England · Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire
Covers Chatteris · Whittlesey · Wisbech
Photograph shows Wisbech, a town in this constituency, not the whole of North East Cambridgeshire.
Your member of parliament
Steve Barclay
ConservativeConservative won North East Cambridgeshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,189 votes, or 18.4 points. A swing of 9.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 414 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 236.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.4 points, which is larger than 414 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Reform UK by 7,189 votes.
Majority
7,189
18.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.8%
-4.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
39,176 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve BarclayElected | Conservative | 16,246 | 41.5% | +17.8 |
| Chris Thornhill | Reform UK | 9,057 | 23.1% | +8.8 |
| Javeria Hussain | Labour | 8,008 | 20.4% | -13.3 |
| David Chalmers | Liberal Democrat | 2,716 | 6.9% | -5.3 |
| Andrew Crawford | Green Party | 2,001 | 5.1% | -1.3 |
| David Patrick | Independent | 958 | 2.4% | +0.4 |
| Clayton Payne | Workers Party of Britain | 190 | 0.5% | -0.2 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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