Election 97

Hertfordshire North East


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Oliver Heald
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 21,712 (41.8%)
Labour 97 18,624 (35.8%)
LibDem 97 9,493 (18.3%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,166 ( 4.2%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 67,161
Turnout 97 51,995 (77.4%)



1992 MP Oliver Heald
Old constituency name Hertfordshire North
Majority 92 14,136 (25.3%)
Conservative 92 28,911 (51.7%)
Labour 92 11,908 (21.3%)
LibDem 92 14,775 (26.4%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 355 ( 0.6%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 65,875
Turnout 92 55,949 (84.9%)
Hertfordshire North East



Tory change -9.9%
Labour change +14.5%
Lib Dem change -8.2%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +3.5%
Electorate change +2.0%
Turnout Change -7.5%
Robert Waller wrote

A new seat, based on the old constituency of Hertfordshire North, which returned a Tory MP with a majority of 16,500 over the Lib Dems in 1992. The new division will probably be even safer for the Tories. Labour has some showing in the towns, which include Letchworth, the first 'garden city', and they can give the Lib Dems a good run for second place, but there is no denying that Conservative Oliver Heald will come out on top here.


Super Profiles

5,161 13.90 9.03 154
4,759 12.81 11.17 115
4,059 10.93 11.25 97
6,830 18.39 14.70 125
1,558 4.19 10.45 40
2,262 6.09 2.81 216
3,497 9.42 8.01 118
7,057 19.00 15.25 125
826 2.22 7.13 31
552 1.49 10.17 15