MP for Hitchin & Harpenden
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HITCHIN & HARPENDEN CONSTITUENCY PROFILE
The Parliamentary Constituency of Hitchin & Harpenden was created in 1997 as a result of the Boundary Review.
The constituency is made up of:
- the town of Hitchin and the surrounding villages (Pirton, Holwell, Ickleford, Offley, Lilley, Hexton, St Paul's Walden, King's Walden, St Ippolyts, Breachwood Green, Preston, Little & Great Wymondley, Langley, Kimpton and Whitwell), which were transferred from the old constituency of North Hertfordshire.
- the town of Harpenden and the villages of Redbourn and Sandridge which were transferred from the St Albans constituency.
- the village of Wheathampstead which transferred from the Welwyn and Hatfield constituency.
A map of the Hitchin & Harpenden constituency is included as Appendix 1.
Hitchin is an important old market town whereas Harpenden has only expanded from a small village over the last century.
With Harpenden close to the M1 motorway and Hitchin close to the A1, both towns have seen a spread of the industrial and commercial towns that their population serve. Apart from a similar history and connections with the same county town, there is no other easy or obvious link, particularly as the journey from one end of the constituency to the other is difficult involving, for the main part, minor roads.
PARLIAMENTARY PROFILE
The 2005 General Election gave the following result for the Hitchin and Harpenden
Constituency
Turnout |
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70.5% |
Rt Hon Peter Lilley |
Conservative |
23,627 |
Hannah Hedges |
LibDem |
12,234 |
Paul Orrett |
Labour |
10,499 |
Other Votes |
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1,027 |
Conservative Majority |
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11,398 |
The 2001 General Election gave the following result for the Hitchin and Harpenden Constituency
| Turnout | 67.2%
| | Rt Hon Peter Lilley | C | 21,271 |
| Alan Amos | Lab | 14,608 |
| John Murphy | Lib.Dem | 8,076 |
| Other Votes | 969 |
| Conservative Majority | 6,663 |
The 1997 General Election gave the following result for the Hitchin and Harpenden Constituency
| Electorate | 67,219
| | Turnout | 77.99%
| | Rt Hon Peter Lilley | C | 24,038 |
| Ms Rosie Sanderson | Lab | 17,367 |
| Cllr Chris White | LD | 10,515 |
| Other Votes | 507 |
| Conservative Majority | 6,671 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Summary of
Disctrict Council Results, May 2006
The Hitchin and Harpenden constituency returns:
- 8 County Councillors to Hertfordshire County Council, and
- 19 District Councillors to North Hertfordshire District Council and 20 to St Albans District Council
Hertfordshire County Council had the following make-up:
| As at |
May 2005 |
May 2001 | May 1997 | May 1993 | May 1989 |
| Conservative |
46 |
40 | 38 | 27 | 45 |
| Labour |
16 |
28 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| Liberal Democrat |
14 |
8 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| Independent |
1 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total number of County Councillors |
77 |
77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Conservative Hertfordshire County Councillors elected from Divisions which have wards within the constituency are:
| Hitchin South Priory & Highbury |
Councillor Derrick Ashley |
Knebworth & Codicote,
Langley, St Pauls Walden, St Ippolyts,
Gosmore, Wymondley and Kimpton |
Councillor Richard Thake |
| Offa - Offa, Hoo, Cadwell, Oughton & Preston |
Councillor Nigel Brook |
| St Albans Rural Redbourn & Wheathampstead | Councillor Derek Hills |
| Harpenden North & East | Councillor Bernard Lloyd |
| Harpenden South & West | Councillor Mrs Iris Tarry |
| Hitchin - Highbury |
Councillor Sarah Wren |
| Hitchin - Walsworth |
Councillor
Ray Shakespeare-Smith |
North Hertfordshire District Council has the following make-up:
| Conservative |
28 |
| Labour |
14 |
| Liberal Democrat |
7 |
| Total District Councillors | 49 |
Conservative North Herts District Councillors elected from Divisions which have wards within the Constituency are:
| Hitchin - Priory | Councillor Allison Ashley
Councillor Richard Thake |
| Cadwell | Councillor Tricia Gibbs |
| Hitchwood |
Councillor David Miller |
| Hoo | Councillor David Barnard |
| Kimpton | Councillor David Horrell |
| Offa | Councillor Claire Strong |
St Albans City and District Council has the following make-up:
| Conservative |
17 |
| Labour |
11 |
| Liberal Democrat |
29 |
| Independent |
1 |
| Total District Councillors | 58 |
Conservative St Albans City and District Councillors elected from Division which have wards within the constituency are:
| Harpenden North | Councillor Bert Pawle
Councillor John Chambers
Councillor Richard Grenfell-Hill |
| Harpenden South | Councillor Teresa Heritage
Councillor Liz Stevenson
Councillor Paul Foster |
| Harpenden West | Councillor Julian Daly
Councillor Bob Wicks
Councillor John Newman |
| Sandridge | Councillor Christopher Whiteside
Councillor Beric Read |
| Wheathampstead | Councillor Keith Stammers |
Details of individual councillors and the wards they represent are available on the following websites:
http://www.hertscc.gov.uk/
http://www.nhdc.gov.uk/
http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/
Appendix 1: Map of Hitchin & Harpenden
Appendix 2: County Councillors
County Councillors elected from Divisions which have wards within the Hitchin & Harpenden Constituency
| Division | Elected Representative |
| Hitchin North East (Bearton & Walsworth) | Dr David Billing (Labour) |
| Hitchin South (Highbury & Priory) | Derrick Ashley (Conservative) |
| Knebworth and Codicote (Hitchwood & Kimpton) | Richard Thake (Conservative) |
| Hitchin Rural |
Nigel Brook (Conservative) |
| Harpenden North East (Harpenden East & North) | Bernard Lloyd (Conservative) |
| Harpenden South West (Harpenden South & West) | Mrs Iris Tarry CBE (Conservative) |
| Sandridge (Sandridge) | Geoff Churchard (LibDem) |
| St Albans Rural (Redbourn & Wheathampstead) | Derek Hills (Conservative) |
Appendix 3: District Councillors
North Hertfordshire District Councillors
North Hertfordshire District Councillors elected from Wards within the Hitchin & Harpenden Constituency
| Hitchin Bearton | Judi Billing (Labour)
Deepak Songha (Labour)
M J Stears (Labour) |
| Hitchin Highbury |
Sarah Wren (Conservative)
P Clark (Lib Dem)
L Oliver (Lib Dem)
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| Hitchin Oughton |
D Billing (Labour)
Mrs J I Kirby (Labour) |
| Hitchin Priory (incl St Ippolyts part - north) | Allison Ashley (Conservative)
Richard Thake (Conservative |
| Hitchin Walsworth |
Ray Shakespeare-Smith (C)
Mrs S M Lunn (Labour)
D Sheard (Labour) |
| Cadwell (parishes of Holwell & Ickleford) | Tricia Gibbs (Conservative) |
| Graveley & Wymondley |
Ms Sal Jarvis (Lib Dem) |
| Hitchwood (parishes of Langley, St Ippolyts part - south & St Pauls Walden) |
David Miller (Conservative) |
| Hoo (parishes of Hexton, Kings Walden, Lilley, Offley (Cockernhoe Ward & Preston) | David Barnard (Conservative) |
| Kimpton | David Horrell (Conservative) |
| Offa (parishes of Offley (Offley Ward) & Pirton) | Mrs Claire Strong (Conservative) |
St Albans District Councillors
St Albans City & District Councillors elected from Wards within the Hitchin & Harpenden Constituency
| Harpenden North |
Bert Pawle (Conservative)
John Chambers (Conservative)
Richard Grenfell-Hill (Conservative) |
| Harpenden East | Alison Steer (LibDem)
Michael Waddilove (LibDem)
Brian Peyton (LibDem) |
| Harpenden South | Teresa Heritage (Conservative)
Paul Foster (Conservative)
Elizabeth Stevenson (Conservative) |
| Harpenden West |
Julian Daly (Conservative)
Bob Wicks (Conservative)
John Newman (Conservative) |
| Redbourn | Pat Schofield (LibDem)
Christopher O'Donovan (LibDem)
Anthony Swendell (Independent) |
| Sandridge | Beric Read (Conservative)
Chris Whiteside (Conservative) |
| Wheathampstead | Keith Stammers (Conservative)
Chris Oxley (LibDem)
Paul Eddleston (LibDem) |
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