Hitchin and Harpenden

Pre-2024 parliamentary constituency

This is a historical constituency

Are you looking for these two new constituencies which replaced it at the July 2024 general election?

Harpenden and Berkhamsted

Covers approximately 47% of this old constituency’s population, and 40% of this old constituency’s area.

Hitchin

Covers approximately 53% of this old constituency’s population, and 60% of this old constituency’s area.

Votes and EDMs

Date elected

8th Jun 2017

Public opinion

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 76% 72.5%
Net disagree 9% 8.7%
Strongly agree 37% 33.8%
Partly agree 40% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 15% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2% 2.7%

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 62% 58.8%
Net disagree 17% 17.7%
Strongly agree 25% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 38% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 21% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 10% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 7% 7.2%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 63% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 37% 42.6%

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

22%

26.7% national average

Support nuclear energy

68%

57.4% national average

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

90%

85.0% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

20%

24.2% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

90%

84.2% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

53%

51.9% national average

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.4% 0.3%
NO2 9.0% 9.7%
NOX 11.6% 13.1%
Ozone 3.6% 2.1%
PM10 13.4% 11.5%
PM2.5 7.4% 6.5%
SO2 1.2% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 12.7% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 13.1% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 8.8% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 11.7% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 15.6% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 14.3% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 9.8% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 8.2% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 5.7% 5.0%

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

23%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

19%

23.7% national average

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

19%

19.1% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

29%

37.6% national average

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

24%

28.8% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

35%

40.0% national average

Country of the UK

England

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 1.1% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 0.9% 1.4%
Arab 0.3% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.7% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8% 0.9%
Chinese 0.6% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 80.2% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.0% 0.1%
Indian 2.6% 2.8%
Irish 1.6% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.9% 1.5%
Other Black 0.3% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0% 0.7%
Other White 5.4% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.5% 2.4%
Roma 0.0% 0.2%
White and Asian 1.4% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.4% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 1.1% 0.8%

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 5.6% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 24.9% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 11.2% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 25.7% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 3.5% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 4.4% 8.5%
Routine occupations 6.4% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 7.5% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 10.7% 10.6%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

2

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

0

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

1

  • North Herts and Stevenage Friends of the Earth

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

3

  • Hexton Chalk Pit
  • Oughtonhead
  • Purwell Ninesprings