Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Huntingdon
Map1 = Huntingdon
Map2 = Cambridgeshire
Type = County
Year = 1885, 1983
Entity = Cambridgeshire
County = Cambridgeshire
EP = East of England
MP = Jonathan Djanogly
Party = Conservative

Huntingdon 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. In the 17th century, this was Oliver Cromwell's parliamentary area. It was abolished in 1918 to re-create Huntingdonshire; that constituency was renamed, after slight boundary changes, to form the current constituency of Huntingdon. The seat was formerly held by ex-Prime Minister John Major.

Boundaries

The constituency consists of the towns of St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester and a number of smaller settlements in the south-west part of Cambridgeshire (East Anglia), neighbouring Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire. There were minor boundary changes at the 1983 General Election.

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 Huntingdon constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:

*Alconbury and The Stukeleys, Brampton, Buckden, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Gransden and The Offords, Huntingdon East, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton and Staughton, Little Paxton, St Ives East, St Ives South, St Ives West, St Neots Eaton Ford, St Neots Eaton Socon, St Neots Eynesbury, St Neots Priory Park, and The Hemingfords all from the Huntingdonshire district.

Members of Parliament

Before 1660

1628 Oliver Cromwell

1660-1868

"Two members"

Elections

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthea Cox
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percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Djanogly
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jennifer O'Dell
votes =
percentage =
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Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: HuntingdonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Djanogly
votes = 26,646
percentage = 50.8
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julian Huppert
votes = 13,799
percentage = 26.3
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Sartain
votes = 9,821
percentage = 18.7
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Derek Norman
votes = 2,152
percentage = 4.1
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 12,847
percentage = 24.5
change = -1.5Election box turnout
votes = 52,418
percentage = 62.5
change = +1.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -0.8

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: HuntingdonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Djanogly
votes = 24,507
percentage = 49.9
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Pope
votes = 11,715
percentage = 23.9
change = +9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Takki Sulaiman
votes = 11,211
percentage = 22.8
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Derek Norman
votes = 1,656
percentage = 3.4
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 12,792
percentage = 26.0
change = -5.8Election box turnout
votes = 49,089
percentage = 61.1
change = -13.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -7.3

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: HuntingdonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Major
votes = 31,501
percentage = 55.3
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jason Reece
votes = 13,361
percentage = 23.5
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Matthew Owen
votes = 8,390
percentage = 14.7
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = David Bellamy
votes = 3,114
percentage = 5.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = C. Coyne
votes = 331
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Christian Democrat
candidate = V. Hufford
votes = 177
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D. Robertson
votes = 89
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 18,140
percentage = 31.80
change = -6.8Election box turnout
votes = 56,963
percentage = 74.9
change = -4.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -6.8

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: HuntingdonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Major
votes = 48,662
percentage = 66.2
change = +Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Seckleman
votes = 12,432
percentage = 16.9
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Matthew Owen
votes = 9,386
percentage = 12.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Paul Wiggin
votes = 1,045
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Deborah Birkhead
votes = 846
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Screaming Lord Sutch
votes = 728
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box candidate
party = Conservative Thatcheroid
candidate = M. Flanagan
votes = 231
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box candidate
party = Gremloids
candidate = Lord Buckethead
votes = 107
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box candidate
party = Forward to Mars Party
candidate = Charles S. Cockell
votes = 91
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = D. Shepherd
votes = 26
percentage = 0.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 36,230
percentage = 49.30
change = +Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire
* North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

References