North East Cambridgeshire — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
North East Cambridgeshire was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,189 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in North East Cambridgeshire from 1983 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1983–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
Clement Freud (Liberal)
26,936
50.5%
Nicholas Duval (Conservative)
5,195 (9.8 pts)
76.3%
1987
Malcolm Moss (Conservative)
26,983
47.0%
Clement Freud (Liberal)
1,428 (2.5 pts)
77.4%
1992
Malcolm Moss (Conservative)
34,288
54.0%
Maurice Leeke (Liberal Democrat)
15,093 (23.8 pts)
79.4%
1997
Malcolm Moss (Conservative)
23,855
43.0%
Virginia Bucknor (Labour)
5,101 (9.2 pts)
72.9%
2001
Malcolm Moss (Conservative)
23,132
48.1%
Dil Owen (Labour)
6,373 (13.3 pts)
60.1%
2005
Malcolm Moss (Conservative)
24,181
47.5%
Ffinlo Costain (Labour)
8,901 (17.5 pts)
59.8%
2010
Stephen Barclay (Conservative)
26,862
51.6%
Lorna Spenceley (Liberal Democrat)
16,425 (31.6 pts)
71.2%
2015
Stephen Barclay (Conservative)
28,524
55.1%
Andrew Charalambous (UKIP)
16,874 (32.6 pts)
62.7%
2017
Stephen Barclay (Conservative)
34,340
64.4%
Ken Rustidge (Labour)
21,270 (39.9 pts)
63.2%
2019
Stephen Barclay (Conservative)
38,423
72.5%
Diane Boyd (Labour)
29,993 (56.6 pts)
63.6%
2024
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
16,246
41.5%
Chris Thornhill (Reform UK)
7,189 (18.4 pts)
55.0%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Clement Freud
Liberal
26,936
50.5%
Yes
Nicholas Duval
Conservative
21,741
40.8%
No
Ron Harris
Labour
4,629
8.7%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Moss
Conservative
26,983
47.0%
Yes
Clement Freud
Liberal
25,555
44.5%
No
Ron Harris
Labour
4,891
8.5%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Moss
Conservative
34,288
54.0%
Yes
Maurice Leeke
Liberal Democrat
19,195
30.3%
No
Ron Harris
Labour
8,746
13.8%
No
Chris Ash
Liberal
998
1.6%
No
Marion Chalmers
Natural Law
227
0.4%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Moss
Conservative
23,855
43.0%
Yes
Virginia Bucknor
Labour
18,754
33.8%
No
Andrew Nash
Liberal Democrat
9,070
16.4%
No
Michael Bacon
Referendum Party
2,636
4.8%
No
Chris Bennett
Socialist Labour
851
1.5%
No
Luke Leighton
Natural Law
259
0.5%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Moss
Conservative
23,132
48.1%
Yes
Dil Owen
Labour
16,759
34.9%
No
Richard Renaut
Liberal Democrat
6,733
14.0%
No
John Stevens
UKIP
1,189
2.5%
No
Tony Hoey
ProLife Alliance
238
0.5%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Moss
Conservative
24,181
47.5%
Yes
Ffinlo Costain
Labour
15,280
30.0%
No
Alan Dean
Liberal Democrat
8,693
17.1%
No
Len Baynes
UKIP
2,723
5.4%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Stephen Barclay
Conservative
26,862
51.6%
Yes
Lorna Spenceley
Liberal Democrat
10,437
20.0%
No
Peter Roberts
Labour
9,274
17.8%
No
Robin Talbot
UKIP
2,791
5.4%
No
Susan Clapp
BNP
1,747
3.4%
No
Debra Jordan
Independent
566
1.1%
No
Graham Murphy
English Democrats
387
0.7%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Stephen Barclay
Conservative
28,524
55.1%
Yes
Andrew Charalambous
UKIP
11,650
22.5%
No
Ken Rustidge
Labour
7,476
14.4%
No
Lucy Nethsingha
Liberal Democrat
2,314
4.5%
No
Helen Scott-Daniels
Green
1,816
3.5%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Stephen Barclay
Conservative
34,340
64.4%
Yes
Ken Rustidge
Labour
13,070
24.5%
No
Darren Fower
Liberal Democrat
2,383
4.5%
No
Robin Talbot
UKIP
2,174
4.1%
No
Ruth Johnson
Green
1,024
1.9%
No
Stephen Goldspink
English Democrats
293
0.5%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Stephen Barclay
Conservative
38,423
72.5%
Yes
Diane Boyd
Labour
8,430
15.9%
No
Rupert Moss-Eccardt
Liberal Democrat
4,298
8.1%
No
Ruth Johnson
Green
1,813
3.4%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Steve Barclay
Conservative
16,246
41.5%
Yes
Chris Thornhill
Reform UK
9,057
23.1%
No
Javeria Hussain
Labour
8,008
20.4%
No
David Chalmers
Liberal Democrat
2,716
6.9%
No
Andrew Crawford
Green
2,001
5.1%
No
David Patrick
Independent
958
2.4%
No
Clayton Payne
Workers Party of Britain
190
0.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
North East Cambridgeshire has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won North East Cambridgeshire in the 2024 general election?
Conservative won North East Cambridgeshire in 2024 with 16,246 votes (41.5%), a majority of 7,189 votes over Reform UK in second place.
Which parties have won North East Cambridgeshire since 1983?
Since 1983, North East Cambridgeshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.
What was the closest result in North East Cambridgeshire?
The closest result on record for North East Cambridgeshire was 1987, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 1,428 votes (2.5 percentage points).