Cambridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

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The constituency roughly covers the city of Cambridge, including areas such as Chesterton, Newnham and Cherry Hinton, although two wards in the south of the city (Queen Edith's and Trumpington) are in Cambridgeshire South constituency.

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 Cambridge constituency to be fought at the next United Kingdom general election are:

• Abbey, Arbury, Castle, Cherry Hinton, Coleridge, East Chesterton, King’s Hedges, Market, Newnham, Petersfield, Romsey, Trumpington, and West Chesterton

History

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Cambridge was a Conservative constituency until 1992 when it was taken by Labour's Anne Campbell who held onto the seat for three Parliamentary terms, until 2005, when it was taken by David Howarth of the Liberal Democrats. As a university town, Cambridge has a large student population, so Labour's controversial plans for university top-up fees may well have been a major factor in the 2005 election.

Historically, the city of Cambridge was also home to a second constituency representing the University of Cambridge. The seat was created in 1603 as part of the scheme of University constituencies. MPs for the university included Isaac Newton, William Pitt the Younger, Viscount Palmerston, George Stokes, Richard Jebb, and Archibald Hill. The constituency was abolished in 1950.

Members of Parliament

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• Constituency created (1295)
• 1832 — 1839: G. Pryme and The Rt. Hon. T.S. Rice, both Whig
• 1839 — 1840: G. Pryme, Whig, and The Hon. J.H.T.M. Sutton, Tory
• 1840 — 1841: G. Pryme, Whig, and Sir A.C. Grant Bt, Tory
• 1841 — 1843: The Hon. J.H.T.M. Sutton and Sir A.C. Grant Bt, both Tory
• 1843 — 1847: The Hon. J.H.T.M. Sutton and F. Kelly, both Tory
• 1847 — 1852: R.A.S. Adair and The Hon. W.F. Campbell, both Whig
• 1852 — 1854: K. Macaulay and J.H. Astell, both Tory
• 1854 — 1857: R.A.S. Adair and F. Mowatt, both Whig
• 1857 — 1863: K. Macaulay and A. Steuart, both Tory
• 1863 — 1865: K. Macaulay and F.S. Powell, both Tory
• 1865 — 1866: W. Forsyth and F.S. Powell, both Tory
• 1866 — 1868: F.S. Powell, and J.E. Gorst, both Tory
• 1868 — 1874: Sir Robert Torrens and William Fowler, both Liberal
• 1874 — 1880: Alfred Marten and Patrick Smollett, both Conservative
• 1880 — 1885: William Fowler and Hugh Shield, both Liberal
• Membership reduced to one (1885)
• 1885 — 1906: Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald, Bt., Conservative
• 1906 — 1910: Stanley Buckmaster, Liberal
• 1910 — 1917: Almeric Paget, Conservative
• 1917 — 1922: Sir Eric Geddes, Conservative (coalition)
• 1922 — 1934: Sir George Newton, Conservative
• 1934 — 1945: Richard Tufnell, Conservative
• 1945 — 1950: Arthur Symonds, Labour
• 1950 — 1966: Sir Hamilton Kerr, Bt., Conservative
• 1966 — 1967: Robert Davies, Labour
• 1967 — 1976: David Lane, Conservative
• 1976 — 1992: Robert Rhodes James, Conservative
• 1992 — 2005: Anne Campbell, Labour
• 2005 — present: David Howarth, Liberal Democrat

Election results

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See also

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• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire

References

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External link

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• Cambridge Constituency Parliamentary Elections since 1832

Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England | Cambridge | 1295 establishments