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- Author, Harriet Heywood
- Role, BBC News, Cambridgeshire
The Liberal Democrats now have three of the six MPs in Cambridgeshire.
Ahead of the election, the picture was very different, with the Conservative Party holding five seats and Labour holding one.
Here are profiles of the county’s new MPs.
Cambridge: Daniel Zeichner
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Daniel Zeichner has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Cambridge, a position he has held since 2015.
He first moved to Cambridge to study at King’s College. He has served as shadow environment minister and is the chair of the All-Party Group on Universities.
The Cambridge constituency had a turnout of 60%, which was down about 8.70% from 2019.
- Labour, Daniel Zeichner – 19,614
- Liberal Democrat, Cheney Payne – 8,536
- Green, Sarah Nicmanis – 6,842
- Conservative, Shane Manning – 5,073
- Workers Party of Britain, Khalid Abu-Tayyem – 951
- Independent, David Carmona – 819
- Rebooting Democracy, Keith Garrett – 265
Ely and East Cambridgeshire: Charlotte Cane
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Mrs Cane, who has lived in East Cambridgeshire for three decades, said her first job as an MP would be to work to improve social housing in the constituency.
Ely and East Cambridgeshire had a turnout of 66%, down by about 5.20% from 2019.
Ely and East Cambridgeshire result:
- Liberal Democrat, Charlotte Cane – 17,127
- Conservative, Lucy Frazer – 16,632
- Labour, Elizabeth McWilliams – 9,160
- Reform UK, Ryan Coogan – 6,443
- Green, Andy Cogan – 2,359
- Monster Raving Loony Party, Hoo-Ray Henry – 271
- Social Democratic Party, Robert Bayley – 172
- Independent, Obi Monye – 103
- Independent, Rob Rawlins – 102
Huntingdon: Ben Obese-Jecty
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Ben Obese-Jecty has kept the Conservative hold on Huntingdon and will fill the seat vacated by Jonathan Djanogly, the former Tory MP.
He is a former Army officer who volunteered for service as a Battle Casualty Replacement in Basra, Iraq. Since leaving the Army, he has worked with US and UK banks.
The Huntingdon constituency had a turnout of 66%, which was down about 8.70% from 2019.
- Conservative, Ben Obese-Jecty – 18,257
- Labour, Alex Bulat – 16,758
- Reform UK, Sarah Smith – 8,039
- Liberal Democrat, Mark Argent – 4,821
- Green, Georgie Hunt – 3,042
- Independent, Chan Abraham – 1,123
North East Cambridgeshire: Steve Barclay
He is the former health and social care secretary, has served as a government whip and has been economic secretary to the treasury.
The North East Cambridgeshire constituency had a turnout of 55%, down about 8.20% from 2019.
North East Cambridgeshire result:
- Conservative, Steve Barclay – 16,246
- Reform UK, Chris Thornhill – 9,057
- Labour, Javeria Hussain – 8,008
- Liberal Democrat, David Chalmers – 2,716
- Green, Andrew Crawford – 2,001
- Independent, David Patrick – 958
- Workers Party of Britain, Clayton Payne – 190
South Cambridgeshire: Pippa Heylings
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Ms Heylings has lived in South Cambridgeshire since 2012, was elected to South Cambridgeshire District Council in 2018, and has had a career as a mediator with national governments and the UN working on environmental challenges.
South Cambridgeshire had a turnout of 71%, which was down about 8.60% from 2019.
South Cambridgeshire result:
- Liberal Democrat, Pippa Heylings – 25,704
- Conservative, Chris Carter-Chapman – 15,063
- Labour, Luke Viner – 6,106
- Reform UK, Harrison Edwards – 4,897
- Green, Miranda Fyfe – 2,656
- Independent, James Gordon – 459
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: Ian Sollom
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Mr Sollom has lived in Cambridgeshire since 2005, has a PhD in astrophysics and was a district councillor in South Cambridgeshire from 2018 until 2022.
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire had a turnout of 68%.
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire result:
- Liberal Democrat, Ian Sollom – 19,517
- Conservative, Anthony Browne – 14,896
- Labour, Marianna Masters – 6,918
- Reform UK, Guy Lachlan – 5,673
- Independent, Stephen Ferguson – 2,941
- Green, Kathryn Fisher – 2,663
- Party of Women, Bev White – 274
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