Hitchin (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 and 2024 onwards

Hitchin

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundaries since 2024

Boundary of Hitchin in the East of England

County| Hertfordshire
Electorate| 72,112 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Hitchin, Shefford, Stotfold, Arlesey
Current constituency
Created| 2024
Member of Parliament| Alistair Strathern (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| Hitchin and Harpenden
1885–1983
Seats| One
Created from| Hertfordshire
Replaced by| North Hertfordshire, Stevenage[2]
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of| Hertford and Stevenage

Hitchin is a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election,[3] since when it has been held by Alistair Strathern of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries and boundary changes

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### 1885–1918

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* The Sessional Divisions of Aldbury (except the parishes of Great Hadham and Little Hadham), Buntingford, Hitchin, Odsey, Stevenage, and Welwyn; and
* The parish of Braughing.[4]

The constituency was established by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (which followed on from the Third Reform Act) as one of four Divisions of the abolished three-member Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, and was formally named as the Northern or Hitchin Division of Hertfordshire. It included the towns/villages of Hitchin, Stevenage, Welwyn, Baldock and Royston.

### 1918–1945

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* The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Royston, and Stevenage;
* The Rural Districts of Ashwell, Buntingford, Hitchin, and Welwyn; and
* The Rural District of Hertford parishes of Aston, Bennington, Datchworth, Sacombe, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone.[5]

Minor changes only to reflect local authority boundaries.

### 1945–1950

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* The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, Royston, and Stevenage;
* The Rural Districts of Hitchin, and Welwyn; and
* Parts of the Rural Districts of Braughing and Hertford.[6]

The constituency had included a part of the Urban District of Welwyn Garden City, which had been formed as a separate local authority in 1927, and this was now transferred to St Albans.  Other nominal changes as a result of the reorganisation of local authorities.

### 1950–1955

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* The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, Royston, and Stevenage;
* The Rural District of Hitchin;
* The Rural District of Braughing parishes of Anstey, Ardeley, Aspenden, Broadfield, Buckland, Buntingford, Cottered, Hormead, Meesden, Throcking, Westmilll, and Wyddiall; and
* The Rural District of Hertford parishes of Aston, Bennington, Datchworth, Sacombe, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone.[7]

The Rural District of Welwyn was transferred to St Albans.

### 1955–1974

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* The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, Royston, and Stevenage; and
* The Rural District of Hitchin.[6]

The part of the Rural District of Braughing was transferred to the new constituency of East Hertfordshire, and the part of the Rural District of Hertford was transferred to Hertford.

### 1974–1983

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* The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, and Royston; and
* The Rural District of Hitchin.[6][8]

The Urban District of Stevenage formed the majority of the new County Constituency of Hertford and Stevenage.

The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election and was replaced by the new constituency of North Hertfordshire, with the exception of a small part in the south-east which was included in the new constituency of Stevenage (Codicote and Knebworth).

### Current

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Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the re-established constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

* The District of Central Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey; Shefford; and Stotfold and Langford \- transferred partly from North East Bedfordshire and partly from Mid Bedfordshire.
* The District of North Hertfordshire wards of: Cadwell; Chesfield; Hitchin Bearton; Hitchin Highbury; Hitchin Oughton; Hitchin Priory; Hitchin Walsworth; Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo; and Kimpton - transferred from the abolished constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden.[9]

Following local government boundary reviews in Central Bedfordshire[10] and North Hertfordshire[11] which came into effect in May 2023 and May 2024 respectively, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

* The District of Central Bedfordshire wards or part wards of: Arlesey & Fairfield; Clifton, Henlow & Langfield; Meppershall & Shillington (Meppershall parish); Shefford; Stotfold.
* The District of North Hertfordshire wards or part wards of: Cadwell; Codicote & Kimpton (Kimpton parish); Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley; Great Ashby; Hitchin Bearton; Hitchin Highbury; Hitchin Oughton; Hitchin Priory; Hitchin Walsworth; Hitchwood; Offa.[12]

## Members of Parliament

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### MPs 1885-1983

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North Hertfordshire and Stevenage prior to 1885

Election | Member | Party

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| 1885 | Baron Robert Dimsdale a | Conservative
| 1892 | George Hudson | Conservative
| 1906 | Julius Bertram | Liberal
| Jan 1910 | Alfred Hillier | Conservative
| 1911 by-election | Lord Robert Cecil b | Conservative
| 1918 | Coalition Conservative
| 1922 | Conservative
| 1923 | Guy Kindersley | Conservative
| 1931 | Viscount Knebworth | Conservative
| 1933 by-election | Sir Arnold Wilson | Conservative
| 1941 by-election | Seymour Berry | Conservative
| 1945 | Philip Asterley Jones | Labour
| 1950 | Nigel Fisher | Conservative
| 1955 | Martin Maddan | Conservative
| 1964 | Shirley Williams | Labour
| Feb 1974 | Ian Stewart | Conservative
| 1983 | constituency abolished

Notes:-

* a Dimsdale was a Baron of the Russian Empire.
* b Cecil associated himself with the non-coalition wing of the Conservative Party, at some point in the 1918-1922 Parliament.

### MPs since 2024

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Hitchin & Harpenden prior to 2024

Election | Member | Party

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| 2024 | Alistair Strathern | Labour

## Election results

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Hitchin[13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alistair Strathern[a] | 23,067  | 44.8  | +17.7
| Conservative | Bim Afolami[b] | 14,958  | 28.5  | –18.5
| Reform UK | Charles Bunker  | 6,760  | 12.9  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Lucas  | 4,913  | 9.4  | –14.3
| Green | Will Lavin  | 2,631  | 5.0  | +3.5
| CPA | Sid Cordle  | 181  | 0.3  | –0.2
Majority | 8,109  | 15.4  | N/A
Turnout | 52,696  | 69.4  | –5.6
Registered electors | 75,877  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.1  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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The Hitchin parliamentary constituency did not exist when the 2019 general election was held. The following is a projection of what the result of the 2019 general election might have looked like in the Hitchin parliamentary constituency if it had existed.

2019 notional result[15]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 25,419 | 47.0
| Labour | 14,155 | 26.2
| Liberal Democrats | 12,798 | 23.7
| Others | 871 | 1.6
| Green | 818 | 1.5
Turnout | 54,061  | 75.0
Electorate | 72,112

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Stewart | 33,169  | 52.5  | +8.0
| Labour | Denis O'Flynn  | 19,940  | 31.6  | –7.5
| Liberal | Eric Dix  | 8,224  | 13.0  | –3.3
| Ecology | Brian Goodale  | 911  | 1.4  | New
| National Front | Victor Logan  | 881  | 1.4  | New
Majority | 13,229  | 21.0  | +15.5
Turnout | 63,125  | 82.2  | +2.6
Registered electors | 76,807  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7  |
General election October 1974: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Stewart | 25,842  | 44.6  | +0.5
| Labour | Ann Mallalieu | 22,656  | 39.1  | +1.5
| Liberal | Eric Dix  | 9,454  | 16.3  | –1.2
Majority | 3,186  | 5.5  | –1.0
Turnout | 57,952  | 79.6  | –6.0
Registered electors | 72,815  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.5  |
General election February 1974: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Stewart | 27,222  | 44.1  | –8.2
| Labour | Ann Mallalieu | 23,204  | 37.6  | –2.7
| Liberal | D Beavan  | 10,824  | 17.5  | +10.2
| Independent | P Bianchi  | 467  | 0.8  | New
Majority | 4,018  | 6.5  | –5.5
Turnout | 61,717  | 85.6  | +8.9
Registered electors | 72,126  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –2.8  |
1970 notional result[16]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 27,800 | 52.4
| Labour | 21,400 | 40.3
| Liberal | 3,900 | 7.3
Turnout | 53,100  | 76.6
Electorate | 69,283
General election 1970: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Shirley Williams | 40,932  | 48.53  |
| Conservative | Richard Luce | 37,258  | 44.18  |
| Liberal | Thomas Willis  | 6,148  | 7.29  | New
Majority | 3,674  | 4.35  |
Turnout | 84,338  | 76.88  |
Registered electors | 109,704  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Shirley Williams | 42,233  | 56.52  |
| Conservative | John Stokes | 32,483  | 43.48  |
Majority | 9,750  | 13.04  |
Turnout | 74,716  | 65.54  |
Registered electors | 90,840  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Shirley Williams | 34,034  | 45.84  |
| Conservative | Martin Maddan | 30,649  | 41.28  |
| Liberal | Elma Dangerfield | 9,564  | 12.88  |
Majority | 3,385  | 4.56  | N/A
Turnout | 74,247  | 84.54  |
Registered electors | 87,825  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Martin Maddan | 30,193  | 46.82  |
| Labour | Peter Benenson | 25,818  | 40.03  |
| Liberal | Robert Glenton | 8,481  | 13.15  | New
Majority | 4,375  | 6.79  |
Turnout | 64,492  | 85.43  |
Registered electors | 75,493  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Martin Maddan | 26,371  | 50.93  |
| Labour | Peter Benenson | 25,406  | 49.07  |
Majority | 965  | 1.86  |
Turnout | 51,777  | 83.17  |
Registered electors | 62,258  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nigel Fisher | 27,719  | 52.64  |
| Labour | Peter Benenson | 24,941  | 47.36  |
Majority | 2,778  | 5.28  |
Turnout | 52,660  | 84.98  |
Registered electors | 61,966  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Hitchin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nigel Fisher | 23,580  | 45.11  |
| Labour | Philip Jones | 21,829  | 41.76  |
| Liberal | Frank Haigh  | 6,863  | 13.13  |
Majority | 1,751  | 3.35  | N/A
Turnout | 52,272  | 85.78  |
Registered electors | 60,936  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Hitchin [17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Philip Jones | 20,779  | 42.64  |
| Conservative | Seymour Berry | 20,433  | 41.93  |
| Liberal | Thomas Darling  | 7,515  | 15.42  | New
Majority | 346  | 0.71  | N/A
Turnout | 48,727  | 72.44  |
Registered electors | 67,266  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Hitchin by-election, 1941[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Seymour Berry | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold

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: Arnold Wilson
* Labour: George Lindgren

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Hitchin [17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Arnold Wilson | 21,452  | 63.34  |
| Labour | George Lindgren | 12,417  | 36.66  |
Majority | 9,035  | 26.68  |
Turnout | 33,869  | 66.44  |
Registered electors | 50,975  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Arnold Wilson Hitchin by-election, 1933 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Arnold Wilson | 14,569  | 58.4  | −17.3
| Labour | William Bennett | 10,362  | 41.6  | +17.3
Majority | 4,207  | 16.8  | −34.6
Turnout | 24,931  | 51.3  | −19.8
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -17.3  |
General election 1931: Hitchin [18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Antony Bulwer-Lytton | 25,841  | 75.7  | +30.9
| Labour | Dermot Freyer | 8,312  | 24.3  | −2.6
Majority | 17,529  | 51.4  | +34.9
Turnout | 34,153  | 71.1  | −2.3
Registered electors | 48,003  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Hitchin[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Kindersley | 14,786  | 44.8  | −14.4
| Liberal | Enid Lapthorn | 9,325  | 28.3  | +11.9
| Labour | Richard Gifford  | 8,880  | 26.9  | +2.5
Majority | 5,461  | 16.5  | −18.3
Turnout | 32,991  | 73.4  | +3.9
Registered electors | 44,967  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −9.2  |
General election 1924: Hitchin[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Kindersley | 14,019  | 59.2  | +9.5
| Labour | Julian Athelstan Tayler  | 5,773  | 24.4  | −1.9
| Liberal | Dugald Macfadyen | 3,881  | 16.4  | −7.6
Majority | 8,246  | 34.8  | +11.4
Turnout | 23,673  | 69.5  | +1.8
Registered electors | 34,060  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +5.7  |
General election 1923: Hitchin [17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Kindersley | 11,157  | 49.7  | −12.3
| Labour | Skene Mackay | 5,913  | 26.3  | −11.7
| Liberal | Dugald Macfadyen | 5,390  | 24.0  | New
Majority | 5,244  | 23.4  | −0.6
Turnout | 22,460  | 67.7  | +1.5
Registered electors | 33,197  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −0.3  |
General election 1922: Hitchin[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Robert Cecil | 13,124  | 62.0  | +1.4
| Labour | Skene Mackay | 8,049  | 38.0  | +3.1
Majority | 5,075  | 24.0  | −1.7
Turnout | 21,173  | 66.2  | +7.8
Registered electors | 32,005  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −0.9  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 14 December 1918: Hitchin [19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Robert Cecil | 9,828 | 60.6 | +3.6
| Labour | Robert Green  | 5,661  | 34.9  | New
| NFDDSS | George Humm  | 722  | 4.5  | New
Majority | 4,167  | 25.7  | +11.7
Turnout | 16,211  | 54.4  | −29.9
Registered electors | 29,820  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Unionist: Robert Cecil
* Liberal:

Robert Cecil Hitchin by-election, 1911[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Cecil | 5,542  | 58.6  | +1.6
| Liberal | Thomas Tylston Greg  | 3,909  | 41.4  | −1.6
Majority | 1,633  | 17.2  | +3.2
Turnout | 9,451  | 84.8  | +0.5
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6  |
General election December 1910: Hitchin [20][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alfred Hillier | 5,233  | 57.0  | −2.8
| Liberal | Thomas Tylston Greg  | 3,942  | 43.0  | +2.8
Majority | 1,291  | 14.0  | −5.6
Turnout | 9,175  | 84.3  | −4.2
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8  |
General election January 1910: Hitchin [20][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alfred Hillier | 5,761  | 59.8  | +10.3
| Liberal | Julius Bertram | 3,877  | 40.2  | −10.3
Majority | 1,884  | 19.6  | N/A
Turnout | 9,638  | 88.5  | +4.6
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.3  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Hitchin [20][22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Julius Bertram | 4,157  | 50.5  | New
| Conservative | J J W Miller  | 4,081  | 49.5  | N/A
Majority | 76  | 1.0  | N/A
Turnout | 8,238  | 83.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 9,820  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
General election 1900: Hitchin [20][22][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Bickersteth Hudson | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Hitchin [20][22][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Bickersteth Hudson | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1892: Hitchin [20][22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Bickersteth Hudson  | 4,187  | 60.5  | N/A
| Liberal | John Wattridge  | 2,728  | 39.5  | New
Majority | 1,459  | 21.0  | N/A
Turnout | 6,915  | 77.0  | N/A
Registered electors | 8,982  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Hitchin [20][22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Dimsdale | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1885: Hitchin [20][22][24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Robert Dimsdale | 4,419  | 60.6
| Liberal | Henry Fordham  | 2,869  | 39.4
Majority  | 1,550  | 21.2
Turnout | 7,288  | 81.0
Registered electors | 8,996  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire
* List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)

## Notes

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1. ^ Served as MP for Mid Bedfordshire from 2023 to 2024
2. ^ Served as MP for Hitchin and Harpenden from 2017 to 2024

## References

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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.
2. ^ "'Hitchin', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
4. ^ Great Britain, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. The public general acts. unknown library. Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports, 1884.
5. ^ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
6. ^ a b c Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0900178094. OCLC 539011.
7. ^ "Representation of the People Act, 1948". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
8. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Hertford and Stevenage and Hitchin) Order 1971. SI 1971/2110". Statutory Instruments 1971. Part III Section 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6223–6225.
9. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
10. ^ LGBCE. "Central Bedfordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
11. ^ LGBCE. "North Hertfordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
12. ^ "Seat Details - Hitchin". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
13. ^ Stimpson, Melanie (5 July 2024), "Declaration of Result of Poll, Election of a Member of Parliament for Hitchin Constituency on Thursday 4 July 2024" (PDF), North Hertfordshire District Council
14. ^ "Election results 2024", North Hertfordshire District Council, 5 July 2024
15. ^ "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.
16. ^ Michael Stead. "1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
17. ^ a b c d e f g British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
18. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
19. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 (Craig)
20. ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
21. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916.
22. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907.
23. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901.
24. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

## External links

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* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
* Hitchin UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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