Harpenden and Berkhamsted is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was established by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Victoria Collins of the Liberal Democrats.
The Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency is located in Hertfordshire. Its largest town is Harpenden, which has a population of around 31,000. The constituency also includes the towns of Berkhamsted and Tring and the villages of Wheathampstead and Redbourn. The Chiltern Hills pass between Berkhamsted and Tring. The area is popular with commuters to London and is well-connected to the city by rail. The constituency is highly affluent with very low levels of deprivation. The average house price is more than double the nationwide average.
In general, residents are older and well-educated compared to the rest of the country. They have high levels of income and homeownership, and a high proportion of residents work in professional and scientific occupations. White people made up 92% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local council level, most of the constituency is represented by Liberal Democrats with some Conservatives elected in the rural areas between Harpenden and Berkhamsted. Voters in the constituency strongly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 61% voted to remain compared to the nationwide figure of 48%.
The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:
It covers the following areas:
Hitchin & Harpenden and South West Hertfordshire prior to 2024