West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
# West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Hertfordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system. The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election from the majority of the abolished seat of Hemel Hempstead. It was in turn abolished for the 1997 general election, with Tring being transferred to South West Hertfordshire and the remaining areas forming the re-established Hemel Hempstead constituency.

It was held by the Conservatives for the entire period of its existence.

## Boundaries

The District of Dacorum wards of Adeyfield East, Adeyfield West, Aldbury and Wigginton, Ashridge, Bennetts End, Berkhamsted, Boxmoor, Central, Chaulden, Crabtree, Cupid Green, Flamstead and Markyate, Gadebridge, Grove Hill, Highfield, Leverstock Green, Nash Mills, South, Tring Central, Tring East, Tring West, and Warners End.

The main settlements in the constituency were Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1983 | Robert Jones | Conservative |
| | 1997 | constituency abolished: see Hemel Hempstead & South West Hertfordshire | constituency abolished: see Hemel Hempstead & South West Hertfordshire |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Hertfordshire West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Jones | 28,436 | 46.6 | |
| | SDP | Nicholas Hollinghurst | 18,860 | 31.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Boateng | 13,583 | 22.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,486 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,879 | 79.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

General election 1987: Hertfordshire West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Jones | 31,760 | 49.7 | +3.1 |
| | SDP | Nicholas Hollinghurst | 16,836 | 26.3 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Tony McBrearty | 15,317 | 24.0 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,924 | 23.4 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,913 | 80.9 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Hertfordshire West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Jones | 33,340 | 51.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Eryl McNally | 19,400 | 30.0 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Trevett | 10,464 | 16.2 | −10.1 |
| | Green | James Hannaway | 674 | 1.0 | New |
| | National Front | John McAuley | 665 | 1.0 | New |
| | Natural Law | Guy Harvey | 175 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,940 | 21.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,718 | 82.4 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
