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Hitchin and Harpenden is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Peter Lilley of the Conservative party.
The Hitchin and Harpenden constituency has a total population of 100,459, of which 76,622 are eligible (18+) to vote (76.3%).
Hitchin and Harpenden ranks 199th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 231th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Peter Bruce Lilley (born 23 August 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1983. He currently represents the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans. He was a Cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, serving as Trade and Industry Secretary from July 1990 to April 1992, and as Social Security Secretary from April 1992 to May 1997.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lilley
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Peter Lilley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | feedback@peterlilley.co.uk |
| Constituency | Hitchin and Harpenden |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23/08/1943 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 56.9% | 20.6% | 8.1% | 5.5 % | 8.9% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Hitchin And Harpenden constituency in 2015 was 74.00%, higher than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stocker | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | http://www.johnstockerukip.org.uk/ |
| Pauline Pearce | Liberal Democrat | Female | - | - | http://hitch-harp-libdems.org.uk/en/ |
| Peter Lilley | Conservative | Male | 23 August 1943 (81) | - | - |
| Rachel Burgin | Labour | Female | - | - | http://www.rachelburgin.org.uk/ |
| Richard Wise | Green | Male | 22 March 1944 (80) | - | - |
| 54.6% | 13.55% | 26.68% | % | % | 1.48% | % | 3.04% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Turnout | 74.1% |
| Conservative | Lilley, Peter |
| Labour | de Botton, Oliver |
| Liberal Democrat | Quinton, Nigel |
| Green | Wise, Richard |
| UKIP | Wilkinson, Graham |
Election turnout for the Hitchin And Harpenden constituency in 2010 was 74.1%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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