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Harpenden and Berkhamsted (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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
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Members of Parliament
Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
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See also
References
External links
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