# Ely and East Cambridgeshire The north of the East of England. About 111,705 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 727 square kilometres. Charlotte Cane has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire since July 2024. They won by 495 votes on a 66.2% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001224. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## MP and the 2024 result Charlotte Cane has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire since July 2024. They won by 495 votes on a 66.2% turnout. MP: [Charlotte Cane](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5182) (Liberal Democrat). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Ely and East Cambridgeshire | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Charlotte Cane (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 17,127 | 32.7% | | Lucy Frazer | Conservative | 16,632 | 31.8% | | Elizabeth McWilliams | Labour | 9,160 | 17.5% | | Ryan Coogan | Reform UK | 6,443 | 12.3% | | Andy Cogan | Green Party | 2,359 | 4.5% | | Hoo-Ray Henry | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 271 | 0.5% | | Robert Bayley | Social Democratic Party | 172 | 0.3% | | Obi Monye | Independent | 103 | 0.2% | | Rob Rawlins | Independent | 102 | 0.2% | Electorate 79,112. Turnout 66.2%. Majority 495 (0.9%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3461 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 0.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Ely and East Cambridgeshire had a majority of 0.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 18th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 66.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Ely and East Cambridgeshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 121st highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 105,458** (2021). Ely and East Cambridgeshire had 105,458 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 222nd most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in Ely and East Cambridgeshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001224) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 11% of people in Ely and East Cambridgeshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001224) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Cambridgeshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Ely and East Cambridgeshire. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001224) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Cambridgeshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Ely and East Cambridgeshire. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001224) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ely and East Cambridgeshire had 105,458 usual residents at the census. ## How Ely and East Cambridgeshire compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Ely and East Cambridgeshire | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 0.9% | joint 18th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 66.2% | joint 121st highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 105,458 | 222nd most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 11% | joint 185th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Ely and East Cambridgeshire? Ely and East Cambridgeshire had 105,458 usual residents at the census. Ely and East Cambridgeshire is the 222nd most populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of East Cambridgeshire Most of Ely and East Cambridgeshire lies in East Cambridgeshire. These figures are published for the whole of East Cambridgeshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Ely and East Cambridgeshire itself. [See East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) - **Average house price: £340,059** (August 2026). East Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £340,059 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £41,464** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Cambridgeshire earned a median of £41,464 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 110th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in East Cambridgeshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). East Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Ely and East Cambridgeshire in brief The winner in Ely and East Cambridgeshire had a majority of 0.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Ely and East Cambridgeshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.2%. Ely and East Cambridgeshire had 105,458 usual residents at the census. About 11% of people in Ely and East Cambridgeshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001224 - Council: [East Cambridgeshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 727 km² - People, mid-2024: 111,705* - Wards: 16 - Middle areas: 13 - Neighbourhoods: 62 - Output areas: 324 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk), [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire), [North East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-cambridgeshire), [St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-neots-and-mid-cambridgeshire), [South West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-norfolk), [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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