Ely and East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Ely and East Cambridgeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] It has been represented since its creation in 2024 by Charlotte Cane of the Liberal Democrats.

Ely and East Cambridgeshire
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Ely and East Cambridgeshire in the East of England
County	Cambridgeshire
Electorate	76,279 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Ely, Littleport, Soham
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	South East Cambridgeshire (most), South Cambridgeshire (part), North East Cambridgeshire (part)

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is composed of the following:

• The District of East Cambridgeshire

• The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of Cottenham, and Milton & Waterbeach.^[3]

The bulk of the electorate, including the city of Ely and the town of Soham, was derived from about two-thirds of the abolished constituency of South East Cambridgeshire, with the addition of areas from North East Cambridgeshire (Littleport, Sutton-in-the-Isle and Downham Villages) and South Cambridgeshire (Cottenham).

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Charlotte Cane	Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ely and East Cambridgeshire^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte Cane	17,127	32.7	+3.4
	Conservative	Lucy Frazer	16,632	31.8	–22.2
	Labour	Elizabeth McWilliams	9,160	17.5	+3.1
	Reform UK	Ryan Coogan	6,443	12.3	N/A
	Green	Andy Cogan	2,359	4.5	+3.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Hoo-Ray Henry	271	0.5	N/A
	SDP	Robert Bayley	172	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Obi Monye	103	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Rob Rawlins	102	0.2	N/A
Majority			495	0.9	N/A
Turnout			52,369	66.4	–5.0
Registered electors			79,112
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,385	54.0
	Liberal Democrats	15,936	29.3
	Labour	7,825	14.4
	Others	1,009	1.9
	Green	310	0.6
Turnout		54,465	71.4
Electorate		76,279

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
4. "Statement As To Persons Nominated" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
5. "Ely and East Cambridgeshire - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
6. "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.

External links

• Ely and East Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK