Broxbourne_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Broxbourne is a constituency in Hertfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Charles Walker of the Conservative Party.[n 1]

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Constituency profile

Broxbourne is, measured by the winning candidate's share of the vote, the safest seat of any held by the Conservative Party in Hertfordshire, and one of the safest in the country.

Just beyond the outer limits of Greater London,[4] the constituency consists almost exclusively of low-unemployment census output areas,[5] with walks, golf courses and leisure facilities, and (compared to Greater London) a relatively high proportion of the retired and the high-income self-employed.[6] Broxbourne's economy is also supported by good railway links to the City of London.[7]

Boundaries and boundary changes

1983–1997

  • The Borough of Broxbourne;
  • The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Little Amwell, and Stanstead; and
  • The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.[8]

Formed as a borough constituency primarily from parts of the abolished county constituency of East Hertfordshire, mainly consisting of the former Urban Districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon which had been combined to form the District of Broxbourne under the local government reorganisation of 1974 and also including the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and Great Amwell to the north and Northaw (transferred from Welwyn Hatfield) to the west.

1997–present

  • The Borough of Broxbourne; and
  • The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.[9][10]

The three District of East Hertfordshire wards were transferred to Hertford and Stortford.

Map of present boundaries

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

  • The Borough of Broxbourne.
  • The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Hertford Heath; Stanstead Abbots.[11]

The three District of Hertfordshire wards will be transferred from Hertford and Stortford, offset by the transfer of the orphan Northaw ward to Hertsmere.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[12][13] the part in the District of East Hertfordshire will now comprise the two wards of Great Amwell & Stansteads, and Hertford Heath & Brickendon.[14]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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See also

Notes

  1. [n 1]
    As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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