Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdon is a constituency west of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire and including its namesake town of Huntingdon. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Jonathan Djanogly of the Conservative Party.
| Huntingdon | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire | |
Location of Cambridgeshire within England | |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Electorate | 83,371 (2018) |
| Major settlements | St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Huntingdonshire and Peterborough |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | Huntingdonshire |
| Replaced by | Huntingdonshire |
| c1290–1885 | |
| Seats | c1290–1868: Two 1868–1885: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Huntingdon is a safe Conservative seat and was the seat of former Conservative Prime Minister, John Major.
First established around the time of the Model Parliament in 1295, Huntingdon was the seat of Oliver Cromwell in 1628–29 and 1640–1642.
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