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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 ...
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England retained Cambridgeshire as a sub-region of the East of England region, increasing the number of seats from seven to eight with the creation of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire.
The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely.Its first MP, Francis Pym, was a Conservative Cabinet Minister, serving in roles such as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1973–1974) in the Heath government and Secretary of State for Defence (1979–1981), Leader of the House of Commons (1981–1982) and most prominently Foreign ...
East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in the city of Ely . The district also contains the towns of Littleport and Soham and surrounding rural areas, including parts of the Fens .
Cathedral city in England Ely Cathedral city Ely Cathedral from the south-east Ely Location within Cambridgeshire Area 69 sq mi (180 km 2) Population 19,200 (2021 census) • Density 278/sq mi (107/km 2) Civil parish Ely District East Cambridgeshire Shire county Cambridgeshire Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ELY Postcode district CB6, CB7 Dialling code ...
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The historic county of Cambridgeshire, located in the modern-day East of England region, has been represented in Parliament since the 13th century. This article provides the list of constituencies which have formed the parliamentary representation from Cambridgeshire.
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was reduced in size following the transfer of the parts in the District of East Cambridgeshire to the new seat of Ely and East Cambridgeshire.