South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundaries since 2024
	Boundary of South Cambridgeshire in the East of England
County	Cambridgeshire
Electorate	75,484 (2023)
Major settlements	Linton; Melbourn; Sawston
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	South 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 the 2024 general election by Pippa Heylings of the Liberal Democrats.

The constituency boundaries were significantly changed under the most recent Boundary Commission review. The new constituency is also named South Cambridgeshire although it comprises approximately 60% of the original electorate who are now joined by voters formerly in South East Cambridgeshire constituency along with voters in the Cherry Hinton ward formerly in Cambridge constituency.

The previous MP Anthony Browne opted to fight the newly formed St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire seat which contains part of his old constituency.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

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.^[2]

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,^[3] while the wards of Bar Hill, Coton, Elsworth, Girton, Longstanton and Swavesey were transferred from South East Cambridgeshire.

2010–2024

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Current

Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 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.^[7]

The seat was 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 gained the Cherry Hinton ward in the City of Cambridge and southern parts of the abolished constituency of South East Cambridgeshire, including the villages of Fulbourn and Linton.

Members of Parliament

South West Cambridgeshire prior to 1997

Election	Member^[8]
1997	Andrew Lansley	Conservative
2015	Heidi Allen	Conservative
2019		Change UK
		Independent
		The Independents
		Liberal Democrats
2019	Anthony Browne	Conservative
2024	Pippa Heylings	Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: South Cambridgeshire^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pippa Heylings	25,704	46.8	+5.8
	Conservative	Chris Carter-Chapman	15,063	27.4	−16.1
	Labour	Luke Viner	6,106	11.1	−4.0
	Reform UK	Harrison Edwards	4,897	8.9	+8.8
	Green	Miranda Fyfe	2,656	4.8	+4.6
	Independent	James Gordon	459	0.8	N/A
Majority			10,641	19.4	N/A
Turnout			54,885	71.0	−8.6
Registered electors			77,327
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+11.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	26,153	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	24,655	41.0
	Labour	9,091	15.1
	Green	96	0.2
	Brexit Party	83	0.1

Turnout		60,078	79.6
Electorate		75,484

General election 2019: South Cambridgeshire^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]^[14]
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^[15]^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Lansley	27,995	47.4	+0.9
	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)

Notes

^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

^ "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.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ South Cambridgeshire, BBC News
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ 2010 elections Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council
^ Elections 2010 Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Cambridgeshire South Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Susan van de Ven". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Cambridgeshire South parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated – South Cambridgeshire Constituency Archived 26 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council
^ South Cambridgeshire, UKPollingReport
^ Commons goal for newest hopefuls, CambridgeNews Online

External links

South Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
South Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
South Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

52°07′12″N 0°09′14″E / 52.120°N 0.154°E / 52.120; 0.154

[2] A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[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.

[3] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[4] South Cambridgeshire, BBC News

[5] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[6] 2010 elections Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council

[7] Elections 2010 Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council

[8] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.

[rayment-9] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)

[10] "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2024.

[11] "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.

[12] "Cambridgeshire South Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[13] "Susan van de Ven". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.

[electoralcalculus-14] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[15] "Cambridgeshire South parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[16] Notice of Poll and Statement of Persons Nominated – South Cambridgeshire Constituency Archived 26 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, South Cambridgeshire District Council

[17] South Cambridgeshire, UKPollingReport

[18] Commons goal for newest hopefuls, CambridgeNews Online

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