- Hertford and Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = Hertford and Stevenage
Type = County
Year =1974
Abolition =1983
members = oneHertford and Stevenage was a parliamentary constituency in
Hertfordshire , which returned oneMember of Parliament to the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.Boundaries
It was a
county constituency which as originally defined consisted of the borough ofHertford , the urban districts ofStevenage andWare and the rural district of Hertford. Hertford and its rural district had previously been in the Hertford constituency, Stevenage in the Hitchin constituency and Ware in East Hertfordshire. After being used for only three general elections, a further round of boundary changes in 1983 saw Hertford and Stevenage abolished, Hertford and Ware joining Bishop Stortford in Hertford and Stortford while the remainder of the seat formed the basis of the new Stevenage constituencyMembers of Parliament
References
* Robert Waller, "The Almanac of British Politics" (1st edition, London: Croom Helm, 1983)
* Frederic A Youngs, jr, "Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I" (London:Royal Historical Society , 1979)
*Rayment
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