North East Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Hertfordshire County constituency

North East Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Oliver Heald
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Hertfordshire
EP constituency:	East of England

North East Hertfordshire is a constituency 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 of election.

Boundaries

The constituency includes the towns of Letchworth, Royston and Baldock and the surrounding rural area.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hertfordshire the Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of a North East Hertfordshire constituency for the next United Kingdom general election from electoral wards in East Hertfordshire and North Hertfordshire districts:

From East Hertfordshire: Braughing, Buntingford, Hertford Rural North, Hertford Rural South, Little Hadham, Mundens and Cottered, Puckeridge, Thundridge and Standon, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone
From North Hertfordshire: Arbury, Baldock East, Baldock Town, Ermine, Letchworth East, Letchworth Grange, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Letchworth Wilbury, Royston Heath, Royston Meridian, Royston Palace, and Weston and Sandon.

General Election 2005: North East Hertfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Heald	22,402	47.3	+3.2
	Labour	Andy Harrop	13,264	28.0	−8.4
	Liberal Democrat	Iain Coleman	10,147	21.4	+4.2
	UK Independence	David Hitchman	1,561	3.3	+1.0
Majority			9,138	19.3
Turnout			47,374	65.6	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.8

General Election 2001: North East Hertfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Heald	19,695	44.1	+2.4
	Labour	Ivan Gibbons	16,251	36.4	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Kingman	7,686	17.2	-1.0
	UK Independence	Malcolm Virgo	1,013	2.3	N/A
Majority			3,444	7.7
Turnout			44,645	65.0	-12.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

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