# Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdon is a constituency west of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire and including its namesake town of Huntingdon. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ben Obese-Jecty of the Conservative Party.
Before 2024, Huntingdon was considered a safe Conservative seat and was the seat of John Major, the Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997.
First established around the time of the Model Parliament in 1295, Huntingdon was the seat of Oliver Cromwell in 1628–1629 and 1640–1642.

## History

The constituency of Huntingdon has existed in three separate forms: as a parliamentary borough from 1295, represented 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; as a division of a parliamentary county from 1885 to 1918; and as a county constituency from 1983 until the present day.
Representatives for the seat, the standard two burgesses per parliamentary borough, were summoned to form the first fully assembled parliament, the Model Parliament in 1295 and at all parliaments assembled from then until 1868, in which year the constituency was reduced to a single-member borough in accordance with the Reform Act 1867. In the mid-17th century, this was Oliver Cromwell's constituency.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the parliamentary borough was abolished altogether and the two-member parliamentary county of Huntingdonshire was replaced by the two-single member seats formally known as the Northern or Ramsey Division and the Southern or Huntingdon Division. It was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1918 when it was re-combined with Ramsey and Huntingdonshire was re-established as a single member constituency.
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 Huntingdonshire constituency was abolished once again, with the majority comprising the re-established county constituency of Huntingdon which also included rural areas to the west of Peterborough.
There were significant boundary changes at the 1997 general election, when the neighbouring seat of North West Cambridgeshire was created from areas previously in the seats of Huntingdon and Peterborough.
The former Conservative Prime Minister (1990–1997) John Major represented the seat from its re-creation in 1983 until his retirement in 2001. His majority in 1992 (36,230) was the largest majority for any member of parliament post-1832 until 2017, in which George Howarth won a 42,214 vote majority in Knowsley.

## Boundaries and boundary changes

The constituency consists of the towns of Huntingdon, St Ives, Godmanchester and a number of smaller settlements in Western Cambridgeshire.

### 1832–1885

* The townships of Huntingdon and Godmanchester.

### 1885–1918

* The Sessional Divisions of Leightonstone and Toseland.
The new county division incorporated the towns of Huntingdon, Godmanchester, and St Neots.

### 1983–1997

* The District of Huntingdon wards of Brampton, Bury, Earith, Ellington, Elton, Farcet, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Hemingford Abbots and Hilton, Hemingford Grey, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton, Needingworth, Ramsey, Sawtry, Somersham, Stilton, St Ives North, St Ives South, The Stukeleys, Upwood and The Raveleys, Warboys, and Yaxley; and
* The City of Peterborough wards of Barnack, Glinton, Northborough, Werrington, and Wittering.
    The re-established seat comprised the majority of the abolished Huntingdonshire constituency, including Huntingdon, Godmanchester, Ramsey and St Ives, together with rural areas to the west of Peterborough, including Barnack and Werrington.

### 1997–2010

* The District of Huntingdonshire wards of Brampton, Buckden, Eaton Ford, Eaton Socon, Ellington, Eynesbury, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Gransden, Hemingford Abbots and Hilton, Hemingford Grey, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton, Needingworth, Paxton, Priory Park, St Ives North, St Ives South, Staughton, The Offords, and The Stukeleys.
    Gained the parts of the District of Huntingdon, including St Neots, which had previously been part of the abolished South West Cambridgeshire constituency. The City of Peterborough ward of Werrington was transferred to the Peterborough constituency. Remaining Peterborough wards and northern parts of the District of Huntingdon, including Ramsey, were included in the new constituency of North West Cambridgeshire.

### 2010–2024

* The District of Huntingdonshire wards of Alconbury and The Stukeleys, Brampton, Buckden, Fenstanton, Godmanchester, Gransden and The Offords, Huntingdon East, Huntingdon North, Huntingdon West, Kimbolton and Staughton, Little Paxton, St Ives East, St Ives South, St Ives West, St Neots Eaton Ford, St Neots Eaton Socon, St Neots Eynesbury, St Neots Priory Park, and The Hemingfords.
    Local authority wards revised. Further minor loss to North West Cambridgeshire.

### 2024–present

Following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:
* The District of Huntingdonshire wards of Alconbury, Brampton, Buckden, Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots, Great Staughton, Hemingford Grey & Houghton, Holywell-cum-Needingworth, Huntingdon East, Huntingdon North, Kimbolton, St Ives East, St Ives South, St Ives West, Sawtry, Somersham, The Stukeleys, and Warboys.
    The seat was subject to major changes with the town of St Neots being moved to the new constituency of St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, partly offset by the transfer of mainly rural areas to the north from North West Cambridgeshire.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs c1290–1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1361 | William Wightman |
| 1365 | William Wightman |
| 1366 | William Wightman |
| 1369 | William Wightman |
| 1371 | William Wightman |
| 1372 | William Wightman |
| 1373 | William Wightman |
| 1376 | William Wightman |
| 1377 (Jan) | William Wightman |
| 1377 (Oct) | William Wightman |
| 1378 | William Wightman |
| 1380 (Jan) | William Wightman |
| 1381 | William Wightman |
| 1382 (May) | William Wightman |
| 1382 (Oct) | William Wightman |
| 1383 (Oct) | William Wightman |
| 1384 (Apr) | William Wightman |
| 1384 (Nov) | William Wightman |
| 1386 | William Luton | Thomas Daniel |
| 1388 (Feb) | William Wightman | Thomas Daniel |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Wightman | Thomas Daniel |
| 1390 (Jan) | William Wightman | Thomas Daniel |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | William Wightman | William Luton |
| 1393 | William Albon | John Pabenham |
| 1394 | Henry Proude | John Dunhead I |
| 1395 | John Cutler | John Dunhead II |
| 1397 (Jan) | Walter Willardby | John Dunhead I |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Hawkin | John Dunhead II |
| 1399 | John Hawkin | Richard Prentice |
| 1401 | John Sabrisforth | John Rous |
| 1402 | Walter Devenham | Ambrose Newton |
| 1404 (Jan) | |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | John Hawkin | Richard Prentice |
| 1407 | Richard Prentice | John Navet |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | Robert Peck | Thomas Freeman |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Robert Peck | John Denton |
| 1414 (Apr) | Robert Peck | John Denton |
| 1414 (Nov) | Roger Chamberlain | John Foxton |
| 1415 | Robert Peck | John Bickley |
| 1416 (Mar) | Robert Peck | John Denton |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | John Fette | Richard Freeman |
| 1419 | Richard Spicer | Hugh Parson |
| 1420 | John Abbotsley | John Foxton |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Peck II | John Colles |
| 1421 (Dec) | Robert Peck II | George Gidding |
| 1510–1523 | No names known | No names known |
| 1529 | Thomas Hall | William Webbe |
| 1536 | ? |
| 1539 | ? |
| 1542 | ? |
| 1545 | ? |
| 1547 | John Arscott | John Millicent |
| 1553 (Mar) | William Tyrwhitt | Thomas Maria Wingfield |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Maria Wingfield | John Purvey |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Maria Wingfield | Simon Throckmorton |
| 1554 (Nov) | Philip Clampe | William Horwood |
| 1555 | Robert Brockbank | Thomas Worlich |
| 1558 | Robert Brockbank | John Brigandine |
| 1559 (Jan) | Richard Patrick | William Symcots |
| 1562–3 | Richard Gooderick | George Blyth |
| 1571 | Tristram Tyrwhitt | Ralph Rokeby |
| 1572 (Apr) | Thomas Slade | John Turpin |
| 1584 (Nov) | Francis Flower | William Cervington |
| 1586 | Francis Flower | William Cervington |
| 1588 (Oct) | Francis Flower | William Cervington |
| 1593 | Robert Lee | Robert Cromwell |
| 1597 (Oct) | Richard Cromwell | Robert Cooke |
| 1601 | William Beecher | Thomas Chichley |
| 1604 | Henry Cromwell | Thomas Harley |
| 1614 | Sir Christopher Hatton | Sir Miles Fleetwood |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Henry St John | Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet |
| 1624 | Sir Arthur Mainwaring | Sir Henry St John |
| 1625 | Sir Arthur Mainwaring | Sir Henry St John |
| 1626 | Sir Arthur Mainwaring | John Goldsborough |
| 1628 | Oliver Cromwell | James Montagu |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| Apr 1640 | Robert Bernard | William Montagu |
| Nov 1640 | George Montagu | Edward Montagu, ennobled in 1644 and replaced by Abraham Burrell |
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | John Bernard |
| 1656 | John Bernard |
| 1659 | John Thurloe | Sir John Bernard |
| 1659 | Abraham Burrell |

### MPs 1660–1868

| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | | John Bernard | | | Nicholas Pedley | |
| 1661 | | Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt | | | Lionel Walden | |
| Apr 1679 | | Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu | | | Sir Nicholas Pedley | |
| Aug 1679 | | Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu | | | Lionel Walden | |
| 1685 | | Hon. Oliver Montagu | | | Lionel Walden | |
| 1689 | | John Bigg | | | Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu | |
| 1690 | | Hon. Richard Montagu | | | Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu | |
| 1695 | | Hon. Richard Montagu | | | John Pocklington | |
| 1697 | | Francis Wortley-Montagu | | | John Pocklington | |
| 1698 | | Francis Wortley-Montagu | | | Edward Carteret | |
| 1701 | | Francis Wortley-Montagu | | | The Earl of Orrery | |
| 1702 | | Anthony Hammond | | | The Earl of Orrery | |
| 1705 | | Edward Wortley Montagu | | | Sir John Cotton, 4th Bt | |
| 1706 | | Edward Wortley Montagu | | | John Pedley | |
| 1708 | | Edward Wortley Montagu | | | Francis Page | |
| 1713 | | Sidney Wortley-Montagu | | | Viscount Hinchingbrooke | |
| 1722 | | Edward Wortley Montagu | | | Roger Handasyde | |
| 1734 | | Edward Montagu | | | Roger Handasyde | |
| May 1741 | | Edward Montagu | | | Hon. Wills Hill | |
| Dec 1741 | | Edward Montagu | | | Albert Nesbitt | |
| 1747 | | Edward Montagu | | | Kelland Courtenay | |
| 1748 | | Edward Montagu | | | John Montagu | |
| 1754 | | Edward Montagu | | | Robert Jones | |
| 1768 | | Henry Seymour | | | Robert Jones | |
| Feb 1774 | | Henry Seymour | | | Hon. William Augustus Montagu | |
| Oct 1774 | | George Wombwell | | | Hon. William Augustus Montagu | |
| 1776 | | George Wombwell | | | The Lord Mulgrave | Tory |
| 1780 | | Hugh Palliser | Tory | | The Lord Mulgrave | Tory |
| 1784 | | Sir Walter Rawlinson | Tory | | Lancelot Brown | Tory |
| 1787 | | Sir Walter Rawlinson | Tory | | John Willett Payne | Tory |
| Jun 1790 | | Hon. John George Montagu | Tory | | John Willett Payne | Tory |
| Dec 1790 | | Henry Speed | Tory | | John Willett Payne | Tory |
| 1796 | | William Henry Fellowes | Tory | | John Calvert | Tory |
| 1807 | | William Meeke Farmer | Tory | | John Calvert | Tory |
| 1809 | | Samuel Farmer | Tory | | John Calvert | Tory |
| 1818 | | William Augustus Montagu | Tory | | John Calvert | Tory |
| 1820 | | Earl of Ancram | Tory | | John Calvert | Tory |
| 1824 | | James Stuart | Tory | | John Calvert | Tory |
| 1831 | | Jonathan Peel | Tory | | Sir Frederick Pollock | Tory |
| 1834 | | Jonathan Peel | Conservative | | Sir Frederick Pollock | Conservative |
| 1844 | | Jonathan Peel | Conservative | | Thomas Baring | Conservative |
| 1868 | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member |

### MPs 1868–1918

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1868 | Thomas Baring | Conservative |
| 1873 by-election | Sir John Burgess Karslake | Conservative |
| 1876 by-election | Edward Montagu | Conservative |
| 1884 by-election | Sir Robert Peel | Conservative |
| 1885 | Thomas Coote | Liberal |
| 1886 | Arthur Smith-Barry | Conservative |
| 1900 | George Montagu | Conservative |
| 1906 | Samuel Whitbread | Liberal |
| 1910 (Jan) | John Cator | Conservative |
| 1918 | constituency abolished, Huntingdonshire from 1918 | constituency abolished, Huntingdonshire from 1918 |

### MPs since 1983

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Rt Hon John Major | Conservative |
| 2001 | Jonathan Djanogly | Conservative |
| 2024 | Ben Obese-Jecty | Conservative |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Obese-Jecty | 18,257 | 35.1 | −24.1 |
| | Labour | Alex Bulat | 16,758 | 32.2 | +11.4 |
| | Reform UK | Sarah Smith | 8,039 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Argent | 4,821 | 9.3 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Georgie Hunt | 3,042 | 5.8 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Chan Raj Abraham | 1,123 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,499 | 2.9 | −35.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,234 | 66.1 | −8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,074 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −17.8 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 33,352 | 59.2 |
| | Labour | 11,707 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7,899 | 14.0 |
| | Green | 1,952 | 3.5 |
| | Others | 1,407 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 56,317 | 74.5 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 75,590 |
General election 2019: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 32,386 | 54.8 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Samuel Sweek | 13,003 | 22.0 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Argent | 9,432 | 15.9 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Daniel Laycock | 2,233 | 3.8 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Paul Bullen | 1,789 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tom Varghese | 304 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,383 | 32.8 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,147 | 69.9 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
General election 2017: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 32,915 | 55.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Nik Johnson | 18,440 | 30.9 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Cantrill | 5,090 | 8.5 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Bullen | 2,180 | 3.7 | −13.2 |
| | Green | Thomas MacLennan | 1,095 | 1.8 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,475 | 24.2 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,720 | 70.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.2 | |
General election 2015: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 29,652 | 53.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Nik Johnson | 10,248 | 18.3 | +7.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Bullen | 9,473 | 16.9 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Cantrill | 4,375 | 7.8 | −21.1 |
| | Green | Thomas MacLennan | 2,178 | 3.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,404 | 34.7 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,926 | 67.9 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
General election 2010: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 26,516 | 48.9 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Land | 15,697 | 28.9 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Anthea Cox | 5,982 | 11.0 | −7.4 |
| | UKIP | Ian Curtis | 3,258 | 6.0 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Salt | 1,432 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Green | John Clare | 652 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Lord Toby Jug | 548 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Animal Protection | Carrie Holliman | 181 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,819 | 19.9 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,266 | 64.9 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 26,646 | 50.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Huppert | 13,799 | 26.3 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Sartain | 9,821 | 18.7 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Derek Norman | 2,152 | 4.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,847 | 24.5 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,418 | 62.5 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |
General election 2001: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Djanogly | 24,507 | 49.9 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pope | 11,715 | 23.9 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Takki Sulaiman | 11,211 | 22.8 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Derek Norman | 1,656 | 3.4 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,792 | 26.0 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,089 | 61.1 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

The constituency underwent boundary changes prior to the 1997 election and the changes are not based on the 1992 result.
General election 1997: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Major | 31,501 | 55.3 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Jason Reece | 13,361 | 23.5 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Owen | 8,390 | 14.7 | −6.4 |
| | Referendum | David Bellamy | 3,114 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Charles Coyne | 331 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Christian Democrat | Veronica Hufford | 177 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Duncan Robertson | 89 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,140 | 31.8 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,963 | 74.9 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.3 | |
General election 1992: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Major | 48,662 | 66.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Hugh Seckleman | 12,432 | 16.9 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duff | 9,386 | 12.8 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal | Paul Wiggin | 1,045 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Deborah Birkhead | 846 | 1.2 | −0.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 728 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative Thatcherite | Michael Flanagan | 231 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gremloids | Lord Buckethead | 107 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Forward to Mars Party | Charles S. Cockell | 91 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | David Shepherd | 26 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,230 | 49.3 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,554 | 79.2 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Major | 40,530 | 63.6 | +1.2 |
| | SDP | Anthony Nicholson | 13,486 | 21.1 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 8,883 | 13.9 | +2.4 |
| | Green | William Lavin | 874 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,044 | 42.5 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,773 | 74.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Major | 34,254 | 62.4 | |
| | Liberal | Sheila Gatiss | 13,906 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour | Mark Slater | 6,317 | 11.5 | |
| | Ecology | Timothy Eiloart | 444 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,348 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,921 | 71.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election December 1910: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cator | 2,287 | 51.7 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Brett | 2,139 | 48.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 3.4 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,426 | 85.5 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
General election January 1910: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cator | 2,466 | 54.0 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Brett | 2,099 | 46.0 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,565 | 88.2 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Whitbread | 2,426 | 55.4 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | John Cator | 1,957 | 44.6 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,383 | 83.1 | +7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,272 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.9 | |
General election 1900: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Montagu | 2,118 | 53.5 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Charles Adeane | 1,838 | 46.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 7.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,956 | 75.8 | −6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,222 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Smith-Barry | 2,419 | 53.9 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | John Jackson Wilks | 2,068 | 46.1 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 7.8 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,487 | 82.6 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,435 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
General election 1892: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Smith-Barry | 2,251 | 50.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Whitbread | 2,229 | 49.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.4 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,480 | 81.8 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,479 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Smith-Barry | 2,302 | 51.8 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Coote | 2,141 | 48.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | 78.6 | −2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,655 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.4 | |
General election 1885: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Coote | 2,354 | 51.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Oliver George Powlett Montagu | 2,208 | 48.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,562 | 80.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,655 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 22 Mar 1884: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Peel | 455 | 50.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Veasey | 446 | 49.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,658 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by Montagu's succession to the peerage, becoming Earl of Sandwich.
General election 1880: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,052 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 16 Feb 1876: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Karslake's resignation.
By-election, 16 Mar 1874: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Burgess Karslake | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Karslake's appointment as Attorney General for England and Wales.
General election 1874: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Burgess Karslake | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,049 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 20 Dec 1873: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Burgess Karslake | 499 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 341 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 83.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,008 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Baring's death.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 976 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Seat reduced to one member
By-election, 11 July 1866: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Peel's appointment as Secretary of State for War
General election 1865: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 378 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 4 March 1858: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Peel's appointment as Secretary of State for War.
General election 1857: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 382 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 390 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 373 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 22 April 1844: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baring | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Pollock's resignation upon his appointment as Chief Justice of the Court of the Exchequer
By-election, 14 September 1841: Huntingdon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick Pollock | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Peel's appointment as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance and Pollock's appointment as Attorney General for England and Wales
General election 1841: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Pollock | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 416 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Pollock | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 356 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1835: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Pollock | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Peel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 380 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1832: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Jonathan Peel | 177 | 31.1 | −15.2 |
| | Tory | Frederick Pollock | 171 | 30.0 | −16.3 |
| | Whig | James Duberley | 128 | 22.5 | +19.1 |
| | Whig | Edward Harvey Maltby | 94 | 16.5 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 7.5 | −34.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 287 | 87.8 | c. +46.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 327 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −15.5 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −16.0 | |
General election 1831: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Jonathan Peel | 68 | 46.3 |
| | Tory | Frederick Pollock | 68 | 46.3 |
| | Whig | Samuel Wells | 6 | 4.1 |
| | Whig | James Duberley | 5 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74 | c. 41.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 180 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1830: Huntingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Calvert (died 1844) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | James Stuart | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Samuel Wells | | |
| | Whig | Henry Sweeting | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 180 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
Wells and Sweeting were put forward as candidates, and received "a show of hands of ten to one" against Calvert and Stuart, who had received seven and five respectively. However, the mayor declared Stuart and Calvert as having the majority of legal votes and the seat was not put to a poll.