Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Broxbourne
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire
Location of Hertfordshire within England
County	Hertfordshire
Population	98,790 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate	71,872 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements	Hoddesdon Cheshunt Waltham Cross
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Charles Walker (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	East Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield Hertford and Stevenage [3]

Broxbourne is a constituency in Hertfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Charles Walker of the Conservative Party. ^{[n 1]}

Constituency profile

Broxbourne is, measured by the winning candidate's share of the vote, the safest seat of any held by the Conservative Party in Hertfordshire, and one of the safest in the country.

Just beyond the outer limits of Greater London, ^[4] the constituency consists almost exclusively of low-unemployment census output areas, ^[5] with walks, golf courses and leisure facilities, and (compared to Greater London) a relatively high proportion of the retired and the high-income self-employed. ^[6] Broxbourne's economy is also supported by good railway links to the City of London. ^[7]

Boundaries and boundary changes

1983–1997

• The Borough of Broxbourne;
• The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Little Amwell, and Stanstead; and
• The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw. ^[8]

Formed as a borough constituency primarily from parts of the abolished county constituency of East Hertfordshire, mainly consisting of the former Urban Districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon which had been combined to form the District of Broxbourne under the local government reorganisation of 1974 and also including the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and Great Amwell to the north and Northaw (transferred from Welwyn Hatfield) to the west.

1997–present

• The Borough of Broxbourne; and
• The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw. ^{[9] [10]}

The three District of East Hertfordshire wards were transferred to Hertford and Stortford.

Map of present boundaries

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1^st December 2020):

• The Borough of Broxbourne.
• The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Hertford Heath; Stanstead Abbots. ^[11]

The three District of Hertfordshire wards will be transferred from Hertford and Stortford, offset by the transfer of the orphan Northaw ward to Hertsmere.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023 ^{[12] [13]} , the part in the District of East Hertfordshire will now comprise the two wards of Great Amwell & Stansteads, and Hertford Heath & Brickendon. ^[14]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [15] [16]	Party
	1983	Dame Marion Roe	Conservative
	2005	Sir Charles Walker	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Broxbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lewis Cocking [17]
	Green	Owen Brett [18]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Broxbourne ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	30,631	65.6	+3.4
	Labour	Sean Waters	10,824	23.2	―5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Bird	3,970	8.5	+5.4
	Green	Nicholas Cox	1,281	2.7	+0.9
Majority			19,807	42.4	+9.1
Turnout			46,706	63.8	―2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.6

General election 2017: Broxbourne ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	29,515	62.2	+6.1
	Labour	Selina Norgrove	13,723	28.9	+10.5
	UKIP	Tony Faulkner	1,918	4.0	―15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Graham	1,481	3.1	―0.1
	Green	Tabitha Evans	848	1.8	―0.8
Majority			15,792	33.3	―3.1
Turnout			47,485	66.3	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	―2.2

General election 2015: Broxbourne ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	25,797	56.1	―2.7
	UKIP	David Platt	9,074	19.7	+15.6
	Labour	Edward Robinson	8,470	18.4	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Rowlands	1,467	3.2	―10.2
	Green	Russell Secker	1,216	2.6	New
Majority			16,723	36.4	―4.8
Turnout			46,024	63.1	―0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	―9.2

General election 2010: Broxbourne ^{[22] [23]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	26,844	58.8	+5.0
	Labour	Michael Watson	8,040	17.6	―7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Witherick	6,107	13.4	+1.2
	BNP	Steve McCole	2,159	4.7	±0.0
	UKIP	Martin J. Harvey	1,890	4.1	+0.5
	English Democrat	Debbie Lemay	618	1.4	+1.4
Majority			18,804	41.2	+12.9
Turnout			45,658	64.0	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Broxbourne ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	21,878	53.8	―0.3
	Labour	Jamie Bolden	10,369	25.5	―4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Porrer	4,973	12.2	+1.2
	BNP	Andrew Emerson	1,929	4.7	+2.5
	UKIP	Martin J. Harvey	1,479	3.6	+1.3
Majority			11,509	28.3	+4.6
Turnout			40,628	59.7	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

General election 2001: Broxbourne ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	20,487	54.1	+5.3
	Labour	David Prendergast	11,494	30.4	―4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Davies	4,158	11.0	―0.3
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	858	2.3	New
	BNP	John Cope	848	2.2	+0.9
Majority			8,993	23.7	+9.6
Turnout			37,845	55.7	―14.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Broxbourne ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	22,952	48.8	―13.4
	Labour	Benjamin Coleman	16,299	34.7	+13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Davies	5,310	11.3	―4.7
	Referendum	David Millward	1,633	3.5	New
	BNP	David Bruce	610	1.3	New
	National Liberal	Benjamin Cheetham	172	0.4	New
Majority			6,653	14.1	―27.5
Turnout			46,976	70.3	–9.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	―13.7

General election 1992: Broxbourne ^{[27] [28]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	36,094	62.6	―0.6
	Labour	Martin Hudson	12,124	21.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Davies	9,244	16.0	―3.9
	Natural Law	George Woolhouse	198	0.3	New
Majority			23,970	41.6	―1.7
Turnout			57,660	79.9	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	―2.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Broxbourne ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	33,567	63.2	+4.4
	Liberal	Eunice Yates	10,572	19.9	―3.9
	Labour	Philip Parry	8,984	16.9	+0.5
Majority			22,995	43.3	+8.3
Turnout			53,123	75.2	+1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

General election 1983: Broxbourne ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	29,328	58.8
	Liberal	Brian Pollock	11,862	23.8
	Labour	Martin Stears	8,159	16.4
	BNP	John Smith	502	1.0
Majority			17,466	35.0
Turnout			49,851	74.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire

Notes

1. 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.

References

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18. Owen Brett [@OwenBrett1] (15 March 2023). "📣 Extremely happy to announce I have been selected as the Green Party Prospective Parliamentary candidate for The Broxbourne constituency at the next General Election! Looking forward to putting forward the Green agenda to local residents. #Broxbourne #Hertfordshire" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Broxbourne — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

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