Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
Hemel Hempstead | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire | |
Location of Hertfordshire within England | |
County | Hertfordshire |
Electorate | 72,561 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Hemel Hempstead |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Mike Penning (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | West Hertfordshire |
1918–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Replaced by | Hertfordshire West and Hertfordshire South West[2] |
Created from | Watford and St Albans |
History
The constituency was established as a Division of Hertfordshire by the Representation of the People Act 1918, largely created from the northern half of the Watford Division, including Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring. It also included north-western part of the St Albans Division, around Harpenden.
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 by West Hertfordshire.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead, the Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring, the Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead, in the Rural District of St Albans the parishes of Harpenden Rural, Redbourn, and Wheathampstead, and in the Rural District of Watford the parishes of Abbots Langley and Sarratt.[3]
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead, the Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring, the Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead, and in the Rural District of St Albans the parishes of Harpenden Rural and Redbourn.[4]
Parish of Wheathampstead transferred back to St Albans. Parishes of Abbots Langley and Sarratt included in the new County Constituency of South West Hertfordshire.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead, the Urban Districts of Berkhamsted and Tring, and the Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead.[5]
The Urban District of Harpenden and the part of the Rural District of St Albans (parishes of Harpenden Rural and Redbourn) now transferred back to St Albans.
The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election. Berkhamsted and the area to the south of Hemel Hempstead, including Kings Langley, was transferred to South West Hertfordshire. The remainder, including Hemel Hempstead and Tring, formed the new County Constituency of West Hertfordshire.
1997–2010: 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.[6]
Re-established for the 1997 general election from the bulk of the abolished County Constituency of West Hertfordshire (excluding Tring). Kings Langley transferred back from South West Hertfordshire.
2010–present: 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.[7]
Minor loss to South West Hertfordshire following revision of local authority wards.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1918-1983
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Gustavus Talbot | Coalition Conservative | |
1920 | J. C. C. Davidson | Coalition Conservative | |
1923 | John Freeman Dunn | Liberal | |
1924 | J. C. C. Davidson | Conservative | |
1937 by-election | The Viscountess Davidson | Conservative | |
1959 | James Allason | Conservative | |
Oct 1974 | Robin Corbett | Labour | |
1979 | Nicholas Lyell | Conservative |
MPs 1997-present
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Tony McWalter | Labour Co-operative | |
2005 | Sir Mike Penning | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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 | -0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 |
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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
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 | −18.0 | |
Green | Alan Borgars | 1,660 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Brian Hall | 252 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,420 | 29.1 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,633 | 66.5 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Penning | 24,721 | 50.0 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Grayson | 11,315 | 22.9 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Ayfer Orhan | 10,295 | 20.8 | −18.9 | |
BNP | Janet Price | 1,615 | 3.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | David Alexander | 1,254 | 2.5 | −0.7 | |
Independent | Mick Young | 271 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,406 | 27.1 | +26.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,471 | 68.0 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.4 |
This was the highest swing from Labour to Conservative in the 2010 general election.
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Penning | 19,000 | 40.3 | +1.8 | |
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 | |||
Turnout | 47,108 | 64.4 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +4.6 | |||
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 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,742 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 45,883 | 62.3 | −14.3 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Tony McWalter | 25,175 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | Robert Jones | 21,539 | 39.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Lindsley | 6,789 | 12.3 | ||
Referendum | Peter Such | 1,327 | 2.4 | ||
Natural Law | Diana M. Harding | 262 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 3,636 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 55,092 | 76.6 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Lyell | 37,953 | 48.73 | ||
Labour | Robin Corbett | 32,964 | 42.33 | ||
Liberal | D Penwarden | 6,314 | 8.11 | ||
National Front | T Walters | 649 | 0.83 | ||
Majority | 4,989 | 6.41 | |||
Turnout | 84.80 | +3.10 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robin Corbett | 29,223 | 42.69 | ||
Conservative | James Allason | 28,738 | 41.98 | ||
Liberal | CAM Baron | 10,497 | 15.33 | ||
Majority | 485 | 0.71 | |||
Turnout | 81.70 | -3.53 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Allason | 27,572 | 39.03 | ||
Labour | Robin Corbett | 27,385 | 38.77 | ||
Liberal | CAM Baron | 15,682 | 22.20 | ||
Majority | 187 | 0.26 | |||
Turnout | 85.23 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 78.10 | -6.61 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
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 | 2.85 | |||
Turnout | 84.71 | +0.19 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 84.52 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
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 | 85.26 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Davidson | 25,648 | 51.02 | ||
Labour | Norman MacKenzie | 19,512 | 38.81 | ||
Liberal | Edwin Saich | 5,111 | 10.17 | ||
Majority | 6,136 | 12.21 | |||
Turnout | 83.77 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Davidson | 25,620 | 58.44 | ||
Labour | Norman MacKenzie | 18,220 | 41.56 | ||
Majority | 7,400 | 16.88 | |||
Turnout | 83.80 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 15.63 | |||
Turnout | 85.07 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
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 | 71.0 | +16.0 | |||
Conservative hold | 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[18]
- Labour: A W Harper[19]
Elections in the 1930s
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 | -11.2 | ||
Turnout | 55.0 | -14.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.6 |
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 | 69.3 | -7.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. C. C. Davidson | 21,946 | 67.2 | + | |
Liberal | Charles Thomas Le Quesne | 8,021 | 24.6 | ||
Labour | Albert E.R. Millar | 2,677 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 13,925 | 42.7 | |||
Turnout | 77.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
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 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −5.3 |
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 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,991 | 22.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,532 | 80.2 | +14.4 | ||
Registered electors | 28,106 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Freeman Dunn | 8,892 | 50.0 | N/A | |
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 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
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 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −10.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | J. C. C. Davidson | Unopposed | ||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Gustavus Arthur Talbot | 10,070 | 77.6 | N/A |
Labour | Jesse Hawkes | 2,913 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,157 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,983 | 50.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 25,752 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Notes and references
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "'Hemel Hempstead', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.
- "Representation of the People Act, 1948". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- "Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary Consitituency - Election 2017". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Statement Of Persons Nominated And Notice Of Poll" (PDF). Acting Returning Officer. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
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Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.