North East Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained
| North East Hertfordshire |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Electorate: | 76,849 (2023)[1] |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
North East Hertfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Hinchliff of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
The constituency includes the towns of Letchworth, Baldock and Royston and the undulating rural area, strewn with traditional English villages[2] primarily to their south, most of which are within the more accessible parts of the London Commuter Belt and west of London Stansted Airport.
History
The constituency was created for the 1997 general election largely from parts of the abolished constituency of North Hertfordshire, including Letchworth, Baldock and Royston. It also included rural areas of the District of East Hertfordshire transferred from Hertford and Stortford and Stevenage.
The seat had been held since its creation for the Conservative Party with comfortable majorities by Sir Oliver Heald, who was previously MP for North Hertfordshire.
In the 2024 general election, the seat was lost to Labour candidate Chris Hinchliff, a councillor for the North Herts District Council.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1997–2010
- The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Arbury, Baldock, Grange, Letchworth East, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Newsells, Royston East, Royston West, Sandon, Weston, and Wilbury; and
- The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Braughing, Buntingford, Cottered, Little Hadham, Munden, Standon St Mary, Stapleford, Tewin, Thundridge, and Watton-at-Stone.[3]
2010–present
- The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Arbury, Baldock East, Baldock Town, Ermine, Letchworth East, Letchworth Grange, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Letchworth Wilbury, Royston Heath, Royston Meridian, Royston Palace, and Weston and Sandon; and
- The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Braughing, Buntingford, Hertford Rural North, Hertford Rural South, Little Hadham, Mundens and Cottered, Puckeridge, Thundridge and Standon, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone.[4]
Minor changes due to revision of local authority wards.
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[5] [6] the part in the District of East Hertfordshire now comprise the wards of: Aston, Datchworth & Walkern (Bennington and Walkern parishes); Braughing & Standon; Buntingford; Hertford Rural; Little Hadham & The Pelhams; The Mundens; Ware Rural (Thundridge parish); Watton-at-Stone.[7]
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency (as defined on 1 December 2020) was unchanged.[8]
Members of Parliament
Hertfordshire North, Hertford & Stortford and Stevenage prior to 1997
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
Note: Although a Conservative win due to the seat being newly created, the winning candidate was the previous MP for North Hertfordshire, which was abolished and largely reformed as North East Hertfordshire.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern . Boundary Commission for England . 26 June 2024 . dmy .
- Web site: OS Maps - online and App mapping system | Ordnance Survey Shop . 2013-01-18 . 2020-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200314190616/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/os-maps-online.html . dead .
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995. www.legislation.gov.uk. en. 2019-02-25. 2019-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122848/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1626/made/data.htm. live.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007. www.legislation.gov.uk. 2019-02-25. 2018-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120050742/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made/data.htm. live.
- Web site: LGBCE . East Hertfordshire LGBCE . 2024-04-07 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
- Web site: The East Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 .
- Web site: New Seat Details - Hertfordshire North East . 2024-04-07 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
