Broxbourne is a constituency in Hertfordshire currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Lewis Cocking of the Conservative Party since 2024.

Constituency profile

The Broxbourne constituency is located in Hertfordshire and covers the Borough of Broxbourne and parts of East Hertfordshire district. It includes the connected towns of Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon and lies on the outskirts of Greater London. The constituency consists almost exclusively of low-unemployment census output areas, with walks, golf courses and leisure facilities, and (compared to Greater London) a relatively high proportion of the retired and the high-income self-employed. Broxbourne's economy is also supported by good railway links London.

Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency have slightly lower levels of education and average levels of wealth, professional employment and ethnic diversity. Most of the constituency is represented by Conservatives at the local council level with small numbers of councillors from other parties. Voters in the constituency strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, with an estimated 65% in favour of Brexit.

Formed as a borough constituency primarily from parts of the abolished county constituency of East Hertfordshire, mainly consisting of the former Urban Districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon which had been combined to form the District of Broxbourne under the local government reorganisation of 1974 and also including the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and Great Amwell to the north and Northaw (transferred from Welwyn Hatfield) to the west.

1997–2024

  • The Borough of Broxbourne; and
  • The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.

The three District of East Hertfordshire wards were transferred to Hertford and Stortford.

2024–present

Following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following:

  • The Borough of Broxbourne.
  • The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell & Stansteads, and Hertford Heath & Brickendon

The three District of Hertfordshire wards were transferred from Hertford and Stortford, offset by the transfer of the orphan Northaw ward to Hertsmere.

Members of Parliament

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| 1983

| Dame Marion Roe

| Conservative

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| 2005

| Sir Charles Walker

| Conservative

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| 2024

| Lewis Cocking

| Conservative

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Elections

thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Broxbourne election results 1983–2024

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

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! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result

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| Conservative ||align=right| 30,627 ||align=right| 64.2

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| Labour ||align=right| 11,435 ||align=right| 24.0

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| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 4,292 ||align=right| 9.0

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| Green ||align=right| 1,321 ||align=right| 2.8

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|colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|47,675

|align=right|63.2

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|colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|75,454

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Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

See also

  • List of parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire

Notes

References

  • nomis Constituency Profile for Broxbourne — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
  • Broxbourne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
  • Broxbourne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
  • Broxbourne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK