Huntingdon

County constituency
Huntingdon shown within Cambridgeshire, and Cambridgeshire shown within England
Created:	1885, 1983
MP:	Jonathan Djanogly
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Cambridgeshire
EP constituency:	East of England

Huntingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.In the 17th century this was Oliver Cromwells parliamentry area A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links HuntingdonConstituency. ... map of admin county File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Jonathan Simon Djanogly (born June 3, 1965) is British politician and solicitor Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... East of England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Boundaries

The constituency consists of the towns of St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester and a number of smaller settlements in the south-west part of Cambridgeshire (East Anglia), neighbouring Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire. There were minor boundary changes at the 1983 General Election. St Neots is a town of about 26,000 people on the River Great Ouse, the largest town in Cambridgeshire, England (Cambridge itself is a city). ... Huntingdon is a town in East Anglia, England. ... St Ives is a medium-sized market town the east of England (around 15 miles north-west of the city of Cambridge). ... Post Street in Godmanchester Godmanchester is a small town in England, immediately south of the larger town of Huntingdon on the southern bank of the River Great Ouse, at Grid reference TL245704. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...

Members of Parliament

• 1885 — 1886: Thomas Coote
• 1886 — 1900: Arthur Smith-Barry (later Baron Barrymore)
• 1900 — 1906: George Montagu
• 1906 — 1910: Samuel Whitbread
• 1910 — 1918: John Cator
• 1918 — 1922: Oliver Locker-Lampson
• 1922 — 1923: Charles Murchison
• 1923 — 1924: Leonard Costello
• 1924 — 1929: Sir Charles Murchison
• 1929 — 1945: Sidney Peters
• 1945 — 1979: David Renton (Baron Renton since 1979, and Father of the House of Lords since 2004)
• 1979 — 2001: John Major (Sir John Major since 2005)
• 2001 — present: Jonathan Djanogly

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Elections

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Jonathan Simon Djanogly (born June 3, 1965) is British politician and solicitor Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a mathematical calculation which allows the results of two constituencies to be compared. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Jonathan Simon Djanogly (born June 3, 1965) is British politician and solicitor Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a mathematical calculation which allows the results of two constituencies to be compared. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH, (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a mathematical calculation which allows the results of two constituencies to be compared. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH, (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ... The Green Party was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a mathematical calculation which allows the results of two constituencies to be compared. ...

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire