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Cambridgeshire North East
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| Established | June 09, 1983 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH April 23, 2021 11:13pm |
| Description |
Cambridgeshire North East is an overwhelmingly rural constituency with more than 200 miles of flat fenlands. Many constituents are employed in farming, particularly potatoes and apples, and haulage. The main towns are Wisbech, March - this is the only town with a rail link - Whittlesey and Chatteris, with two smaller towns of Sutton and Littleport. Since the closure of the main Ely Hospital in 1992 (although there remains a minor injuries unit on the site) people in the south of the constituency have had to travel to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge for treatment. The north of the constituency is better served by hospitals. This is an historically safe Conservative seat, except for the 14-year reign of the Liberal celebrity Clement Freud who was elected in a by-election in 1973. A TV and radio personality and sometime director of the Playboy club, Mr Freud did not stand in the 1992 general election when Conservative Malcolm Moss recaptured the seat. Labour also briefly dominated Fenland Council between 1995 and 1997, but the Tories are now once again firmly entrenched on the council, holding all but four of the seats.
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