Ely and East Cambridgeshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ely and East Cambridgeshire is represented in the House of Commons by Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat). On 4 July 2024 Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat) won 17,127 votes, 32.7% of the valid vote; Lucy Frazer (Conservative) came second with 16,632. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 66.2% (52,369 of 79,112); the winning margin was 495 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Ely and East Cambridgeshire has the 19th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (11.2%); it also has the 22nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (85.5%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 85.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.2 points. The economically inactive share was 11.2%.
In 2024/25, 16.8% of children under 16 in Ely and East Cambridgeshire (3,452) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.0% in 2024/25, from 9.7% in 2021/22.
6,085 business sites were registered in Ely and East Cambridgeshire in March 2026 (5,925 a year before), and employed 54,000 people in 2024.
About 111,700 people live in Ely and East Cambridgeshire: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 111,705. There were more residents aged 65 and over (23,241) than children under 16 (20,499).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £41,341 for jobs in Ely and East Cambridgeshire and £41,740 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £38,938. The residents' figure ranks 186th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £350,000 and half for less. That is up 40% on £250,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £365,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 183rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,302 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,828 households and 145.1 residents per square kilometre; 37.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 23.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In September 2026, 2.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in Ely and East Cambridgeshire were claimants (1,505 people). September 2025 had 1,435.
MP
Charlotte Cane, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Charlotte Cane on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Charlotte Cane in Hansard, from 7 September 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 117 spoken contributions by Charlotte Cane since 4 July 2024.
The farmers of Ely and East Cambridgeshire fill the breadbaskets of England. They also provide really good, tasty, healthy vegetables.
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I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am an East Cambridgeshire district councillor—a district council that erroneously boasts of being debt free because it sold its housing stock many years ago, and that criticises the other district …
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I absolutely agree. The single patient record is so important to make the NHS work efficiently and effectively, and to help it treat patients better.
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In my constituency, only 40% of adults have seen a dentist in the past two years, and only 54% of children have seen one in the last year. The impact of that is that 12.5% of children in East Cambridgeshire have tooth decay by the age of five.
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I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a district councillor on East Cambs district council.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Cane | Liberal Democrat | 17,127 | 32.7% | +3.4 |
| Lucy Frazer | Conservative | 16,632 | 31.8% | −22.2 |
| Elizabeth McWilliams | Labour | 9,160 | 17.5% | +3.1 |
| Ryan Coogan | Reform UK | 6,443 | 12.3% | |
| Andy Cogan | Green Party | 2,359 | 4.5% | +3.9 |
| Hoo-Ray Henry | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 271 | 0.5% | |
| Robert Bayley | Social Democratic Party | 172 | 0.3% | |
| Obi Monye | Independent | 103 | 0.2% | |
| Rob Rawlins | Independent | 102 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 32.7% | Conservative 31.8% | 495 | 66.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.0% | Liberal Democrat 29.3% | 13,449 | 71.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Ely and East Cambridgeshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- East Cambridgeshire E07000009
- South Cambridgeshire E07000012
Who has power over Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Every body that makes decisions for Ely and East Cambridgeshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Cambridgeshire County Council county council
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority combined authority
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary police force
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board NHS
- East of England in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire this page: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire?
UK Parliament lists Charlotte Cane, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Ely and East Cambridgeshire since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ely and East Cambridgeshire?
Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat) won with 17,127 votes, a majority of 495, on a turnout of 66.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ely and East Cambridgeshire?
2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,505 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Ely and East Cambridgeshire?
The median price paid was £350,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Ely and East Cambridgeshire?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,740 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Ely and East Cambridgeshire live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,452 (16.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Ely and East Cambridgeshire?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 111,705 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.