| Hereford and South Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Hereford and South Herefordshire inWest Midlands region | |
| County | Herefordshire |
| Electorate | 72,203 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Hereford andRoss-on-Wye |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Jesse Norman (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Hereford,Leominster |
Hereford and South Herefordshire (/ˈhɛrɪfərd ... ˈhɛrɪfərdʃɪər,-ʃər/HERR-if-ərd ...HERR-if-ərd-sheer, -shər) is aconstituency[n 1] of theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament. It comprises the city ofHereford and most of southHerefordshire and has been represented since 2010 byJesse Norman of theConservative Party.[n 2]
Following a review of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire by theBoundary Commission for England, which took effect at the2010 general election, the county was allocated two seats. The Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency largely replaced the formerHereford seat, with the remainder of the county covered by theNorth Herefordshire seat. As well as the city of Hereford, the seat contains the settlements ofGolden Valley,Pontrilas andRoss-on-Wye.
The constituency was defined as comprising the following electoral wards in theHerefordshire Council authority area:
Following the2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following wards of the District of Herefordshire:
The seat was unchanged, except to align the boundaries with those of revised local authority wards.
The seat is centred on Hereford and is mostly rural on the border with Wales. Fruit production including for ciders remains a significant sector. Residents' wealth and health are around average for the UK.[4]
Hereford prior to 2010
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jesse Norman | Conservative | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 14,871 | 32.6 | −30.6 | |
| Labour | Joseph Emmett | 13,592 | 29.8 | +9.9 | |
| Reform | Nigel Ely | 8,395 | 18.4 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Powell | 5,325 | 11.7 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 3,175 | 7.0 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Mark Weaden | 214 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,279 | 2.8 | −37.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,572 | 63.1 | −1.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −19.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 30,390 | 61.2 | +7.7 | |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 10,704 | 21.6 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 6,181 | 12.5 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 2,371 | 4.8 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 19,686 | 39.6 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 49,646 | 68.9 | −2.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 27,004 | 53.5 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 11,991 | 23.8 | +11.0 | |
| Independent | Jim Kenyon | 5,560 | 11.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 3,556 | 7.0 | −3.6 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 1,220 | 2.4 | −4.8 | |
| UKIP | Gwyn Price | 1,153 | 2.3 | −14.5 | |
| Majority | 15,013 | 29.7 | −6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 50,555 | 71.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 24,844 | 52.6 | +6.4 | |
| UKIP | Nigel Ely[11] | 7,954 | 16.8 | +13.4 | |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 6,042 | 12.8 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds[12] | 5,002 | 10.6 | −30.5 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee[13] | 3,415 | 7.2 | New | |
| Majority | 16,890 | 35.8 | +30.7 | ||
| Turnout | 47,257 | 66.8 | −0.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 22,366 | 46.2 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Carr | 19,885 | 41.1 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | Philippa Roberts | 3,506 | 7.2 | −3.0 | |
| UKIP | Valentine Smith | 1,638 | 3.4 | +1.2 | |
| BNP | John Oliver | 986 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,481 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,381 | 67.7 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | +3.8 | |||
