North East Hertfordshire is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Chris Hinchliff (Labour) since July 2024.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for North East Hertfordshire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population105,503
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England
Age profile
0 to 1721.0% · 22,196 people
18 to 245.9% · 6,215 people
25 to 3411.6% · 12,264 people
35 to 4919.5% · 20,581 people
50 to 6420.6% · 21,754 people
65 and over21.3% · 22,493 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
43,214 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners66.6% · 28,787 households
Private renters13.1% · 5,672 households
Social renters19.0% · 8,214 households
Other tenure1.3% · 541 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
43,215 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.2% · 12,179 households
Families with dependent children29.1% · 12,594 households
Other single-family households39.7% · 17,169 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,273 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
102,791 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.7% · 5,861 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.1% · 10,347 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2% · 86,583 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Signatures in this constituency414
Signatures nationally196,369
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded33
Total awarded£1,444,180
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
From the Ground Up: growing composting and mycology
GroundSchool CIC
£16,567
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
GroundSchool CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Telling the stories of North Hertfordshire – community voices, community collections
North Hertfordshire District Council
£227,695
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
North Hertfordshire Museum opened in 2019 following the amalgamation of the former Hitchin and Letchworth Museums. It was shaped by extensive community consultation, and its success has shown how strongly people value access to their heritage. It is now time for the next step, a new museum store that allows staff and volunteers to share more than one million stored items with the public. The Council has purchased an industrial unit in Letchworth for this purpose, providing the opportunity to transform how we care for and use the collections. With grant support, a collections move officer and a volunteer manager will train and lead community volunteers to assess, rationalise, digitise and pack the stored collections. The legacy is an accessible, climate controlled and welcoming new store with regular talks, tours and training; a store where the community plays an active role in caring for, understanding and celebrating its shared heritage.
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026
Buntingford Senior Citzens Club
Buntingford Senior Citizens Club
£400
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Buntingford Senior Citizens Club - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026
The Crescent Community Garden
Green Care at Norton CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Green Care at Norton CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 March 2026
Hertingfordbury Cowper Swimming Pool
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School
£15,000
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will upgrade the school's swimming pool to enable increased delivery of sessions for pupils and the wider community. The refurbishment will allow lessons to be held for 22 bathers each hour. Funding will support contractor costs for full plant refurbishment, including all pipework.
28 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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