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Constituency

Hitchin

At a glance

Hitchin is a UK parliamentary constituency in East of England, currently represented in the House of Commons by Alistair Strathern, a Labour MP. Alistair Strathern has represented the seat since 19 Oct 2023. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 8,109 votes (15.4%), ranking #351 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 79.2 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Alistair Strathern
Photograph of Alistair Strathern MP ID 5000
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 19 Oct 2023
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 79.2 %
589 of 744 eligible divisions
Region East of England
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4104
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Hitchin.

Map

MP voting summary

How Alistair Strathern has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 589 of 744 eligible divisions (79.2 %).

79.2 %

Participation

304

Aye

285

No

0

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 304 / Noes 285

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 15.4% in 2024

Majority of 8,109 votes · #351 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

69 % turnout · maj 8,109
Alistair Strathern · Labour 23,067 (43.9%)
Bim Afolami · Conservative 14,958 (28.5%)
Charles Bunker · Reform UK 6,760 (12.9%)
Chris Lucas · Liberal Democrat 4,913 (9.4%)
Will Lavin · Green Party 2,631 (5%)
Sid Cordle · Christian Peoples Alliance 181 (0.3%)

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Constituency source UK Parliament Members API
Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Hitchin?

Alistair Strathern is the current MP for Hitchin. Source

Which party currently holds Hitchin?

Hitchin is currently represented by Alistair Strathern of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Hitchin?

Hitchin's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4104. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Hitchin?

The current MP profile for Hitchin is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Hitchin change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Hitchin data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source