North East Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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North East Hertfordshire County constituency |
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North East Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England | |
Created: | 1997 |
MP: | Oliver Heald |
Party: | Conservative |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | Hertfordshire |
EP constituency: | East of England |
North East Hertfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency includes the towns of Letchworth, Royston and Baldock and the surrounding rural area.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hertfordshire the Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of a North East Hertfordshire constituency for the next United Kingdom general election from electoral wards in East Hertfordshire and North Hertfordshire districts:
- From East Hertfordshire: Braughing, Buntingford, Hertford Rural North, Hertford Rural South, Little Hadham, Mundens and Cottered, Puckeridge, Thundridge and Standon, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone
- From North Hertfordshire: Arbury, Baldock East, Baldock Town, Ermine, Letchworth East, Letchworth Grange, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Letchworth Wilbury, Royston Heath, Royston Meridian, Royston Palace, and Weston and Sandon.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 – present: Oliver Heald, Conservative
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: North East Hertfordshire | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Oliver Heald | 22,402 | 47.3 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Andy Harrop | 13,264 | 28.0 | −8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Iain Coleman | 10,147 | 21.4 | +4.2 | |
UK Independence | David Hitchman | 1,561 | 3.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 9,138 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 47,374 | 65.6 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 |
General Election 2001: North East Hertfordshire | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Oliver Heald | 19,695 | 44.1 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Ivan Gibbons | 16,251 | 36.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Kingman | 7,686 | 17.2 | -1.0 | |
UK Independence | Malcolm Virgo | 1,013 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,444 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 44,645 | 65.0 | -12.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |