Chris Hinchliff | |
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Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Heald |
Majority | 1,923 (3.7%) |
North Hertfordshire District councillor for Royston Palace ward | |
In office 5 May 2022 –2 September 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1993or1994(age 30–31) [1] |
Political party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | Labour Co-op (as a councillor) |
Relatives | Peter Hinchliff (grandfather) |
Christopher Volante Hinchliff [2] (born 1993or1994) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire since 2024. [3] [4] Prior to becoming a politician,he worked for CPRE,The Countryside Charity. [5]
Hinchliff was educated at The Howard of Effingham School in Surrey and King's College,Cambridge,where he read history and was a member of Cambridge University Labour Club. [6] Afterwards,he studied for an MSc in ecological economics at the University of Edinburgh,graduating in 2016. [6]
He was a Labour Party organiser before working for the charities Independent Age and CPRE. [6] From 2022 to 2024,he was a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Royston Palace ward of the North Hertfordshire District Council,where he also held the position of Executive Member for Planning and Transport. [7] [8] He resigned as councillor on 2 September 2024 after his election to Parliament. [9]
Hinchliff was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire at the 2024 general election. [10]
Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England.
Sir Oliver Heald,is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire,formerly North Hertfordshire,from 1992 to 2024.
Hertsmere is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire,England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other settlements in the borough include Bushey,Elstree,Radlett and Potters Bar. The borough contains several film studios,including Elstree Studios and the BBC Elstree Centre at Borehamwood. The borough borders Three Rivers,Watford,St Albans,and Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire and the three north London boroughs of Harrow,Barnet and Enfield. Hertsmere is located mainly within the M25 Motorway.
East Hertfordshire is one of ten local government districts in Hertfordshire,England. Its council is based in Hertford,the county town of Hertfordshire. The largest town in the district is Bishop's Stortford,and the other main towns are Ware,Buntingford and Sawbridgeworth. At the 2011 Census,the population of the district was 137,687. By area it is the largest of the ten local government districts in Hertfordshire. The district borders North Hertfordshire,Stevenage,Welwyn Hatfield and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire,and Epping Forest,Harlow and Uttlesford in Essex.
North Hertfordshire is one of ten local government districts in the county of Hertfordshire,England. Its council is based in Letchworth Garden City and the largest town is Hitchin. The district also includes the towns of Baldock and Royston and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Part of the district lies within the Chiltern Hills,a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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.
Melbourn Rural District was a rural district in Cambridgeshire,England,from 1894 to 1934.
Royston Town Football Club are an English football club based in Royston,Hertfordshire,England,and have played their home games at Garden Walk since 1932.
Hitchin is a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
The 2007 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 2012 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 3 May 2012,at the same time as other local elections across England,Scotland and Wales. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council,15 were up for election.
The 2014 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 22 May 2014,at the same time as other local elections and the European Parliament election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council,18 were up for election.
The 2015 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 5 May 2016,at the same time as other local elections across England. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council,15 were up for election.
The 2019 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 2 May 2019,at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council,16 were up for election.
Elections to Hertfordshire County Council took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 78 seats to the council were elected.
The 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect 17 of the 49 members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections around the country. This election had originally been due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ashwell Rural District was a rural district in Hertfordshire,England from 1894 to 1935,covering an area in the north-east of the county.
The 2010 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 6 May 2010,at the same time as other local elections across England and the general election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council,19 were up for election,being the usual third of seats plus a by-election in Royston Palace ward.
The 2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of North Hertfordshire District Council in Hertfordshire. It was held alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom. New ward boundaries come into effect for this election,increasing the number of councillors from 49 to 51.