Harpenden and Berkhamsted (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Harpenden and Berkhamsted is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] It was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3] It is represented by Victoria Collins of the Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

This is a generally affluent seat with low deprivation and high incomes^[4], facilitated by two railway lines to Central London.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:^{[5] [6]}

• The Borough of Dacorum wards of Aldbury and Wigginton, Ashridge, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted East, Berkhamsted West, Northchurch, Tring Central, Tring East, Tring West and Rural, and Watling.
• The City of St Albans wards of Harpenden East, Harpenden North & Rural, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm (part), Redbourn, Sandridge & Wheathampstead, and parts of the Marshalswick West, St Stephen and Verulam wards.

It covers the following areas:^[7]

• Harpenden, Redbourn, Sandridge and Wheathampstead, transferred from the abolished constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden
• Berkhamsted and Tring, transferred from South West Hertfordshire
• A sparsely populated rural area connecting the above two areas, transferred from Hemel Hempstead

Members of Parliament

Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
		29,136	52.3
		14,092	25.3
		5,908	10.6
	Others	5,695	10.2
		907	1.6
Turnout		55,738	77.8
Electorate		71,635

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)

External links

• Harpenden and Berkhamsted UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern . Boundary Commission for England . 26 June 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: 2023-06-30 . Hitchin and Harpenden set for shake-up after boundary review . 2024-02-10 . The Comet . en.
3. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-14 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
4. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Harpenden+and+Berkhamsted
5. Web site: New Seat Details – Harpenden and Berkhamsted . 2024-04-07 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
6. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
7. Web site: New Seat Details – Harpenden and Berkhamsted . 2024-02-10 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
8. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.