North East Hertfordshire

The constituency includes the towns of Letchworth, Baldock and Royston and the undulating rural area, strewn with traditional English villages primarily to their south, most of which are within the more accessible parts of the London Commuter Belt and west of London Stansted Airport. ==History==

The constituency was created for the 1997 general election largely from parts of the abolished constituency of North Hertfordshire, including Letchworth, Baldock and Royston. It also included rural areas of the District of East Hertfordshire transferred from Hertford and Stortford and Stevenage. The seat had been held since its creation for the Conservative Party with comfortable majorities by Sir Oliver Heald, who was previously MP for North Hertfordshire. Heald did not contest the 2024 general election, the seat was won by Labour candidate Chris Hinchliff, a councillor on North Herts District Council for Royston Palace. == Boundaries and boundary changes ==

1997–2010 • The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Arbury, Baldock, Grange, Letchworth East, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Newsells, Royston East, Royston West, Sandon, Weston, and Wilbury; and • The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Braughing, Buntingford, Cottered, Little Hadham, Munden, Standon St Mary, Stapleford, Tewin, Thundridge, and Watton-at-Stone. 2010–2024 • The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Arbury, Baldock East, Baldock Town, Ermine, Letchworth East, Letchworth Grange, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Letchworth Wilbury, Royston Heath, Royston Meridian, Royston Palace, and Weston and Sandon; and • The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Braughing, Buntingford, Hertford Rural North, Hertford Rural South, Little Hadham, Mundens and Cottered, Puckeridge, Thundridge and Standon, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone. Minor changes due to revision of local authority wards. 2024–present The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structures in place on 1 December 2020, left the boundaries virtually unchanged. However, following local government boundary reviews in East Hertfordshire and North Hertfordshire which came into effect in May 2023 and May 2024 respectively, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: • The District of East Hertfordshire wards or part wards of: Aston, Datchworth & Walkern (Bennington and Walkern parishes); Braughing & Standon; Buntingford; Hertford Rural; Little Hadham & The Pelhams; The Mundens; Ware Rural (Thundridge parish); Watton-at-Stone. • The District of North Hertfordshire wards of: Arbury; Baldock East; Baldock West; Ermine; Letchworth Grange; Letchworth Norton; Letchworth South East; Letchworth South West; Letchworth Wilbury; Royston Heath, Royston Meridian, Royston Palace; Weston & Sandon. == Members of Parliament ==

Hertfordshire North, Hertford & Stortford and Stevenage prior to 1997 == Elections ==

Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s {{Election box begin|title=General election 2017: North East Hertfordshire Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Note: Although a Conservative win due to the seat being newly created, the winning candidate was the previous MP for North Hertfordshire, which was abolished and largely reformed as North East Hertfordshire. == See also ==