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Hitchin (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 and 2024 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hitchin is a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
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Hitchin | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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County | Hertfordshire |
Electorate | 72,112 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Hitchin |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Alistair Strathern (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hitchin and Harpenden |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hertfordshire |
Replaced by | North Hertfordshire, Stevenage[2] |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[3]