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Huntingdon.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Ben Obese-Jecty holds the seat on 35.1% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentBen Obese-Jecty · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilHuntingdonshire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001298
Electorate · 2024
79.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.1%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +2.9pp over Lab
Settlements
20
Largest: Huntingdon
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
12.6
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Ranked first among MPs for parliamentary contributions by The Hunts Post in September 2025, Ben Obese-Jecty has been one of the more active Conservative backbenchers since entering Parliament in 2024. He secured a government commitment to rebuild Hinchingbrooke Hospital, used written questions to extract Defence Ministry pledges on UK manufacturing under Project Grayburn, and attended the scene of a Huntingdon stabbing within hours to meet the Chief Constable. His 410 contributions across 279 debates put him well above the Commons average for a first-term MP.

On the record, he votes with Conservative colleagues 99.7% of the time -- his single rebel vote came in November 2024, when he backed a Gavin Williamson amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that his own party opposed. His strongest voting alignments are pro-Lords scrutiny (100%), pro-business (90%), and anti-tax increases (86%). Economy and jobs dominate his speeches, followed closely by defence -- consistent with his work on Project Grayburn and local industrial interests. Crime features heavily too, reflecting his Huntingdon constituency focus. He sits on the Speaker's Conference.

Notably, his pro-pension-protection score sits 39 percentage points below the Conservative party average, driven by consistent votes against government powers to direct pension fund investments -- a position aligned with Lords amendments rather than his own frontbench. His participation rate of 75% trails the Commons average. News sentiment across 219 articles in the past 90 days is close to neutral overall, though defence coverage -- the largest positive category -- averages 0.45, suggesting active and generally favourable local reporting on that issue.

35.1%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
17
Wards · 31 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.17 wards · 31 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Alconbury Ian Derek Gardener641Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Brampton(2 seats)Dewey-Beckett · Smith2,149Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Buckden Martin Andrew Hassall514Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Godmanchester Hemingford Abbots(3 seats)Mickelburgh · Mickelburgh · Conboy4,632Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Great Staughton Stephen Cawley566Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Hemingford Grey Houghton(2 seats)Keane · Simpson1,510Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Holywell Cum Needingworth(2 seats)Neish · Hodgson-Jones1,750Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Huntingdon East(2 seats)Harvey · Hunt1,686Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Huntingdon North(3 seats)Henly · Simpson · Lancaster1,814Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Kimbolton Jonathan Alexander Gray912Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Sawtry(2 seats)Martin · Bywater2,452Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Somersham Sarah Louise Hodgson-Jones408Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
St Ives East(2 seats)Burke · Mokbul1,083Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
St Ives South(2 seats)Bulat · Wells1,483Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
St Ives West Julie Elizabeth Kerr552Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
The Stukeleys(3 seats)Blackwell · Ascroft · Sanderson2,194Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026
Warboys(2 seats)Lowe · McIlwain1,713Huntingdonshire ConMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.20 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Huntingdon (25,431), with St Ives (Huntingdonshire) (16,819) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 108,250.

large-town 25,431town 56,814village 26,005

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Huntingdon25,431large town
St Ives (Huntingdonshire)16,819town
Rural & dispersed13,426town
Godmanchester7,888town
Sawtry7,088town
Brampton (Huntingdonshire)6,586town
Showing 6 of 20·All 20 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate61.5%57.1%+8%
Owner-occupied70.4%63.1%+12%
Private rented17.1%20.0%-14%
Social rented12.4%16.8%-26%

Ethnicity.

White91.5%
Asian3.8%
Black1.7%
Mixed2.3%
Other0.7%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.9% Female 50.1% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£31,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£40,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,740
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
45
35 primary · 4 secondary
GCSE pass
65.0%
Attainment 8: 46.5

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£424m
Taxpayers62,000
Median per taxpayer£3,330
Mean per taxpayer£6,850

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
12.6
-39% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.2
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
39% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.9
Anti-social behaviour2.6
Criminal damage & arson0.8
Other theft0.7
Vehicle crime0.6
Drugs0.6
Shoplifting0.6

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Ben Obese-JectyWONCon18,25735.1
Alex BulatLab16,75832.2
Sarah SmithRef8,03915.4
Mark ArgentLD4,8219.3
Georgie HuntGrn3,0425.8
Chan AbrahamInd1,1232.2

Turnout 52,040

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Jonathan DjanoglyCon54.8
2017Jonathan DjanoglyCon55.1
2015Jonathan DjanoglyCon53.0
2010Djanogly, JonathanCon48.9
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission