Harpenden and Berkhamsted (UK Parliament constituency)
| Harpenden and Berkhamsted | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Harpenden and Berkhamsted in the East of England | |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Electorate | 71,635 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Harpenden, Berkhamsted and Tring |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Hitchin and Harpenden & South West Hertfordshire |
Harpenden and Berkhamsted is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] The current MP is Victoria Collins of the Liberal Democrats.
Constituency profile
[edit]This is a generally affluent seat with low deprivation and high incomes[4], facilitated by two railway lines to Central London.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Dacorum wards of: Aldbury and Wigginton; Ashridge; Berkhamsted Castle; Berkhamsted East; Berkhamsted West; Northchurch; Tring Central; Tring East; Tring West and Rural; Watling.
- The City of St. Albans wards of: Harpenden East; Harpenden North; Harpenden South; Harpenden West; Redbourn; Sandridge; Wheathampstead.[5]
It comprises the following areas:
- Harpenden, Redbourn, Sandridge and Wheathampstead, transferred from the abolished constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden
- Berkhamsted and Tring, transferred from South West Hertfordshire
- A sparsely populated rural area connecting the above two areas, transferred from Hemel Hempstead[6]
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,[7][8] the parts in the City of St Albans now comprise the following wards from the 2024 general election:
- Harpenden East; Harpenden North & Rural; Harpenden South; Harpenden West; Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm (part); Redbourn; Sandridge & Wheathampstead; and very small parts of the Marshalswick West, St Stephen and Verulam wards.[9]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Victoria Collins | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Collins | 27,282 | 50.2 | +24.9 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Gardner | 16,574 | 30.5 | −21.8 | |
| Reform UK | Saba Poursaeedi | 4,245 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Zara Layne | 4,061 | 7.5 | −3.1 | |
| Green | Paul de Hoest | 1,951 | 3.6 | +2.0 | |
| SDP | Mark Patten | 223 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,708 | 19.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 54,336 | 75.2 | –2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,242 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.4 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 29,136 | 52.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14,092 | 25.3 | |
| Labour | 5,908 | 10.6 | |
| Others | 5,695 | 10.2 | |
| Green | 907 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | 55,738 | 77.8 | |
| Electorate | 71,635 | ||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Hitchin and Harpenden set for shake-up after boundary review". The Comet. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Harpenden+and+Berkhamsted
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Harpenden and Berkhamsted". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ LGBCE. "St Albans | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "The St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Harpenden and Berkhamsted". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll - Harpenden and Berkhamsted" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Harpenden and Berkhamsted UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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