Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hereford and South Herefordshire (/ˈhɛrɪfərd ... ˈhɛrɪfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/ HERR-if-ərd ... HERR-if-ərd-sheer, -shər) is a constituency[n 1] of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It comprises the city of Hereford and most of south Herefordshire and is currently represented by Jesse Norman of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
| Hereford and South Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Hereford and South Herefordshire in West Midlands region | |
| County | Herefordshire |
| Electorate | 72,203 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Hereford and Ross-on-Wye |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Jesse Norman (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Hereford, Leominster |
2010–2024
Following a review of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire by the Boundary Commission for England, which took effect at the 2010 general election, the county was allocated two seats. The Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency largely replaced the former Hereford seat, with the remainder of the county covered by the North Herefordshire seat. As well as the city of Hereford, the seat contains the settlements of Golden Valley, Pontrilas and Ross-on-Wye.
The constituency is formed from the following electoral wards in the Herefordshire Council authority area:
- Aylestone Hill, Belmont Rural, Birch, Bobblestock, Central, College, Dinedor Hill, Eign Hill, Golden Valley North, Golden Valley South, Greyfriars, Hinton and Hunderton, Holmer (part), Kerne Bridge, Kings Acre, Llangarron, Newton Farm, Penyard, Red Hill, Ross East, Ross North, Ross West, Saxon Gate, Stoney Street (part), Tupsley, Whitecross, Widemarsh and Wormside.[2]
2024–present
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies decided on the following boundaries:
- The District of Herefordshire wards of: Aylestone Hill; Belmont Rural; Birch; Bobblestock; Central; College; Dinedor Hill; Eign Hill; Golden Valley North; Golden Valley South; Greyfriars; Hinton & Hunderton; Kerne Bridge; Kings Acre; Llangarron; Newton Farm; Penyard; Red Hill; Ross East; Ross North; Ross West; Saxon Gate; Stoney Street; Tupsley; Whitecross; Widemarsh; Wormside.[3]
The seat will be unchanged, except to align the boundaries with those of the revised local authority wards.
The seat is centred on Hereford and is mostly rural on the border with Wales. Fruit production including for ciders remains a significant sector. Residents' wealth and health are around average for the UK.[4]
Hereford prior to 2010
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jesse Norman | Conservative | |
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 14,871 | 32.6 | −29.1 | |
| Labour | Joseph Emmett | 13,592 | 29.8 | +9.9 | |
| Reform UK | Nigel Ely | 8,395 | 18.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Powell | 5,325 | 11.7 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 3,175 | 7.0 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Mark Weaden | 214 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,279 | 2.8 |  37.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,572 | 63.1 | −1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.5 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 30,390 | 61.2 |  7.7 | |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 10,704 | 21.6 | 2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 6,181 | 12.5 | 5.5 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 2,371 | 4.8 | 2.4 | |
| Majority | 19,686 | 39.6 | 9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 49,646 | 68.9 | 2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 27,004 | 53.5 | 0.9 | |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 11,991 | 23.8 | 11.0 | |
| Independent | Jim Kenyon | 5,560 | 11.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 3,556 | 7.0 | 3.6 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee | 1,220 | 2.4 | 4.8 | |
| UKIP | Gwyn Price | 1,153 | 2.3 | 14.5 | |
| Majority | 15,013 | 29.7 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 50,555 | 71.0 | 4.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 24,844 | 52.6 | 6.4 | |
| UKIP | Nigel Ely[11] | 7,954 | 16.8 | 13.4 | |
| Labour | Anna Coda | 6,042 | 12.8 | 5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds[12] | 5,002 | 10.6 | 30.5 | |
| Green | Diana Toynbee[13] | 3,415 | 7.2 | New | |
| Majority | 16,890 | 35.8 | 30.7 | ||
| Turnout | 47,257 | 66.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jesse Norman | 22,366 | 46.2 | 5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Carr | 19,885 | 41.1 | 2.3 | |
| Labour | Philippa Roberts | 3,506 | 7.2 | 3.0 | |
| UKIP | Valentine Smith | 1,638 | 3.4 | 1.2 | |
| BNP | John Oliver | 986 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,481 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,381 | 67.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 3.8 |
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- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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