West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

For the constituency alternatively called West Hertfordshire between 1885 and 1918, see Watford (UK Parliament constituency).

West Hertfordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County	Hertfordshire
1983 (1983)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Hemel Hempstead, South West Hertfordshire

West Hertfordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was held by the Conservatives for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

The constituency was based around the Hertfordshire town of Hemel Hempstead.

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1983	Robert Jones	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Hemel Hempstead and South West Hertfordshire

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Hertfordshire West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Jones	33,340	51.5	+1.8
	Labour	Mrs ME McNally	19,400	30.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	MJ Trevett	10,464	16.2	−10.2
	Green	J Hannaway	674	1.0	+1.0
	National Front	John McAuley	665	1.0	+1.0
	Natural Law	GG Harvey	175	0.3	+0.3
Majority			13,940	21.5	−1.8
Turnout			64,718	82.4	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.1

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire