North West Cambridgeshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
North West Cambridgeshire is represented in the House of Commons by Sam Carling (Labour). Sam Carling took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 14,785 votes (33.3%), ahead of Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on 14,746. 44,424 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,915, 58.5% of those registered. The majority was 39.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 120,838 people lived in North West Cambridgeshire in mid-2024, up 16.9% on 2014. There were more children under 16 (26,449) than residents aged 65 and over (18,982).
Residents of North West Cambridgeshire earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,133 for workplace jobs and £35,075 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,508. The residents' figure ranks 153rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.2 points. 17.0% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in North West Cambridgeshire accounted for 58,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,405 local units for March 2026.
The median price paid for a home was £262,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £172,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £272,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 246th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,415 sales were registered in the period, against 1,911 in the year to March 2025.
6,596 children in North West Cambridgeshire were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 24.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.3% in 2021/22 to 18.2% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,670, or 3.5% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 2,535.
North West Cambridgeshire counted 46,790 households on Census day 2021; 19.3% of adults were retired and 31.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Sam Carling, Labour
- MP for North West Cambridgeshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sam Carling on this site
In Parliament
What Sam Carling said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 19 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 166 spoken contributions by Sam Carling since 4 July 2024.
On the subject of fire safety, residents of Fletton Quays in my constituency were shocked recently to see nearly all internal fire doors fail an inspection; it turns out that they had not been inspected for many years and had been allowed to fall into disrepair, and residents …
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I thank my right hon. Friend for his reply. General Synod papers from June claim that “it is now clear” that the duty to report child sexual abuse in the Crime and Policing Act does not apply to religious confessionals.
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6. What steps the Church of England is taking to ensure compliance with the duty to report child sexual abuse introduced in the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
I first want to put on record my strong support for this Bill, which removes discriminatory provisions preventing people of the Roman Catholic or Jewish faith from advising the monarch on certain Crown appointments.
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It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Sir Desmond, for the second of my meetings today. I put on record my strong support for what the Government are doing to expand Awaab’s law, both in the social sector and the private sector.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Carling | Labour | 14,785 | 33.3% | +9.5 |
| Shailesh Vara | Conservative | 14,746 | 33.2% | −26.8 |
| James Sidlow | Reform UK | 8,741 | 19.7% | +19.6 |
| Bridget Smith | Liberal Democrat | 3,192 | 7.2% | −3.8 |
| Elliot Tong | Green Party | 2,960 | 6.7% | +1.4 |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 33.3% | Conservative 33.2% | 39 | 58.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.0% | Labour 23.8% | 17,032 | 63.9% |
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 West Cambridgeshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Peterborough E06000031
- Huntingdonshire E07000011
Who has power over North West Cambridgeshire
Every body that makes decisions for North West 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 and Peterborough Combined Authority combined authority
- Cambridgeshire County Council county council
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary police force
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board NHS
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust 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
- North West Cambridgeshire this page: Sam Carling (Labour) 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 West Cambridgeshire?
Sam Carling (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North West Cambridgeshire?
The House of Commons Library records 14,785 votes for Sam Carling of Labour and a majority of 39; 58.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North West Cambridgeshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,670, 3.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North West Cambridgeshire?
£262,500: 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 West Cambridgeshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £35,075 (April 2025).
How many children in North West Cambridgeshire live in low income families?
6,596 children under 16, 24.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North West Cambridgeshire?
120,838 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.