Chris Hinchliff

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Chris Hinchliff MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
	Labour	Chris Hinchliff	18,358	35.0	+11.3
	Conservative	Nikki da Costa	16,435	31.3	−25.3
	Reform UK	Steven Adelantado	8,462	16.1	New
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Brown	5,463	10.4	−5.1
	Green	Vicky Burt	3,802	7.2	+2.9
Majority			1,923	3.7
Turnout			52,520	67.6	−5.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+18.3

North Hertfordshire District Council

2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election: Royston Palace (2 seats) ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Catherine Brownjohn	581	40.3
	Labour Co-op	Chris Hinchliff	546	37.9
	Conservative	Jean Green	376	26.1
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Squire-Smith	362	25.1
	Conservative	Paul Fletcher	337	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Lewis	334	23.2
	Independent	Lisa Adams	195	13.5
Turnout			1,466	34.7
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

2022 North Hertfordshire District Council election: Royston Palace ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Chris Hinchliff	590	40.7	+7.6
	Conservative	Sarah Dingley	563	38.8	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Bryony May	297	20.5	+6.1
Majority			27	1.9
Turnout			1,468	33.6
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.3

References

1. "Labour suspends three MPs over repeated breaches of party discipline". The Times. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
2. "Christopher Volante HINCHLIFF appointments". Companies House . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
3. Hinchliff, Chris. "Christopher Hinchliff". LinkedIn . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
4. Hinchliff, Chris (22 January 2021). "It was acceptable in the 80s". CPRE . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
5. Hinchliff, Chris. "About Me". Chris Hinchliff official website. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
6. "Election results for Royston Palace, 5 May 2022". North Hertfordshire District Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
7. "Appointment of members of committees, joint committees and panels for 2022/23" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
8. "Election results for Royston Palace, 2 May 2024". North Hertfordshire District Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
9. Allen, Daniel (23 May 2024). "Appointment of Members of the Cabinet 2024/25" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
10. "Chris Hinchliff chosen as NE Herts Labour Candidate". North East Hertfordshire Labour Party. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
11. "North East Hertfordshire results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
12. "Royston Palace MP resigns position as North Herts councillor". Royston Crow. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
13. "Press Release: Chris Hinchliff MP joins EAC". Chris Hinchliff official website. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
14. "Three Labour MPs suspended for breaches of party discipline". Sky News. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
15. Hinchliff, Chris (8 April 2025). "Planning deregulation carries serious political risks for Labour". PoliticsHome. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
16. "Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024". UK Parliament. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
17. "Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul". UK Parliament. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
18. Hinchliff, Chris (28 March 2025). "Statement: The Government's proposed disability benefit cuts". Chris Hinchliff official website. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
19. "Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2025" (PDF). UK Parliament. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
20. Hinchliff, Chris (8 April 2025). "Planning deregulation carries serious political risks for Labour". PoliticsHome . Retrieved 22 April 2025.
21. Green, Daniel (10 April 2025). "New MP in spat with NEC member over planning reforms and 'harm to nature'". LabourList . Retrieved 22 April 2025.
22. Corr, Sinead (17 April 2025). "Kemi Badenoch's Labour General Election opponent accuses her own party colleague, North East Herts' Chris Hinchliff, of 'peddling nonsense' on planning". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
23. Hinchliff, Chris [@CHinchliffMP] (8 April 2025). "I oppose the now greenlit plans to expand London Luton Airport, and raised this matter with @theCCCuk during Monday's @CommonsEAC session" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 April 2025– via Twitter.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Oliver Heald	Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire 2024–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Sarah Dingley	North Hertfordshire District Councillor for Royston Palace 2022–2024	Succeeded by Sarah Lucas