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| South West Hertfordshire County constituency |
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| South West Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | David Gauke |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
South West Hertfordshire is a 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.
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Boundaries
This seat forms a thin strip along the south-west border of Hertfordshire from South Oxhey (near Watford) in the south, through the countryside areas of Bovingdon and Berkhamsted to Tring in the north. Other towns in the constituency include Chipperfield, Chorleywood, Croxley Green, Moor Park, and Rickmansworth.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sir Gilbert Longden | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | Geoffrey Dodsworth | Conservative | |
| 1979 | Richard Page | Conservative | |
| 2005 | David Gauke | Conservative | |
Election results
Elections of the 2000s
| General Election 2005: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Gauke | 23,494 | 46.9 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Edward Featherstone | 15,021 | 30.0 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Kerron Cross | 10,466 | 20.9 | -6.1 | |
| UKIP | Colin Rodden | 1,107 | 2.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 8,473 | 16.9 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 50,088 | 68.5 | +4.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5% | |||
| General Election 2001: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Page | 20,933 | 44.3 | -1.7 | |
| Labour | Graham Dale | 12,752 | 27.0 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Edward Featherstone | 12,431 | 26.3 | +4.0 | |
| UKIP | Colin Dale-Mills | 847 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Julia Goffin | 306 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,181 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 47,269 | 64.5 | -12.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 1990s
| General Election 1997: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Page | 25,462 | 46.0 | -11.0 | |
| Labour | Mark Wilson | 15,441 | 27.9 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ann Shaw | 12,381 | 22.3 | -0.8 | |
| Referendum Party | Timothy Millward | 1,853 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Christopher Adamson | 274 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 10,021 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 55,411 | 77.3 | -6.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.8 | |||
Elections of the 1970s
| By-Election 13 December 1979: South West Hertfordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Page | 17,031 | 45.9 | -8.8 | |
| Labour | Susan Reeves | 10,259 | 27.7 | ... | |
| Liberal | Dane Clouston | 8,752 | 23.6 | +7.4 | |
| Ecology | Nigel Jeskins | 602 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| ACMFT | David Bundy | 288 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nigel Ffooks | 143 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,772 | 18.2 | -8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 37,075 | 48.3 | -31.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Registered Electors | 76,776 | ||||
- Note: ACMFT stands for the Anti Common Market and Free Trade Party.
- Resignation of Dodsworth 24 October 1979
See also
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