Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801-1885 & 1918–1983

Cambridgeshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1290–1885
Seats| 2 (1290 – 1832)
3 (1832 – 1885)
Replaced by| Chesterton
Newmarket
Wisbech
1918–1983
Seats| one
Created from| Chesterton
Newmarket
Replaced by| SE Cambridgeshire
SW Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a former Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It was a constituency represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832, when its representation was increased to three until it was abolished in 1885.

It was reconstituted as a single-member seat in 1918 and abolished once again in 1983.

## History

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The county was represented by two Knights of the Shire until 1832, when the number of members was increased to three by the Great Reform Act. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was abolished and was divided into three single-member constituencies: the Western or Chesterton Division, the Eastern or Newmarket Division and the Northern or Wisbech Division.

Under the Local Government Act 1888, the historic county of Cambridgeshire was divided between the administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely. When the parliamentary constituencies were next redistributed under the Representation of the People Act 1918, Cambridgeshire was re-constituted as a single-member Parliamentary County, largely formed from combining the Chesterton Division (excluding areas that were now part of the expanded Municipal Borough of Cambridge) and the Newmarket Division (excluding the city of Ely which was included in the Parliamentary County of Isle of Ely).

The administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely had been recombined in 1965 and Cambridgeshire was further expanded in 1974 to include Huntingdon and Peterborough under the Local Government Act 1972. Under the subsequent redistribution of seats, which did not come into effect until the 1983 general election, Cambridgeshire was abolished as a county constituency, forming the bulk of the new constituency of South East Cambridgeshire and the majority of South West Cambridgeshire.

## Boundaries

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### Prior to 1885

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1290–1653, 1658-1885: The historic county of Cambridgeshire. (Although Cambridgeshire contained the borough of Cambridge, which elected two MPs in its own right, this was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. In the elections of 1830 and 1831, about an eighth of the votes cast for the county came from within Cambridge itself. The city of Ely also elected its own MPs in 1295.)

1654–1658: The historic county was divided for the First and the Second Protectorate Parliaments, between the two-member Isle of Ely area and the four-member constituency consisting of the rest of the county.

### 1918–1983

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* The administrative county of Cambridgeshire, excluding the Municipal Borough of Cambridge.[1]

There were minor boundary changes in 1950, when some of the constituency was transferred to the Cambridge seat, which was expanded to align with the Municipal Borough, and in 1974, to align with changes to the county boundary.

## Members of Parliament

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* Constituency created (1290)

### MPs 1290-1660

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Year | First member | Second member

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1372 | William Papworth |
1373 | Henry English |
1377 (Oct) | Henry English |
1381 | William Papworth |
1382 (May) | William Papworth |
1383 | John Andrew |
1383 (Oct) | Henry English |
1384 (Nov) | Henry English |
1386 | Sir William Papworth | Thomas Hasilden I[2]
1388 (Feb) | Sir John Engaine | Sir John Chalers[2]
1388 (Sep) | Sir John Engaine | Robert Parys[2]
1390 (Jan) | Henry English | Simon Burgh[2]
1390 (Nov) | Sir John Colville | Simon Burgh[2]
1391 | Sir Robert Denny | Simon Burgh[2]
1393 | Sir John Colville | Sir Robert Denny[2]
1394 | Sir Baldwin St George | Richard Hasilden[2]
1395 | Sir Edmund de la Pole | Thomas Hasilden II[2]
1397 (Jan) | Sir Thomas Skelton | Thomas Hasilden II[2]
1397 (Sep) | John Tyndale | Thomas Hasilden II[2]
1399 | Sir Payn Tiptoft | Richard Hasilden[2]
1401 | Sir Baldwin St George | Thomas Hasilden II
1402 | Thomas Priour | John Hobildod[2]
1404 (Jan) | Sir Payn Tiptoft | John Brunne[2]
1404 (Oct) | Sir Baldwin St George | William Standon[2]
1406 | Sir Baldwin St George | William Asenhill[2]
1407 | Sir John Howard | (Sir) John Rochford[2]
1410 | William Alington | [2]
1411 | Sir Walter de la Pole | John Hobildod[2]
1413 (Feb) |  |
1413 (May) | William Porter | John Burgoyne[2]
1414 (Apr) | Sir Baldwin St George | Nicholas Morys[2]
1414 (Nov) | Sir Walter de la Pole | Thomas Lopham[2]
1415 | John Hore | Nicholas Huish[2]
1416 (Mar) | John Hobildod | Thomas Wykes[2]
1416 (Oct) | William Alington | Sir William Asenhill[2]
1417 | Sir Walter de la Pole | Thomas Chalers[2]
1419 | John Burgoyne | William Goodred[2]
1420 | Nicholas Caldecote | Thomas Camp[2]
1421 (May) | Sir Walter de la Pole | William Freville[2]
1421 (Dec) | John Burgoyne | William Fulbourn[2]
1425 | John Hore[3] |
1429 | William Alington of Bottisham |
1431 | Laurence Cheyne |
1432 | Laurence Cheyne | Henry Somer
1433 | William Alington of Horseheath |
1435 | Laurence Cheyne |
1436 | William Alington of Horseheath |
1437 | Gilbert Hore | William Allington
1439/40 | William Allington | William Cotton
1442 | Laurence Cheyne | Thomas Burgoyne
1445/46 | John Ansty the younger[4] | Edmund Ingeldesthorp
1447 | William Cotton | John Moris[5]
1449 (Feb) | Sir John Say | Edmund Ingeldesthorp[6]
1449/50 (Nov) | John Cheyne | Thomas Tynderne[5]
1450/51 | John Ansty the younger[7] | Thomas Tynderne[5]
1453/54 | William Cotton | Edmund Ingeldesthorp[8]
1455/56 | John Ansty[9] | Thomas Lockton
1459 |  |
1460/61 |  |
1461/62 | John Ansty[7](son of John Ansty in 1445) |
1463/65 |  |
1467/68 | John Ansty[7] | William Frevill[5]
1472/75 | Sir William Allington | Thomas Grey
1478 | Sir William Allington | Thomas Grey
1491/2 | John Burgoyne | William Finderne
1510–1523 | No names known[10] |
1529 | Robert Peyton | Giles Alington[10]
1536 |  |
1539 | Sir Giles Alington | Sir Thomas Elyot[10]
1542 | Edward North | Thomas Rudston[10]
1545 |  |
1547 | (Sir) Edward North | James Dyer[10]
1553 (Mar) | (Sir) Edward North | James Dyer[10]
1553 (Oct) | Sir John Huddleston | Sir John Cotton[10]
1554 (Apr) | Sir John Huddleston | Sir Giles Alington[10]
1554 (Nov) | Sir John Huddleston | Sir John Cotton[10]
1555 | Roger North, 2nd Baron North | Thomas Wendy[10]
1558 | Sir Giles Alington | Robert Peyton[10]
1559 (Jan) | Roger North | Francis Hynde[11]
1562–1563 | Roger North, ennobled
and repl. 1566 by Robert Peyton | John Hutton[11]
1571 | John Hutton | Henry Long[11]
1572 (Apr) | Francis Hynde | John Hutton[11]
1584 (Nov) | John North | Sir John Cutts[11]
1586 (Oct) | John North | Sir John Cutts[11]
1588 (Oct) | John North | (Sir) Francis Hynde[11]
1593 | John Cotton | John Peyton[11]
1597 (Oct) | (Sir) Henry North | William Hynde[11]
1601 | Sir John Cutts | (Sir) John Cotton[11]
1604 | Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet | Sir John Cutts
1614 | Sir Thomas Chicheley | Sir John Cutts
1621 | Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet | Sir John Cutts
1624 | Sir Simon Steward | Sir John Cutts
1625 | Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet | Sir John Cutts
1626 | Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet | Sir John Cutts
1628 | Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet | Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet
1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened
Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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Apr 1640 | Sir Dudley North |  | Sir John Cutts |
Nov 1640 | Sir Dudley North | Parliamentarian | Thomas Chicheley | Royalist
Chicheley disabled 16 September 1642 replaced 1645 by Francis Russell. North secluded 1648 |
Year | First member | Second member | Third member | Fourth member

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1653 | John Sadler | Thomas French | Robert Castle | Samuel Warner
1654 | John Delbrow | Henry Pickering | Robert Castle | Francis Russell
1656 | Robert West | Henry Pickering | Robert Castle | Francis Russell
1659 | Sir Thomas Willys, 1st Baronet | Sir Henry Pickering |  |

### MPs 1660-1832

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Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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|  | 1660  | Thomas Wendy |  | Isaac Thornton |
| 1661  | Thomas Chicheley |
| 1674  | Sir Thomas Hatton, Bt |
|  | February 1679  | Gerard Russell |  | Edward Partherich |
|  | August 1679  | Sir Levinus Bennet, Bt | Tory | Sir Robert Cotton |
| 1693  | The Lord Cutts |
| 1695  | Edward Russell | Whig
| 1697  | Sir Rushout Cullen, Bt |
| 1702  | Granado Pigot |
| 1705  | John Bromley |
| 1707  | John Bromley |
| 1710  | John Jenyns |
| 1717  | Robert Clarke |
| 1718  | Francis Whichcote |
|  | 1722  | Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt |  | Lord Harley |
| 1724  | Samuel Shepheard |
| 1727  | Henry Bromley |
| 1741  | Soame Jenyns |
| 1747  | Viscount Royston | Whig
| 1754  | Marquess of Granby |
| 1764  | Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt |
| 1770  | Sir Sampson Gideon, Bt |
|  | 1780  | Lord Robert Manners | Tory[12] | Viscount Royston | Tory[12]
| 1782  | Sir Henry Peyton, Bt | Whig[12]
| 1789  | James Whorwood Adeane | Whig[12]
| 1790  | Charles Philip Yorke | Tory[12]
| May 1802  | Sir Henry Peyton, Bt | Whig[12]
| July 1802  | Lord Charles Manners | Tory[12]
| 1810  | Lord Francis Osborne | Whig[12]
| 1830  | Henry John Adeane | Whig[12]
| 1831  | Richard Greaves Townley | Whig[12]
1832  | third member added

### MPs 1832–1885

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Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | Third member | Third party

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|  |  | 1832 | Richard Greaves Townley | Whig[12][13][14] | Charles Yorke | Tory[12] | John Walbanke-Childers | Whig[12][13]
| 1834  | Conservative[12]
|  | 1835 | Eliot Yorke | Conservative[12] | Richard Jefferson Eaton | Conservative[12]
| 1841 | John Peter Allix | Conservative[12]
|  | 1847 | Richard Greaves Townley | Whig[12][13][14] | Lord George Manners | Conservative
| 1852 | Edward Ball | Conservative
| 1857 | Henry John Adeane | Whig[15][16]
| 1859 | Liberal
| 1863 by-election | Lord George Manners | Conservative
|  | 1865 | Viscount Royston | Conservative | Richard Young | Liberal
| 1868 | Hon. Sir Henry Brand | Liberal
| January 1874 by-election | Hon. Eliot Yorke | Conservative
| October 1874 by-election | Benjamin Rodwell | Conservative
| 1879 by-election | Edward Hicks | Conservative
| 1881 by-election | James Redfoord Bulwer | Conservative
| 1884 by-election | Arthur Thornhill | Conservative
1885 | Constituency abolished, Chesterton, Newmarket and Wisbech from 1885

### MPs 1918-1983

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Election | Member | Party

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Chesterton and Newmarket prior to 1918
| 1918 | Hon. Edwin Samuel Montagu | Liberal
| 1922 | Harold Stannus Gray | Unionist
| 1923 | Richard Briscoe | Unionist
| 1945 | A. E. Stubbs | Labour
| 1950 | Gerald Howard | Conservative
| 1961 by-election | Francis Pym | Conservative
1983 | Constituency abolished, SE Cambs and SW Cambs from 1983

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Cambridgeshire[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 41,218  | 56.5  | +9.0
| Labour | R Collins  | 17,929  | 24.6  | −3.2
| Liberal | Stephen Ronald Jakobi  | 13,780  | 18.9  | −5.8
Majority | 23,289  | 31.9  | +12.2
Turnout | 72,927  | 78.3  | +2.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.1  |
General election October 1974: Cambridgeshire[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 30,508  | 47.5  | +0.4
| Labour | Michael Peter Farley  | 17,853  | 27.8  | +2.0
| Liberal | Stephen Ronald Jakobi  | 15,841  | 24.7  | −2.4
Majority | 12,655  | 19.7  | −0.3
Turnout | 64,202  | 76.0  | −6.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8  |
General election February 1974: Cambridgeshire[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 32,638  | 47.1  | −7.5
| Liberal | Stephen Ronald Jakobi  | 18,826  | 27.1  | +15.5
| Labour | Michael Peter Farley  | 17,930  | 25.8  | −8.0
Majority | 13,812  | 20.0  | −0.8
Turnout | 69,394  | 82.8  | +7.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | −11.5  |
General election 1970: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 32,264  | 54.6  | +6.9
| Labour | John Noel Hughes  | 19,993  | 33.8  | −4.2
| Liberal | Morag Brown  | 6,861  | 11.6  | −2.7
Majority | 12,271  | 20.8  | +11.1
Turnout | 59,118  | 75.5  | −3.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 25,600  | 47.7  | −0.3
| Labour | John Noel Hughes  | 20,433  | 38.0  | +4.0
| Liberal | John Roderic Charles Beale  | 7,698  | 14.3  | −3.7
Majority | 5,167  | 9.7  | −4.3
Turnout | 53,731  | 79.2  | −0.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4  |
General election 1964: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 24,883  | 48.0  | −9.9
| Labour | Evan Rutherford  | 17,636  | 34.0  | −8.1
| Liberal | Richard Moore | 9,347  | 18.0  | N/A
Majority | 7,247  | 14.0  | −1.8
Turnout | 51,866  | 79.8  | +1.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.9  |
1961 Cambridgeshire by-election[18][19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Pym | 17,643  | 45.9  | −12.0
| Labour | Robert Davies | 11,566  | 30.1  | −12.0
| Liberal | Richard Moore | 9,219  | 24.0  | New
Majority | 6,077  | 15.8  | 0.0
Turnout | 38,428  | 62.4  | −15.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerald Howard | 27,407  | 57.9  | +3.6
| Labour | William Royle  | 19,928  | 42.1  | −3.6
Majority | 7,479  | 15.8  | +7.2
Turnout | 47,335  | 78.0  | −0.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6  |
General election 1955: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerald Howard | 25,025  | 54.3  | +0.5
| Labour | Henry Walston | 21,051  | 45.7  | −0.5
Majority | 3,974  | 8.6  | +1.0
Turnout | 46,076  | 78.9  | −2.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5  |
General election 1951: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerald Howard | 25,095  | 53.8  | +7.5
| Labour | Henry Walston | 21,558  | 46.2  | +5.9
Majority | 3,537  | 7.6  | +1.6
Turnout | 46,653  | 81.2  | −2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8  |
General election 1950: Cambridgeshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerald Howard | 21,846  | 46.3  | +4.1
| Labour | A. E. Stubbs | 19,046  | 40.3  | −2.0
| Liberal | Richard Thomas Howlett  | 6,348  | 13.4  | −2.1
Majority | 2,800  | 6.0  | N/A
Turnout | 47,240  | 83.4  | +13.5
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.1  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | A. E. Stubbs | 18,714  | 42.3  | +10.3
| Conservative | Gerald Howard | 18,670  | 42.2  | −11.2
| Liberal | Lionel Edward Goodman  | 6,867  | 15.5  | +0.9
Majority | 44  | 0.1  | N/A
Turnout | 44,251  | 69.9  | +2.1
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.8  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Briscoe | 19,087  | 53.4  | −14.9
| Labour | John Rotherford Bellerby | 11,437  | 32.0  | +0.3
| Liberal | John William Payne  | 5,223  | 14.6  | New
Majority | 7,650  | 21.4  | −15.2
Turnout | 35,747  | 67.8  | −2.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.6  |
General election 1931: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Briscoe | 23,742  | 68.3  | +30.7
| Labour | Geoffrey Garratt | 11,013  | 31.7  | 0.0
Majority | 12,729  | 36.6  | +30.7
Turnout | 34,755  | 70.5  | −4.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +30.7  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Richard Briscoe | 13,306  | 37.6  | −21.4
| Labour | Geoffrey Garratt | 11,256  | 31.7  | −9.3
| Liberal | John William Payne  | 10,904  | 30.7  | New
Majority | 2,050  | 5.9  | −12.1
Turnout | 35,466  | 74.7  | +4.8
| Unionist hold | Swing | −6.1  |
General election 1924: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Richard Briscoe | 15,530  | 59.0  | +15.4
| Labour | Geoffrey Garratt | 10,781  | 41.0  | +9.2
Majority | 4,749  | 18.0  | +6.2
Turnout | 26,311  | 69.9  | −2.6
| Unionist hold | Swing | +3.1  |
General election 1923: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Richard Briscoe | 11,710  | 43.6  | +5.6
| Labour | A. E. Stubbs | 8,554  | 31.8  | −3.5
| Liberal | Elsbeth Dimsdale | 6,619  | 24.6  | −2.1
Majority | 3,156  | 11.8  | +9.1
Turnout | 26,883  | 72.5  | +1.7
| Unionist hold | Swing | +4.6  |
General election 1922: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Harold Stannus Gray | 9,846  | 38.0  | N/A
| Labour | A. E. Stubbs | 9,167  | 35.3  | +0.4
| National Liberal | Edwin Montagu | 6,942  | 26.7  | −38.4
Majority | 679  | 2.7  | N/A
Turnout | 25,955  | 70.8  | +19.5
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +38.2  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Cambridgeshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Liberal | Edwin Montagu | 12,497 | 65.1 |
| Independent Labour | A. E. Stubbs | 6,686  | 34.9  |
Majority | 5,811  | 30.2  |
Turnout | 19,183  | 51.3  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1880s

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By-election, 21 Mar 1884: Cambridgeshire (1 seat)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Arthur Thornhill | 3,915  | 58.2  | N/A
| Liberal | Thomas Coote[22] | 2,812  | 41.8  | N/A
Majority | 1,103  | 16.4  | N/A
Turnout | 6,727  | 67.2  | N/A
Registered electors | 10,003  |  |
| Conservative gain from Speaker

* Caused by Brand's elevation to the peerage, becoming Viscount Hampden.

By-election, 7 Sep 1881: Cambridgeshire (1 seat)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Redfoord Bulwer | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Rodwell's resignation.

General election 1880: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Speaker (Liberal) | Henry Brand | Unopposed
| Conservative | Edward Hicks | Unopposed
| Conservative | Benjamin Rodwell | Unopposed
Registered electors | 10,023  |  |
| Speaker hold
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1870s

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By-election, 30 Jan 1879: Cambridgeshire (1 seat)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Hicks | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Yorke's death.

By-election, 5 Oct 1874: Cambridgeshire (1 seat)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Benjamin Rodwell | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Manners' death.

General election 1874: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Speaker (Liberal) | Henry Brand | Unopposed
| Conservative | George Manners | Unopposed
| Conservative | Elliot Yorke | Unopposed
Registered electors | 10,104  |  |
| Speaker hold
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
By-election, 3 January 1874: Cambridgeshire (1 seat)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Elliot Yorke | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Yorke's succession to the peerage, becoming Earl of Hardwicke.

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Manners | 3,998  | 27.6  | N/A
| Conservative | Charles Yorke | 3,874  | 26.8  | N/A
| Liberal | Henry Brand | 3,300  | 22.8  | N/A
| Liberal | Richard Young | 3,290  | 22.7  | N/A
Majority | 574  | 4.0  | N/A
Turnout | 7,231 (est)  | 76.0 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 9,512  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Liberal hold
By-election, 17 Jul 1866: Cambridgeshire[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Yorke | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Yorke's appointment as Comptroller of the Household.

General election 1865: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Manners | Unopposed
| Conservative | Charles Yorke | Unopposed
| Liberal | Richard Young | Unopposed
Registered electors | 7,060  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Liberal hold
By-election, 14 Feb 1863: Cambridgeshire[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Manners | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Ball's resignation.

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Ball | Unopposed
| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | Unopposed
| Liberal | Henry John Adeane | Unopposed
Registered electors | 7,157  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Liberal hold
General election 1857: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Ball | 2,780  | 27.8  | N/A
| Whig | Henry John Adeane | 2,616  | 26.1  | New
| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | 2,483  | 24.8  | N/A
| Conservative | George Manners | 2,127  | 21.3  | N/A
Turnout | 5,079 (est)  | 80.6 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 6,298  |  |
Majority | 164  | 1.7  | N/A
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 489  | 4.8  | N/A
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1852: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Ball | Unopposed
| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | Unopposed
| Conservative | George Manners | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,989  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Conservative gain from Whig

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1847: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Manners | Unopposed
| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | Unopposed
| Whig | Richard Greaves Townley | Unopposed
Registered electors | 7,175  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1841: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Jefferson Eaton | Unopposed
| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | Unopposed
| Conservative | John Peter Allix | Unopposed
Registered electors | 7,400  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Conservative gain from Whig

### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[12][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | Unopposed
| Conservative | Richard Jefferson Eaton | Unopposed
| Whig | Richard Greaves Townley | Unopposed
Registered electors | 7,100  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Whig hold
General election 1835: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[12][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Eliot Yorke | 3,871  | 29.4  | +14.8
| Conservative | Richard Jefferson Eaton | 3,261  | 24.7  | +10.1
| Whig | Richard Greaves Townley | 3,070  | 23.3  | −12.1
| Whig | John Walbanke-Childers | 2,979  | 22.6  | −12.8
Turnout | 6,469  | 96.4  | +4.4
Registered electors | 6,710  |  |
Majority | 191  | 1.4  | −2.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.6  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +11.3  |
Majority | 91  | 0.7  | +0.6
| Whig hold | Swing | −12.3  |
General election 1832: Cambridgeshire (3 seats)[12][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Charles Yorke | 3,693  | 29.2
| Whig | Richard Greaves Townley | 3,261  | 25.7
| Whig | John Walbanke-Childers | 2,862  | 22.6
| Whig | Henry John Adeane | 2,850  | 22.5
Turnout | 5,923  | 92.0
Registered electors | 6,435  |
Majority  | 432  | 3.5
| Tory win (new seat)
Majority  | 12  | 0.1
| Whig hold
| Whig hold
By-election, 1 November 1831: Cambridgeshire[12][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Richard Greaves Townley | 1,981  | 57.8
| Tory | Charles Yorke | 1,445  | 42.2
Majority  | 536  | 15.6
Turnout | 3,426  | c. 85.7
Registered electors | c. 4,000 |
| Whig hold

* Caused by Osborne's resignation

General election 1831: Cambridgeshire (2 seats)[12][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Francis Osborne | Unopposed
| Whig | Henry John Adeane | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 4,000 |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold
General election 1830: Cambridgeshire (2 seats)[12][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Francis Osborne | 2,339  | 37.8  |
| Whig | Henry John Adeane | 2,086  | 33.7  |
| Tory | Charles Manners | 1,757  | 28.4  |
Majority | 329  | 5.3  |
Turnout | 3,717  | c. 92.9 |
Registered electors | c. 4,000 |  |
| Whig hold | Swing |  |
| Whig gain from Tory | Swing |  |

## See also

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* Parliamentary representation from Cambridgeshire
* List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
* Unreformed House of Commons

## References

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* Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
* British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)
* John Cannon, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973)
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)

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|  Constituency represented by the speaker
1872–1884  | Succeeded by

Warwick
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