St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Ian Sollom

  Liberal Democrats
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

• Nik Johnson

  Labour and Co-operative Party
  

The role of the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is to deliver economic prosperity across the region, to make Cambridgeshire and Peterborough a leading place in the world to live, learn, work and do business.

The Mayor oversees a £20 million annual budget devolved from government, and also has devolved powers to spend up to £800 million on local housing, infrastructure and jobs.

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Cambridgeshire County Council: Cottenham & Willingham division

County Councillor

• Neil Gough

  Liberal Democrats
  

County councils are responsible for services across the whole of a county, like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards

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South Cambridgeshire District Council: Over & Willingham ward

Local Councillors

There are two local Councillors representing you.

• Bill Handley

  Liberal Democrats
  

• Daniel Arthur Lentell

  Liberal Democrats
  

District councils cover a smaller area than county councils. They’re usually responsible for services like:

• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

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Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Police and Crime Commissioner

• Darryl Preston

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

Police and crime commissioners are elected in areas of England and Wales to make sure that local police meet the needs of the community.

They are responsible for:

• how your area is policed
• the police budget
• the amount of Council Tax charged for the police
• the information you get about what the local police are doing
• appointing and dismissing the chief constable (the most senior police officer for the area)