Who are the newly elected MPs for Cambridgeshire?

The political make up of Cambridgeshire changed in the general election

Labour and the Liberal Democrats now have three MPs each in Cambridgeshire.

Ahead of the election, the picture was very different, with the Conservative Party holding a majority of the county's eight seats.

Here are profiles of the county's new MPs.

Cambridge: Daniel Zeichner

Mr Zeichner says he is a "committed environmentalist", stands up for our public services, and is a Cambridge United supporter

Daniel Zeichner has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Cambridge, a position he has held since 2015.

He first moved to Cambridge to study at King’s College. He has served as shadow environment minister and is the chair of the All-Party Group on Universities.

The Cambridge constituency had a turnout of 60%, which was down about 8.70% from 2019.

Cambridge result:

• Labour, Daniel Zeichner - 19,614

• Liberal Democrat, Cheney Payne - 8,536

• Green, Sarah Nicmanis - 6,842

• Conservative, Shane Manning - 5,073

• Workers Party of Britain, Khalid Abu-Tayyem - 951

• Independent, David Carmona - 819

• Rebooting Democracy, Keith Garrett - 265

Ely and East Cambridgeshire: Charlotte Cane

Mrs Cane read ancient history and archaeology at Birmingham, where she and her husband worked as field archaeologists

Charlotte Cane took Ely and East Cambridgeshire for the Liberal Democrats, replacing Conservative Lucy Frazer.

Mrs Cane, who has lived in East Cambridgeshire for three decades, said her first job as an MP would be to work to improve social housing in the constituency.

Ely and East Cambridgeshire had a turnout of 66%, down by about 5.20% from 2019.

Ely and East Cambridgeshire result:

• Liberal Democrat, Charlotte Cane - 17,127

• Conservative, Lucy Frazer - 16,632

• Labour, Elizabeth McWilliams - 9,160

• Reform UK, Ryan Coogan - 6,443

• Green, Andy Cogan - 2,359

• Monster Raving Loony Party, Hoo-Ray Henry - 271

• Social Democratic Party, Robert Bayley - 172

• Independent, Obi Monye - 103

• Independent, Rob Rawlins - 102

Huntingdon: Ben Obese-Jecty

Mr Obese-Jecty recently completed his three-year term as a member of the Veterans Advisory and Pension Committee

Ben Obese-Jecty has kept the Conservative hold on Huntingdon and will fill the seat vacated by Jonathan Djanogly, the former Tory MP.

He is a former Army officer who volunteered for service as a Battle Casualty Replacement in Basra, Iraq. Since leaving the Army, he has worked with US and UK banks.

The Huntingdon constituency had a turnout of 66%, which was down about 8.70% from 2019.

Huntingdon result:

• Conservative, Ben Obese-Jecty - 18,257

• Labour, Alex Bulat - 16,758

• Reform UK, Sarah Smith - 8,039

• Liberal Democrat, Mark Argent - 4,821

• Green, Georgie Hunt - 3,042

• Independent, Chan Abraham - 1,123

North East Cambridgeshire: Steve Barclay

Mr Barclay was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham, read history at Cambridge, and studied law at Chester

Steve Barclay has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire, a position he has held since 2010.

He is the former health and social care secretary, has served as a government whip and has been economic secretary to the treasury.

The North East Cambridgeshire constituency had a turnout of 55%, down about 8.20% from 2019.

North East Cambridgeshire result:

• Conservative, Steve Barclay - 16,246

• Reform UK, Chris Thornhill - 9,057

• Labour, Javeria Hussain - 8,008

• Liberal Democrat, David Chalmers - 2,716

• Green, Andrew Crawford - 2,001

• Independent, David Patrick - 958

• Workers Party of Britain, Clayton Payne - 190

North West Cambridgeshire - Sam Carling

Sam Carling, 22, beat Shailesh Vara by just 39 votes

Sam Carling, 22, became the youngest MP on Thursday after narrowly winning North West Cambridgeshire.

Mr Carling is a Cambridge University science graduate student and grew up in a rural town in the north-east of England, which he described as "a very deprived area".

He called his victory a "political earthquake", and said he hoped more young people would stand for public office.

The turnout for North West Cambridgeshire was 58.76%.

North West Cambridgeshire result:

• Sam Carling, Labour - 14,785

• Shailesh Vara, Conservatives - 14,746

• James Sidlow, Reform UK - 8,741

• Bridget Smith, Liberal Democrat - 3,192

• Elliot Tang, Green Party - 2,960

Peterborough: Andrew Pakes

Labour's Andrew Pakes said he was "bowled over" after becoming the new Peterborough MP

Labour candidate Andrew Pakes was elected as MP for Peterborough.

Mr Pakes lives in the city and works for a trade union. He campaigned to fix NHS dentistry as a “top priority”.

The turnout at the election was 57.27%.

Peterborough result:

• Andrew Pakes, Labour - 13,418

• Conservatives, Paul Bristow - 13,300

• Sue Morris, Reform UK - 5,379

• Amjad Hussain, Workers Party of Britain - 5,051

• Nicola Day, Green Party - 2,542

• Nick Sandford, Liberal Democrat - 1,746

• Tom Rogers, Christian Peoples Alliance - 225

• Zahid Khan, Independent - 211

South Cambridgeshire: Pippa Heylings

Ms Heylings said the result was a "historic moment for the Liberal Democrats nationally, and here in South Cambridgeshire"

Liberal Democrat MP Pippa Heylings won South Cambridgeshire from the Conservatives.

Ms Heylings has lived in South Cambridgeshire since 2012, was elected to South Cambridgeshire District Council in 2018, and has had a career as a mediator with national governments and the UN working on environmental challenges.

South Cambridgeshire had a turnout of 71%, which was down about 8.60% from 2019.

South Cambridgeshire result:

• Liberal Democrat, Pippa Heylings - 25,704

• Conservative, Chris Carter-Chapman - 15,063

• Labour, Luke Viner - 6,106

• Reform UK, Harrison Edwards - 4,897

• Green, Miranda Fyfe - 2,656

• Independent, James Gordon - 459

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: Ian Sollom

Mr Sollom stood for the Lib Dems in South Cambridgeshire in 2019 and was 2,904 votes behind the Conservatives

Liberal Democrat MP Ian Sollom won the new St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire seat.

Mr Sollom has lived in Cambridgeshire since 2005, has a PhD in astrophysics and was a district councillor in South Cambridgeshire from 2018 until 2022.

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire had a turnout of 68%.

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire result:

• Liberal Democrat, Ian Sollom - 19,517

• Conservative, Anthony Browne - 14,896

• Labour, Marianna Masters - 6,918

• Reform UK, Guy Lachlan - 5,673

• Independent, Stephen Ferguson - 2,941

• Green, Kathryn Fisher - 2,663

• Party of Women, Bev White - 274