# Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdonshire was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented by two members of Parliament in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was reconstituted as a single-member seat in 1918 and abolished once again in 1983.

## History

Huntingdonshire returned two Knights of the Shire from 1290 to 1885 (apart from 1654 to 1659, when it returned three); when elections were contested, the bloc vote system was used.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was divided between the two single-seat county divisions of Huntingdon and Ramsey, with effect from the 1885 general election.
Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, Huntingdon and Ramsey were re-united and the constituency was reconstituted, returning a single Member of Parliament (MP). Subject to boundary changes for the 1983 general election, the constituency was succeeded by the re-established constituency of Huntingdon. Its MP at the time, John Major, continued to represent it.

## Boundaries and boundary changes
### 1918–1974

* The administrative county of Huntingdonshire.

### 1974–1983

In 1965 Huntingdonshire was merged into the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough and in the next redistribution of parliamentary seats, which took effect for the February 1974 general election, the constituency was defined as comprising:
* The Municipal Boroughs of Huntingdon and Godmanchester, and St Ives:
* The Urban Districts of Old Fletton, Ramsey, and St Neots; and
* The Rural Districts of Huntingdon, Norman Cross, St Ives, and St Neots.
Eaton Socon in Bedfordshire had been absorbed by the Urban District of St Neots and was transferred from the County Constituency of Mid Bedfordshire. There were other marginal adjustments due to changes in county borders.
As a result of the Local Government Act 1972, the two counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and Huntingdon and Peterborough were merged to form the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, with effect from 1 April 1974. However, the next redistribution did not come into effect until the 1983 general election, when the majority of the constituency, including Huntingdon, Godmanchester, Ramsey and St Ives, formed the bulk of the re-established onstituency of Huntingdon. Areas to the south of the River Nene, including Fletton and the Ortons, which were now part of the expanded City of Peterborough, were transferred to Peterborough, and southernmost areas, including St Neots, were transferred to the new constituency of South West Cambridgeshire.

## Members of Parliament

* Constituency created (1290)

### 1290–1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member | Third Member (1654 & 1656 only) |
| 1302 | Sir John Swinford | |
| 1305 | Sir John Swinford | |
| 1306 | Sir John Swinford | |
| 1318 | Sir John Swinford | |
| 1319 | Sir John Swinford | |
| 1377 | John Herlyngton | |
| 1384 | John Herlyngton | |
| 1385 | Sir Nicholas Stukeley | Sir William Papworth |
| 1386 | Sir William Moigne | Robert Lovetot |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Waryn | Richard Botiller |
| 1388 (Sep) | Robert Waryn | John Herlyngton |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir William Moigne | Sir Henry Green |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir William Moigne | Robert Waryn |
| 1391 | Sir William Moigne | Robert Lovetot |
| 1393 | Sir John Peckbridge | Sir Robert Stokes |
| 1394 | John Herlyngton | John Waweton |
| 1395 | John Herlyngton | John Waweton |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Stukeley | Sir Thomas Waweton |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Knyvet | Sir Thomas Waweton |
| 1399 | John Herlyngton | Robert Beville |
| 1401 | Robert Scott | Sir Thomas Waweton |
| 1402 | Robert Scott | Sir Thomas Waweton |
| 1404 (Jan) | Robert Scott | Sir John Tiptoft |
| 1404 (Oct) | Robert Scott | Sir John Tiptoft |
| 1406 | John Botiller | Sir John Tiptoft |
| 1407 | Roger Hunt | John Burton |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | Nicholas Stukeley | Robert Scott |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Roger Hunt | Thomas Beville |
| 1414 (Apr) | Roger Hunt | John Botiller |
| 1414 (Nov) | Nicholas Stukeley | Sir Thomas Waweton |
| 1415 | Nicholas Stukeley | Thomas Beville |
| 1416 (Mar) | Nicholas Stukeley | Henry Waryn |
| 1416 (Oct) | Sir Nicholas Stukeley | John Hore |
| 1417 | Roger Hunt | Thomas Beville |
| 1419 | Roger Hunt | Robert Scott |
| 1420 | Sir Nicholas Stukeley | Sir Thomas Waweton |
| 1421 (May) | Sir Nicholas Stukeley | Roger Hunt |
| 1421 (Dec) | Robert Stonham | Henry Hethe |
| 1422 | Sir Thomas Waweton | |
| 1422 | Roger Hunt | |
| 1423 | Roger Hunt | |
| 1425 | Roger Hunt | Robert Scott |
| 1426 | Roger Hunt | |
| 1427 | Roger Hunt | |
| 1429 | Roger Hunt | ?Robert Stonham |
| 1431 | Roger Hunt | |
| 1432 | Roger Hunt | Robert Stonham |
| 1433 | Roger Hunt | Robert Stonham |
| 1439 | Robert Stonham | |
| 1442 | Robert Stonham | |
| 1445 | Robert Stonham | |
| 1447 | Robert Stonham | |
| 1449 | Thomas Tresham | |
| 1449 (Nov) | Robert Stonham | |
| 1450 | Robert Stonham | |
| 1453 | Robert Stonham | |
| 1472 | John Sapcote |
| 1510 | John Wynde | John Taylard |
| 1512 | | |
| 1515 | | |
| 1523 | | |
| 1529 | Nicholas Harvey | Lawrence Taylard |
| 1536 | |
| 1539 | Richard Cromwell alias Williams | Oliver Leder |
| 1542 | (Sir) Richard Cromwell alias Williams | Robert ap Rice |
| 1545 | |
| 1547 | Sir John Baker | Robert ap Rice |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? | Thomas Audley |
| 1553 (Oct) | (Sir) Lawrence Taylard | Oliver Leder |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir Robert Tyrwhitt | Thomas Cotton |
| 1554 (Nov) | William Lawrence | Henry Mannock |
| 1555 | Thomas Maria Wingfield | William Mallory |
| 1558 | Thomas Cotton | William Lawrence |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Robert Tyrwhitt | Simon Throckmorton |
| 1562–1563 | Henry Cromwell alias Williams | Richard Dorrington |
| 1571 | Sir Henry Darcy | Richard Dorrington |
| 1572 (Apr) | Richard Dorrington, died and replaced 1576 by Sir Henry Darcy | Francis Cromwell alias Williams |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir Robert Bevill | John Dorrington |
| 1586 | Edward Wingfield | George Walton |
| 1588 (Oct) | Edward Wingfield | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1593 | Edward Wingfield | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1597 (Oct) | Sir Gervase Clifton | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1601 (Oct) | Sir Gervase Clifton | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1604 | Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington | Sir Oliver Cromwell |
| 1614 | Sir Robert Payne | Sir Oliver Cromwell |
| 1621–1622 | Robert Bevill | Sir Robert Payne |
| 1624 | Edward Montagu | Sir Oliver Cromwell |
| 1625 | Edward Montagu | Sir Oliver Cromwell |
| 1626 | Edward Montagu | Sir Robert Payne |
| 1628 | Sir Robert Payne | Sir Capel Bedel |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | No Parliaments convened |
| Apr 1640 | Thomas Cotton | Sir Capel Bedel |
| Nov 1640 | Sir Sidney Montagu, disabled 1642 replaced by Edward Montagu October 1645 | Valentine Walton |
| 1653 | Edward Montagu | Stephen Pheasant |
| 1654 | Edward Montagu | Henry Cromwell | Stephen Pheasant |
| 1656 | Edward Montagu | Henry Cromwell | Nicholas Pedley |
| 1659 | Henry Cromwell | Nicholas Pedley |
| 1659 | Edward Montagu | Valentine Walton |

### 1660–1885

| Year | Year | Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| | | 1660 | Viscount Mandeville | | Henry Cromwell | |
| | | February 1673 | Sir Nicholas Pedley | | Henry Cromwell | |
| | | November 1673 | Sir Nicholas Pedley | | Robert Apreece | |
| | | February 1679 | Hon. Ralph Montagu | | Robert Apreece | |
| | | August 1679 | Sir Thomas Proby, Bt | | Silius Titus | |
| | | 1685 | Sir John Cotton, Bt | | Sir Lionel Walden | |
| | | 1689 | Robert Montagu | | Sir Robert Bernard, Bt | |
| | | 1690 | Robert Montagu | | John Dryden | |
| | | 1693 | John Proby | | John Dryden | |
| | | 1695 | Heneage Montagu | | Anthony Hammond | |
| | | June 1698 | Robert Apreece | | Anthony Hammond | |
| | | July 1698 | John Proby | | Robert Throckmorton | |
| | | 1699 | John Proby | | John Dryden | |
| | | 1702 | William Naylor | | John Dryden | |
| | | 1705 | John Pocklington | | John Dryden | |
| | | 1708 | John Pocklington | | John Proby | |
| | | 1710 | John Pocklington | | Sir John Cotton, Bt | |
| | | 1713 | Sir Matthew Dudley, Bt | Whig | Robert Pigott | Whig |
| | | 1715 | John Bigg | | Robert Pigott | Whig |
| | | April 1722 | John Bigg | | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | |
| | | October 1722 | John Bigg | | John Proby | |
| | | 1727 | John Bigg | | Marquess of Hartington | Whig |
| | | 1730 | John Bigg | | Robert Pigott | Whig |
| | | 1734 | Lord Robert Montagu | | Robert Pigott | Whig |
| | | 1739 | Charles Clarke | | Robert Pigott | Whig |
| | | 1741 | William Mitchell | | Coulson Fellowes | |
| | | 1745 | William Montagu | | Coulson Fellowes | |
| | | 1747 | Edward Wortley-Montagu | | Coulson Fellowes | |
| | | 1754 | The Lord Carysfort | | Coulson Fellowes | |
| | | 1761 | The Lord Carysfort | | Viscount Mandeville | |
| | | 1762 | The Lord Carysfort | | Lord Charles Montagu | |
| | | 1765 | The Lord Carysfort | | Robert Bernard | |
| | | 1768 | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | Tory | The Earl Ludlow | |
| | | 1792 | Lancelot Brown | | The Earl Ludlow | |
| | | 1794 | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | | The Earl Ludlow | |
| | | 1796 | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | | Lord Frederick Montagu | |
| | | 1806 | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | | Lord Proby | |
| | | 1807 | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | | William Henry Fellowes | Tory |
| | | 1814 | Lord Proby | | William Henry Fellowes | Tory |
| | | 1818 | Lord Frederick Montagu | Tory | William Henry Fellowes | Tory |
| | | 1820 | Lord John Russell | Whig | William Henry Fellowes | Tory |
| | | 1826 | Viscount Mandeville | Tory | William Henry Fellowes | Tory |
| | | 1830 | Viscount Mandeville | Tory | Lord Strathavon | Tory |
| | | 1831 | Viscount Mandeville | Tory | John Bonfoy Rooper | Whig |
| | | 1834 | Viscount Mandeville | Conservative | John Bonfoy Rooper | Whig |
| | | 1837 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | George Thornhill | Conservative |
| | | 1852 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | Viscount Mandeville | Conservative |
| | | 1855 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | James Rust | Conservative |
| | | 1857 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | James Rust | Conservative | John Heathcoate | Whig |
| | | 1859 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | Lord Robert Montagu | Conservative |
| | | 1874 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | Sir Henry Pelly, 3rd Baronet | Conservative |
| | | 1877 | Edward Fellowes | Conservative | Viscount Mandeville | Conservative |
| | | 1880 | William Fellowes | Conservative | Lord Douglas Gordon | Liberal |
| 1885 | 1885 | 1885 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and Ramsey from 1885 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and Ramsey from 1885 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and Ramsey from 1885 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and Ramsey from 1885 |

### 1918–1983

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| Huntingdon and Ramsey prior to 1918 ||||
| | 1918 | Oliver Locker-Lampson | Conservative |
| | 1922 | Charles Murchison | Conservative |
| | 1923 | Leonard Costello | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Sir Charles Murchison | Conservative |
| | 1929 | Sidney Peters | Liberal |
| | 1931 | Sidney Peters | National Liberal |
| | 1945 | David Renton | Liberal National |
| | 1950 | David Renton | National Liberal and Conservative |
| | 1964 | David Renton | Conservative and National Liberal |
| | 1970 | David Renton | Conservative |
| | 1979 | John Major | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and parts of Peterborough and SW Cambs from 1983 | constituency abolished, Huntingdon and parts of Peterborough and SW Cambs from 1983 |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | George Montagu | 1,068 | 37.3 |
| | Tory | Charles Gordon | 990 | 34.6 |
| | Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | 804 | 28.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 1,431 | c. 75.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,900 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
General election 1831: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | 841 | 37.8 | +9.7 |
| | Tory | George Montagu | 812 | 36.5 | −0.8 |
| | Whig | Charles Gordon | 573 | 25.7 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 1,113 | c. 58.6 | c. −16.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,900 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +5.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 10.8 | +4.3 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −0.8 | |
General election 1832: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | George Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,647 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1835: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,653 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,392 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative | George Thornhill | 1,332 | 35.9 |
| | Whig | John Bonfoy Rooper | 990 | 26.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | 81.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,805 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Thornhill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,054 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Thornhill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,074 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

Thornhill's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 11 June 1852: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,852 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Montagu succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Manchester and causing a by-election.
By-election, 23 October 1855: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Rust | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Rust | 1,192 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,106 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | John Heathcote | 1,106 | 32.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 (est) | 77.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,918 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig win | Whig win | Whig win | Whig win | Whig win |
Securing the same number of votes, both Fellowes and Heathcote were returned alongside Rust as Members of Parliament. However, after scrutiny, Rust and Fellowes lost one vote, while Heathcote lost two, causing Heathcote to be declared unduly elected on 31 July 1857.
General election 1859: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,404 | 37.1 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Montagu | 1,314 | 34.7 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | John Heathcote | 1,068 | 28.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,427 (est) | 80.3 (est) | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,024 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Robert Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,999 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Montagu's appointment as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education required a by-election.
1867 Huntingdonshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Robert Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,748 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fellowes | 1,648 | 38.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelly | 1,482 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Douglas Gordon | 1,192 | 27.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 (est) | 76.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,592 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Pelly's death caused a by-election.
1877 Huntingdonshire by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Montagu | 1,468 | 51.0 | −21.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam | 1,410 | 49.0 | +21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 2.0 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,878 | 76.8 | 0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,748 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −21.4 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Huntingdonshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fellowes | 1,786 | 35.7 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Gordon | 1,617 | 32.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | George Montagu | 1,596 | 31.9 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,403 (est) | 86.0 (est) | +9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,955 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 3.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Oliver Locker-Lampson | 10,760 | 62.6 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Christopher Grey | 6,416 | 37.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,344 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,176 | 62.8 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles Murchison | 10,079 | 50.7 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | Lina Scott Gatty | 5,123 | 25.7 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Dermot Freyer | 4,697 | 23.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,956 | 25.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,899 | 70.7 | +7.9 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
General election 1923: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leonard Costello | 10,465 | 52.7 | +27.0 |
| | Unionist | Charles Murchison | 9,404 | 47.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,869 | 69.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +15.2 | |
General election 1924: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles Murchison | 12,827 | 56.9 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Costello | 9,703 | 43.1 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,124 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,530 | 77.8 | +8.2 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |
General election 1929: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sidney Peters | 12,889 | 45.6 | +2.5 |
| | Unionist | Charles Murchison | 11,935 | 42.1 | −14.8 |
| | Labour | C S Giddins | 3,493 | 12.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 954 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,317 | 77.2 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Sidney Peters | 23,102 | 83.3 | +37.7 |
| | Labour | Maurice Orbach | 4,624 | 16.7 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,478 | 66.6 | +63.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,726 | 74.2 | −3.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +16.7 | |
General election 1935: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Sidney Peters | 17,287 | 68.7 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | James Lievsley George | 7,861 | 31.3 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,426 | 37.4 | −29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,148 | 66.2 | −8.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −14.6 | |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal National: Sidney Peters
* Labour: James Lunnon

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 15,389 | 50.1 | −18.6 |
| | Labour | W A Waters | 9,458 | 30.8 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Henry Walston | 5,869 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,931 | 19.3 | −18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,716 | 65.7 | −0.5 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −9.1 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 18,551 | 51.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Francis Robert Macdonald | 13,096 | 36.3 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | William George F Thompson | 4,442 | 12.3 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,455 | 15.1 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,089 | 82.6 | +16.9 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
General election 1951: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 20,845 | 57.4 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Francis Robert Macdonald | 15,487 | 42.6 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,358 | 14.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,332 | 80.8 | −1.8 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 | |
General election 1955: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 20,609 | 58.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | John Albert Franks | 14,670 | 41.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,939 | 16.8 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,279 | 77.1 | −3.7 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 1959: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 20,254 | 53.9 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | John Wilson Fear | 11,983 | 31.8 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal | Richard Edward Walter Vanderplank | 5,389 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,271 | 22.1 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,626 | 80.4 | +3.3 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 20,320 | 51.1 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Leslie J Potter | 12,456 | 31.3 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter G H Thorold | 6,992 | 17.6 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,864 | 19.8 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,768 | 78.8 | −1.6 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General election 1966: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | David Renton | 20,504 | 49.1 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Martin Lawn | 15,276 | 36.7 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | David Ralph Antony Spreckley | 5,900 | 14.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,228 | 12.4 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,680 | 77.6 | −1.2 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Renton | 27,398 | 54.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | James P P Curran | 17,588 | 35.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Michael Wilfrid B O'Loughlin | 5,082 | 10.2 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,810 | 19.6 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,068 | 75.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
General election February 1974: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Renton | 29,042 | 44.6 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Graham Rowe | 19,040 | 29.2 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Andrew Ormerod | 17,066 | 26.2 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,002 | 15.4 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,148 | 82.4 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −14.6 | |
General election October 1974: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Renton | 26,989 | 45.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Alan G Dowson | 17,745 | 29.6 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Graham Rowe | 15,152 | 25.3 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,244 | 15.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,886 | 75.1 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 | |
General election 1979: Huntingdonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Major | 40,193 | 55.3 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Julian G H Fulbrook | 18,630 | 25.7 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Graham Rowe | 12,812 | 17.6 | −7.7 |
| | National Front | K T Robinson | 983 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,563 | 29.6 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.618 | 77.4 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.1 | |