South East Cambridgeshire — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
South East Cambridgeshire was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 11,490 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in South East Cambridgeshire from 1983 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1983–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
Francis Pym (Conservative)
28,555
57.6%
Christopher John Slee (Social Democratic Party)
13,764 (27.8 pts)
74.2%
1987
James Paice (Conservative)
32,901
58.8%
Peter Lee (Social Democratic Party)
17,502 (31.3 pts)
76.5%
1992
James Paice (Conservative)
36,693
57.9%
Ron Wotherspoon (Liberal Democrat)
23,810 (37.6 pts)
80.6%
1997
James Paice (Conservative)
24,397
42.9%
Rex Collinson (Labour)
9,349 (16.5 pts)
75.1%
2001
James Paice (Conservative)
22,927
44.2%
Sal Brinton (Liberal Democrat)
8,990 (17.3 pts)
63.5%
2005
James Paice (Conservative)
26,374
47.0%
Jonathan Chatfield (Liberal Democrat)
8,624 (15.4 pts)
65.3%
2010
James Paice (Conservative)
27,629
48.0%
Jonathan Chatfield (Liberal Democrat)
5,946 (10.3 pts)
69.5%
2015
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
28,845
48.5%
Jonathan Chatfield (Liberal Democrat)
16,837 (28.3 pts)
70.6%
2017
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
33,601
53.3%
Huw Jones (Labour)
16,158 (25.7 pts)
73.4%
2019
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
32,187
50.0%
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)
11,490 (17.8 pts)
74.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Pym
Conservative
28,555
57.6%
Yes
Christopher John Slee
Social Democratic Party
14,791
29.8%
No
Mary Elizabeth Jackson
Labour
6,261
12.6%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Paice
Conservative
32,901
58.8%
Yes
Peter Lee
Social Democratic Party
15,399
27.5%
No
Thomas Ling
Labour
7,694
13.7%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Paice
Conservative
36,693
57.9%
Yes
Ron Wotherspoon
Liberal Democrat
12,883
20.3%
No
Murray Jones
Labour
12,688
20.0%
No
John Marsh
Green
836
1.3%
No
Natural Law
Bridget Langridge
231
0.4%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Paice
Conservative
24,397
42.9%
Yes
Rex Collinson
Labour
15,048
26.5%
No
Sal Brinton
Liberal Democrat
14,246
25.1%
No
John Howlett
Referendum Party
2,838
5.0%
No
Karl Lam
Building a Fair Society
167
0.3%
No
Peter While
Natural Law
111
0.2%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Paice
Conservative
22,927
44.2%
Yes
Sal Brinton
Liberal Democrat
13,937
26.9%
No
Andrew Inchley
Labour
13,714
26.4%
No
Neil Scarr
UKIP
1,308
2.5%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Paice
Conservative
26,374
47.0%
Yes
Jonathan Chatfield
Liberal Democrat
17,750
31.7%
No
Fiona Ross
Labour
11,936
21.3%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Paice
Conservative
27,629
48.0%
Yes
Jonathan Chatfield
Liberal Democrat
21,683
37.6%
No
John Cowan
Labour
4,380
7.6%
No
Andy Monk
UKIP
2,138
3.7%
No
Simon Sedgwick-Jell
Green
766
1.3%
No
G. L. Woollard
Independent
517
0.9%
No
Daniel Bell
Christian Peoples Alliance
489
0.8%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lucy Frazer
Conservative
28,845
48.5%
Yes
Jonathan Chatfield
Liberal Democrat
12,008
20.2%
No
Huw Jones
Labour
9,013
15.1%
No
Deborah Rennie
UKIP
6,593
11.1%
No
Clive Semmens
Green
3,047
5.1%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lucy Frazer
Conservative
33,601
53.3%
Yes
Huw Jones
Labour
17,443
27.7%
No
Lucy Nethsingha
Liberal Democrat
11,958
19.0%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lucy Frazer
Conservative
32,187
50.0%
Yes
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat
20,697
32.1%
No
James Bull
Labour
10,492
16.3%
No
Edmund Fordham
Independent
1,009
1.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
South East Cambridgeshire has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won South East Cambridgeshire in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won South East Cambridgeshire in 2019 with 32,187 votes (50.0%), a majority of 11,490 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.
Which parties have won South East Cambridgeshire since 1983?
Since 1983, South East Cambridgeshire has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in South East Cambridgeshire?
The closest result on record for South East Cambridgeshire was 2010, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 5,946 votes (10.3 percentage points).