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Hitchin & Harpenden - History
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| Established | May 01, 1997 |
| Disbanded | July 04, 2024 |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia May 30, 2024 08:58am |
| Description | The constituency of Hitchin & Harpenden was created in 1997 as a result of the Boundary Review. But the two towns are very different. Hitchin in the north of the seat is an old market town, socially mixed and the main source of Labour strength, in a seat which is on the whole solid Tory. There are a large number of Georgian and older houses in Hitchin, having historically prospered through the wool trade. The River Hiz runs through the town, the earliest recorded mention of which was in 758 when King Offa celebrated a victory over his rival Beornred by founding a Benedictine house that is the ancestor of the present parish church. Harpenden has only expanded from a small village over the last century. Halfway between St Albans and Luton, and with greens on either side of the high street and a number of commons and parks, it has a more rural atmosphere than one might expect. Locals still refer to the centre as 'the village'. Harpenden sees its most prestigious contribution to history as Rothamsted Manor and its Agricultural Research Centre. It was founded by Sir John Bennet Lawes, the 'father of agricultural science', and whose work led to the development of artificial fertilisers. Former Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley has had a healthy majority over his rivals at the last two elections. |
| RACES |
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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Bim Afolami(I)
27,719
47.08%
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| Sam S. Collins
20,824
35.37%
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| Kay Frances Tart
9,959
16.92%
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| Sid Cordie
268
0.46%
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| Peter Charles Christopher Marshall
101
0.17%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Bim Afolami
31,189
53.06%
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| John Hayes
19,158
32.59%
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| Hugh Annand
6,236
10.61%
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| Richard Cano
1,329
2.26%
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| Roy Blake
629
1.07%
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| Sidney Cordle
242
0.41%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Peter Lilley(I)
31,488
56.86%
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| Rachel Burgin
11,433
20.65%
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| John Stocker
4,917
8.88%
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| Pauline Pearce
4,484
8.10%
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| Richard Wise
3,053
5.51%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Peter Lilley(I)
29,869
54.60%
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| Nigel Quinton
14,598
26.68%
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| Oli de Botton
7,413
13.55%
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| Graham Wilkinson
1,663
3.04%
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| Richard Wise
807
1.48%
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| Margaret Henderson
109
0.20%
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| Simon Byron
108
0.20%
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| | | Eric Hannah
90
0.16%
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| Peter Rigby
50
0.09%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Peter Lilley(I)
23,627
49.86%
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| Hannah Hedges
12,234
25.82%
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| Paul Orrett
10,499
22.16%
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| John Saunders
828
1.75%
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| Peter Rigby
199
0.42%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Peter Lilley(I)
21,271
47.35%
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| Alan Amos
14,608
32.52%
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| John Murphy
8,076
17.98%
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| John Saunders
606
1.35%
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| Peter Rigby
363
0.81%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Peter Lilley(I)
24,038
45.85%
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| Rosemary Sanderson
17,367
33.13%
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| Chris J. White
10,515
20.06%
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| David R. H. Cooke
290
0.55%
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| Jim D. O. Horton
217
0.41%
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