Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Broxbourne
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Location of Hertfordshire within England.
County	Hertfordshire
Electorate	71,872 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Broxbourne
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Charles Walker (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Broxbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Broxbourne constituency was created in 1983 from the former seat of East Hertfordshire. It includes the whole of the borough of Broxbourne together with the ward of Northaw in Welwyn Hatfield.

Boundary review

Following their review into parliamentary representation in Hertfordshire, the Boundary Commission for England have recommended no change be made to the seat of Broxbourne, which will continue to link the Welywn Hatfield ward of Northaw, with the borough of Broxbourne.

Constituency Profile

Broxbourne is the safest Conservative seat in Hertfordshire and one of the safest in the country.

Located just beyond the outer limits of Greater London, the seat consists almost exclusively of desirable commuter territory, within easy reach of the city by train.

A new white water rafting course has been built in Waltham Cross, which will host kayak canoeing events at the 2012 Olympics.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Dame Marion Roe	Conservative
	2005	Charles Walker	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	26,844	58.8	+4.9
	Labour	Michael Watson	8,040	17.6	-7.9
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Witherick	6,107	13.4	+1.1
	BNP	Steve McCole	2,159	4.7	0.0
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	1,890	4.1	+0.5
	English Democrats	Debbie Lemay	618	1.4	+1.4
Majority			18,804	41.2%
Turnout			45,658	64.0%	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Walker	21,878	53.8	−0.3
	Labour	Jamie Bolden	10,369	25.5	−4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Porrer	4,973	12.2	+1.2
	BNP	Andrew Emerson	1,929	4.7	+2.5
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	1,479	3.6	+1.3
Majority			11,509	28.3
Turnout			40,628	59.7	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

General Election 2001: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	20,487	54.1	+5.3
	Labour	David Prendergast	11,494	30.4	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	4,158	11.0	-0.3
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	858	2.3	N/A
	BNP	John Cope	848	2.2	+0.9
Majority			8,993	23.7
Turnout			37,845	55.7	-14.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	22,952	48.8
	Labour	Benjamin Coleman	16,299	34.7
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	5,310	11.3
	Referendum Party	David Millward	1,633	3.5	N/A
	BNP	David Bruce	610	1.3
	Independent	Brent Cheetham	172	0.4
Majority			6,653
Turnout			46,976	70.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	36,094	62.6	−0.6
	Labour	M Hudson	12,124	21.0	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Davies	9,244	16.0	−3.9
	Natural Law	G Woolhouse	198	0.3	+0.3
Majority			23,970	41.6	−1.7
Turnout			57,660	79.9	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.4

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	33,567	63.19
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E Yates	10,572	19.90
	Labour	P Parry	8,984	16.91
Majority			22,995	43.29
Turnout			53,123	75.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Broxbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Roe	29,328	58.83
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	B Pollock	11,862	23,79
	Labour	Martin Stears	8,159	16.37
	BNP	J R Smith	502	1.01
Majority			17,466	35.04
Turnout			49,851	73.98
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire