Hereford and South Herefordshire (/ˈhɛrɪfərd ... ˈhɛrɪfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/ HERR-if-ərd ... HERR-if-ərd-sheer, -shər) is a constituency[n 1] of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It comprises the city of Hereford and most of south Herefordshire and is currently represented by Jesse Norman of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
| Hereford and South Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Hereford and South Herefordshire in Herefordshire for the 2010 general election | |
 Location of Herefordshire within England | |
| County | Herefordshire |
| Electorate | 71,352 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Hereford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Jesse Norman (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Hereford, Leominster |
Constituency profile edit
The seat is centred on Hereford and is mostly rural on the border with Wales. Fruit production including for ciders remains a significant sector. Residents' wealth and health are around average for the UK.[2]
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jesse Norman | Conservative | |
| 2010 | constituency replaced Hereford | ||
Boundaries edit
Following a review of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire by the Boundary Commission for England, which took effect at the 2010 general election, the county was allocated two seats. The Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency largely replaced the former Hereford seat, with the remainder of the county covered by the North Herefordshire seat. As well as the city of Hereford, the seat contains the settlements of Golden Valley, Pontrilas and Ross-on-Wye.
The constituency is formed from the following electoral wards in the Herefordshire Council authority area:
- Aylestone Hill, Belmont Rural, Birch, Bobblestock, Central, College, Dinedor Hill, Eign Hill, Golden Valley North, Golden Valley South, Greyfriars, Hinton and Hunderton, Holmer (part), Kerne Bridge, Kings Acre, Llangarron, Newton Farm, Penyard, Red Hill, Ross East, Ross North, Ross West, Saxon Gate, Stoney Street (part), Tupsley, Whitecross, Widemarsh and Wormside.[4]
Proposed edit
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Herefordshire wards of: Aylestone Hill; Belmont Rural; Birch; Bobblestock; Central; College; Dinedor Hill; Eign Hill; Golden Valley North; Golden Valley South; Greyfriars; Hinton & Hunderton; Kerne Bridge; Kings Acre; Llangarron; Newton Farm; Penyard; Red Hill; Ross East; Ross North; Ross West; Saxon Gate; Stoney Street; Tupsley; Whitecross; Widemarsh; Wormside.[5]
The seat will be unchanged, except to align the boundaries with those of the revised local authority wards.
Elections edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Nigel Ely[6] | ||||
| Conservative | Jesse Norman[7] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Powell[8] | ||||
| Green | Diana Toynbee[9] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 30,390 | 61.2 |  7.7
| |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 10,704 | 21.6 |  2.2
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 6,181 | 12.5 | 5.5
| |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 2,371 | 4.8 | 2.4
| |
| Majority | 19,686 | 39.6 | 9.9
| ||
| Turnout | 49,646 | 68.9 | 2.1
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0
|
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 27,004 | 53.5 | 0.9
| |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 11,991 | 23.8 | 11.0
| |
| Independent | Jim Kenyon | 5,560 | 11.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 3,556 | 7.0 | 3.6
| |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 1,220 | 2.4 | 4.8
| |
| UKIP | Gwyn Price | 1,153 | 2.3 | 14.5
| |
| Majority | 15,013 | 29.7 | 6.1
| ||
| Turnout | 50,555 | 71.0 | 4.2
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 24,844 | 52.6 | 6.4
| |
| UKIP | Nigel Ely[14] | 7,954 | 16.8 | 13.4
| |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 6,042 | 12.8 | 5.6
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds[15] | 5,002 | 10.6 | 30.5
| |
| Green | Diana Toynbee[16] | 3,415 | 7.2 | New | |
| Majority | 16,890 | 35.8 | 30.7
| ||
| Turnout | 47,257 | 66.8 | 0.9
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 22,366 | 46.2 | 5.2
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Carr | 19,885 | 41.1 | 2.3
| |
| Labour | Philippa Roberts | 3,506 | 7.2 | 3.0
| |
| UKIP | Valentine Smith | 1,638 | 3.4 | 1.2
| |
| BNP | John Oliver | 986 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,481 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,381 | 67.7 | 1.6
| ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.8
|
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Hereford+and+South+Herefordshire
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- ^ "Seat Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ "Hereford and South Herefordshire Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "I will be standing next time round, and I feel just as excited and energised about my work as an MP and the potential for Herefordshire as when I was first elected in 2010". Jesse Norman. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Hereford & Herefordshire South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Election Results 2019. BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Hereford & Herefordshire South results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Tanner, Bill (16 January 2015). "Ex SAS soldier to fight for UKIP in Hereford". Hereford Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Hereford & Herefordshire South 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ "Diana TOYNBEE - Home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Five candidates nominated to stand in Hereford and South Herefordshire". Herefordshire Council. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.