Harpenden and Berkhamsted is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Victoria Collins of the Liberal Democrats.
Constituency profile
This is a generally affluent seat with low deprivation and high incomes, facilitated by two railway lines to Central London.
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:
- 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:
- 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
Members of Parliament
Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
References
External links
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
