Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hemel Hempstead
County constituency

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.

Contents

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.

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:

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]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918-1983

Election Member Party
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

MPs 1997-present

Election Member Party
1997 Tony McWalter Labour Co-operative
2001
2005 Michael Penning Conservative

Election results

General Election 2005: Hemel Hempstead
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
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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Hemel Hempstead". UK Polling Report. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.

References

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Constituencies in the East of England
Conservative
Billericay · Braintree · Brentwood and Ongar · Broxbourne · Bury St Edmunds · Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · Epping Forest · Harwich · Hemel Hempstead · Hertford and Stortford · Hertsmere · Hitchin and Harpenden · Huntingdon · Maldon and East Chelmsford · Mid Bedfordshire · Mid Norfolk · North Essex · North East Bedfordshire · North East Cambridgeshire · North East Hertfordshire · North West Cambridgeshire · North West Norfolk · Peterborough · Rayleigh · Rochford and Southend East · Saffron Walden · Southend West · South Cambridgeshire · South East Cambridgeshire · South Norfolk · South Suffolk · South West Bedfordshire · South West Hertfordshire · South West Norfolk · St Albans · Suffolk Coastal · Welwyn Hatfield · West Chelmsford · West Suffolk
Labour
Liberal Democrat
UKIP
East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) · UKIP (2) · Labour (1) · Liberal Democrats (1)
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