South Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Hertfordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
SouthHertfordshire1974Constituency.svg
South Hertfordshire in Hertfordshire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
County Hertfordshire
1974 (1974)–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Barnet, Enfield West and St Albans
Replaced by Hertsmere, Watford and St Albans [1]

South Hertfordshire was a constituency in Hertfordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the February 1974 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election when it was mainly replaced by the new Hertsmere constituency.

Contents

Boundaries

Statutory definition
Components' immediate predecessor seats
Components' immediate successors

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Cecil Parkinson Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Hertsmere

Election results

General election February 1974: South Hertfordshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cecil Parkinson 21,190 40.3
Labour Alf Dubs 18,10434.4
Liberal John Henchley13,35625.4
Majority3,0865.9
Turnout 52,65082.2
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: South Hertfordshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cecil Parkinson 21,018 42.7 +2.4
Labour Alf Dubs 18,79038.2+3.8
Liberal John Henchley9,39319.1−6.3
Majority2,2284.5−1.4
Turnout 49,20176.1−6.1
Conservative hold Swing −0.7
General election 1979: South Hertfordshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cecil Parkinson 27,857 54.1 +11.4
Labour NG Male16,05931.2−7.0
Liberal Gerald Sattin7,00113.6−5.5
National Front S Fenn6051.2New
Majority11,79822.9+18.4
Turnout 51,52279.0+2.9
Conservative hold Swing +9.2

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References

  1. ↑ "'Hertfordshire South', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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