Current MP
Current representation
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrats
Male
Previous MP: Anthony Browne (Conservative) - defeated 2024
Constituency view
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
East of England, England
LD gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Lib Dem19,517 - 36.9%
Conservative14,896 - 28.2%
Labour6,918 - 13.1%
Reform5,673 - 10.7%
Other3,215 - 6.1%
Green2,663 - 5.0%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£157,341,762
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£1,396 total benefits bill per resident · 38% below average
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- £1,396
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 510 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £157,341,762 | 448/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +26.0% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £40,928 | +6.5% |
- Universal Credit£92,856,735
£824 per resident · 7,235 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,395 · 1 in 29 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£34,940,199
£310 per resident · 4,602 claimants (+20.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,797 · 39% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,535
- Disability Living Allowance£10,604,791
£94 per resident · 1,804 claimants
- Housing Benefit£8,809,322
£78 per resident · 1,186 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£5,216,544
£46 per resident · 843 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£4,914,171
£44 per resident · 1,136 claimants
Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗
Demographics
Demographics
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
Ethnic composition
2021
White 89.6%White British 80.5%Asian 5.1%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.8%Other 1.1%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 93.5%White British 88.0%Asian 3.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.7%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 97.4%White British 94.1%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991 data not available for this constituency.
Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.
2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.
2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.
Country of birth
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (2021)
UK 84.9%Other EU 6.8%Other countries 8.4%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (2011)
UK 89.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 6.8%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (2001)
UK 93.8%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 4.6%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
1991 data not available for this topic.
Nearby seats
Constituencies around St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.