Harpenden and Berkhamsted: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted is Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. Victoria Collins took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 27,282 votes (50.2%), ahead of Nigel Gardner (Conservative) on 16,574. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 75.2% (54,336 of 72,242); the winning margin was 10,708 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Harpenden and Berkhamsted apart: the 7th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (9.1%), and the 7th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£55,411 a year).
1,837 children in Harpenden and Berkhamsted were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 9.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 5.6% in 2024/25, from 5.2% in 2021/22.
Residents of Harpenden and Berkhamsted earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,792 for workplace jobs and £55,411 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £47,725. The residents' figure ranks 7th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £647,500 and half for less. That is up 36% on £475,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £661,625, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 16th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,199 recorded sales.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 84.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.0 points. The economically inactive share was 13.1%.
About 96,800 people live in Harpenden and Berkhamsted: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 96,779. Children under 16 numbered 20,235; people aged 65 and over, 19,985.
Census 2021: 38,512 households, 383.2 people per square kilometre, 53.4% of workers based at home, 24.3% of adults retired.
6,505 business sites were registered in Harpenden and Berkhamsted in March 2026 (6,420 a year before), and employed 36,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 1.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Harpenden and Berkhamsted were claimants (1,010 people). A year earlier the count was 985.
MP
Victoria Collins, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Victoria Collins on this site
In Parliament
What Victoria Collins said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 288 spoken contributions by Victoria Collins since 4 July 2024.
I thank the hon. Members for Redditch (Chris Bloore) and for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for securing this very important debate. As has been highlighted, the post is not a nostalgic luxury.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I appreciate this important debate, because for me this issue is personal. Last Christmas was particularly difficult for us as a family, because my dad had a looming prostate cancer diagnosis.
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You are summing up what so many of my farmers are facing. I have one farmer in Sandridge who says that he is closing his doors because he feels that the Government are not listening. There is also an impact on the environment.
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Joining my local Jewish community to celebrate Sukkot in Berkhamsted and seeing how the children were joyously celebrating was heartwarming, but then seeing how they have to have security there to stay safe is heartbreaking and hearing how they have to hide their faith is …
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I thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. My area also supposedly has a low level of crime, but residents in Tring talk about antisocial behaviour, residents in Harpenden have taken up private security, and Anna from Berkhamsted says she has not seen a police officer for …
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Collins | Liberal Democrat | 27,282 | 50.2% | +24.9 |
| Nigel Gardner | Conservative | 16,574 | 30.5% | −21.8 |
| Saba Poursaeedi | Reform UK | 4,245 | 7.8% | |
| Zara Layne | Labour | 4,061 | 7.5% | −3.1 |
| Paul De Hoest | Green Party | 1,951 | 3.6% | +2.0 |
| Mark Patten | Social Democratic Party | 223 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 50.2% | Conservative 30.5% | 10,708 | 75.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 52.3% | Liberal Democrat 25.3% | 15,044 | 77.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Harpenden and Berkhamsted covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Every body that makes decisions for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted this page: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted?
UK Parliament lists Victoria Collins, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Harpenden and Berkhamsted since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Harpenden and Berkhamsted?
Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat) won with 27,282 votes, a majority of 10,708, on a turnout of 75.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Harpenden and Berkhamsted?
1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,010 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Harpenden and Berkhamsted?
The median price paid was £647,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Harpenden and Berkhamsted?
Median full-time pay of residents was £55,411 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Harpenden and Berkhamsted live in low income families?
DWP counts 1,837 (9.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Harpenden and Berkhamsted?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 96,779 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.