Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Hemel Hempstead County constituency |
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| Hemel Hempstead shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918, 1997 |
| MP: | Michael Penning |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Hemel Hempstead 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
For the 1997 General Election, the former West Hertfordshire constituency was reduced in area and renamed "Hemel Hempstead". This reflects the growing population around the edge of London and the decision of the Boundary Commission to create an extra constituency within the county of Hertfordshire.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hertfordshire the Boundary Commission for England have recommended the creation of a modified Hemel Hempstead seat for the next United Kingdom general election formed from the following electoral wards from the district of Dacorum:
- Adeyfield East, Adeyfield West, Apsley, Ashridge, Bennetts End, Boxmoor, Chaulden and Shrubhill, Corner Hall, Gadebridge, Grove Hill, Hemel Hempstead Central, Highfield and St Pauls, Kings Langley, Leverstock Green, Nash Mills, Warners End, Watling, and Woodhall.
With a notional Conservative majority of just 250 approaching the next general election, this seat is ranked 8th amongst Labour's target seats in terms of majority to overturn.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1918-1983
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Gustavus Arthur Talbot | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1920 | John Colin Campbell Davidson | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1923 | John Freeman Dunn | Liberal | |
| 1924 | John Colin Campbell Davidson | Conservative | |
| 1937 | Frances Joan Davidson | Conservative | |
| 1959 | James Harry Allason | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Robin Corbett | Labour | |
| 1979 | Nicholas Lyell | Conservative | |
[edit] MPs 1997-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Tony McWalter | Labour Co-operative | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2005 | Michael Penning | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Hemel Hempstead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Penning | 19,000 | 40.3 | +1.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | Tony McWalter | 18,501 | 39.3 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Grayson | 8,089 | 17.2 | +4.4 | |
| UK Independence | Barry Newton | 1,518 | 3.2 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 499 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,108 | 64.4 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +4.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Hemel Hempstead | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Tony McWalter | 21,389 | 46.6 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Paul Ivey | 17,647 | 38.5 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Neil Stuart | 5,877 | 12.8 | +0.5 | |
| UK Independence | Barry Newton | 970 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,742 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 45,883 | 62.3 | -14.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hemel Hempstead. UK Polling Report. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
[edit] References
- Detailed map of Parliamentary Constituencies in Hertfordshire
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
