More boundary changes to come

Tory policy is to reduce the number of seats in the House of Commons which will mean more boundary changes. It is thought that this will be incorporated into the bill which allows a referendum on the voting system to be called.

General Elections

In 1997 and in 2001, Labour came close to winning the constituency. The Tory majorities were 3,088 and 3,444 respectively.  In common with most constituencies, we lost voter share in 2005. The majority of this lost share went to the Liberal Democrats.

In 2010, we lost further voter share, both to the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. For the first time since the formation of the constituency, the Conservatives had an overall majority of the votes and Labour was pushed temporarily into third place. Read more.

The Constituency

The constituency extends from Letchworth Garden City and Baldock in the west to the Pelhams in the east, and from Royston in the north to Little Berkhamsted and Letty Green in the south. It includes Ashwell, Walkern, Benington, Buntingford, Puckeridge, Standon, Thundridge, Watton-at-Stone and Tewin (see map below).
 

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey electionmap service. Image reproduced with permission of Ordnance Survey and Land and Property Services. On the electionmap website you can zoom in to different parts of the constituency and you can overlay ward boundaries.