Constituency profile

North West Cambridgeshire

East of England · County constituency

Sam Carling MP
Sitting MP

Sam Carling

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East of England
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCL
Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
56.9% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +5.0pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +11.5pp
Vulnerability score 10/10 (Labour projected to lose)
SouthernLeave-leaning

About the North West Cambridgeshire constituency

North West Cambridgeshire is a county constituency in the East of England. The sitting MP is Sam Carling (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 33.3% to 33.2% for the Conservatives, a majority of 39 votes on a 58.5% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Reform UK on 34.4% and the Conservatives on 22.9%, a margin of 11.5 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in North West Cambridgeshire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
56.9%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
29.7%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.5%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
62.7%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
35.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
38.5
UK median ~40
Age 65+
19.4%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
30.7%
UK average ~28%

How did North West Cambridgeshire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 39 votes (0.1pp) · turnout 58.5%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of North West Cambridgeshire

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

North West Cambridgeshire within Peterborough and Huntingdonshire

North West Cambridgeshire crosses council boundaries: Peterborough (75%), Huntingdonshire (25%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent available ward result. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Peterborough
49 LSOAs
75%View projection ›
Huntingdonshire
16 LSOAs
25%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
BarnackConservative 41.6%vs Labour 27.1%2024 Conservative 39.9%vs Independent 36.2%-40.0%
Fletton and StangroundLabour 35.1%vs Conservative 25.5%May 2026 Lib Dem 38.9%vs Reform 37.0%
Labour→Lib Dem
+25.0pp
32.2%
Fletton and WoodstonLabour 44.9%vs Conservative 25.8%May 2026 Green 37.8%vs Reform 26.8%
Labour→Green
+33.8pp
34.5%
Glinton and CastorConservative 41.5%vs Labour 27.0%2024 Others 39.2%vs Conservative 29.6%-35.0%
Hampton ValeLabour 35.5%vs Conservative 25.2%May 2026 Lib Dem 31.5%vs Reform 26.1%
Labour→Lib Dem
+24.2pp
29.3%
Hargate and HempstedLabour 36.3%vs Conservative 30.2%May 2026 Conservative 29.5%vs Reform 28.5%
Labour→Conservative
+10.9pp
29.3%
Orton LonguevilleLabour 40.8%vs Conservative 27.8%May 2026 Reform 30.4%vs Green 27.1%
Labour→Reform
+21.0pp
33.9%
Orton WatervilleConservative 30.9%vs Labour 28.1%May 2026 Green 38.0%vs Reform 28.7%
Conservative→Green
+21.7pp
42.7%
RamseyConservative 37.4%vs Labour 28.5%May 2026 Reform 34.5%vs Others 27.5%
Conservative→Reform
+15.5pp
39.0%
Stanground SouthLabour 36.5%vs Conservative 35.3%May 2026 Reform 38.3%vs Others 22.5%
Labour→Reform
+23.3pp
30.5%
Stilton, Folksworth & WashingleyConservative 42.3%vs Labour 28.1%May 2026 Conservative 53.1%vs Reform 29.3%
Conservative share
+10.8pp
48.2%
WitteringConservative 34.8%vs Labour 26.7%2024 Others 57.2%vs Conservative 30.4%-28.0%
YaxleyConservative 37.6%vs Labour 29.2%May 2026 Reform 38.4%vs Lib Dem 35.9%
Conservative→Reform
+19.4pp
38.3%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for North West Cambridgeshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won North West Cambridgeshire at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdShailesh Vara16.9%50.5%21.9%8.3% UKIP-2.4%16,67765.6%
2015Con holdShailesh Vara17.9%52.5%5.7%20.1% UKIP3.5%0.3%19,79567.6%+2.0
2017Con holdShailesh Vara30.5%58.6%5.0%3.9% UKIP2.0%-18,00868.6%+1.0
2019notionalConservative winnerShailesh Vara 2019 MP, pre-review boundary23.7%60.0%11.0%-5.2%0.1%17,03263.9%-4.7
2024Lab gain from ConSam Carling33.3%33.2%7.2%19.7% Ref6.7%-3958.5%-5.4

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like North West Cambridgeshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to North West Cambridgeshire. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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