He was cousin and heir of Edward Ellice (1810-1880), a previous MP for the constituency.

(son of the previous MP).

Wathika was the previous MP, but had lost the seat due to irregularities at the 2007 election.

The previous MP, Liberal Democrat John Barrett stood down at the 2010 general election.

He was the son of a previous MP for St Ives, Samuel Stephens.

The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat.

The election was caused by the death of the previous MP, Sir John Gilmour.

He has a majority of 10,791 votes, replacing Labour's previous MP Jim Devine.

The previous Conservative MP, Michael Mates, stepped down at the 2010 General Election.

The seat had been vacant since the previous MP, David Taylor, had died of a sudden heart attack on Boxing Day, 2009.