Constituency Profile
The constituency includes some outskirts of Cambridge such as Girton and a large spread of rural land to the west of the city, which is generally affluent. Most of the population live in villages, concentrated in the south where the M1 motorway cuts through the seat. The area has been Tory for decades.
Read more about this topic: South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
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