors) and Yaxley (three councillors).[14]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

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Election results 1997–2024

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: North West Cambridgeshire[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Carling 14,785 33.3 +9.5
Conservative Shailesh Vara 14,746 33.2 −26.8
Reform James Sidlow 8,741 19.7 +19.6
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith 3,192 7.2 −3.8
Green Elliot Tong 2,960 6.7 +1.4
Majority 39 0.1 N/A
Turnout 44,424 58.5 −5.4
Registered electors 75,915
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.2

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[18]
Party Vote %
Conservative28,20160.0
Labour11,16923.7
Liberal Democrats5,17311.0
Green2,4645.2
Brexit Party250.1
Turnout 47,032 63.9
Electorate 73,556
General election 2019: North West Cambridgeshire[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 40,307 62.5 +3.8
Labour Cathy Cordiner-Achenbach 14,324 22.2 −8.3
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith 6,881 10.7 +5.7
Green Nicola Day 3,021 4.7 +2.7
Majority 25,983 40.3 +12.2
Turnout 64,533 68.0 −0.6
Registered electors 94,909
Conservative hold Swing +6.1
General election 2017: North West Cambridgeshire[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 37,529 58.6 +6.2
Labour Iain Ramsbottom 19,521 30.5 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Bridget Smith 3,168 5.0 −0.7
UKIP John Whitby 2,518 3.9 −16.2
Green Greg Guthrie 1,255 2.0 −1.6
Majority 18,008 28.1 −4.3
Turnout 63,991 68.6 +2.1
Registered electors 93,223
Conservative hold Swing −3.2
General election 2015: North West Cambridgeshire[21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 32,070 52.5 +2.0
UKIP Peter Reeve[23] 12,275 20.1 +11.8
Labour Nick Thulbourn[23] 10,927 17.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sandford[24] 3,479 5.7 −16.2
Green Nicola Day[25] 2,159 3.5 New
CPA Fay Belham 190 0.3 New
Majority 19,795 32.4 +3.8
Turnout 61,100 66.6 +1.0
Registered electors 91,783
Conservative hold Swing −4.9
General election 2010: North West Cambridgeshire[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 29,425 50.5 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins[28] 12,748 21.9 −1.7
Labour Chris York 9,877 16.9 −8.4
UKIP Robert Brown 4,826 8.3 +3.0
English Democrat Stephen Goldspink 1,407 2.4 New
Majority 16,677 28.6 +8.1
Turnout 58,283 65.6 +3.9
Registered electors 88,857
Conservative hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 2000s

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2005 notional result[29]
Party Vote %
Conservative23,95345.8
Labour13,23825.3
Liberal Democrats12,32123.6
UKIP2,7775.3
Turnout 52,289 61.7
Electorate 84,808
General election 2005: North West Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shailesh Vara 22,504 45.8 −4.0
Labour Ayfer Orhan 12,671 25.8 −5.6
Liberal Democrats John Souter 11,232 22.9 +7.1
UKIP Robert Brown 2,685 5.5 +3.5
Majority 9,833 20.0 +1.6
Turnout 49,092 61.6 −0.7
Registered electors 79,694
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
General election 2001: North West Cambridgeshire[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Mawhinney 21,895 49.8 +1.7
Labour Anthea Cox 13,794 31.4 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Alastair Taylor 6,957 15.8 +0.7
UKIP Barry Hudson 881 2.0 +1.5
Independent David Hall 429 1.0 New
Majority 8,101 18.4 +2.5
Turnout 43,956 62.3 −11.9
Registered electors 70,569
Conservative hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: North West Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Mawhinney 23,488 48.1 −14.2
Labour Lee Steptoe 15,734 32.2 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara McCoy 7,388 15.1 +6.4
Referendum Sandy Watts 1,939 4.0 New
UKIP William Wyatt 269 0.6 New
Majority 7,754 15.9 −20.6
Turnout 48,818 74.2 −4.4
Registered electors 65,791
Conservative hold Swing −10.3
1992 notional result[31]
Party Vote %
Conservative32,17062.4
Labour13,36125.9
Liberal Democrats4,5038.7
Others1,5593.0
Turnout 51,593 78.6
Electorate 65,640

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Cambridgeshire North West". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Main language detailed - Census Maps, ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "General Election results announced". Peterborough City Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Brexit Party General Election candidate for North West Cambridgeshire steps down". Peterborough Telegraph. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Labour 'deselects' General Election candidate for North West Cambridgeshire constituency". Peterborough Telegraph. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. 1 2 England., Boundary Commission for (2007). Fifth periodical report : presented to Parliament pursuant to section 3(5) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986. London: Sationery Office. ISBN 9780101703222. OCLC 85783106.
  14. 1 2 3 "Boundary Commission for England - Revised Proposals for the Eastern Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  16. ↑ "Statement Of Persons Nominated, Notice Of Poll And Situation Of Polling Stations" (PDF). Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "North West Cambridgeshire 2024 Election Results". Cambridge News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Cambridgeshire North West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Candidates standing in the General Election in Cambridgeshire". 12 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Cambridgeshire North West parliamentary constituency – Election 2015 – BBC News". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  23. 1 2 "CAMBRIDGESHIRE NORTH WEST 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
  24. ↑ "General Election 2015 Candidates – Liberal Democrats". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  25. ↑ "Former Labour Party member to stand for Greens in the general election". peterboroughtoday.co.uk.[dead link]
  26. ↑ Cambridgeshire North West, BBC News
  27. ↑ Cambridgeshire North-West Archived 2 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, UKPollingReport
  28. ↑ "Kevin Wilkins – PPC for North West Cambridgeshire | People". Archived from the original on 15 April 2010.
  29. ↑ "2005 (Implied) Election Result". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  30. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "1992 (Implied) Election Result". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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