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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Hertsmere

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

7,992latest majority
65.3%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate73,465
Turnout65.3%
Majority7,992
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Ray BolsterIndependent5361.1%
John HumphriesGreen Party2,2674.7%
Emma MatanleLiberal Democrat3,7107.7%
Darren SelkusReform UK6,58413.7%
Josh TapperLabour13,45928.0%
Oliver DowdenConservative21,45144.7%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 22,980 · 71.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Conservative Majority 16,951 · 71.0% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Conservative Majority 18,461 · 67.9% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population107,865Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1822.1%Share of population
Aged 65+19.3%Share of population
Home owners65.2%Households
Private renters16.8%Households
Social renters16.9%Households
One-person households27.0%Of households
Families with children32.7%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.