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Eastern
73,256 electors
Active Seat

Hertsmere

Current MP
Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
67.9%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Conservative Oliver Dowden Hold
Majority 7,992
Turnout 65.4% ↓5.2pp
Total Votes 48,007
Winner Swing ↓17.9pp
✓ Oliver Dowden
Conservative
21,451 44.7%
↓20.2pp
Josh Tapper
Labour
13,459 28.0%
↑6.9pp
Darren Selkus
Reform UK
6,584 13.7%
—
Emma Matanle
Liberal Democrats
3,710 7.7%
↓3.2pp
John Humphries
Green Party
2,267 4.7%
↑1.7pp
Ray Bolster
—
536 1.1%
—
Conservative Oliver Dowden Hold
Majority 21,313
Turnout 70.6% ↓0.5pp
Total Votes 52,203
Winner Swing ↑1.4pp
✓ Oliver Dowden
Conservative
32,651 62.6%
↑1.4pp
Holly Kal-Weiss
Labour
11,338 21.7%
↓6.9pp
Stephen Barrett
Liberal Democrats
6,561 12.6%
↑7.2pp
John Humphries
Green Party
1,653 3.2%
↑1.3pp
Conservative Oliver Dowden Hold
Majority 16,951
Turnout 71.0% ↑3.1pp
Total Votes 52,253
Winner Swing ↑1.8pp
✓ Oliver Dowden
Conservative
31,928 61.1%
↑1.8pp
Fiona Smith
Labour
14,977 28.7%
↑6.2pp
Joe Jordan
Liberal Democrats
2,794 5.4%
↓0.2pp
David Hoy
—
1,564 3.0%
↓9.8pp
Sophie Summerhayes
Green Party
990 1.9%
—
Conservative Oliver Dowden Hold
Majority 18,461
Turnout 67.9% ↑3.2pp
Total Votes 50,091
Winner Swing ↑3.3pp
✓ Oliver Dowden
Conservative
29,696 59.3%
↑3.3pp
Richard Butler
Labour
11,235 22.4%
↑3.7pp
Frank Ward
—
6,383 12.7%
↑9.1pp
Sophie Bowler
Liberal Democrats
2,777 5.5%
↓11.8pp
Conservative James Clappison Hold
Majority 17,605
Turnout 64.7%
Total Votes 47,270
✓ James Clappison
Conservative
26,476 56.0%
↑2.8pp
Sam Russell
Labour
8,871 18.8%
↓8.4pp
Anthony Rowlands
Liberal Democrats
8,210 17.4%
↓1.0pp
David Rutter
—
1,712 3.6%
—
Daniel Seabrook
—
1,397 3.0%
—
Arjuna Krishna-Das
Green Party
604 1.3%
—

Turnout Trend

64.7%
'10
67.9%
'15
71.0%
'17
70.6%
'19
65.4%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
0 to 17
22.1%
35 to 49
20.9%
50 to 64
19.5%
65 and over
19.3% ▲2.9pp
25 to 34
11.5%
18 to 24
6.7%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
78.0%
Asian or Asian British
9.7%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
4.8%
Other
3.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
3.7%
📊 Age
Under 18
22.1%
30 to 44
20.9%
45 to 64
19.5%
65 and over
19.3%
18 to 29
18.2%
⛪ Religion
Christian
42.7%
No religion
24.1%
Jewish
16.9%
Not answered
6.5%
Hindu
4.4%
Muslim
3.6%
Other religion
1.0%
Buddhist
0.6%
Sikh
0.2%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
85.0%
Asian or Asian British
7.4%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
3.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
2.6%
Other ethnic group
1.0%
📊 Age
45 to 64
26.0%
Under 18
22.9%
30 to 44
20.7%
65 and over
16.3%
18 to 29
14.1%
⛪ Religion
Christian
51.7%
No religion
19.2%
Jewish
14.3%
Religion not stated
7.8%
Hindu
3.2%
Muslim
2.4%
Other religion
0.7%
Buddhist
0.6%
Sikh
0.2%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Mr James Clappison Conservative 1992-04-09 2015-03-30