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North East Cambridgeshire

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing South East Cambridgeshire.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Wisbech, March and Whittlesey. Population 102,474.

Chairing the Commons Finance Committee while voting with his party 99% of the time, Steve Barclay has nonetheless broken ranks on a handful of notable occasions. Most recently he voted against his own party on a Crime and Policing Bill amendment in June 2025, and earlier backed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at third reading -- a rare cross-party move that aligned him with the government -- and supported a Lords amendment pushing for broader democratic reform of the upper chamber. In March 2026 he publicly challenged the Water Minister in Parliament over the absence of prosecutions following a pollution incident that killed almost 900 fish in his constituency, demonstrating a willingness to use his platform on local environmental accountability.

His participation rate of 59% sits below the Commons average, though his Finance Committee chairmanship demands significant work outside the chamber. His speeches -- spread across economy and jobs, environment, defence, and cost of living -- reflect both his committee brief and constituency priorities. He votes consistently against tax increases and in favour of business interests (both 100% alignment), and supported Lords amendments strengthening the Victims and Courts Bill against government objections. Compared to his Conservative colleagues, he is notably less aligned with pro-local-democracy positions (-26 percentage points below the party average) and somewhat more supportive of immigration control.

276
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Steve Barclay

Steve Barclay

Conservative and Unionist Party

The Rt Hon Steve Barclay is the Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Notable Votes

Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a safety measure. This was debated alongside New Clause 1, which would have decriminalised abortion for women, making it a free vote on conscience issues around abortion law reform.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

MPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by gradually raising the legal age for buying tobacco so that those born after a certain date can never legally purchase it, representing the biggest public health intervention since the 2007 smoking ban.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Wisbech, March and Whittlesey. Population 102,474.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Barclay’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.304 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Barclay has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
74
Economy
63
Employment
40
Crime & Policing
36
Education
24
Housing
19
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10617 Jun 2025
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading26 Mar 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.18 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Chatteris North ManeaAlan Robert Gowler701Conserva
Chatteris North ManeaCharlie Marks825Conserva
Chatteris North ManeaJames Edward Hovell Carney692Conserva
Chatteris SouthAnne Hay509Conserva
Chatteris SouthIan Clive Benney578Conserva
Chatteris SouthPeter Murphy517Conserva
Doddington WimblingtonDavid William Connor708Conserva
Doddington WimblingtonMaureen Therese Davis732Conserva
Elm ChristchurchDal Roy402Independ
Elm ChristchurchMatthew Brian Summers447Independ
Leverington Wisbech RuralBrenda Barber818Conserva
Leverington Wisbech RuralChris Seaton889Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
102,474
Electorate 71,511 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
20.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
46
31 primary · 4 secondary
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