Cambridge is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Daniel Zeichner of the Labour Party.

[3] The current constituency covers the majority of the city of Cambridge, including the areas of Arbury (which contains some social housing), Chesterton, Newnham, Cherry Hinton and the village of Trumpington; but the city's Queen Edith's ward (which includes Addenbrooke's Hospital and Homerton College) is in the neighbouring South Cambridgeshire constituency.

[5] Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 representation was reduced to one member, using the first-past-the-post system, with effect from the 1885 general election.

Its MPs included Isaac Newton, William Pitt the Younger, Lord Palmerston, George Stokes, Richard Jebb, and Archibald Hill before abolition in 1950.

In 1992, Cambridge was won by Labour's Anne Campbell, who held onto the seat for 13 years (three Parliamentary terms).

In 2015, Huppert was unseated by the Labour candidate, Daniel Zeichner, who took the seat with a thin majority of 599 votes.

Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, the boundaries were expanded to align with those of the Municipal Borough, incorporating further parts of the former Urban District of Chesterton to the north, and the parish of Cambridge Without to the south.

by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Poynings Previous by-election declared void on petition due to bribery and treating by Manners-Sutton's agents.

[60] 2010s – 2000s – 1990s – 1980s – 1970s – 1960s – 1950s – 1940s – 1930s – 1920s – 1910s – 1900s – 1890s – 1880s – 1870s – 1860s– 1850s– 1840s– 1830s– 1820s– 1810s– 1800s– 1790s– 1780s– 1770s– 1760s– 1750s– Back to Top By-election triggered by the elevation to the peerage of Thomas Spring Rice as Lord Monteagle of Brandon.

2010s – 2000s – 1990s – 1980s – 1970s – 1960s – 1950s – 1940s – 1930s – 1920s – 1910s – 1900s – 1890s – 1880s – 1870s – 1860s– 1850s– 1840s– 1830s– 1820s– 1810s– 1800s– 1790s– 1780s– 1770s– 1760s– 1750s– Back to Top By-election triggered by the appointment of Robert Manners as First Equerry and Clerk Marshal of the Mews.

2010s – 2000s – 1990s – 1980s – 1970s – 1960s – 1950s – 1940s – 1930s – 1920s – 1910s – 1900s – 1890s – 1880s – 1870s – 1860s– 1850s– 1840s– 1830s– 1820s– 1810s– 1800s– 1790s– 1780s– 1770s– 1760s– 1750s– Back to Top By-election triggered by the simultaneous election of Francis Dickins for Northamptonshire, and his decision to sit for that constituency instead of Cambridge.