South East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South East Cambridgeshire County constituency |
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| South East Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire, and Cambridgeshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | James Paice |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
South East Cambridgeshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency includes the eastern half of South Cambridgeshire district and the southern part of East Cambridgeshire. Ely is the largest town, with many smaller settlements including Burwell, Cottenham, Fulbourn, Girton, Isleham, Linton, Milton, Soham and Waterbeach.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cambridgeshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor alterations to the existing constituencies to deal with population changes. The electoral wards used to create the modified South East Cambridgeshire constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:
- The East Cambridgeshire wards of Bottisham, Burwell, Cheveley, Dullingham Villages, Ely East, Ely North, Ely South, Ely West, Fordham Villages, Haddenham, Isleham, Soham North, Soham South, Stretham, and The Swaffhams
- The South Cambridgeshire wards of Balsham, Fulbourn, Histon and Impington, Linton, Milton, Teversham, The Wilbrahams, Waterbeach, and Willingham and Over.
[edit] History
The constituency was formed in 1983 from parts of the previous Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely constituencies. It has always been safely Conservative.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Francis Pym | Conservative | |
| 1987 | James Paice | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: South East Cambridgeshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Paice | 26,374 | 47.0 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Chatfield | 17,750 | 31.7 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Fiona Ross | 11,936 | 21.3 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 8,624 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 56,060 | 65.3 | +1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: South East Cambridgeshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Paice | 22,927 | 44.2 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sal Brinton | 13,937 | 26.9 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Andrew Inchley | 13,714 | 26.4 | -0.1 | |
| UK Independence | Neil Scarr | 1,308 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,990 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 51,886 | 63.5 | -10.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
