County Hertfordshire Created from Hitchin | Number of members 1 Major settlements Letchworth, Hitchin | |
Replaced by Hitchin, North East Hertfordshire, Hitchin and Harpenden | ||
North 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.
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The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
This was a safe Conservative seat for its entire existence. Its first MP, Ian Stewart, previously held the old marginal seat of Hitchin, and its last, Oliver Heald, currently represents North East Hertfordshire.
Boundaries
The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Arbury, Ashbrook, Baldock, Bearton, Cadwell, Grange, Highbury, Hitchwood, Hoo, Kimpton, Letchworth East, Letchworth South East, Letchworth South West, Newsells, Offa, Oughton, Priory, Royston East, Royston West, Sandon, Walsworth, Weston, and Wilbury.
The two main towns in the constituency were Hitchin and Letchworth.