Hitchin and Harpenden (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

General Election 2010: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lilley 29,869 54.6 +4.7
Liberal Democrat Nigel Quinton 14,598 26.7 +0.9
Labour Oliver de Botton 7,413 13.6 -8.8
UKIP Graham Wilkinson 1,633 3.0 +1.3
Green Richard Wise 807 1.5 +1.5
Independent Margaret Henderson 109 0.2 +0.2
Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality Simon Byron 108 0.2 +0.2
Your Right to Democracy Eric Hannah 90 0.2 +0.2
Independent Peter Rigby 50 0.1 +0.1
Majority 15,271 27.9
Turnout 54,707 74.1 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing 2.5
General Election 2005: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lilley 23,627 49.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Hannah Hedges 12,234 25.8 +7.8
Labour Paul Orrett 10,499 22.2 -10.3
UKIP John Saunders 828 1.7 +0.4
Independent Edward Rigby 199 0.4 +0.4
Majority 11,393 24.0
Turnout 47,387 70.5 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing -2.6
General Election 2001: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lilley 21,271 47.3 +1.5
Labour Alan Amos 14,608 32.5 -0.6
Liberal Democrat John Murphy 8,076 18.0 -2.1
UKIP John Saunders 606 1.3 N/A
Independent Peter Rigby 363 0.8 N/A
Majority 6,663 14.8
Turnout 44,924 66.9 -11.1
Conservative hold Swing 1.0
General Election 1997: Hitchin and Harpenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lilley 24,038 45.9 N/A
Labour Rosemary Sanderson 17,367 33.1 N/A
Liberal Democrat Chris White 10,515 20.1 N/A
Natural Law D. Cooke 290 0.6 N/A
Socialist Alternative Jim Horton 217 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,671 12.7 N/A
Turnout 52,427 78.0 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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