North East Hertfordshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
North East Hertfordshire is represented in the House of Commons by Chris Hinchliff (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Chris Hinchliff (Labour) won 18,358 votes, 35.0% of the valid vote; Nikki Da Costa (Conservative) came second with 16,435. 52,520 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,697, 67.6% of those registered. The majority was 1,923.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, North East Hertfordshire has the 23rd highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£50,808 a year); it also has the 57th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.6%).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £42,448 for jobs in North East Hertfordshire and £50,808 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £47,534. The residents' figure ranks 23rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 83.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.3 points. 15.3% were economically inactive.
The median price paid for a home was £415,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £300,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £430,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 123rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,114 sales were registered in the period, against 1,568 in the year to March 2025.
In 2024/25, 18.0% of children under 16 in North East Hertfordshire (3,533) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.8% in 2021/22 to 10.8% in 2024/25.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,215 households and 204.7 residents per square kilometre; 39.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 23.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in North East Hertfordshire accounted for 39,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,655 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 105,503 people lived in North East Hertfordshire in mid-2024, up 7.2% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (22,493) than children under 16 (19,646).
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,450, or 2.3% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,430.
MP
Chris Hinchliff, Labour
- MP for North East Hertfordshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Chris Hinchliff on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Chris Hinchliff in Hansard, from 15 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 188 spoken contributions by Chris Hinchliff since 4 July 2024.
I thank all hon. Members for contributing to a wide-ranging and passionate debate. I note that the Minister did not quite answer the one question I left him with, which was about the number of council houses that the Government are projecting to achieve.
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I had better make progress; I am sorry. Perhaps most importantly of all, if we succeed in delivering council housing in every community, we will take one of the most important steps in fighting the atomisation of our society, which brings so many social ills.
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It is not quite the response to catastrophic climate change, wildfires and drought that I had in mind, but I accept that that appears to be a minority view in this place.
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It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George) on securing this important debate and on an excellent speech, as always.
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I thank the Minister for her powerful statement. Some 84% of care beds in England are run by private companies, and Baroness Casey has highlighted that private equity is often holding councils to ransom, so that they can extract maximum profit from the public purse.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hinchliff | Labour | 18,358 | 35.0% | +11.3 |
| Nikki Da Costa | Conservative | 16,435 | 31.3% | −25.3 |
| Steve Adelantado | Reform UK | 8,462 | 16.1% | |
| Ruth Brown | Liberal Democrat | 5,463 | 10.4% | −5.1 |
| Vicky Burt | Green Party | 3,802 | 7.2% | +3.0 |
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 35.0% | Conservative 31.3% | 1,923 | 67.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.6% | Labour 23.7% | 18,189 | 72.0% |
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
North East Hertfordshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- North Hertfordshire E07000099
- East Hertfordshire E07000242
Who has power over North East Hertfordshire
Every body that makes decisions for North East Hertfordshire, 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
- North East Hertfordshire this page: Chris Hinchliff (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 North East Hertfordshire?
Chris Hinchliff (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North East Hertfordshire?
The House of Commons Library records 18,358 votes for Chris Hinchliff of Labour and a majority of 1,923; 67.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North East Hertfordshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,450, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North East Hertfordshire?
£415,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in North East Hertfordshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £50,808 (April 2025).
How many children in North East Hertfordshire live in low income families?
3,533 children under 16, 18.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North East Hertfordshire?
105,503 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.