Steve Barclay is the SUCCESSFUL Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for North East Cambridgeshire and has duly been elected as MP for the region. Steve Would Like To Say:- "Thank you to all the voters who elected me as the new Member of Parliament for North East Cambridgeshire. It is a great honour to become your MP, and to follow Malcolm Moss who served this constituency with distinction for 23 years. I am delighted to have secured over 51% of the vote and that there was an increased turnout of 71%. I would like to pay tribute to Peter, Lorna, Robin and all the candidates and their supporters for their positive campaigns locally. We have a fantastic Conservative team locally which has worked hard throughout this campaign. A big thank you to my agent Debbie Clark, the officers, members, family, friends and all the helpers who shared in our campaign and played their part in securing a great win." To find out what Steve has been up to locally in the campaign, click here for his blog Steve Barclay

About Steve Barclay

Following over 22 years of service, current MP Malcolm Moss has decided to step down. I was selected in January 2008 as his successor to contest the General Election for the Conservative Party.

The selection contest was an open primary where all local residents, regardless of which political party they supported, were able to attend the final selection meeting and choose from six finalists. The contest was chaired by local newspaper editor John Elworthy.

As your MP, I will speak up for local people at Westminster to secure the investment we need to bring new jobs, to improve our local services, transport, infrastructure, schools, and healthcare.

North East Cambridgeshire has missed out on funding under Labour. Rural services have been hit whilst vast sums of money have been spent in Labour heartlands.

Your vote for me will:

1) Safeguard local jobs and small businesses – we will stop Labour’s national insurance rise for 7 out of 10 workers

2) Increase spending on the NHS, and set doctors and nurses free of the endless target culture

3) Deliver tighter immigration controls, cut police red tape, and strengthen the rights of victims of crime

4) Increase headteachers freedom over discipline and expand parent choice

5) Support our troops who have been shamefully treated by Labour

6) Help pensioners by linking future increases in the state pension to earnings not inflation, and protect the winter fuel allowance, free swimming and free TV licences for the over 75s.

Previous elections suggest it is a two-horse race in North East Cambs. Only the Conservative Party can realistically prevent Labour winning here and inflicting five more years of Gordon Brown.

Vote Conservative for local funding and an empowered community, rather than five more years of Labour bureaucracy and waste.