Cambridge

:This article is about the Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England; see also other places called Cambridge.

Government

Local government

Cambridge is a non-metropolitan district, with a city council. It is the only district in England to be entirely surrounded by one other district - South Cambridgeshire. The city council's headquarters are in the Guildhall, an imposing building in the market square.

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Non-metropolitan district - City council - South Cambridgeshire

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Cambridge is also served by Cambridgeshire county council.

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For electoral purposes the city is divided into the following wards: Abbey, Arbury, Castle, Cherry Hinton, Coleridge, East Chesterton, Kings Hedges, Market, Newnham, Petersfield, Queen Edith's, Romsey, Trumpington, West Chesterton.

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The political composition of the city wards of the county council after the May 2005 elections was (http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/reception-and-office-services/county-council-election-results.en):

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• 10 Liberal Democrat seats
• 4 Labour seats
• 0 Conservative seats

The political composition of the city council after the June 2004 elections was:

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• 28 Liberal Democrat councillors
• 13 Labour councillors
• 1 Conservative councillor

The Liberal Democrats have controlled the city council since 2000.

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Since 1957, Cambridge has been twinned with Heidelberg, an old university town in Germany. It was also twinned with Szeged in Hungary in 1987.

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1957 - Twinned - Heidelberg - Germany - Szeged - Hungary - 1987

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MPs

The parliamentary constituency of Cambridge covers most of the city. David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) was elected MP in 2005, winning the seat from the former MP, Anne Campbell (Labour). The Queen Edith's and Trumpington wards, however, are in the

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Parliamentary - Constituency of Cambridge - David Howarth - Liberal Democrat - MP - 2005 - Anne Campbell - Labour

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South Cambridgeshire constituency, whose MP is Andrew Lansley (Conservative), first elected in 1997.

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South Cambridgeshire - Andrew Lansley - Conservative - 1997

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The University used to have a seat in the House of Commons, Sir Isaac Newton being one of the most notable holders. The university seats were abolished in 1948 and ceased at the dissolution of Parliament in 1950.

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University - Sir Isaac Newton - 1948 - 1950

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