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Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1918-1983 & 1997 onwards

Hemel Hempstead
County constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Hemel Hempstead in the East of England
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	70,496 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Hemel Hempstead
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	David Taylor (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	West Hertfordshire
1918–1983
Seats	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Created from	Watford andSt Albans
Replaced by	Hertfordshire West andHertfordshire South West^[2]

Hemel Hempstead is aconstituency inHertfordshire represented in theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom. It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst-past-the-post system. Since 2024, it has been represented byDavid Taylor of theLabour Party.

Constituency profile

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In its current form (post-2024 boundary changes), the seat covers thenew town of Hemel Hempstead which is a significant employment centre, as well as a rural area of theChilterns to the south-west, including the villages ofBovingdon andFlaunden. Residents are slightly wealthier than the UK average.^[3]

History

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The constituency was established as a Division of Hertfordshire by theRepresentation of the People Act 1918, largely created from the northern half of theWatford Division, includingHemel Hempstead,Berkhamsted andTring. It also included north-western part of theSt Albans Division, aroundHarpenden.

Harpenden was transferred back to St Albans in 1974 and the constituency was temporarily abolished from 1983 to 1997 during which time it was replaced byWest Hertfordshire.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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1918–1950

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The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead;
The Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring;
The Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead;
The Rural District of St Albans parishes of Harpenden Rural, Redbourn, and Wheathampstead; and
The Rural District of Watford parishes of Abbots Langley and Sarratt.^[4]

1950–1974

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The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead
The Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring;
The Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead; and
The Rural District of St Albans parishes of Harpenden Rural and Redbourn.^[5]

Wheathampstead was transferred back to St Albans. Abbots Langley andSarratt now included in the new constituency ofSouth West Hertfordshire.

1974–1983

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The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead;
The Urban Districts of Berkhamsted and Tring; and
The Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead.^[6]

Harpenden and the part of the parishes ofHarpenden Rural andRedbourn were transferred back to St Albans.

The constituency was abolished for the1983 general election. Berkhamsted and the area to the south of Hemel Hempstead, includingKings Langley, was transferred to South West Hertfordshire. The remainder, including Hemel Hempstead and Tring, formed the new constituency ofWest Hertfordshire.

1997–2010

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The District of Dacorum wards of Adeyfield East, Adeyfield West, Ashridge, Bennetts End, Boxmoor, Central, Chaulden, Crabtree, Cupid Green, Flamstead and Markyate, Gadebridge, Grove Hill, Highfield, Kings Langley, Leverstock Green, Nash Mills, South, and Warners End.^[7]

Re-established for the1997 general election from the bulk of the abolished County Constituency of West Hertfordshire (excluding Tring). Kings Langley transferred back from South West Hertfordshire.

Map of boundaries 2010–2024

2010–2024

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The District of Dacorum wards of Adeyfield East, Adeyfield West, Apsley, Ashridge, Bennetts End, Boxmoor, Chaulden and Shrubhill, Corner Hall, Gadebridge, Grove Hill, Hemel Hempstead Central, Highfield and St Paul's, Kings Langley, Leverstock Green, Nash Mills, Warners End, Watling, and Woodhall.^[8]

Minor loss to South West Hertfordshire following revision of local authority wards.

Current

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Further to the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The District of Dacorum wards of: Adeyfield East; Adeyfield West; Apsley and Corner Hall; Bennetts End; Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield; Boxmoor; Chaulden and Warners End; Gadebridge; Grovehill; Hemel Hempstead Town; Highfield; Leverstock Green; Nash Mills; Woodhall Farm.^[9]

Moderate changes, withKings Langley being transferred toSouth West Hertfordshire, in exchange for the rural Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward. The rural Ashridge and Watling wards to the north were moved to the newly created seat ofHarpenden and Berkhamsted.

Members of Parliament

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MPs, 1918–1983

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Watford andSt Albans prior to 1918

	Member^[10]	Party
1918	Gustavus Talbot	Coalition Conservative
1920	JCC Davidson	Coalition Conservative
1923	John Freeman Dunn	Liberal
1924	JCC Davidson	Conservative
1937 by-election	Viscountess Davidson	Conservative
1959	James Allason	Conservative
October 1974	Robin Corbett	Labour
1979	Nicholas Lyell	Conservative

MPs, 1997–present

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West Hertfordshire prior to 1997

	Member^[10]	Party
1997	Tony McWalter	Labour Co-operative
2005	Sir Mike Penning	Conservative
2024	David Taylor	Labour

Election results since 1997

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Hemel Hempstead election results 1983–2024

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Hemel Hempstead^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Taylor	16,844	38.2	+10.1
	Conservative	Andrew Williams	11,987	27.2	−27.8
	Reform	Noel Willcox	7,689	17.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Sammy Barry-Mears	5,096	11.6	+0.2
	Green	Sherief Hassan	2,492	5.6	+2.7
Majority			4,857	11.0	N/A
Turnout			44,108	62.1	−7.5
Registered electors			71,038
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	+18.9

Jaymey McIvor was originally selected as the Conservative candidate, but was suspended by the party "pending the outcome of an investigation."^[12]

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result^[13]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	26,963	55.0
	Labour	13,802	28.1
	Liberal Democrats	5,569	11.4
	Green	1,432	2.9
	Others	1,299	2.6

Turnout		49,065	69.6
Electorate		70,496

General election 2019: Hemel Hempstead^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	28,968	56.5	+1.5
	Labour	Nabila Ahmed	14,405	28.1	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sammy Barry	6,317	12.3	+6.1
	Green	Sherief Hassan	1,581	3.1	+1.1
Majority			14,563	28.4	+10.3
Turnout			51,271	69.5	−0.2
Registered electors			73,737
	Conservativehold		Swing	+5.2

General election 2017: Hemel Hempstead^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	28,735	55.0	+2.1
	Labour	Mandi Tattershall	19,290	36.9	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Symington	3,233	6.2	+1.3
	Green	Sherief Hassan	1,024	2.0	−1.4
Majority			9,445	18.1	−11.0
Turnout			52,282	69.7	+3.2
Registered electors			75,011
	Conservativehold		Swing	−5.5

General election 2015: Hemel Hempstead^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	26,245	52.9	+2.9
	Labour	Tony Breslin	11,825	23.8	+3.0
	UKIP	Howard Koch	7,249	14.6	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Rabi Martins	2,402	4.8	−18.1
	Green	Alan Borgars	1,660	3.3	New
	Independent	Brian Hall	252	0.5	New
Majority			14,420	29.1	+2.0
Turnout			49,633	66.5	−1.5
Registered electors			74,616
	Conservativehold		Swing	−0.1

General election 2010: Hemel Hempstead^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	24,721	50.0	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Grayson	11,315	22.9	+5.9
	Labour	Ayfer Orhan	10,295	20.8	−18.9
	BNP	Janet Price	1,615	3.3	New
	UKIP	David Alexander	1,254	2.5	−0.7
	Independent	Mick Young	271	0.5	New
Majority			13,406	27.1	+26.7
Turnout			49,471	68.0	+3.5
Registered electors			72,754
	Conservativehold		Swing	+2.0

This was the highest swing from Labour to Conservative in the 2010 general election.

Elections in the 2000s

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2005 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	18,591	40.1
	Labour	18,404	39.7
	Liberal Democrats	7,856	17.0
	Others	1,483	3.2

Turnout		46,334	64.5
Electorate		71,891

General election 2005: Hemel Hempstead^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	19,000	40.3	+1.9
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	18,501	39.3	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Grayson	8,089	17.2	+4.4
	UKIP	Barry Newton	1,518	3.2	+1.1
Majority			499	1.1	N/A
Turnout			47,108	64.4	+0.8
Registered electors			73,095
	Conservativegain fromLabour Co-op		Swing	+4.6

General election 2001: Hemel Hempstead^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	21,389	46.6	+0.9
	Conservative	Paul Ivey	17,647	38.5	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Stuart	5,877	12.8	+0.5
	UKIP	Barry Newton	970	2.1	New
Majority			3,742	8.2	+1.6
Turnout			45,883	63.7	−13.4
Registered electors			72,086
	Labour Co-ophold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Hemel Hempstead^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	25,175	45.7	+13.2
	Conservative	Robert Jones	21,539	39.1	−10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Lindsley	6,789	12.3	−3.0
	Referendum	Peter Such	1,327	2.4	New
	Natural Law	Diana M. Harding	262	0.5
Majority			3,636	6.6	N/A
Turnout			55,092	76.6	–5.0
Registered electors			71,468
	Labour Co-opgain fromConservative		Swing	+12.0

1992 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,248	49.8
	Labour	19,090	32.5
	Liberal Democrats	9,005	15.4
	Others	1,313	2.2

Turnout		58,656	82.1
Electorate		71,471

Election results 1918–1979

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Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Lyell	37,953	48.7	+6.8
	Labour	Robin Corbett	32,964	42.3	−0.4
	Liberal	David Penwarden	6,314	8.1	−7.2
	National Front	T Walters	649	0.8	New
Majority			4,989	6.4	N/A
Turnout			77,880	84.8	+3.1
Registered electors			91,843
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	+3.6

General election October 1974: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Corbett	29,223	42.7	+3.9
	Conservative	James Allason	28,738	42.0	+2.9
	Liberal	CAM Baron	10,497	15.3	−6.9
Majority			485	0.7	N/A
Turnout			68,458	81.7	−3.5
Registered electors			83,795
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	+0.5

General election February 1974: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Allason	27,572	39.0	−9.2
	Labour	Robin Corbett	27,385	38.8	−1.1
	Liberal	CAM Baron	15,682	22.2	+10.3
Majority			187	0.3	−8.1
Turnout			70,639	85.2	+7.2
Registered electors			82,877
	Conservativehold		Swing	−4.0

1970 notional result^[22]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	30,000	48.2
	Labour	24,800	39.9
	Liberal	7,400	11.9

Turnout		62,200	78.0
Electorate		79,737

General election 1970: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Allason	40,417	51.98
	Labour	Peter A. Fletcher	28,067	36.10
	Liberal	A. John Wilson	9,274	11.93
Majority			12,350	15.88
Turnout			77,758	78.10	−6.61
Registered electors			99,561
	Conservativehold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Allason	31,742	44.45
	Labour	Robin Corbett	29,704	41.59
	Liberal	A. John Whiteside	9,970	13.96
Majority			2,038	2.86
Turnout			71,416	84.71	+0.19
Registered electors			84,310
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1964: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Allason	31,119	44.85
	Labour	Gilbert D. Hitchcock	26,273	37.87
	Liberal	A. John Whiteside	11,986	17.28
Majority			4,846	6.98
Turnout			69,378	84.52
Registered electors			82,087
	Conservativehold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Allason	30,189	49.90
	Labour	Bernard Floud	21,954	36.29
	Liberal	Margaret Neilson	8,358	13.81
Majority			8,235	13.61
Turnout			70,501	85.26
Registered electors			70,962
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1955: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	25,648	51.02
	Labour	Norman MacKenzie	19,512	38.81
	Liberal	Edwin Saich	5,111	10.17	New
Majority			6,136	12.21
Turnout			50,271	83.77
Registered electors			60,013
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1951: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	25,620	58.44
	Labour	Norman MacKenzie	18,220	41.56
Majority			7,400	16.88
Turnout			43,840	83.80
Registered electors			52,313
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1950: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	22,022	50.18
	Labour	Reg Moss	15,165	34.56
	Liberal	Peter Arthur Stevens	6,696	15.26
Majority			6,857	15.62
Turnout			43,883	85.07
Registered electors			51,582
	Conservativewin (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	19,536	44.2	−13.5
	Labour	DW Mobbs	14,426	32.6	+18.6
	Liberal	Thomas Alfred Trotter	10,219	23.1	−5.2
Majority			5,110	11.6	−17.8
Turnout			44,181	71.0	+16.0
Registered electors			62,199
	Conservativehold		Swing	−16.0

General Election 1939–40:Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Conservative:Frances Davidson
Liberal: Ian Davidson^[24]
Labour: A W Harper^[25]

Elections in the 1930s

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1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	14,992	57.7	−4.8
	Liberal	Margery Corbett Ashby	7,347	28.3	+6.3
	Labour	Charles William James	3,651	14.0	−1.4
Majority			7,645	29.4	−11.1
Turnout			25,990	55.0	−14.3
Registered electors
	Conservativehold		Swing	−5.6

General election 1935: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. C. Davidson	20,074	62.5	−4.7
	Liberal	Margery Corbett Ashby	7,078	22.0	−2.6
	Labour	Charles William James	4,951	15.4	+7.2
Majority			12,996	40.5	−1.9
Turnout			32,103	69.3	−7.9
Registered electors			46,290
	Conservativehold		Swing	−1.1

General election 1931: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. C. Davidson	21,946	67.2	+17.4
	Liberal	Charles Thomas Le Quesne	8,021	24.6	−13.7
	Labour	Albert E.R. Millar	2,677	8.2	−3.7
Majority			13,925	42.6	+31.1
Turnout			32,644	77.2	−0.8
Registered electors
	Conservativehold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	15,145	49.8	−7.8
	Liberal	Charles Thomas Le Quesne	11,631	38.3	+2.8
	Labour	Albert E.R. Millar	3,624	11.9	+5.0
Majority			3,514	11.5	−10.6
Turnout			30,400	78.0	−2.2
Registered electors			38,957
	Unionisthold		Swing	−5.3

General election 1924: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	12,985	57.6	+27.6
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	7,994	35.5	−14.5
	Labour	Amy Sayle	1,553	6.9	New
Majority			4,991	22.1	N/A
Turnout			22,532	80.2	+14.4
Registered electors			28,106
	Unionistgain fromLiberal		Swing	+21.1

General election 1923: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	8,892	50.0	*New*
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	8,875	50.0	−17.4
Majority			17	±0.0	N/A
Turnout			17,767	65.8	−0.2
Registered electors			26,990
	Liberalgain fromUnionist		Swing

General election 1922: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	11,847	67.4	−10.2
	Labour	John Harper Clynes	5,726	32.6	+10.2
Majority			6,121	34.8	−20.4
Turnout			17,573	66.0	+15.6
Registered electors			26,627
	Unionisthold		Swing	−10.2

1920 Hemel Hempstead by-election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes
C	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	Unopposed
	Unionisthold
Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Hemel Hempstead^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
C	Unionist Party (UK)	Gustavus Arthur Talbot	10,070	77.6
	Labour	Jesse Hawkes	2,913	22.4
Majority			7,157	55.2
Turnout			12,983	50.4
Registered electors			25,752
	Unionistwin (new seat)
Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

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Specific

^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved26 June 2024.
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^Fraser, Hugh (1918).The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970".www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved24 February 2019.
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^"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
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General

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Sources

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Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969].British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

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Hemel Hempstead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
Hemel Hempstead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
Hemel Hempstead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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