Harpenden and Berkhamsted

Harpenden and Berkhamsted
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Harpenden and Berkhamsted in the East of England
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	71,635 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Harpenden, Berkhamsted and Tring
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Hitchin and Harpenden & South West Hertfordshire

Harpenden and Berkhamsted is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] It was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. ^[3] It is represented by Victoria Collins of the Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

This is a generally affluent seat with low deprivation and high incomes, ^[4] facilitated by two railway lines to Central London.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards: ^{[5] [6]}

• The Borough of Dacorum wards of Aldbury and Wigginton, Ashridge, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted East, Berkhamsted West, Northchurch, Tring Central, Tring East, Tring West and Rural, and Watling.

• The City of St Albans wards of Harpenden East, Harpenden North & Rural, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm (part), Redbourn, Sandridge & Wheathampstead, and parts of the Marshalswick West, St Stephen and Verulam wards.

It covers the following areas: ^[7]

• Harpenden, Redbourn, Sandridge and Wheathampstead, transferred from the abolished constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden
• Berkhamsted and Tring, transferred from South West Hertfordshire
• A sparsely populated rural area connecting the above two areas, transferred from Hemel Hempstead

Members of Parliament

Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Victoria Collins	Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Harpenden and Berkhamsted ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Collins	27,282	50.2	+24.9
	Conservative	Nigel Gardner	16,574	30.5	−21.8
	Reform	Saba Poursaeedi	4,245	7.8	N/A
	Labour	Zara Layne	4,061	7.5	−3.1
	Green	Paul de Hoest	1,951	3.6	+2.0
	SDP	Mark Patten	223	0.4	N/A
Majority			10,708	19.7	N/A
Turnout			54,336	75.2	–2.6
Registered electors			72,242
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+23.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,136	52.3
	Liberal Democrats	14,092	25.3
	Labour	5,908	10.6
	Others	5,695	10.2
	Green	907	1.6
Turnout		55,738	77.8
Electorate		71,635

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
2. "Hitchin and Harpenden set for shake-up after boundary review". The Comet. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
4. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Harpenden+and+Berkhamsted
5. "New Seat Details – Harpenden and Berkhamsted". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
6. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
7. "New Seat Details – Harpenden and Berkhamsted". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
8. "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll – Harpenden and Berkhamsted" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
9. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Harpenden and Berkhamsted UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK