Charlotte Cane
Charlotte Cane | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Ely and East Cambridgeshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 495 (0.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charlotte Kathryn Bourne Hilton June 1958 (age 66) |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Charlotte Kathryn Bourne Cane (
Early life and education
Charlotte Kathryn Bourne Hilton was born in June 1958 and moved around growing up as her father was in the army, while her mother was a teacher.[1][2]
She was privately educated at St Helen's School,[3] before studying ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham, where she met her husband. The couple worked together as field archaeologists, but due to financial circumstances, Cane retrained as a chartered accountant.[4]
At the time of the general election campaign, Cane had retired from her finance positions which had latterly been in the third sector.[5]
Political career
Local council
Cane was elected unopposed to
By 2011, Cane had returned to Cambridgeshire politics, standing unsuccessfully for
Cane continues to represent
Cane twice stood unsuccessfully for Cambridgeshire County Council in Burwell ward in 2017[13] and 2021,[14] coming second on each occasion.
In November 2014, Cane joined Reach, Cambridgeshire Parish Council.[15] She stood down from this during the summer of 2024.[16]
Parliamentary candidate
Cane first stood for election to Parliament in the
Parliamentary career
On 28 October 2024, Cane became a member of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee.[21]
As of 6 November 2024, more than four months since her election, she became the 319th out of 332 new MPs to make a
On 29 November 2024, Cane voted in favour of the historic Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.[26]
Personal life
In 1994, Cane moved to Reach, Cambridgeshire, for an arts charity job, where she later raised her two children.[4]
References
- ^ "Charlotte Kathryn Bourne Hilton birth record". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Charlotte Kathryn Bourne CANE". Companies House. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-cane-01539313/details/education/
- ^ a b "Our new MPs – Marie Goldman, Charlotte Cane, Victoria Collins, Steffan Aquarone, Pippa Heylings". Liberal Democrat Voice. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "C Cane LinkedIn profile".
- ^ "East Cambs District Council election results 1999" (PDF).
- ^ "East Cambs District election results 2003" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Local Elections Archive Project — The Swaffhams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "The Swaffham Crier Online".
- ^ "District Council Elections Results – 2nd May 2019". East Cambridgeshire District Council. April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Elections Results: 4 May 2023". East Cambridgeshire District Council. January 27, 2023.
- ^ "MP's register of interest for C Cane".
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project – 2017 – Cambridgeshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project – 2021 – Cambridgeshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "Minutes of Reach Parish Council Nov 2014" (PDF).
- ^ "Minutes of Reach Parish Council 3 Sept 24".
- ^ "UK Parliament Birmingham Selly Oak 1987".
- ^ Staff Reporter (2019-10-24). "Harlow's Lib-Dem candidate for next General Election announced". Your Harlow. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Harlow parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News". Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Ely and East Cambridgeshire General Election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "House of Commons directory of MPs".
- ^ "Maiden Speeches in the House of Commons since 1918".
- ^ "spoken contributions for Charlotte Cane MP".
- ^ "MPs Maiden Speeches".
- ^ "C Cane Maiden Speech".
- ^ "Voting record for Charlotte Cane - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.