General Election 2024: Labour’s Daniel Zeichner re-elected as Cambridge MP - and looks forward to first role in government

Labour’s Daniel Zeichner has been re-elected as the MP for Cambridge.

He secured 19,614 votes, beating the Liberal Democrat candidate Cheney Payne, who secured 8,536 votes, into second place

Third place was Sarah Nicmanis of the Green Party with 6,842 votes.

The turnout was 60.4 per cent and the results were announced at around 3.15am.

With Labour sweeping to victory in the polls, Mr Zeichner is looking forward to playing his role in forming the new government.

The election results are announced in Cambridge. Picture: Adrian Peel

It marks a fourth consecutive term for Mr Zeichner. First elected in 2015, when he ousted Liberal Democrat Julian Huppert, Mr Zeichner was re-elected in 2017 with an increased majority. He won again comfortably in 2019, albeit with a slightly reduced share of the vote.

2024 General Election count in Cambridge. Picture: Keith Heppell
A General Election hustings in Cambridge, organised by by Friends of Cam and FeCRA. From left, Khalid Abu-Tayyem, Shane Manning, Sarah NicManis, chair Prof Mia Gray, Daniel Zeichner, Cheney Payne and David Carmona. Picture: Keith Heppell

Cambridge - General Election 2024 result

Khalid Abu-Tayyem (Workers Party of Britain) - 951

David Carmona (Independent) - 819
Keith Garrett (Rebooting Democracy) - 265
Shane Manning (Conservative) - 5,073
Sarah Nicmanis (Green) - 6,842
Cheney Payne (Liberal Democrats) - 8,536
Daniel Zeichner (Labour) - 19,614 ELECTED