Cambridge University Constituency (UniCon) : Political Parties

Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 21st Mar, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Sep, 1841
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) 1486 Elected
Conservative (2) 1189 Elected
Conservative (3) 1147
Liberal 860

More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 4th Oct, 1850
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Feb, 1856
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 886 Elected
Liberal 419 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 4th Mar, 1858
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Jul, 1866
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 22nd Jul, 1867
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 24th Feb, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) 1931 Elected
Conservative (2) 1400 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 28th Nov, 1882
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 3491 Elected
Liberal 1301 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Aug, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 17th Nov, 1887
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 9th Oct, 1891
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (2) 3976 Elected
Conservative (1) 3050 Elected
Free Trader 1653

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Feb 1911 to 16th Feb, 1911
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2308 Elected
Free Trader 1954 Elected
Independent Conservative 332

This was a by-election.



Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Coalition Conservative (2) 1986 Elected
Coalition Conservative (1) 1929 Elected
Independent 1229 Elected
Labour 641

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) 4192 Elected
Independent Liberal 3453 Elected
Conservative (2) 1018 Elected

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (2) 3560 Elected
Conservative (1) 3434 Elected
Independent Liberal 3283 Elected

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) 4569 Elected
Conservative (2) 4026 Elected
Independent Liberal 3241 Elected

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Feb, 1926
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (2) 6046 Elected
Conservative (1) 5330 Elected
Liberal 3131 Elected
Labour 1480

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 23rd Feb, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative (1) 7602 Elected
Conservative (2) 6917 Elected
Labour 3453 Elected

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 19th Feb 1940 to 23rd Feb, 1940
Party Votes Outcome
Independent Conservative 9840 Elected
Independent Progressive 5387 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 7364 Elected
Independent (1) 6556 Elected
Independent Progressive 5745 Elected
Independent (2) 0
National Independent 0

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cambridge University Constituency (UniCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026