South West Hertfordshire

Election history

CON Gagan Mohindra Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 4,456 Turnout 67.3% Votes 48,254

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gagan Mohindra	CON	16,458	34.1%	-18.1pp
Sally Symington	LD	12,002	24.9%	+12.2pp
Alex Sufit	LAB	9,637	20.0%	+3.9pp
Keith Steers	REF	6,790	14.1%	—
Narinder Sian	GRN	2,532	5.3%	+3.8pp
Bernadette O'Malley		295	0.6%	—
Victor Silkin		232	0.5%	—
Michael McGetrick	SOC	158	0.3%	—
Ketankumar Pipaliya		150	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gagan Mohindra	CON	30,327	49.6%	-8.4pp
David Gauke		15,919	26.0%	—
Ali Aklakul	LAB	7,228	11.8%	-13.9pp
Sally Symington	LD	6,251	10.2%	-1.5pp
Tom Pashby	GRN	1,466	2.4%	-0.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Gauke	CON	35,128	57.9%	+1.0pp
Rob Wakely	LAB	15,578	25.7%	+9.4pp
Christopher Townsend	LD	7,078	11.7%	+1.4pp
Paul De Hoest	GRN	1,576	2.6%	-1.9pp
Mark Anderson		1,293	2.1%	-9.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Gauke	CON	32,608	56.9%	+2.7pp
Simon Diggins	LAB	9,345	16.3%	+4.8pp
Mark Anderson		6,603	11.5%	+9.0pp
Nigel Quinton	LD	5,872	10.3%	-17.7pp
Charlotte Pardy	GRN	2,583	4.5%	—
Graham Cartmell		256	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Gauke	CON	30,773	54.2%	+7.2pp
Colin Townsend	LD	15,853	27.9%	-2.1pp
Harinder Mann	LAB	6,526	11.5%	-9.3pp
Mark Benson		1,450	2.6%	+0.3pp
Deirdre Gates		1,302	2.3%	—
James Hannaway		846	1.5%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

22.1%

35 to 49

21.3%

50 to 64

20.3%

65 and over

18.7%

25 to 34

10.9%

18 to 24

6.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

77.9%

Asian or Asian British

14.6%

Other ethnic group

5.2%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

3.6%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.3%

📊 Age

65 and over

18.3%

18 to 24

6.5%

⛪ Religion

Christian

47.7%

No religion

31.2%

Hindu

7.9%

Not answered

5.7%

Other religion

3.8%

Muslim

3.6%

Jewish

1.5%

Sikh

0.9%

Buddhist

0.5%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

42.6%

Level 3 qualifications

15.4%

No qualifications

13.4%

Level 2 qualifications

13.1%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

8.7%

Apprenticeship

4.5%

Other qualifications

2.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

71.9%

Social renters

14.7%

Private renters

13.4%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

89.6%

Asian or Asian British

6.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.3%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.5%

Under 18

22.8%

30 to 44

21.0%

65 and over

17.1%

18 to 29

11.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

59.9%

No religion

25.2%

Not answered

7.3%

Hindu

3.1%

Muslim

1.7%

Jewish

1.3%

Other religion

0.6%

Sikh

0.4%

Buddhist

0.4%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

38.2%

No qualifications

16.0%

Level 2 qualifications

15.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

12.0%

Level 3 qualifications

11.3%

Other qualifications

4.2%

Apprenticeship

3.0%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

73.4%

Social renters

14.2%

Private renters

11.3%

Rent free

1.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

94.1%

Asian or Asian British

3.3%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.9%

Other ethnic group

0.7%

⛪ Religion

Christian

71.9%

No religion

15.7%

Not answered

7.2%

Hindu

1.8%

Jewish

1.4%

Muslim

1.2%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.2%

Sikh

0.2%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

28.7%

Level 2 qualifications

21.4%

No qualifications

20.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

14.9%

Level 3 qualifications

9.4%

Other qualifications

5.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

77.1%

Social renters

15.1%

Private renters

6.7%

Rent free

1.5%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.7%	0.4%	5.2%	-0.3pp	+4.8pp	+4.6pp
Asian or Asian British	3.3%	6.7%	14.6%	+3.4pp	+7.9pp	+11.3pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.9%	1.3%	2.3%	+0.4pp	+1.0pp	+1.4pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	2.1%	3.6%	+0.9pp	+1.5pp	+2.5pp
White	94.1%	89.6%	77.9%	-4.5pp	-11.7pp	-16.2pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%	+0.2pp	+0.1pp	+0.3pp
Christian	71.9%	59.9%	47.7%	-11.9pp	-12.2pp	-24.1pp
Hindu	1.8%	3.1%	7.9%	+1.3pp	+4.8pp	+6.1pp
Jewish	1.4%	1.3%	1.5%	-0.1pp	+0.2pp	+0.1pp
Muslim	1.2%	1.7%	3.6%	+0.6pp	+1.9pp	+2.4pp
Sikh	0.2%	0.4%	0.9%	+0.2pp	+0.5pp	+0.7pp
No religion	15.7%	25.2%	31.2%	+9.5pp	+6.1pp	+15.5pp
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	3.8%	+0.2pp	+3.3pp	+3.5pp
Not answered	7.2%	7.3%	5.7%	+0.1pp	-1.7pp	-1.6pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.0%	4.5%	—	+1.5pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	28.7%	38.2%	42.6%	+9.6pp	+4.4pp	+14.0pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	14.9%	12.0%	8.7%	-2.9pp	-3.3pp	-6.2pp
Level 2 qualifications	21.4%	15.3%	13.1%	-6.1pp	-2.2pp	-8.3pp
Level 3 qualifications	9.4%	11.3%	15.4%	+1.9pp	+4.1pp	+6.0pp
No qualifications	20.0%	16.0%	13.4%	-3.9pp	-2.7pp	-6.6pp
Other qualifications	5.7%	4.2%	2.3%	-1.5pp	-1.9pp	-3.3pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	77.1%	73.4%	71.9%	-3.7pp	-1.5pp	-5.2pp
Private renters	6.7%	11.3%	13.4%	+4.7pp	+2.0pp	+6.7pp
Rent free	1.5%	1.0%	0.0%	-0.5pp	-1.0pp	-1.5pp
Social renters	15.1%	14.2%	14.7%	-0.9pp	+0.5pp	-0.4pp

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Mr David Gauke	CON	2005-05-05	2019-11-06
Mr Richard Page	CON	1979-12-13	2005-05-05
Geoffrey Dodsworth	CON	1974-02-28	1979-10-24