North East Cambridgeshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Steve Barclay (Conservative) is the MP for North East Cambridgeshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Steve Barclay (Conservative) won 16,246 votes, 41.5% of the valid vote; Chris Thornhill (Reform UK) came second with 9,057. 39,176 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,511, 54.8% of those registered. The majority was 7,189.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, North East Cambridgeshire has the 38th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,401 a year).
Residents of North East Cambridgeshire earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £31,401 for workplace jobs and £34,170 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,009. The residents' figure ranks 96th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 44,083 households, 187.5 people per square kilometre, 20.1% of workers based at home, 26.3% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 30.8% of children under 16 in North East Cambridgeshire (5,663) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 22.0% in 2021/22 to 23.9% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £230,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £152,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £240,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 176th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,360 sales were registered in the period, against 1,724 in the year to March 2025.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 77.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.1 points. 21.7% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 104,896; the estimate for 2014 was 98,571. 24,508 were aged 65 or over and 18,394 were under 16.
Workplaces in North East Cambridgeshire accounted for 38,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,295 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,385 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.8%. A year earlier the count was 2,205.
MP
Steve Barclay, Conservative
- MP for North East Cambridgeshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Steve Barclay on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Steve Barclay in Hansard, from 7 September 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 207 spoken contributions by Steve Barclay since 4 July 2024.
The Minister shakes his head, but he said that there was no cost from the delay. Does he accept that the delay in a decision on Rosebank comes at a cost, both in terms of investment and in terms of taxpayer revenue?
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The Minister said in reply to the shadow Secretary of State that the delay in the decision on Jackdaw was fiscally neutral because, in essence, the investment was made at risk.
My right hon. Friend is absolutely right: the Government are spending millions of pounds and there is no plan. The measure was announced without working that out, it came as a surprise to many within the system, and it has had a chilling effect on many decisions.
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I rise to speak to clause 1 on the abolition of NHS England and clause 6 on promoting innovation. What characterises the first of those is an announcement without any clear plan.
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Is it not bizarre that just a few hours after the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government came to the House to pause local government reorganisation on the basis of legal risk, so that she can have more consultation, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury …
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Barclay | Conservative | 16,246 | 41.5% | −32.4 |
| Chris Thornhill | Reform UK | 9,057 | 23.1% | |
| Javeria Hussain | Labour | 8,008 | 20.4% | +4.4 |
| David Chalmers | Liberal Democrat | 2,716 | 6.9% | +0.2 |
| Andrew Crawford | Green Party | 2,001 | 5.1% | +1.7 |
| David Patrick | Independent | 958 | 2.4% | |
| Clayton Payne | Workers Party of Britain | 190 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 41.5% | Reform UK 23.1% | 7,189 | 54.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 73.9% | Labour 16.1% | 25,779 | 63.0% |
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
North East Cambridgeshire lies within Fenland.
- Fenland E07000010
Who has power over North East Cambridgeshire
Every body that makes decisions for North 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 3: Local councils
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
- North East Cambridgeshire this page: Steve Barclay (Conservative) 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 North East Cambridgeshire?
Steve Barclay (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North East Cambridgeshire?
The House of Commons Library records 16,246 votes for Steve Barclay of Conservative and a majority of 7,189; 54.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North East Cambridgeshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,385, 3.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North East Cambridgeshire?
£230,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in North East Cambridgeshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,170 (April 2025).
How many children in North East Cambridgeshire live in low income families?
5,663 children under 16, 30.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North East Cambridgeshire?
104,896 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.