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Huntingdon

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Ben Obese-Jecty
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
79,074
Turnout
65.8%
Majority
1,499

Where is Huntingdon?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Huntingdon North West Cambridgeshire St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire North Bedfordshire Peterborough North East Cambridgeshire Bedford Corby and East Northamptonshire Cambridge Hitchin Wellingborough and Rushden South Cambridgeshire Mid Bedfordshire North East Hertfordshire Rutland and Stamford South Holland and The Deepings Ely and East Cambridgeshire Kettering Milton Keynes North Milton Keynes Central Northampton North Northampton South North West Essex Buckingham and Bletchley Daventry Melton and Syston Harborough, Oadby and Wigston West Suffolk South West Norfolk South Northamptonshire Braintree Leicester East Leicester South South Leicestershire North West Norfolk Mid Leicestershire South Suffolk England
Huntingdon

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Huntingdon is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

Ben Obese-Jecty MP

Conservative

Represents Huntingdon in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
1,499
Turnout
65.8%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Ben Obese-JectyElectedConservative18,25735.1%-24.1%
Alex BulatLabour16,75832.2%11.4%
Sarah SmithReform UK8,03915.4%
Mark ArgentLiberal Democrat4,8219.3%-4.8%
Georgie HuntGreen Party3,0425.8%2.4%
Chan AbrahamIndependent1,1232.2%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Huntingdon, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population114,378
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England

Age profile

0 to 1720.3% · 23,195 people
18 to 246.0% · 6,852 people
25 to 3412.7% · 14,575 people
35 to 4920.3% · 23,210 people
50 to 6420.1% · 22,962 people
65 and over20.6% · 23,584 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

45,645 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners68.5% · 31,272 households
Private renters17.4% · 7,959 households
Social renters12.6% · 5,751 households
Other tenure1.5% · 663 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

45,644 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.1% · 12,820 households
Families with dependent children27.7% · 12,623 households
Other single-family households40.7% · 18,580 households
Other household types3.6% · 1,621 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

108,008 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.0% · 6,516 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.1% · 10,951 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8% · 90,541 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

This constituency in Parliament

A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.

This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.

Written question25 June 2026

Broadband: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Satellite broadband coverage in Huntingdonshire.

Written question23 June 2026

Global Combat Air Programme

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Deputy Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Huntingdon during the statement on the G7 Summit on 22 June 2026, when he plans to write to…

Written question23 June 2026

Pre-school Education: Cambridgeshire

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the feasibility of transferring 19 Cambridge Square from Cambridgeshire County Council to Wyton on the Hill primary school in the Huntingdon constituency for use as an unde

Written question17 June 2026

George Cross Committee

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to question 7853 on George Cross Committee, was the nomination by the Hon. Member for Huntingdon of 12 December 2024 discussed at any of the three…

Written question16 June 2026

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 6174, what his planned timetable is to write to the Hon. Member for Huntingdon with an update.

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Written question15 June 2026

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 106075 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, by when will the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry write to the Hon. Member for Huntingdon

Written question15 June 2026

Members: Correspondence

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, by when will his Department respond to the FOI request from the Hon. Member for Huntingdon from 23 April 2026.

Written question11 June 2026

Gymnastics: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to question 5066 on Gymnastics: Huntingdon, what is the breakdown of the £116,588 of funding in the constituency of Huntingdon during 2024/2025.

Written question11 June 2026

Ministry of Defence: Contracts

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry to the Hon. Member for Huntingdon during the Urgent Question on the Defence Investment Plan on 10 June 2026, by…

Written question2 June 2026

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3445 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how many charge points will be in Huntingdon constituency.

Written question2 June 2026

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the intervention by the Hon. Member for Huntingdon during the Health Bill debate on 1st June 2026, if he will write to…

Written question29 May 2026

Cycling: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing the UCI Cyclocross World a) Cup and b) Championships to Huntingdon constituency.

Written question29 May 2026

Cycling: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what resources are available to deliver elite-level cycling a) infrastructure, b) resources and c) events in Huntingdon constituency.

Written question29 May 2026

Gymnastics: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available to help a) develop and b) deliver elite-level gymnastics in Huntingdon constituency.

Written question29 May 2026

Trees: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her polices of trends in levels of tree canopy cover in Huntingdonshire since 2022.

Written question21 May 2026

Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to question 747 on Special Educational Needs: Huntingdon, what is the full remit of assistance provided by Experts at Hand in Cambridgeshire.

Written question21 May 2026

Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to question 747 on Special Educational Needs: Huntingdon, from which date is the 2026/27 funding for Experts at Hand available to local authorities in Cambridgeshire.

Written question13 May 2026

Special Educational Needs: Huntingdon

Raised by Ben Obese-Jecty MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of reductions in the Specialist Teaching Team in Cambridgeshire upon schools in the Huntingdon constituency.

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency613
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency408
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency364
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency345
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency318
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

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Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency191
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency181
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency175
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded58
Total awarded£2,899,042

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Installation of a Modular Pumptrack

Colne Parish Church St Bartholomew

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will install a modular pump track on the village playing field for BMX, scooter, roller skating and skateboarding. Users will be mainly teenagers. 400 participants will benefit. Funding is required for the installation of the pump track including concrete groundworks.

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026

Core Costs

Cornerstone Care in Confidence

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Cornerstone Care in Confidence - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026

The Southoe and Midloe Community Hub Project- turning on the heat!

Southoe Parochial Church Council

£19,464

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Southoe Parochial Church Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

Warboys Sports and Social Club Redevelopment

Warboys Sports and Social Club

£7,500

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Warboys Sports and Social Club - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Community and Cultural Services

Cambridgeshire County Council

£188,781

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Community and Cultural Services - Libraries - NPO 2023-26

53 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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