Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)

Hemel Hempstead
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]
Overlaps
European Parliament 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.

Boundaries

1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead, the Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring, the Rural Districts of Berkhamsted (the civil parishes of Aldbury, Berkhamsted Rural, Little Gaddesden, Nettleden, Northchurch, Puttenham, Tring Rural, and Wigginton) and Hemel Hempstead (the civil parishes of Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Flamstead, Flaunden, Great Gaddesden, Kings Langley, and Markyate), in the Rural District of St Albans the civil parishes of Harpenden Rural, Redbourn, and Wheathampstead, and in the Rural District of Watford the civil parishes of Abbots Langley and Sarratt.

1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead, the Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring, the Rural Districts of Berkhamsted (the civil parishes of Aldbury, Little Gaddesden, Nettleden with Potten End, Northchurch, Puttenham, Tring Rural, and Wigginton) and Hemel Hempstead, and in the Rural District of St Albans the civil parishes of Harpenden Rural and Redbourn.

1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead, the Urban Districts of Berkhamsted and Tring, and the Rural Districts of Berkhamsted (the civil parishes of Aldbury, Little Gaddesden, Nettleden with Potten End, Northchurch, Tring Rural, and Wigginton) and Hemel Hempstead.

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.

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.

For the 1997 general election, the former Hertfordshire West constituency was reduced in area and renamed "Hemel Hempstead". This reflected the growing population around the edge of London and the decision of the Boundary Commission to create an extra seat in the county of Hertfordshire.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918-1983

	Member^[3]	Party
1918	Gustavus Arthur 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^[3]	Party
	1997	Tony McWalter	Labour Co-operative
	2005	Mike Penning	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Hemel Hempstead^[4]^[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 Democrat	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
Turnout			49,633	66.5	-1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Hemel Hempstead^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	24,721	50.0	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat	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

General Election 2005: Hemel Hempstead^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	19,000	40.3	+1.8
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	18,501	39.3	−7.3
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Sean 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

General Election 2001: Hemel Hempstead^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	21,389	46.6	+0.9
	Conservative	Paul Crago Ivey	17,647	38.5	−0.6
	Liberal Democrat	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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Hemel Hempstead^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	25,175	45.7
	Conservative	Robert Brannock Jones	21,539	39.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Patricia Lindsley	6,789	12.3
	Referendum	Peter Such	1,327	2.4
	Natural Law	Mrs. Diana M. Harding	262	0.5
Majority			3,636	6.6
Turnout			55,092	76.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Hemel Hempstead
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
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election October 1974: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Corbett	29,223	42.69
	Conservative	James Harry Allason	28,738	41.98
	Liberal	CAM Baron	10,497	15.33
Majority			485	0.71
Turnout				81.70
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election February 1974: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Harry 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

General Election 1970: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Harry 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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Harry 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
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Harry 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

General Election 1959: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Harry Allason	30,189	49.90
	Labour	Bernard Francis Castle Floud	21,954	36.29
	Liberal	Miss Margaret Neilson	8,358	13.81
Majority			8,235	13.61
Turnout				85.26
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	The Viscountess Davidson	25,648	51.02
	Labour	Norman Ian MacKenzie	19,512	38.81
	Liberal	Edwin Saich	5,111	10.17
Majority			6,136	12.21
Turnout				83.77
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	The Viscountess Davidson	25,620	58.44
	Labour	Norman Ian MacKenzie	18,220	41.56
Majority			7,400	16.88
Turnout				83.80
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	The Viscountess Davidson	22,022	50.18
	Labour	Reginald 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

General Election 1945: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscountess Frances Joan Davidson	19,536	44.2	-13.5
	Labour	Miss DW Mobbs	14,426	32.6	+18.6
	Liberal	Wing-Com. 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: Viscountess Davidson
Liberal: Ian Davidson^[11]
Labour: A W Harper^[12]

Elections in the 1930s

Hemel Hempstead by-election, 1937^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscountess Frances Joan Davidson	14,992	57.7	-4.8
	Liberal	Margery Irene 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

General Election 1935: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt Hon. Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson	20,074	62.5	-4.7
	Liberal	Margery Irene Corbett Ashby	7,078	22.0	-2.6
	Labour	Charles William James	4,951	15.4	+7.2
Majority			12,996	40.6	-2.0
Turnout				69.3	-7.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

General Election 1931: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt Hon. John Colin Campbell 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

General Election 1929: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Rt Hon. John Colin Campbell 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				78.0	-2.2
	Unionist hold		Swing	-5.3

General Election 1924: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Rt Hon. John Colin Campbell Davidson	12,985	57.6
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	7,994	35.5
	Labour	Amy Sayle	1,553	6.9
Majority			4,991	22.1
Turnout				80.2
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1923: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	8,892	50.0	n/a
	Unionist	Rt Hon. John Colin Campbell Davidson	8,875	50.0	-17.4
Majority			17	0.0	-34.8
Turnout				65.8	-0.2
	Liberal gain from Unionist		Swing	n/a

General Election 1922: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Colin Campbell Davidson	11,847	67.4	n/a
	Labour	John Harper Clynes	5,726	32.6	n/a
Majority			6,121	34.8	n/a
Turnout				66.0	n/a
	Unionist hold		Swing	n/a

Hemel Hempstead by-election, 1920^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Colin Campbell Davidson	unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Unionist hold		Swing	n/a

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Hemel Hempstead^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Gustavus Arthur Chetwynd-Talbot	10,070	77.6
	Labour	Jesse Hawkes	2,913	22.4
Majority			7,157	55.2
Turnout				50.4
	Unionist hold		Swing

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. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ "'Hemel Hempstead', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
↑ "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 17 October 2015. 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939

Sources

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Constituencies in the East of England (58)

Conservative (52)	Basildon and Billericay Bedford Braintree Brentwood and Ongar Broadland Broxbourne Bury St Edmunds Castle Point Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Chelmsford Colchester Epping Forest Great Yarmouth Harlow Harwich and North Essex Hemel Hempstead Hertford and Stortford Hertsmere Hitchin and Harpenden Huntingdon Ipswich Maldon Mid Bedfordshire Mid Norfolk North East Bedfordshire North East Cambridgeshire North East Hertfordshire North West Cambridgeshire North West Norfolk Norwich North Peterborough Rayleigh and Wickford Rochford and Southend East Saffron Walden St Albans South Basildon and East Thurrock South Cambridgeshire South East Cambridgeshire Southend West South Norfolk South Suffolk South West Bedfordshire South West Hertfordshire South West Norfolk Stevenage Suffolk Coastal Thurrock Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Suffolk Witham

Labour (4)	Cambridge Luton North Luton South Norwich South

Liberal Democrats (1)	North Norfolk

UK Independence Party (1)	Clacton

East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) Labour (1) UKIP (3)

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