Hitchin and Harpenden
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Hitchin and Harpenden in Hertfordshire.
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| County | Hertfordshire |
| Electorate | 74,189 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Hitchin, Harpenden, Wheathampstead |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of parliament | Peter Lilley (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from |
North Hertfordshire St Albans Welwyn Hatfield |
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| European Parliament constituency | East of England |
Hitchin and Harpenden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Peter Lilley, a Conservative.
1997–2010: The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Ashbrook, Bearton, Cadwell, Highbury, Hitchwood, Hoo, Kimpton, Offa, Oughton, Priory, and Walsworth, and the City of St Albans wards of Harpenden East, Harpenden North, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Redbourn, Sandridge, and Wheathampstead.
2010–present: The District of North Hertfordshire wards of Cadwell, Graveley and Wymondley, Hitchin Bearton, Hitchin Highbury, Hitchin Oughton, Hitchin Priory, Hitchin Walsworth, Hitchwood, Hoo, Kimpton, and Offa, and the City of St Albans wards of Harpenden East, Harpenden North, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, Redbourn, Sandridge, and Wheathampstead.
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of several former Hertfordshire seats. Prior to 1997 Hitchin was included in the North Hertfordshire constituency and Harpenden in the St Albans constituency, while the village of Wheathampstead was part of the Welwyn Hatfield constituency.
The seat's first, and so far only, MP is Peter Lilley, a former Secretary of State for various government departments in the Conservative Administration in the 1990s, who had previously represented St Albans from 1983 to 1997. He announced he would not contest the seat in the 2017 election.
Coordinates: 51°50′N 0°13′W / 51.83°N 0.21°W
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