Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency)

Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundaries since 2024
	Boundary of Hemel Hempstead in the East of England
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	70,496 (2023)
Major settlements	Hemel Hempstead
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	David Taylor (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	West Hertfordshire
1918–1983
Seats	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Created from	Watford and St Albans
Replaced by	Hertfordshire West and Hertfordshire South West

Hemel Hempstead is a constituency in Hertfordshire 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. Since 2024, it has been represented by David Taylor of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

In its current form (post-2024 boundary changes), the seat covers the new town of Hemel Hempstead which is a significant employment centre, as well as a rural area of the Chilterns to the south-west, including the villages of Bovingdon and Flaunden. Residents are slightly wealthier than the UK average.^[3]

History

The constituency was established as a Division of Hertfordshire by the Representation of the People Act 1918, largely created from the northern half of the Watford Division, including Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring. It also included north-western part of the St Albans Division, around Harpenden.

Harpenden was transferred back to St Albans in 1974 and the constituency was temporarily abolished from 1983 to 1997 during which time it was replaced by West Hertfordshire.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1918–1950

The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead;
The Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring;
The Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead;
The Rural District of St Albans parishes of Harpenden Rural, Redbourn, and Wheathampstead; and
The Rural District of Watford parishes of Abbots Langley and Sarratt.^[4]

1950–1974

The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead
The Urban Districts of Berkhamsted, Harpenden, and Tring;
The Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead; and
The Rural District of St Albans parishes of Harpenden Rural and Redbourn.^[5]

Wheathampstead was transferred back to St Albans. Abbots Langley and Sarratt now included in the new constituency of South West Hertfordshire.

1974–1983

The Municipal Borough of Hemel Hempstead;
The Urban Districts of Berkhamsted and Tring; and
The Rural Districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead.^[6]

Harpenden and the part of the parishes of Harpenden Rural and Redbourn were transferred back to St Albans.

The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election. Berkhamsted and the area to the south of Hemel Hempstead, including Kings Langley, was transferred to South West Hertfordshire. The remainder, including Hemel Hempstead and Tring, formed the new constituency of West Hertfordshire.

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.^[7]

Re-established for the 1997 general election from the bulk of the abolished County Constituency of West Hertfordshire (excluding Tring). Kings Langley transferred back from South West Hertfordshire.

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

2010–2024

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.^[8]

Minor loss to South West Hertfordshire following revision of local authority wards.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The District of Dacorum wards of: Adeyfield East; Adeyfield West; Apsley and Corner Hall; Bennetts End; Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield; Boxmoor; Chaulden and Warners End; Gadebridge; Grovehill; Hemel Hempstead Town; Highfield; Leverstock Green; Nash Mills; Woodhall Farm.^[9]

Moderate changes, with Kings Langley being transferred to South West Hertfordshire, in exchange for the rural Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward. The rural Ashridge and Watling wards to the north were moved to the newly created seat of Harpenden and Berkhamsted.

Members of Parliament

MPs, 1918–1983

Watford and St Albans prior to 1918

	Member^[10]	Party
1918	Gustavus Talbot	Coalition Conservative
1920	JCC Davidson	Coalition Conservative
1923	John Freeman Dunn	Liberal
1924	JCC Davidson	Conservative
1937 by-election	Viscountess Davidson	Conservative
1959	James Allason	Conservative
October 1974	Robin Corbett	Labour
1979	Nicholas Lyell	Conservative

MPs, 1997–present

West Hertfordshire prior to 1997

	Member^[10]	Party
1997	Tony McWalter	Labour Co-operative
2005	Sir Mike Penning	Conservative
2024	David Taylor	Labour

Election results since 1997

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hemel Hempstead^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Taylor	16,844	38.2	+10.1
	Conservative	Andrew Williams	11,987	27.2	−27.8
	Reform UK	Noel Willcox	7,689	17.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sammy Barry-Mears	5,096	11.6	+0.2
	Green	Sherief Hassan	2,492	5.6	+2.7
Majority			4,857	11.0	N/A
Turnout			44,108	62.1	–7.5
Registered electors			71,038
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	18.9

Jaymey McIvor was originally selected as the Conservative candidate, but was suspended by the party "pending the outcome of an investigation."^[12]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[13]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	26,963	55.0
	Labour	13,802	28.1
	Liberal Democrats	5,569	11.4
	Green	1,432	2.9
	Others	1,299	2.6

Turnout		49,065	69.6
Electorate		70,496

General election 2019: Hemel Hempstead^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	28,968	56.5	+1.5
	Labour	Nabila Ahmed	14,405	28.1	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sammy Barry	6,317	12.3	+6.1
	Green	Sherief Hassan	1,581	3.1	+1.1
Majority			14,563	28.4	+10.3
Turnout			51,271	69.5	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.2

General election 2017: Hemel Hempstead ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	28,735	55.0	+2.1
	Labour	Mandi Tattershall	19,290	36.9	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Symington	3,233	6.2	+1.4
	Green	Sherief Hassan	1,024	2.0	−1.3
Majority			9,445	18.1	−11.0
Turnout			52,282	69.7	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	−5.5

General election 2015: Hemel Hempstead^[16]^[17]
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 Democrats	Rabi Martins	2,402	4.8	−18.1
	Green	Alan Borgars	1,660	3.3	New
	Independent	Brian Hall	252	0.5	New
Majority			14,420	29.1	+2.0
Turnout			49,633	66.5	−1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2010: Hemel Hempstead^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	24,721	50.0	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Grayson	11,315	22.9	+6.0
	Labour	Ayfer Orhan	10,295	20.8	−18.9
	BNP	Janet Price	1,615	3.3	New
	UKIP	David Alexander	1,254	2.5	−0.7
	Independent	Mick Young	271	0.5	New
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^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Penning	19,000	40.3	+1.8
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	18,501	39.3	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Grayson	8,089	17.2	+4.4
	UKIP	Barry Newton	1,518	3.2	+1.1
Majority			499	1.0	N/A
Turnout			47,108	64.4	+2.1
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	+4.6

General election 2001: Hemel Hempstead^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Tony McWalter	21,389	46.6	+0.9
	Conservative	Paul Ivey	17,647	38.5	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Stuart	5,877	12.8	+0.5
	UKIP	Barry Newton	970	2.1	New
Majority			3,742	8.1	+1.5
Turnout			45,883	62.3	−14.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1990s

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

Election results 1918–1979

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	David John Howard Penwarden	6,314	8.11
	National Front	T Walters	649	0.83	New
Majority			4,989	6.40	N/A
Turnout			77,880	84.80	+3.10
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General election October 1974: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Corbett	29,223	42.69
	Conservative	James Allason	28,738	41.98
	Liberal	CAM Baron	10,497	15.33
Majority			485	0.71	N/A
Turnout			68,458	81.70	−3.53
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election February 1974: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Allason	27,572	39.03
	Labour	Robin Corbett	27,385	38.77
	Liberal	CAM Baron	15,682	22.20
Majority			187	0.26
Turnout			70,639	85.23
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1970: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James 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			77,758	78.10	−6.61
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Allason	31,742	44.45
	Labour	Robin Corbett	29,704	41.59
	Liberal	A. John Whiteside	9,970	13.96
Majority			2,038	2.86
Turnout			71,416	84.71	+0.19
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1964: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James 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			69,378	84.52
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Allason	30,189	49.90
	Labour	Bernard Floud	21,954	36.29
	Liberal	Margaret Neilson	8,358	13.81
Majority			8,235	13.61
Turnout			70,501	85.26
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	25,648	51.02
	Labour	Norman MacKenzie	19,512	38.81
	Liberal	Edwin Saich	5,111	10.17	New
Majority			6,136	12.21
Turnout			50,271	83.77
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1951: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	25,620	58.44
	Labour	Norman MacKenzie	18,220	41.56
Majority			7,400	16.88
Turnout			43,840	83.80
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1950: Hemel Hempstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	22,022	50.18
	Labour	Reg Moss	15,165	34.56
	Liberal	Peter Arthur Stevens	6,696	15.26
Majority			6,857	15.62
Turnout			43,883	85.07
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	19,536	44.2	−13.5
	Labour	DW Mobbs	14,426	32.6	+18.6
	Liberal	Thomas Alfred Trotter	10,219	23.1	−5.2
Majority			5,110	11.6	−17.8
Turnout			44,181	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: Frances Davidson
Liberal: Ian Davidson^[23]
Labour: A W Harper^[24]

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson	14,992	57.7	−4.8
	Liberal	Margery Corbett Ashby	7,347	28.3	+6.3
	Labour	Charles William James	3,651	14.0	−1.4
Majority			7,645	29.4	−11.1
Turnout			25,990	55.0	−14.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.6

General election 1935: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. C. Davidson	20,074	62.5	−4.7
	Liberal	Margery Corbett Ashby	7,078	22.0	−2.6
	Labour	Charles William James	4,951	15.4	+7.2
Majority			12,996	40.5	−1.9
Turnout			32,103	69.3	−7.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

General election 1931: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. C. Davidson	21,946	67.2	+17.4
	Liberal	Charles Thomas Le Quesne	8,021	24.6	−13.7
	Labour	Albert E.R. Millar	2,677	8.2	−3.7
Majority			13,925	42.6	+31.1
Turnout			32,644	77.2	−0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. C. 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			30,400	78.0	−2.2
Registered electors			38,957
	Unionist hold		Swing	−5.3

General election 1924: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	12,985	57.6	+27.6
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	7,994	35.5	−14.5
	Labour	Amy Sayle	1,553	6.9	New
Majority			4,991	22.1	N/A
Turnout			22,532	80.2	+14.4
Registered electors			28,106
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+21.1

General election 1923: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	8,892	50.0	*New*
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	8,875	50.0	−17.4
Majority			17	0.0	N/A
Turnout			17,767	65.8	−0.2
Registered electors			26,990
	Liberal gain from Unionist		Swing	N/A

General election 1922: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	11,847	67.4	−10.2
	Labour	John Harper Clynes	5,726	32.6	+10.2
Majority			6,121	34.8	−20.4
Turnout			17,573	66.0	+15.6
Registered electors			26,627
	Unionist hold		Swing	−10.2

1920 Hemel Hempstead by-election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes
C	Unionist	J. C. C. Davidson	Unopposed
	Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Hemel Hempstead^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
C	Unionist	Gustavus Arthur Talbot	10,070	77.6
	Labour	Jesse Hawkes	2,913	22.4
Majority			7,157	55.2
Turnout			12,983	50.4
Registered electors			25,752
	Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

Specific

^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "'Hemel Hempstead', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Hemel+Hempstead
^ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.
^ "Representation of the People Act, 1948". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
^ "Hemel Hempstead - General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
^ Pope, Alex (7 June 2024). "Tory candidate suspended prior to election deadline". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary Constituency - Election 2017". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "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 26 July 2013. 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
^ The Liberal Magazine, 1939

General

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

Sources

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

External links

Hemel Hempstead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Hemel Hempstead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Hemel Hempstead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

[1] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[ElectionWeb74-2] "'Hemel Hempstead', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

[3] Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Hemel+Hempstead

[4] Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.

[5] "Representation of the People Act, 1948". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[6] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[7] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[8] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[9] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.

[rayment-10] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)

[11] "Hemel Hempstead - General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

[12] Pope, Alex (7 June 2024). "Tory candidate suspended prior to election deadline". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[13] "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[14] "Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[BBC-15] "Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary Constituency - Election 2017". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus-16] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[17] "Statement Of Persons Nominated And Notice Of Poll" (PDF). Acting Returning Officer. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-18] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2005-19] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-20] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-21] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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Hemel Hempstead
County constituency for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Hemel Hempstead in the East of England
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	70,496 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Hemel Hempstead
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	David Taylor (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	West Hertfordshire
1918–1983
Seats	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Created from	Watford and St Albans
Replaced by	Hertfordshire West and Hertfordshire South West^[2]