Harpenden and Berkhamsted (UK Parliament constituency)

(Redirected from Harpenden and Berkhamsted) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

Harpenden and Berkhamsted
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Harpenden and Berkhamsted in the East of England
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	71,635 (2023)
Major settlements	Harpenden, Berkhamsted and Tring
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Hitchin and Harpenden & South West Hertfordshire

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

Constituency profile

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

The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:

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:

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

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Victoria Collins	Liberal Democrats

General election 2024: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Collins	27,282	50.2	+24.9
	Conservative	Nigel Gardner	16,574	30.5	−21.8
	Reform UK	Saba Poursaeedi	4,245	7.8	N/A
	Labour	Zara Layne	4,061	7.5	−3.1
	Green	Paul de Hoest	1,951	3.6	+2.0
	SDP	Mark Patten	223	0.4	N/A
Majority			10,708	19.7	N/A
Turnout			54,336	75.2	–2.6
Registered electors			72,242
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+23.4

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