South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Cambridgeshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Cambridgeshire
1983–1997
Number of members One
Replaced by South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon
Created from Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Cambridge

South West Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. Created in 1983 upon the abolition of the Cambridgeshire constituency, it was abolished in 1997 and succeeded by the constituencies of South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon.

Boundaries

The District of South Cambridgeshire wards of Arrington, Barrington and Shepreth, Barton, Bassingbourn, Bourn, Comberton, Duxford, Foxton, Gamlingay, Great Shelford, Hardwick, Harston, Haslingfield, Ickleton, Little Shelford, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell, Papworth, Sawston, Stapleford, The Mordens, and Whittlesford, the District of Huntingdon wards of Buckden, Eaton Ford, Eaton Socon, Eynesbury, Gransden, Paxton, Priory Park, Staughton, and The Offords, and the City of Cambridge wards of Queen Edith's and Trumpington.

The constituency combined territory from three pre-1974 local authorities, which had been included in the expanded non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire from 1974. It was the south west part of the old Cambridgeshire (with a small part of Cambridge) and the south of Huntingdonshire.

52.6% of the constituency came from the old administrative county and parliamentary constituency of Cambridgeshire. 29.7% originated from the former administrative county and county constituency of Huntingdonshire. The remaining 17.7% of the area had been part of the old borough constituency of Cambridge.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[1]Party
part of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridge prior to 1983
1983 Sir Anthony Grant Conservative
1997 constituency abolished, part of S Cambs and Huntingdon from 1997

Elections

General Election 1992: South West Cambridgeshire[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Anthony Grant 38,902 56.8 −0.9
Liberal Democrat Ms. Sue M. Sutton 19,263 28.2 −0.8
Labour Kevin A. Price 9,378 13.7 +0.4
Green Ms. Linda J. Whitebread 699 1.0 N/A
Natural Law Francis C. Chalmers 225 0.3 N/A
Majority 19,637 28.6 −0.1
Turnout 68,467 81.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1987: South West Cambridgeshire[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Anthony Grant 36,622 57.7 +1.5
Liberal D.C. Nicholls 18,371 29.0 −3.2
Labour J. Billing 8,434 13.3 +1.7
Majority 18,251 28.7
Turnout 63,427 77.7 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
General Election 1983: South West Cambridgeshire[2][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Anthony Grant 32,521 56.2 N/A
Liberal D C Nicholls 18,654 32.2 N/A
Labour Joe Gluza 6,703 11.6 N/A
Majority 13,867 24.0 N/A
Turnout 57,878 75.9 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 British Parliamentary Election results 1983-97: English Counties
  3. ↑ UK General Election results April 1992
  4. ↑ UK General Election results June 1987
  5. ↑ UK General Election results June 1983

Sources

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