Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdon
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
Location of Cambridgeshire within England.
County	Cambridgeshire
Electorate	79,134 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Huntingdonshire and Peterborough[2]
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Replaced by	Huntingdonshire
Created from	Huntingdonshire
c1290–1885
Number of members	c1290–1868: Two 1868–1885: One
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Huntingdon is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Jonathan Djanogly, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

It is a safe Conservative Party seat.

History

Representatives for seat, the standard two burgesses per parliamentary borough, were summoned to form the first fully assembled parliament, the Model Parliament in 1295 and at all parliaments assembled from then until 1868, in which year until the constituency lost its dual member entitlement. In 1885 the seat was further enlarged and given further election expenses rights as a county constituency. In the mid-17th century, this was Oliver Cromwell's constituency.

The seat was abolished in 1918 to re-create Huntingdonshire that co-existed in the early history of the above – this revived county seat lasted until 1983. That constituency was renamed and saw slight boundary changes, to form the current constituency of Huntingdon.

The former Conservative Prime Minister (1990–1997) John Major represented the seat from its re-creation in 1983 until his retirement in 2001. His majority in 1992 (36,230) is the largest majority for any member of parliament post-1832.

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Leightonstone and Toseland.

1983-1997: The District of Huntingdon wards of Brampton, Bury, Earith, Ellington, Elton, Farcet, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Hemingford Abbots and Hilton, Hemingford Grey, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton, Needingworth, Ramsey, Sawtry, Somersham, Stilton, St Ives North, St Ives South, The Stukeleys, Upwood and The Raveleys, Warboys, and Yaxley, and the City of Peterborough wards of Barnack, Glinton, Northborough, Werrington, and Wittering.

1997-2010: The District of Huntingdonshire wards of Brampton, Buckden, Eaton Ford, Eaton Socon, Ellington, Eynesbury, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Gransden, Hemingford Abbots and Hilton, Hemingford Grey, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton, Needingworth, Paxton, Priory Park, St Ives North, St Ives South, Staughton, The Offords, and The Stukeleys.

2010-present: The District of Huntingdonshire wards of 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.

The constituency consists of the towns of St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester and a number of smaller settlements in Western Cambridgeshire. There were significant boundary changes at the 1997 general election, when the neighbouring seat of North West Cambridgeshire was created from areas previously in the seats of Huntingdon and Peterborough.

Members of Parliament

MPs c1290–1660

Parliament	First member	Second member
1361	William Wightman[3]
1365	William Wightman[3]
1366	William Wightman[3]
1369	William Wightman[3]
1371	William Wightman[3]
1372	William Wightman[3]
1373	William Wightman[3]
1376	William Wightman[3]
1377 (Jan)	William Wightman[3]
1377 (Oct)	William Wightman[3]
1378	William Wightman[3]
1380 (Jan)	William Wightman[3]
1381	William Wightman[3]
1382 (May)	William Wightman[3]
1382 (Oct)	William Wightman[3]
1383 (Oct)	William Wightman[3]
1384 (Apr)	William Wightman[3]
1384 (Nov)	William Wightman[3]
1386	William Luton	Thomas Daniel[4]
1388 (Feb)	William Wightman	Thomas Daniel[4]
1388 (Sep)	William Wightman	Thomas Daniel[4]
1390 (Jan)	William Wightman	Thomas Daniel[4]
1390 (Nov)
1391	William Wightman	William Luton[4]
1393	William Albon	John Pabenham[4]
1394	Henry Proude	John Dunhead I[4]
1395	John Cutler	John Dunhead II[4]
1397 (Jan)	Walter Willardby	John Dunhead I[4]
1397 (Sep)	John Hawkin	John Dunhead II[4]
1399	John Hawkin	Richard Prentice[4]
1401	John Sabrisforth	John Rous[4]
1402	Walter Devenham	Ambrose Newton[4]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406	John Hawkin	Richard Prentice[4]
1407	Richard Prentice	John Navet[4]
1410
1411	Robert Peck	Thomas Freeman[4]
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)	Robert Peck	John Denton[4]
1414 (Apr)	Robert Peck	John Denton[4]
1414 (Nov)	Roger Chamberlain	John Foxton[4]
1415	Robert Peck	John Bickley[4]
1416 (Mar)	Robert Peck	John Denton[4]
1416 (Oct)
1417	John Fette	Richard Freeman[4]
1419	Richard Spicer	Hugh Parson[4]
1420	John Abbotsley (MP)	John Foxton[4]
1421 (May)	Robert Peck II	John Colles[4]
1421 (Dec)	Robert Peck II	George Gidding[4]
1510–1523	No names known[5]
1529	Thomas Hall	William Webbe[5]
1536	?
1539	?
1542	?
1545	?
1547	John Arscott	John Millicent[5]
1553 (Mar)	William Tyrwhitt	Thomas Maria Wingfield[5]
1553 (Oct)	Thomas Maria Wingfield	John Purvey[5]
1554 (Apr)	Thomas Maria Wingfield	Simon Throckmorton[5]
1554 (Nov)	Philip Clampe	William Horwood[5]
1555	Robert Brockbank	Thomas Worlich[5]
1558	Robert Brockbank	John Brigandine[5]
1559 (Jan)	Richard Patrick	William Symcots[6]
1562/3	Richard Gooderick	'George Blyth[6]
1571	Tristram Tyrwhitt	Ralph Rokeby[6]
1572 (Apr)	Thomas Slade	John Turpin[6]
1584 (Nov)	Francis Flower	William Cervington[6]
1586	Francis Flower	William Cervington[6]
1588 (Oct)	Francis Flower	William Cervington[6]
1593	Robert Lee	Robert Cromwell[6]
1597 (Oct)	Richard Cromwell	Robert Cooke[6]
1601	William Beecher	Thomas Chichley[6]
1604	Henry Cromwell	Thomas Harley
1614	Sir Christopher Hatton	Sir Miles Fleetwood
1621–1622	Sir Henry St John	Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet
1624	Sir Arthur Mainwaring	Sir Henry St John
1625	Sir Arthur Mainwaring	Sir Henry St John
1626	Sir Arthur Mainwaring	John Goldsborough
1628	Oliver Cromwell	James Montagu
1629–1640	No Parliaments summoned
Apr 1640	Robert Bernard	William Montagu
Nov 1640	George Montagu	Edward Montagu, ennobled in 1644 and replaced by Abraham Burrell
1653	Not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654	John Bernard
1656	John Bernard
1659	John Thurloe	Sir John Bernard
1659	Abraham Burrell

MPs 1660–1868

Year		First member[7]	First party		Second member[7]	Second party
1660		John Bernard			Nicholas Pedley
1661		Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt			Lionel Walden
Apr 1679		Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu			Sir Nicholas Pedley
Aug 1679					Lionel Walden
1685		Hon. Oliver Montagu
1689		John Bigg			Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu
1690		Hon. Richard Montagu
1695					John Pocklington
1697		Francis Wortley-Montagu
1698					Edward Carteret
1701					The Earl of Orrery
1702		Anthony Hammond
1705		Edward Wortley-Montagu			Sir John Cotton, 4th Bt
1706					John Pedley
1708					Francis Page
1713		Sidney Wortley-Montagu			Viscount Hinchingbrooke
1722		Edward Wortley-Montagu			Roger Handasyde
1734		Edward Montagu
May 1741					Hon. Wills Hill
Dec 1741					Albert Nesbitt
1747					Kelland Courtenay
1748					John Montagu
1754					Robert Jones
1768		Henry Seymour
Feb 1774					Hon. William Augustus Montagu
Oct 1774		George Wombwell
1776					The Lord Mulgrave
1780		Hugh Palliser
1784		Sir Walter Rawlinson			Lancelot Brown
1787					John Willett Payne
Jun 1790		Hon. John George Montagu
Dec 1790		Henry Speed
1796		William Henry Fellowes			John Calvert
1807		William Meeke Farmer
1809		Samuel Farmer
1818		William Augustus Montagu
1820		Earl of Ancram	Tory
1824		James Stuart
1831		Jonathan Peel			Sir Frederick Pollock	Tory
1844					Thomas Baring	-
1868	representation reduced to one member

MPs 1868–1918

Election		Member[7]	Party
	1868	Thomas Baring	Conservative
	1873 by-election	Sir John Burgess Karslake	Conservative
	1876 by-election	Viscount Hinchingbrooke	Conservative
	1884 by-election	Sir Robert Peel	Conservative
	1885	Thomas Coote	Liberal
	1886	Arthur Smith-Barry	Conservative
	1900	George Montagu	Conservative
	1906	Samuel Howard Whitbread	Liberal
	1910 (Jan)	John Cator	Conservative
	1918	constituency abolished, Huntingdonshire from 1918

MPs since 1983

Election		Member[7]	Party	Notes
	1983	Rt Hon John Major	Conservative	Cabinet minister 1987–90; Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister 1990–97
	2001	Jonathan Djanogly	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Huntingdon^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Djanogly	29,652	53.0	+4.2
	Labour	Nik Johnson[9]	10,248	18.3	+7.3
	UKIP	Paul Bullen[10]	9,473	16.9	+10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Rod Cantrill[11]	4,375	7.8	−21.1
	Green	Thomas MacLennan[12]	2,178	3.9	+2.7
Majority			19,404	34.7
Turnout				67.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.6

General Election 2010: Huntingdon^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Djanogly	26,516	48.9	−1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Land	15,697	28.9	+2.3
	Labour	Anthea Cox	5,982	11.0	−7.4
	UKIP	Ian Curtis	3,258	6.0	+1.8
	Independent	Jonathan Salt[14]	1,432	2.6	N/A
	Green	John Clare	652	1.2	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Lord Toby Jug[15]	548	1.0	N/A
	Animal Protection	Carrie Holliman	181	0.3	N/A
Majority			10,819	19.9
Turnout			54,266	64.9	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Huntingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Djanogly	26,646	50.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Huppert	13,799	26.3	+2.4
	Labour	Stephen Michael Sartain	9,821	18.7	−4.1
	UKIP	Derek Arthur Norman	2,152	4.1	+0.7
Majority			12,847	24.5	−1.5
Turnout			52,418	62.5	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.8

General Election 2001: Huntingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jonathan Djanogly	24,507	49.9	−5.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Robert Pope	11,715	23.9	+9.1
	Labour	Takki Emmanouel Sulaiman	11,211	22.8	−0.6
	UKIP	Derek Arthur Norman	1,656	3.4	+2.8
Majority			12,792	26.0	−5.8
Turnout			49,089	61.1	−13.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−7.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Huntingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rt Hon John Major	31,501	55.3	−9.9
	Labour	Jason Reece	13,361	23.5	+6.6
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew James Owen	8,390	14.7	−6.4
	Referendum	David Bellamy	3,114	5.5	N/A
	UKIP	Charles Raymond Coyne	331	0.6	N/A
	Christian Democrat	Mrs. Veronica Hufford	177	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Duncan John Robertson	89	0.2	N/A
Majority			18,140	31.80	−6.8
Turnout			56,963	74.9	−4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.25

General Election 1992: Huntingdon^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rt Hon John Major	48,662	66.2	+2.6
	Labour	Hugh Alexander Seckleman	12,432	16.9	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Duff	9,386	12.8	−8.3
	Liberal	Paul David Wiggin	1,045	1.4	N/A
	Green	Miss Deborah Merryl Birkhead	846	1.2	−0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Screaming Lord Sutch	728	1.0	N/A
	Conservative Thatcherite	Michael Anthony Flanagan	231	0.3	N/A
	Gremloids	Lord Buckethead	107	0.1	N/A
	Forward to Mars Party	Charles S. Cockell	91	0.1	N/A
	Natural Law	David Shepherd	26	0.0	N/A
Majority			36,230	49.3	+6.8
Turnout			73,554	79.2	+5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.2

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Huntingdon^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Major	40,530	63.6	+1.2
	Social Democratic	Anthony Joseph Nicholson	13,486	21.1	N/A
	Labour	David Michael Brown	8,883	13.9	+2.4
	Green	William Barry Lavin	874	1.4	+0.6
Majority			27,044	42.5
Turnout			63,773	74.0	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Huntingdon^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Major	34,254	62.4	N/A
	Liberal	Sheila John Gatiss	13,906	25.3	N/A
	Labour	Mark Slater	6,317	11.5	N/A
	Ecology	Timothy March Beaupre Eiloart	444	0.8	N/A
Majority			20,348	37.1	N/A
Turnout			54,921	71.6	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1910 (December): Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Cator	2,287	51.7	−2.3
	Liberal	O S B Brett	2,139	48.3	+2.3
Majority			148	3.4
Turnout			4,426	85.5	−2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.3

General Election 1910 (January): Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Cator	2,466	54.0	+9.4
	Liberal	O S B Brett	2,099	46.0	−9.4
Majority			367	8.0
Turnout			4,565	88.2	+5.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.4

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Samuel Howard Whitbread	2,426	55.4	+8.9
	Conservative	John Cator	1,957	44.6	−8.9
Majority			469	10.8
Turnout			4,383	83.1	+7.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.9

General Election 1900: Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	George Charles Montagu	2,118	53.5	−0.4
	Liberal	C R W Adeane	1,838	46.5	+0.4
Majority			280	7.0
Turnout			3,956	75.8	−6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.4

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1895: Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry	2,419	53.9	+3.7
	Liberal	J J Wilks	2,068	46.1	−3.7
Majority			351	7.8
Turnout			4,487	82.6	+0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.7

General Election 1892: Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry	2,251	50.2	−1.6
	Liberal	Samuel Howard Whitbread	2,229	49.8	+1.6
Majority			22	0.4
Turnout			4,480	81.8	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.6

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry	2,302	51.8	+3.4
	Liberal	Thomas Coote	2,141	48.2	−3.4
Majority			161	3.6
Turnout			4,443	78.6	−2.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

General Election 1885: Huntingdon^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Thomas Coote	2,354	51.6
	Conservative	O G P Montagu	2,208	48.4
Majority			146	3.2
Turnout			4,562	80.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

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

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years, though this was not the case in its first creation

References

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17. British Parliamentary Election results 1983–97
18. F. W. S. Craig (1989), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885–1918. Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 299