South West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Hertfordshire County constituency

South West Hertfordshire shown within Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	David Gauke
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Hertfordshire
EP constituency:	East of England

South West Hertfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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This seat forms a thin strip along the south-west border of Hertfordshire from Oxhey (near Watford) in the south, through the countryside areas of Bovingdon and Berkhamsted to Tring in the north. Other towns in the constituency include Chipperfield, Chorleywood, Croxley Green, Moor Park, and Rickmansworth.

General Election 2005: South West Hertfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Gauke	23,494	46.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ed Featherstone	15,021	30.0	+3.7
	Labour	Kerron Cross	10,466	20.9	-6.1
	UK Independence	Colin Rodden	1,107	2.2	+0.4
Majority			8,473	16.9	-0.4
Turnout			50,088	68.5	+4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.5%

General Election 2001: South West Hertfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Page	20,933	44.3	-1.7
	Labour	Graham Dale	12,752	27.0	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ed Featherstone	12,431	26.3	+4.0
	UK Independence	Colin Dale-Mills	847	1.8	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Julia Goffin	306	0.6	N/A
Majority			8,181	17.3
Turnout			47,269	64.5	-12.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1997: South West Hertfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Page	25,462	46.0	-11.0
	Labour	M Wilson	15,441	27.9	+8.5
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Shaw	12,381	22.3	-0.8
	Referendum Party	T Millward	1,853	3.3	N/A
	Natural Law	C Adamson	274	0.5	0.0
Majority			10,021	18.1
Turnout			55,411	77.3	-6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.8

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Liberal Democrat	Cambridge \| Colchester \| North Norfolk
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