UK Explained

South Cambridgeshire

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

Your MP at a glance

Pippa Heylings, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

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

How South 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 59 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £924£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 19 areas and lower than 629.

UK 3.9%This area 1.8%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
South Cambridgeshire£9241.8%
Tatton£9211.8%
Kenilworth and Southam£9291.9%
Mid Dunbartonshire£9291.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in South 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 people104,91959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over21%19%2 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher49%34%15 points higher
Households that own their home69%62%6 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association17%17%about the same
Households renting privately15%20%6 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
Pippa Heylings

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
10,641

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
71%

of people who could vote did

Pippa Heylings won with 47% of the votes, and Chris Carter-Chapman (Conservative) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat47% · 25,704
Conservative27% · 15,063
Labour11% · 6,106
Reform UK9% · 4,897
Green Party5% · 2,656
Independent1% · 459
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pippa HeylingsLiberal Democrat25,70446.8%
Chris Carter-ChapmanConservative15,06327.4%
Luke VinerLabour6,10611.1%
Harrison EdwardsReform UK4,8978.9%
Miranda FyfeGreen Party2,6564.8%
James GordonIndependent4590.8%

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
£924 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
1.8%
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