Harpenden and Berkhamsted is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was established by the 2023 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 The Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency is located in Hertfordshire. Its largest town is Harpenden, which has a population of around 31,000. The constituency also includes the towns of Berkhamsted and Tring and the villages of Wheathampstead and Redbourn. The Chiltern Hills pass between Berkhamsted and Tring. The area is popular with commuters to London and is well-connected to the city by rail. The constituency is highly affluent with very low levels of deprivation. The average house price is more than double the nationwide average.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Harpenden+and+Berkhamsted
In general, residents are older and well-educated compared to the rest of the country. They have high levels of income and homeownership, and a high proportion of residents work in professional and scientific occupations. White people made up 92% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local council level, most of the constituency is represented by Liberal Democrats with some Conservatives elected in the rural areas between Harpenden and Berkhamsted. Voters in the constituency strongly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 61% voted to remain compared to the nationwide figure of 48%.
Boundaries Taking into account the local government boundary review in the City of St Albans which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency is composed of the following from the 2024 general election:
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 small 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
Members of Parliament
Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024
ElectionMemberParty 2024 Victoria Collins Liberal Democrats
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 29,136 52.3 Liberal Democrats 14,092 25.3 Labour 5,908 10.6 Others 5,695 10.2 Green 907 1.6Turnout55,73877.8Electorate71,635
See also parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
References
External links Harpenden and Berkhamsted UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK