# Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Hereford and South Herefordshire (/ˈhɛrɪfərd ... ˈhɛrɪfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/ HERR-if-ərd ... HERR-if-ərd-sheer, -⁠⁠shər) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It comprises the city of Hereford and most of south Herefordshire and has been represented since 2010 by Jesse Norman of the Conservative Party.

## Boundaries
### 2010–2024

Following a review of parliamentary representation in Herefordshire by the Boundary Commission for England, which took effect at the 2010 general election, the county was allocated two seats. The Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency largely replaced the former Hereford seat, with the remainder of the county covered by the North Herefordshire seat. As well as the city of Hereford, the seat contains the settlements of Golden Valley, Pontrilas and Ross-on-Wye.
The constituency was defined as comprising the following electoral wards in the Herefordshire Council authority area:
* Aylestone, Belmont, Central, Golden Valley North, Golden Valley South, Hollington, Kerne Bridge, Llangarron, Penyard, Pontrilas, Ross-on-Wye East, Ross-on-Wye West, St Martins and Hinton, St Nicholas, Stoney Street, Three Elms, Tupsley, Valletts.

### 2024–present

Following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following wards of the District of Herefordshire:
* Aylestone Hill, Belmont Rural, Birch, Bobblestock, Central, College, Dinedor Hill, Eign Hill, Golden Valley North, Golden Valley South, Greyfriars, Hinton & Hunderton, Kerne Bridge, Kings Acre, Llangarron, Newton Farm, Penyard, Red Hill, Ross East, Ross North, Ross West, Saxon Gate, Stoney Street, Tupsley, Whitecross, Widemarsh, and Wormside.
The seat was unchanged, except to align the boundaries with those of revised local authority wards.

## Constituency profile

The seat is centred on Hereford and is mostly rural on the border with Wales. Fruit production including for ciders remains a significant sector. Residents' wealth and health are around average for the UK.

## Members of Parliament

Hereford prior to 2010
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2010 | Jesse Norman | Conservative |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hereford and South Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jesse Norman | 14,871 | 32.6 | −30.6 |
| | Labour | Joseph Emmett | 13,592 | 29.8 | +9.9 |
| | Reform UK | Nigel Ely | 8,395 | 18.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Powell | 5,325 | 11.7 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Diana Toynbee | 3,175 | 7.0 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Mark Weaden | 214 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,279 | 2.8 | −37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,572 | 63.1 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −19.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hereford and South Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jesse Norman | 30,390 | 61.2 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Anna Coda | 10,704 | 21.6 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 6,181 | 12.5 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Diana Toynbee | 2,371 | 4.8 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,686 | 39.6 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,646 | 68.9 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
General election 2017: Hereford and South Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jesse Norman | 27,004 | 53.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Anna Coda | 11,991 | 23.8 | +11.0 |
| | Independent | Jim Kenyon | 5,560 | 11.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 3,556 | 7.0 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Diana Toynbee | 1,220 | 2.4 | −4.8 |
| | UKIP | Gwyn Price | 1,153 | 2.3 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,013 | 29.7 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,555 | 71.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2015: Hereford and South Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jesse Norman | 24,844 | 52.6 | +6.4 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Ely | 7,954 | 16.8 | +13.4 |
| | Labour | Anna Coda | 6,042 | 12.8 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Hurds | 5,002 | 10.6 | −30.5 |
| | Green | Diana Toynbee | 3,415 | 7.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,890 | 35.8 | +30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,257 | 66.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Hereford and South Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jesse Norman | 22,366 | 46.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Carr | 19,885 | 41.1 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Philippa Roberts | 3,506 | 7.2 | −3.0 |
| | UKIP | Valentine Smith | 1,638 | 3.4 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | John Oliver | 986 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,481 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,381 | 67.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.8 | |