Hitchin and Harpenden (UK Parliament constituency)

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Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Hitchin and Harpenden was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 general election until 2024 general election.[n 2] The seat was represented by the Conservative Party for the duration of its existence.

Following its abolition in 2024, the contents of the constituency were distributed to the new seats of Hitchin and Harpenden and Berkhamsted.[1]

History

The constituency was created for the 1997 general election from parts of several former Hertfordshire seats. Prior to 1997, Hitchin was included in the abolished North Hertfordshire constituency and Harpenden in the St Albans constituency, while the village of Wheathampstead was part of the Welwyn Hatfield constituency.

The seat's first MP was Peter Lilley, a former Secretary of State for various government departments in the Major ministry in the 1990s, who had previously represented St Albans from 1983 to 1997. He announced he would not contest the seat at the 2017 general election.[2] He was succeeded in 2017 by Bim Afolami of the Conservatives, who retained it at the 2019 general election, albeit with a reduced majority.

The seat was abolished at the 2024 general election, and was divided between the new seats of Hitchin (containing 54.9% of the abolished seat's electorate) and Harpenden and Berkhamsted (containing the remaining 45.1%). Afolami attempted to seek re-election in Hitchin, but was defeated by the Labour candidate Alistair Strathern.

Boundaries

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1997–2010

  • The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Ashbrook, Bearton, Cadwell, Highbury, Hitchwood, Hoo, Kimpton, Offa, Oughton, Priory, and Walsworth; and
  • The City of St Albans wards of Harpenden East, Harpenden North, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Redbourn, Sandridge, and Wheathampstead.[3]

2010–2024

  • The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Cadwell, Graveley and Wymondley, Hitchin Bearton, Hitchin Highbury, Hitchin Oughton, Hitchin Priory, Hitchin Walsworth, Hitchwood, Hoo, Kimpton, and Offa; and
  • The City of St Albans wards of Harpenden East, Harpenden North, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Redbourn, Sandridge, and Wheathampstead.[4]

Minor gain from North East Hertfordshire due to revision of local authority wards.

Abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed to two new constituencies:[1]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[5] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1997 Peter Lilley Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2017 Bim Afolami Conservative

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Hitchin and Harpenden[6]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sam Collins 20,824 35.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kay Tart 9,959 16.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sid Cordle 268 0.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Marshall 101 0.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 6,895 11.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 58,921 77.1 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2017: Hitchin and Harpenden [7] [8]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Hayes[9] 19,158 32.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hugh Annand[10] 6,236 10.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Cano[11] 1,329 2.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ray Blake[12] 629 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sid Cordle[12] 242 0.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 12,031 20.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 58,783 77.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −7.9

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General election 2015: Hitchin and Harpenden[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rachel Burgin 11,433 20.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Stocker 4,917 8.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Pauline Pearce 4,484 8.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Wise 3,053 5.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 20,055 36.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 55,375 68.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.3

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General election 2010: Hitchin and Harpenden[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nigel Quinton 14,598 26.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Oliver de Botton 7,413 13.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Graham Wilkinson 1,633 3.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Wise 807 1.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Margaret Henderson 109 0.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality Simon Byron 108 0.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Your Right to Democracy Eric Hannah 90 0.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Rigby 50 0.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 15,271 27.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 54,707 74.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.5

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Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hannah Hedges 12,234 25.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Paul Orrett 10,499 22.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Saunders 828 1.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Rigby 199 0.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,393 24.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,387 70.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −2.6

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General election 2001: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alan Amos 14,608 32.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Murphy 8,076 18.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Saunders 606 1.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Rigby 363 0.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 6,663 14.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,924 66.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +1.0

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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rosemary Sanderson 17,367 33.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris J. White 10,515 20.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". David R.H. Cooke 290 0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim D.O. Horton 217 0.4
Majority 6,671 12.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 52,427 78.0 Script error: No such module "String".
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See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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References

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External links

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