South Cambridgeshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of South Cambridgeshire in Cambridgeshire
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Location of Cambridgeshire within England
CountyCambridgeshire
Electorate83,790 (2018)[1]
Major settlementsCambourne
Cottenham
Sawston
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentAnthony Browne (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth West Cambridgeshire (most) South East Cambridgeshire (part)

South Cambridgeshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Anthony Browne, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

The constituency includes some outskirts of Cambridge such as Girton and its eponymous Cambridge College, and a large spread of rural land to the west of the city, which is generally affluent. The population live in villages, most of which are compact – the most densely populated are in the south where two railway lines and the M11 motorway provide rapid access to London. The seat's only ward (Queen Edith's) that lies within the City of Cambridge has a strong Liberal Democrat vote. This ward also contains the Cambridge College Homerton and Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Registered jobseekers totalled 1.4% of the population, much lower than the regional average of 3.1% and the national average of 3.8% of the population in a statistical compilation by The Guardian in November 2012.[2] In 2017 South Cambridgeshire was identified as the constituency with the lowest proportion of claimants of unemployment benefits in the whole of the country, with only 0.6% of the economically active population claiming either Job Seekers Allowance or Universal Credit.[3]

Boundaries and boundary changes

The old boundaries of South Cambridgeshire as used at the 1997, 2001 and 2005 general elections.

1997–2010

  • The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of Arrington, Bar Hill, Barrington and Shepreth, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Comberton, Coton, Duxford, Elsworth, Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, Great Shelford, Hardwick, Harston, Haslingfield, Ickleton, Little Shelford, Longstanton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell, Papworth, Sawston, Stapleford, Swavesey, The Mordens, and Whittlesford; and
  • The City of Cambridge wards of Queen Edith's and Trumpington.[4]

The constituency was created following the boundary review of 1995, and was first contested at the 1997 general election. Before this, much of the region had been part of the now abolished South West Cambridgeshire constituency represented by Sir Anthony Grant from 1983 to 1997,[5] while the wards of Bar Hill, Coton, Elsworth, Girton, Longstanton and Swavesey were transferred from South East Cambridgeshire.

2010–present

  • The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of Bar Hill, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Caldecote, Comberton, Cottenham, Duxford, Fowlmere and Foxton, Gamlingay, Girton, Grantchester, Hardwick, Harston and Hauxton, Haslingfield and The Eversdens, Longstanton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell and Barrington, Papworth and Elsworth, Sawston, Swavesey, The Abingtons, The Mordens, The Shelfords and Stapleford, and Whittlesford; and
  • The City of Cambridge ward of Queen Edith's.[6]

Following the 2007 review of parliamentary representation in Cambridgeshire, the Boundary Commission made minor alterations to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes.

Trumpington ward and parts of Coleridge and Cherry Hinton wards in the City of Cambridge were transferred to Cambridge, having previously been part of South Cambridgeshire.[7]

Additionally, parts of Cottenham ward (specifically the civil parishes of Cottenham and Rampton) and the Abingtons (Babraham, Great Abington, Little Abington and Pampisford) were added to South Cambridgeshire, having previously voted in the South East Cambridgeshire constituency.[8]

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

  • The City of Cambridge wards of: Cherry Hinton; Queen Edith’s.
  • The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of: Balsham; Barrington; Bassingbourn; Duxford; Fen Ditton & Fulbourn; Foxton; Gamlingay; Hardwick; Harston & Comberton; Linton; Melbourn; Sawston; Shelford; The Mordens; Whittlesford.[9]

The seat will be subject to major changes, with northern areas, including the new towns of Cambourne and Northstowe, being transferred to the newly created constituency of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire. To partly compensate, it will gain the Cherry Hinton ward in the City of Cambridge and southern parts of the (to be abolished) constituency of South East Cambridgeshire, including the villages of Fulbourn and Linton.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[10] Party
1997 Andrew Lansley Conservative
2015 Heidi Allen Conservative
2019 Change UK
Independent
The Independents
Liberal Democrats
2019 Anthony Browne Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Carter-Chapman[11]
Liberal Democrats Pippa Heylings[12]
Majority
Turnout


Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: South Cambridgeshire[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Browne 31,015 46.3 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Sollom 28,111 42.0 +23.4
Labour Dan Greef 7,803 11.7 −15.5
Majority 2,904 4.3 −20.3
Turnout 66,929 76.7 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing −14.4
General election 2017: South Cambridgeshire[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heidi Allen 33,631 51.8 +0.7
Labour Dan Greef 17,679 27.2 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Susan van de Ven 12,102 18.6 +3.4
Green Simon Saggers 1,512 2.3 −4.0
Majority 15,952 24.6 −8.9
Turnout 64,924 76.2 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing −4.5
General election 2015: South Cambridgeshire[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heidi Allen 31,454 51.1 +3.7
Labour Dan Greef 10,860 17.6 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley 9,368 15.2 −18.9
UKIP Marion Mason 6,010 9.8 +6.6
Green Simon Saggers 3,848 6.3 +4.5
Majority 20,594 33.5 +20.2
Turnout 61,540 73.1 −1.7
Conservative hold Swing −1.9
General election 2010: South Cambridgeshire[17][18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 27,995 47.4 +0.9[20]
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Kindersley 20,157 34.1 +5.8
Labour Tariq Sadiq 6,024 10.2 −9.5
Independent Robin Page 1,968 3.3 New
UKIP Helene Davies-Green 1,873 3.2 +0.4
Green Simon Saggers 1,039 1.8 −1.0
Majority 7,838 13.3 +4.9
Turnout 59,056 74.8 +6.6
Conservative hold Swing −2.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 23,676 45.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dickson 15,675 29.8 +2.9
Labour Sandra Wilson 10,189 19.4 −4.9
UKIP Robin Page 1,556 3.0 +1.2
Green Simon Saggers 1,552 2.9 +0.5
Majority 8,001 15.2 -2.1
Turnout 52,648 68.4 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
General election 2001: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 21,387 44.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 12,984 26.9 +1.1
Labour Joan Herbert 11,737 24.3 −0.8
Green Simon Saggers 1,182 2.4 New
UKIP Helene Davies 875 1.8 +1.2
ProLife Alliance Beata Klepacka 176 0.4 New
Majority 8,403 17.3 +1.1
Turnout 48,341 67.1 −9.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: South Cambridgeshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Lansley 22,572 42.0
Liberal Democrats James A. Quinlan 13,860 25.8
Labour Tony Gray 13,485 25.1
Referendum Robin Page 3,300 6.1
UKIP Derek A. Norman 298 0.6
Natural Law Francis C. Chalmers 168 0.3
Majority 8,712 16.2
Turnout 53,683 76.9
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010–2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  3. ↑ McGuinness, Feargal; Brown, Jennifer; Powell, Andy. "People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, March 2017". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ↑ South Cambridgeshire, BBC News
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ↑ 2010 elections Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council
  8. ↑ Elections 2010 Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  9. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  10. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  11. ↑ "Carter-Chapman selected in South Cambridgeshire for being an "incredibly strong campaigner"". conservativehome. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cambridgeshire South Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Susan van de Ven". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Cambridgeshire South parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated – South Cambridgeshire Constituency Archived 26 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  18. ↑ South Cambridgeshire, UKPollingReport
  19. ↑ Commons goal for newest hopefuls, CambridgeNews Online
  20. ↑ Percentage changes based on notional results due to boundary changes

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