Cambridge - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Cambridge constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Cambridge
Region	East of England
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Liberal Democrat
Swing To Lose	13.16%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,614	46.59%	-0.86%
	Liberal Democrat	8,536	20.28%	-10.89%
	Green	6,842	16.25%	+12.09%
	Conservative	5,073	12.05%	-2.71%
	Workers Party	951	2.26%	N/A
	Minor	819	1.95%	N/A
	Others	265	0.63%	N/A
Majority		11,078	26.31%
Turnout		42,100	59.87%	-8.68%
Electorate		70,315
Swing from LD to LAB			5.02%
Swing from LAB to GRN			6.48%
Swing from LD to GRN			11.49%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,600	47.45%	-0.53%
	Liberal Democrat	15,501	31.16%	+1.13%
	Conservative	7,344	14.76%	-0.76%
	Green	2,068	4.16%	+0.13%
	Reform UK	958	1.93%	N/A
	Minor	111	0.22%	N/A
	Others	158	0.32%	N/A
Majority		8,099	16.28%
Turnout		49,740	68.55%	+1.35%
Electorate		72,560
Swing from LAB to LD			0.83%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.12%
Swing from CON to LD			0.95%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,776	47.97%	-3.93%
	Liberal Democrat	16,137	30.03%	+0.77%
	Conservative	8,342	15.53%	-0.80%
	Green	2,164	4.03%	+1.77%
	Brexit Party	1,041	1.94%	N/A
	Minor	111	0.21%	N/A
	Others	158	0.29%	N/A
Majority		9,639	17.94%
Turnout		53,729	67.20%	-4.01%
Electorate		79,951
Swing from LAB to LD			2.35%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.56%
Swing from CON to LD			0.78%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,032	51.90%	+15.89%
	Liberal Democrat	16,371	29.27%	-5.59%
	Conservative	9,133	16.33%	+0.65%
	Green	1,265	2.26%	-5.67%
	Minor	133	0.24%	N/A
Majority		12,661	22.64%
Turnout		55,934	71.21%	+9.12%
Electorate		78,544
Swing from LD to LAB			10.74%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.62%
Swing from LD to CON			3.12%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,646	36.01%	+11.73%
	Liberal Democrat	18,047	34.86%	-4.28%
	Conservative	8,117	15.68%	-9.91%
	Green	4,109	7.94%	+0.35%
	UKIP	2,668	5.15%	+2.77%
	Minor	187	0.36%	N/A
Majority		599	1.16%
Turnout		51,774	62.09%	-5.02%
Electorate		83,384
Swing from LD to LAB			8.01%
Swing from CON to LAB			10.82%
Swing from CON to LD			2.82%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,621	39.14%	-4.44%
	Conservative	12,829	25.59%	+7.44%
	Labour	12,174	24.28%	-8.75%
	Green	3,804	7.59%	N/A
	UKIP	1,195	2.38%	N/A
	Minor	362	0.72%	N/A
	Others	145	0.29%	N/A
Majority		6,792	13.55%
Turnout		50,130	67.11%	+4.54%
Electorate		74,699
Swing from LD to CON			5.94%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.15%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.09%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	20,655	43.58%	-0.38%
	Labour	15,656	33.03%	-0.97%
	Conservative	8,603	18.15%	+1.64%
	Others	2,485	5.24%	N/A
Majority		4,999	10.55%
Turnout		47,399	62.57%	+0.49%
Electorate		75,758
Swing from LAB to LD			0.29%
Swing from LD to CON			1.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.30%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,152	43.96%	+18.89%
	Labour	14,813	34.00%	-11.09%
	Conservative	7,193	16.51%	-6.44%
	Green	1,245	2.86%	-0.44%
	UKIP	569	1.31%	+0.06%
	Minor	477	1.09%	N/A
	Others	120	0.28%	N/A
Majority		4,339	9.96%
Turnout		43,569	62.07%	+1.45%
Electorate		70,191
Swing from LAB to LD			14.99%
Swing from CON to LD			12.66%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.33%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,316	45.09%	-8.35%
	Liberal Democrat	10,737	25.07%	+8.92%
	Conservative	9,829	22.95%	-2.96%
	Green	1,413	3.30%	+2.02%
	Minor	716	1.67%	N/A
	UKIP	532	1.24%	N/A
	Others	293	0.68%	N/A
Majority		8,579	20.03%
Turnout		42,836	60.62%	-11.01%
Electorate		70,663
Swing from LAB to LD			8.64%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.69%
Swing from CON to LD			5.94%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,436	53.44%	+13.77%
	Conservative	13,299	25.90%	-12.62%
	Liberal Democrat	8,287	16.14%	-3.73%
	Minor	1,262	2.46%	N/A
	Green	654	1.27%	-0.15%
	Others	401	0.78%	N/A
Majority		14,137	27.54%
Turnout		51,339	71.63%	-1.56%
Electorate		71,669
Swing from CON to LAB			13.19%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.75%
Swing from CON to LD			4.45%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,039	39.67%	+11.36%
	Conservative	19,459	38.52%	-1.44%
	Liberal Democrat	10,037	19.87%	N/A
	Green	720	1.43%	+0.32%
	Minor	175	0.35%	N/A
	Others	83	0.16%	N/A
Majority		580	1.15%
Turnout		50,513	73.20%	-4.84%
Electorate		69,011
Swing from CON to LAB			6.40%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.26%
Swing from CON to LD			10.66%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,624	39.97%	-1.55%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	16,564	30.62%	+0.94%
	Labour	15,319	28.31%	+0.07%
	Green	597	1.10%	N/A
Majority		5,060	9.35%
Turnout		54,104	78.03%	+2.80%
Electorate		69,336
Swing from CON to ALL			1.24%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.81%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.43%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,931	41.51%	-4.20%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	14,963	29.68%	N/A
	Labour	14,240	28.24%	-8.89%
	Minor	286	0.57%	N/A
Majority		5,968	11.84%
Turnout		50,420	75.23%	+3.21%
Electorate		67,018
Swing from CON to ALL			16.94%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.35%
Swing from LAB to ALL			19.28%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,568	45.71%	+4.46%
	Labour	20,772	37.14%	+1.13%
	Liberal	9,285	16.60%	-4.47%
	Others	311	0.56%	N/A
Majority		4,796	8.57%
Turnout		55,936	72.02%	+2.46%
Electorate		77,666
Swing from LAB to CON			1.66%
Swing from LIB to CON			4.46%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.80%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,790	41.25%	+0.66%
	Labour	19,017	36.00%	+3.28%
	Liberal	11,129	21.07%	-5.00%
	Others	885	1.68%	N/A
Majority		2,773	5.25%
Turnout		52,821	69.56%	-9.20%
Electorate		75,932
Swing from CON to LAB			1.31%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.83%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,119	40.59%	N/A
	Labour	19,443	32.72%	N/A
	Liberal	15,491	26.07%	N/A
	Others	369	0.62%	N/A
Majority		4,676	7.87%
Turnout		59,422	78.77%	N/A
Electorate		75,440

	Conservative win

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