UK Explained

Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Represented in Parliament by Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

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Your MP at a glance

Charlotte Cane, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Ely and East Cambridgeshire compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 208 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £794£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 105 areas and lower than 543.

UK 3.9%This area 2.2%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Ely and East Cambridgeshire£7942.2%
Beverley and Holderness£7992.2%
South Norfolk£7992.2%
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich£7952.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Ely and East Cambridgeshire

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people105,47459,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over20%19%2 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher37%34%3 points higher
Households that own their home70%62%7 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association14%17%4 points lower
Households renting privately17%20%4 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
495

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
66%

of people who could vote did

Charlotte Cane won with 33% of the votes, and Lucy Frazer (Conservative) came second with 32%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat33% · 17,127
Conservative32% · 16,632
Labour17% · 9,160
Reform UK12% · 6,443
Green Party5% · 2,359
Official Monster Raving Loony Party1% · 271
Everyone else1% · 377
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Charlotte CaneLiberal Democrat17,12732.7%
Lucy FrazerConservative16,63231.8%
Elizabeth McWilliamsLabour9,16017.5%
Ryan CooganReform UK6,44312.3%
Andy CoganGreen Party2,3594.5%
Hoo-Ray HenryOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2710.5%
Robert BayleySocial Democratic Party1720.3%
Obi MonyeIndependent1030.2%
Rob RawlinsIndependent1020.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£794 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026