# Broxbourne (UK Parliament constituency)

Broxbourne is a constituency in Hertfordshire currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Lewis Cocking of the Conservative Party since 2024.

## Constituency profile

Broxbourne is one of three constituencies in Hertfordshire to be held by the Conservative Party after the 2024 general election.
Just beyond the outer limits of Greater London, the constituency consists almost exclusively of low-unemployment census output areas, with walks, golf courses and leisure facilities, and (compared to Greater London) a relatively high proportion of the retired and the high-income self-employed. Broxbourne's economy is also supported by good railway links to the City of London.

## Boundaries and boundary changes
### 1983–1997

* The Borough of Broxbourne;
* The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell, Little Amwell, and Stanstead; and
* The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.
Formed as a borough constituency primarily from parts of the abolished county constituency of East Hertfordshire, mainly consisting of the former Urban Districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon which had been combined to form the District of Broxbourne under the local government reorganisation of 1974 and also including the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and Great Amwell to the north and Northaw (transferred from Welwyn Hatfield) to the west.

### 1997–2024

* The Borough of Broxbourne; and
* The District of Welwyn Hatfield ward of Northaw.
The three District of East Hertfordshire wards were transferred to Hertford and Stortford.

### 2024–present

Following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following:
* The Borough of Broxbourne.
* The District of East Hertfordshire wards of Great Amwell & Stansteads, and Hertford Heath & Brickendon
The three District of Hertfordshire wards were transferred from Hertford and Stortford, offset by the transfer of the orphan Northaw ward to Hertsmere.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Dame Marion Roe | Conservative |
| 2005 | Sir Charles Walker | Conservative |
| 2024 | Lewis Cocking | Conservative |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Cocking | 15,810 | 36.8 | −27.4 |
| | Labour | Catherine Deakin | 12,952 | 30.2 | +6.2 |
| | Reform UK | Tom Holdsworth | 8,782 | 20.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Belfitt | 2,688 | 6.3 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Owen Brett | 2,461 | 5.7 | +2.9 |
| | UKIP | Martin Harvey | 172 | 0.4 | New |
| | English Constitution | Brett Frewin | 87 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,858 | 6.6 | −35.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,952 | 57.3 | −5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,187 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.8 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 30,627 | 64.2 |
| | Labour | 11,435 | 24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4,292 | 9.0 |
| | Green | 1,321 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 47,675 | 63.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 75,454 |
General election 2019: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Walker | 30,631 | 65.6 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Sean Waters | 10,824 | 23.2 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Bird | 3,970 | 8.5 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Nicholas Cox | 1,281 | 2.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,807 | 42.4 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,706 | 63.8 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
General election 2017: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Walker | 29,515 | 62.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Selina Norgrove | 13,723 | 28.9 | +10.5 |
| | UKIP | Tony Faulkner | 1,918 | 4.0 | −15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Graham | 1,481 | 3.1 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Tabitha Evans | 848 | 1.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,792 | 33.3 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,485 | 66.3 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 2015: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Walker | 25,797 | 56.1 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | David Platt | 9,074 | 19.7 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | Edward Robinson | 8,470 | 18.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Rowlands | 1,467 | 3.2 | −10.2 |
| | Green | Russell Secker | 1,216 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,723 | 36.4 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,024 | 63.1 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.2 | |
General election 2010: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Walker | 26,844 | 58.8 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Watson | 8,040 | 17.6 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Witherick | 6,107 | 13.4 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | Steve McCole | 2,159 | 4.7 | ±0.0 |
| | UKIP | Martin J. Harvey | 1,890 | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| | English Democrat | Debbie Lemay | 618 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,804 | 41.2 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,658 | 64.0 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Walker | 21,878 | 53.8 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Jamie Bolden | 10,369 | 25.5 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Porrer | 4,973 | 12.2 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 1,929 | 4.7 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Martin J. Harvey | 1,479 | 3.6 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,509 | 28.3 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,628 | 59.7 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election 2001: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Roe | 20,487 | 54.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | David Prendergast | 11,494 | 30.4 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 4,158 | 11.0 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | Martin Harvey | 858 | 2.3 | New |
| | BNP | John Cope | 848 | 2.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,993 | 23.7 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,845 | 55.7 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Roe | 22,952 | 48.8 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Coleman | 16,299 | 34.7 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 5,310 | 11.3 | −4.7 |
| | Referendum | David Millward | 1,633 | 3.5 | New |
| | BNP | David Bruce | 610 | 1.3 | New |
| | National Liberal | Benjamin Cheetham | 172 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,653 | 14.1 | −27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,976 | 70.3 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −13.7 | |
General election 1992: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Roe | 36,094 | 62.6 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Martin Hudson | 12,124 | 21.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 9,244 | 16.0 | −3.9 |
| | Natural Law | George Woolhouse | 198 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,970 | 41.6 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,660 | 79.9 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Roe | 33,567 | 63.2 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Eunice Yates | 10,572 | 19.9 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Philip Parry | 8,984 | 16.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,995 | 43.3 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,123 | 75.2 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
General election 1983: Broxbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Roe | 29,328 | 58.8 | |
| | Liberal | Brian Pollock | 11,862 | 23.8 | |
| | Labour | Martin Stears | 8,159 | 16.4 | |
| | BNP | John Smith | 502 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,466 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,851 | 74.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |