| Welwyn Hatfield County constituency |
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| Welwyn Hatfield shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Grant Shapps |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Welwyn Hatfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1974 as 'Welwyn and Hatfield'.
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Boundaries
The boundaries of the constituency match those of the Welwyn Hatfield local government district, with the exception of the ward of Northaw which is in the Broxbourne constituency.
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Members of Parliament
Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike Hobday | ||||
| Conservative | Grant Shapps | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Zukowskyj | ||||
| General Election 2005: Welwyn Hatfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Grant Shapps | 22,172 | 49.6 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | Melanie Johnson | 16,226 | 36.3 | −6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sara Bedford | 6,318 | 14.1 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 5,946 | 13.3 | |||
| Turnout | 44,716 | 68.1 | +4.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.05 | |||
| General Election 2001: Welwyn Hatfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Melanie Johnson | 18,484 | 43.2 | −3.9 | |
| Conservative | Grant Shapps | 17,288 | 40.4 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Daniel Cooke | 6,021 | 14.1 | +0.5 | |
| UK Independence | Malcolm Biggs | 798 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Fiona Pinto | 230 | 0.5 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,196 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 42,821 | 63.9 | −14.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.90 | |||
| General Election 1997: Welwyn Hatfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Melanie Johnson | 24,936 | 47.1 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | David Evans | 19,341 | 36.5 | −11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rodney S. Schwartz | 7,161 | 13.5 | −2.5 | |
| Residents Association | V. Ernest Cox | 1,263 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Helen T. Harrold | 267 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,595 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 78.6 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.05 | |||
See also
References
- ^ Welwyn Hatfield, UKPollingReport
Coordinates: 51°46′10″N 0°11′40″W / 51.76944°N 0.19444°W
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