Ely and East Cambridgeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Charlotte Cane of the Liberal Democrats.
Constituency profile Ely and East Cambridgeshire is a rural constituency located in Cambridgeshire. Its largest settlement is the small cathedral city of Ely, which has a population of around 19,000. Other settlements include the towns of Soham and Littleport and the villages of Sutton-in-the-Isle, Cottenham, Milton and Burwell. Ely is the seat of a diocese and was historically an island in the Fens, an area of marshland which was drained in the 18th and 19th centuries. Deprivation in the constituency is low and the area is generally affluent. House prices are higher than the national average.
In general, residents are older, well-educated and more likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of the country. Household income is high. White people made up 94% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local council level, most of the constituency is represented by Liberal Democrats, although Conservatives were elected in Soham and Littleport. An estimated 51% of voters in the constituency supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum compared to 48% nationwide.
Boundaries The constituency was created by the 2023 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.
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
ElectionMemberParty 2024 Charlotte Cane Liberal Democrats
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result 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 0.6Turnout54,46571.4Electorate76,279
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire
References
External links Ely and East Cambridgeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK