Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdon
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Huntingdon in the East of England
County	Cambridgeshire
Electorate	75,590 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Huntingdonshire and Peterborough[2]
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 constituency^{[n 1]} 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 2024 by Ben Obese-Jecty of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Prior to 2024, Huntingdon is considered a safe Conservative seat and was famously the seat of John Major, the Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997.

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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