Hertford and Stortford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Hertford and Stortford is represented in the House of Commons by Josh Dean (Labour). Joshua Robert Abraham Dean took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,808 votes (38.5%), ahead of Julie Marson (Conservative) on 16,060. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 68.4% (54,009 of 78,915); the winning margin was 4,748 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Hertford and Stortford apart: the 18th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£52,358 a year), and the 61st lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (14.0%).
Residents of Hertford and Stortford earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £43,152 for workplace jobs and £52,358 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £46,000. The residents' figure ranks 18th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,068 children in Hertford and Stortford were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 14.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 7.5% in 2024/25, from 7.0% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £440,000 and half for less. That is up 40% on £314,642 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £450,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 103rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,446 recorded sales.
6,160 business sites were registered in Hertford and Stortford in March 2026 (5,970 a year before), and employed 48,000 people in 2024.
About 111,700 people live in Hertford and Stortford: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 111,685. There were more children under 16 (21,874) than residents aged 65 and over (19,498).
Census 2021: 44,215 households, 870.6 people per square kilometre, 41.1% of workers based at home, 20.5% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.5 points. The economically inactive share was 16.9%.
In September 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Hertford and Stortford were claimants (1,475 people). A year earlier the count was 1,435.
MP
Josh Dean, Labour
- MP for Hertford and Stortford since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Josh Dean on this site
In Parliament
What Josh Dean said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 9 July 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 114 spoken contributions by Josh Dean since 4 July 2024.
I hear what the Minister says, but a generation of young people are growing up in the shadow of a growing climate crisis. Countless constituents have written to me setting out their concern—a concern that I share—about this decision and a potential decision on Rosebank.
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It is a pleasure to serve with you in the chair this afternoon, Sir Jeremy. I want to speak this afternoon about the River Stort, one of the globally significant chalk streams that runs right through my constituency.
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T3. One of my constituents contacted me about her mother, who had worked for the Department for Work and Pensions since the age of 18 but sadly died before Capita released the pension she had earned through a lifetime of public service.
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Over the bank holiday weekend, a treasured green space in Sawbridgeworth was decimated by building work without planning permission.
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On Armed Forces Day a few weeks ago, our community came out not just to celebrate our armed forces personnel, but to support Ben Hardy.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Robert Abraham Dean | Labour | 20,808 | 38.5% | +14.8 |
| Julie Marson | Conservative | 16,060 | 29.7% | −25.9 |
| John Burmicz | Reform UK | 8,325 | 15.4% | |
| Nick Cox | Green Party | 4,373 | 8.1% | +3.4 |
| Helen Rosemary Campbell | Liberal Democrat | 4,167 | 7.7% | −6.5 |
| Jane Fowler | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 139 | 0.3% | |
| Barry Hensall | Heritage Party | 137 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 38.5% | Conservative 29.7% | 4,748 | 68.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.7% | Labour 23.7% | 17,806 | 73.8% |
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
Hertford and Stortford lies within East Hertfordshire.
- East Hertfordshire E07000242
Who has power over Hertford and Stortford
Every body that makes decisions for Hertford and Stortford, 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
- Hertford and Stortford this page: Josh Dean (Labour) 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 Hertford and Stortford?
UK Parliament lists Josh Dean, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stortford since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hertford and Stortford?
Joshua Robert Abraham Dean (Labour) won with 20,808 votes, a majority of 4,748, on a turnout of 68.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hertford and Stortford?
2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,475 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Hertford and Stortford?
The median price paid was £440,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Hertford and Stortford?
Median full-time pay of residents was £52,358 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Hertford and Stortford live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,068 (14.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Hertford and Stortford?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 111,685 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.